Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
WOULD MAKE A BIG STIR
HOW IT WOULD PLACE THE PRESIDENT.


Chicago, Feb. "A special to the
tribune from Washington, d. Essays.
quiet negotiations have been going
ON in the Senate for several days, look
ing to sensational combination Of the
friends OF both Hawaii and Cuba.
with the object in Wow Of preeipitat-
ing a crisis on both questions without
waiting either for tho annexation
treaty in the Pacific or the slow move
ments of autonomy in the Atlantic.
When the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was before theTouse the
Democrats made several efforts To tack
an amendment for recognition either
FOR the belligerency or thc indepcnd-
ence of the Cuban insurgents. The
House has very strict rules against the
insertion OF actual new legislation on
appropriation bills. Similar rules ex-
LIST in the Senate, but they are seldom
or never applied and the upper house
of Congress is always relied upon to
MI the appropriation bills with purely
legislative enactments which then be-
come part OF conference report and
are not specifically the subject of points
of order In the House. Taking advan-
prominent Republican senator's, among
whom is at least one member of the
foreign committee. have devised a
scheme for securing immediate action
on these two troubles. Th plan in
wolves a union of forces between the
friends of Hawaii and Cuba.
Although the annexation treaty is
said to command two-thrds of the
whole Senate, II has in its favor an
undoubted majority representing all
parties, and the same is said TO be true
in regard to Cuba 1t Is proposed
therefore, to draft an amendment to
the diplomatic and consular appropri-
alton bill. containing. first, the entire
wording OF the Hawaiian annexation
| treaty, and secondly, positive dec
| lsration that state of war exists in
the island of Cuba.
"a mree majority vote would be suf
| ficient to pass the amendment. As IL
would be part of a general appropria-
| ton bill there would he no rule of the
| House which could prevent its con-
sideration, and If passed by that body
IL would go to the President, who would
be put in the position of having to APP
prove or veto both propositions at the
| same time
1T Is learned on the authority of
one of the senators concerned in the
scheme that such an amendment as
has been described has actually been
drawn up. IL was turtner stated thal
Senator Hale of Maine who has been
n vigorous opponent of any intcrfer-
ence in Cuba and who Is in charge OF
the diplomatic bill. was holding it up
because he feared just such action
and wished to postpone consideration
of the amendment as long as possible.
1t so happens that several Of the OPP
ponents of Hawaiian annexation are
also opposed to any action in regard
TO Cuba.
"The friends of these unfortunate
islands have therefore come to the con-
cluson that they could make good
combination by punching the opposi-
tion. An appropriation OH when once
reported is privileged business. rot sub
jected to the delays of executive SEES
sions. and the proposed amendment
could therefore he brought up in such
way as to provoke public debate and
speedy action on these two great dues-
tons"