The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-23
BOTH HOUSES AGREE.
Congress Takes Action That Will
Drive Spain from Cuba.
Senate Clause Recognizing IndsPendsDce
illuminated. but Resolutions Say "Iho
People OF Cuba Are and OF Right
Ought to He Free"

WAsHIHeToN, April 19.-After one
of the hardest fought battles and
seven conferences between the two
houses in many years, congress at an
early hour this morning came to an
agreement upon the most momentons
question it has dealt with in a third
of a century. The Cuban resolutions
were passed and will be sent to the
president to-day. Their provisions
mean the expulsion of Spain from the
island of Cuba by the armed forces of
the United States. There were many
roll calls in both houses, and each
body held tenaciously for it's own reso-
luton. The conferees had great diff
Guilty in agreeing. The first confer
ence showed a determination on the
part of the house not to yield single
point, and it was only after long con-
sultation with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the little
words, ''are, and" in the first section
of the senate resolution, which de-
clares that the people of Cuba are,
and of right ought to be free and in
dependent.
The resolutions as finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba.
On the final roll call in the house
there were 80 votes for the resolutions
and six against The following voted
against the adoption of the report:
Boutelle (rep) of Maine, Brewer (dem.)
of Alabama, Gardner (rep.) of New
Jersey, Johnson (rep) of Indiana,
Loud (rep.) of California, Mccall (rep.)
of Massachusetts.
The senate vote is as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich- Allison. Baker, Burrows, Car
ter, Chandler, Clark Cullom. Davis. Deboe, Ell
kins, Fairbanks. Faulkner Foraker Frye. Gal
linger. Gear, Gray. Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough.
Hawley, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan,
Mason, Morgan. Morrill,, Nelson Penrose, Per-
kins, Platt OF Connecticut Pritchsrd Proctor,
Quay. Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Warren, Will
son Wolcott-42
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Canery. Cannon Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Dam
lei, Harris, Heitfeld Jones OF Arkansas. Jones
of Nevada, Kenny. Lindsay. McEnery, Nc
Laurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mitchell,
Money, Pasco. Pettigrew. Pettus. Rawlins.
Roach, Stewart, Teller, Turley, Turner Tur-
pie, Whites.
The resolutions as adopted are:
Resolved, By the senate and house OF repre-
sentatives OF the United States OF America, in
First-That the people of the island OF Cuba
are. and of right ought to be, free and indie
pendent
Second-That it is the duty of the United
States to demand. and the government OF the
United States does hereby demand that the
government of Spain at once relinquish its au-
thority and government In the island of Cuba
and withdraw Its land and naval forces from
Cuba aud Cuban waters
Third-That the president OF the United
States be- and he hereby is. directed and en-
powered to the entire land and naval
forces of the United States and to call into the
actual service of the United States the militia
OF the several states, to such extent as may be
necessary to carry these resolutions into ef-
feet
Fourth-That the United States hereby dis
claims any disposition or intention to exercise
sovereignty. jurisdiction control over said
island except for the pacldcation thereof. and
asserts its determination. when that Is accom-
plished. to leave the government and control OF
she island to its people
Speaker Reed signed the Cuban reso-
lutions after the house met this
noon. Then they went to the vice
president, and after his signature to
the president.