The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-04
SENATE NOT OF ONE MIND
DEBATE PROBABLE OVER THE
SPANISH SITUATION
Resolution Recognizing Cuban In
dependence, With n Declaration
for Armed Intervention to En-
force It-FOrecast of the Weeks
Work I'm Congress.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The expec-
tation in the senate is that the report
of the committee on foreign relations
on the Cuban situation will be made to
the senate not later than Wednesday,
and If the report should be made at
that time the proba bilities are that 1t
will engage the greater share of the
senate's time for the remainder of the
week.
The committee will make an effort to
secure action upon the resolutions
which it will report without having
them debated, but with very little
probability of success. Undoubtedly a
large majority of the members of the
senate are favorable to some declara-
ton apropOs of the Cuban situation,
but there is certain to be difference of
opinion on the course to be pursued
and on the Language to be used, which
will be sufficient to prevent immediate
action except in one contingency. This
contingency is the possibility Of an
agreement as to the details between
the president and the committee. If
the committees report should prove to
be in accord with the presidents rec
ommendation in all essential particu-
lars the senate likely would adopt the
resolutions brought in without debat-
ing them.
lneTe Is, however, d cOllSlueT1bDie elc-
ment in the senate which is opposed to
war except as a last extremity, and
there are several others who think
there ought to be delay of at least a
week or ten days before action is taken
IN congress in order to insure the safe
landing of ships and war supplies now
on their way to this country from
Europe.
The committee on foreign relations Is
A.:
ing, and the members urge that Spain
is no better prepared for hostllities
than are we. The members of the
committee do not expect the presidents
message before Tuesday, and they are
prepared to wait until Wednesday.
Under great pressure there might be
delay beyond that time, but re-
quest for delay would cause great rest
iveneSs on the part of a majority of
the committee. While DESTROYS Of Civ
ing the president all the time he may
actually require for the preparation of
his message, they are very impatient
of the outside influence which is being
eXerted to hold them in check. This
pressure is In the shape of letters and
kilograms from people throughout the
country who are opposed to a war
policy, and with these the members of
the committee are being flooded. 1.-THE
said today generally ask us to main
tain an honorable peace OF course
we all want an honorable peace, but
the time has gone by when that can
be secured under existing conditions in
Cuba. We cannot allow our conduct to
be controlled by such expressions.
When the presidents message is re-
ceived it will, on Senator Davis mo-
ton, be referred to the committee on
10 ioih hr-iyoc in,
it's report later in the day, or it may
not do so until the following day. So
far as 1t is Informed as to the prob
able line Of the presidents communica-
ton, the committee is not prepared to
report, but the members realize that
there may be some detail Of the mes
sage that will require careful consid-
GRAFTON, and in that event they will
give more time to 1t than an hour or
two on the day of it's presentation.
= Unless, there is a change in the COM
mittee's conclusions after the president
is heard from, the resolutions reported
will recommend the recognition of in
dependence, with a declaration for
armed intervention to make irpdepen-
dence practicable. They will also in
clude the Maine explosion as one Of
the causes set forth for this action. The
resolution will be accompanied by
carefully drawn report written by Sen
ator Davis justifying them.
For the rest, the senate will probably
give its attention to appropriation bills
and miscellaneous measures on the
calendar.
The House.
There Is little in the way Of a pro-
gramme for the house this week. Ev-
erything waits upon the president 8
message and the momentous events
which are to follow It's presentation.
Tomorrow the bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the army is to be called up.
Chairman Hull Of the military COM
mittee, believes 1t will be passed with
out opposition. 1t is considered a part
Of the war preparations, and as such
its emergency would preclude the op-
position which 1t might encounter in
ordinary times. The senate District Of
Columbia naval battalion bill Is on the
speakers desk, and it, too, may be
passed. Tuesday and Friday are pri-
waite bill days. The deficiency apprc-
priation bill is almost ready, and could
be considered any time after Wednes-
day If the message does not come in