Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-13
DOES THIS MEAN EARLY wAnr
Committees Agree On Immediate In
tcr,cntion and Independence.

cred to intervene at once TO restore peace
in the Island OF Cuba, and secure to the
people there a firm. stable. ana independ-
ent government Of their own. and is au-
thorized to use the army and naval forces
OF the United States to secure this end"
This. substantially. is the resolution
agreed upon by the Republican members
OF the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House tonight. The meeting was held
at the residence OF one Of the members,
and did not adjourn till very late hour.
Before finally deciding upon the word
ing OF the resolution. as given above the
committee carefully considered several
other forms Information was conveyed
to the committee. however, that a strong
resolution was demanded, and several
members, headed by Mr.. Smith. OF Michi-
gan, made the contest for the resolution
that was finally agreed upon. To all
intents and purposes it is the resolution
offered by Mr. Smith himself.
REPORT Al NOON IO-DA0.
u is the intention Of the Republican
members, now that an agreement has
been reached. to call in the Democratic
members of the committee tomorrow
morning and to make a report to the
House as soon as it conyenes at noon.
The single resolution agreed upon by
the Republican members will be intro
duced by a preamble reciting the condi-
| tions existing on the Island of Cuba and
/ the facts as known concerning the de-
struction Of the Maine, and briefly
| making strong indictment against
! Spain for her conduct of affairs on the
island.
The preamble will, in an epitomized
form, follow very closely the lines OF the
| Presidents message, but that portion OF
| it referring to the Maine disaster VIII
take stronger ground than did the mes
sage.
! NAY PASS BOTH HOUSES TO-DAY.
| 1t was stated late tonight on high au-
| thor1ty that an arrangement has been
practically effected by which the reso-
luton may pass both houses tomorrow
II is understood that the Foreign Affairs
committees Of the House and Senate will
confer before the assembling OF Con-
oress tomorrow for the purpose of per-
| fecting an agreement whereby the Fora
ker resolution will be substituted for the
other resolution 1t will be modified by
the elimination Of the second paragraph,
which recognizes cuban independence,
and other slight changes made to con-
form to the decision reached by the COM
! mittees.
/ Tonight the members of the Senate
/ committee believe that the resolution will
pass both houses by a practically unani-
nous vote.
IL is said that If necessary continuous
sitting will be had in the Senate in order
to secure nnal action during the legisla-
tive day of Wednesday.
FORAKER RESOLUTION.
The Foraker resolution, as originally
introduced. is as follows:
The second section, however, is to be
omitted.
BE it resolved by the Senate and the
House Of Representatives of the United
States Of America:
4. That the people of the Island Of
Cuba are and Of right ought to be free
and Independent
"2. That the government Of the United
| States hereby recognizes the Republic of
cuba as the true and lawful government
of the island.
"S. That the war Spain is wagins
against cuba is so destructive of the
commercial ana property interests Of the
United States and so cruel, barbarous,
and inhuman in its character, as to make
it the duty Of the United States to de-
mand that she at once withdraw her land
and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters.
81 That the President Of the United
States be, and he hereby is, authorized
empowered, and directed to use, If neces-
garv. the entire land and naval forces of
the United States to carry these resolu'
tions into effect"