Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-14
ACTION BY SENATE
A Vote on the Resolutions Hoped
for Today.
EFFECT OF CUBAN RECOGNITION
President Would Veto Independ-
ence Of Republic.
NJ AY BE A r E G E S S

HcUse yesterday and prefers it to the Sen
ate resolution.
Postmaster General Gary issued a state
n-ent that employees who enlist will be
given leave without pay. their positions to
be held for them.
Senator Turner in speech in the Senate
en- Cuba charged that the delay in sending
the Presidents message to Congress last
week was due to the Presidents waiting
the result of papal mediation.
Negotiations are in progress in regard to
buying the Atlantic liners Paris and New
York.
The Navy Department will give out
more information regarding the movements
of warships
Spanish Minister Polo has made prepara
tions fer departure as soon as Madrid in
structs him to leave. The French ambas
sador will care for Span's interests.
Senator HoaT made a speech in favor OF
peace
1t is said that If q resolution goes to the
President recognizing the present Cuban
government he will veto it,
There is a very strong hope that a vote
may be had on the Cuban resolutions in
the Senate today. This is, however, con-
tMgent upon developments yet to come,
and is involved in Uncertainty. One man
might get the floor and hold it for two
Gays speech. Such act would be re-
garded as perfidious by many in the SEN
ate and it is difficult to convince any one
facing universal condemnation in this way;
yet the fact of ability to do this cannot be
ignored in calculating on the outlook of the
day.
The Senate Resolutions
The general expectation is that the SEN
ate resolutions will be the ones finally
adopted-that is. the resolutions reported by
Senator Davis This expectation is indulg-
ed in by nearly all the democrats in the
House and by the many republicans who
nave been insisting on radical action One
OF the members of the republican commit
tee appointed some time ago to press for
radical action, said this morning that the
republicans whom this committee repre-
sent agreed to the House resolution for the
purpose of Fastening action, and tnat If the
Davis resolution was adopted by the Senate
these republicans would vote to accept it
and it would become the resolutions Of
Congress.
There are objections to the form of the
House resolution entertained by all those
VINO are eager for Immediate action and
the expulsion of the Spanish from Cuba
1t was accepted by them as a basis of
action. but their feeling Is that too much
latitude is given the President and that
the resolutions are not skillfully drawn
as are those reported by the majority of
the Senate committee. The few senator's
who have been designated as the peace
at-anJ-price" men doing their best to
organize i delay. 1t is doubtful whether
they will be. 10 any considers able extent
successful. in the face of the strong senti-
ment they have to contend against.
Sentiment for Recognition.
In both houses notwithstanding The vote
in the House yesterday. but especially in
the Senate, the sentiment is in favor of
the recognition of the Cuban republic and
at this hour It is insisted that the Senate
will probably insert that recognition as an
amendment to the Davis resolutions. If
this is done, however. and the resolutions
&C to conference the belief is that the
conference committee of the two houses
will agree upon the Davis resolution as re-
ported to the Senate. and both houses
will agree to this
Possible Veto.
1t is claimed that there is the authority
of the President for the assertion that If
either the House resolutions or the ma
jority resolutions of the Senate are sent to
him he will sign thera promptly and exc
cute them Immediately with the use of
the army and navy: but that if the recoe-
fitlon of the present republic of Cuba is
inserted he will veto the resolutions
1t Is said that the foreign relations COM
mittee are aware of this purpose of the
President.
TIE President IL quoted as explaining his
position on this proposition to gentlemen
who called on him last evening. He is rep
resented as saying that sympathy even of
England. would be forfeited by this gov
trEment If the republic We're recognized
The expression stable and independent
government, ne is represented as saying
has been carefully considered and found
acceptable, but that Sir Julian. she British
ambassador, has represented to this gov
ernment that the recognition of the pres
ent republic would be regarded by Great
Britain, as well as by the other powers
as giving encouragement to malcontents
among the colonies and possessions of for
eisn governments in this hemisphere to
revolt. relying on the United States to
recognize their independence. however
weak they might be. If they set up the
claim of having republic
Would Encourage Rcvolts,
Though no fear might be entertained that
this government would encourage such re-
volts Intentionally. or that 1. would give
the recognition sought the fact OF recoSni-
ticn being given to Cuba in advance Of in
terventicn might furnish Sufficient encour-
agement to start revoits in motion
The President is REPRESENTED as saving
that he has given assurances that no such
recognition will be given, and as declaring
that he will veto any resolution including
recognition Of the CUBAN republic
The statement of threatened veto is
current rumor The details compiled with
the statement, as given above. comes on
authority which is coed, though not abso-
luteiy unquest'o nable It IL given sane
tion By the existence Of the general belief
that the President would not sign a reso-