The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-29
CONGRESS- HARD TO CONTROL.
Revolt Against the Policy of Delay
Imminent

Imminent,
Washington, March 2S.- Tonight Presi-
dent Mckinley is threatened with an ex-
plosion within his own party ranks.
Senator Foraker intends to break over
the traces tomorrow and introduce in the
Senate joint resolution recognizing the
independence of Cuba.
Senator Foraker, as a member of the
committee on foreign relations, has read
all the reports of the American consuls
in Cuba and is an advocate of a more
vigorous policy in dealing with the Gu
ban question than the President has vet
disclosed.
The introduction of the Foraker resolu-
ton viii set off the mine OF dissatisfaction
with the Presidents lack of courage,
which was planted in Congress long ago.
The President has been in consultation
with leading members of Congress to-
night with view of ascertaining how a
proposition to delay action by the United
States until Spain can have a further op-
portunity to propose terms of peace to the
insurgents would be received. He in
vited Senators Allison and German TO the
White House late tonight to learn from
them if the Senate could be held back if
a proposition is submitted to provide means
for feeding the suffering Cubans pending
peaceful negotiations. He was frankly
informed that the feeling in the Senate
and in the House is intense against any
policy that savors of delay, and a propo-
sition to appropriate money for feeding the
reconcentrados will surely be met with an
amendment for Intervention or the recog-
milton of Cuban independence. Under the
circumstances the President has decided
not to send in his message tomorrow.
After the adjournment of the House to-
day there was considerable discussion over
a proposed consolidation of forces in the
House who favor some form of immediate
action on the Cuban ISSUE There was a
strong feeling shown over the avoidance
in the message of any outline of definite
administration policy and decided dispo-
sition apparent not to await any further
delay, nor resort to temporizing measures.
The project to furnish ad libitum re-
lief supplies to the Cuban non-combatants
is meeting with opposition, to which mem
bers on both sides of the House have Civ
en- voice in private discussions, on the
ground, first, that Spain alone is RESPONSE
BILE for the condition of the island, and
second, the extending of such large and
probably continued aid abroad is unjust
to the people of this country. The steps
taken to-day on this line were of an in
formal nature.
Representative Hull of Iowa, chairman
of the House committee on military af-
fairs, is leading the movement for prompt
action.
A number of senators and representa-
tives of both parties conferred with the
President at the White House tonight.
1t is said the opinion expressed by most
of those who talked with Mr.. Mckinley
was that Congress was inclined to object
to further delay toward a settlement of
the Spanish situation and that unless the
next message was more definite the rad-
cal members could not be held in check.
At the meeting of the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations on Wednesday,
Senator Frye will move that the commit
tee remain in continuous session until
the question relating to the Maine Cuba
and Spain are settled.
Mr.. Foraker will introduce tomorrow
a resolution recognizing the independence
of Cuba.