Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-25
No EXTRA SESSION
The Senate Takes Action Rela.
tive to United States Rela.
tions With Cuba.
Believed That Today's Agree.
ment Will Make Extra Ses.
sion Unnecessary.
Resolution Authorizing Mckinley
10 Turn Over Cuba's Govern
ment to Cubans.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The SENATE
committee on relations with Cuba
agreed to an amendment to the army
appropriation bill regarding Cuba. The
amendment is practically the same as
given in these dispatches Saturday
some concessions and notifications be-
ing made. The entire committee is III
agreement and there will be no minor.
ity report and no opposition is expected
from the democrats in the senate. Ths
general impression is that the agree
ment of today makes an extra session
OF congress unnecessary.
Text of the Agreement.
Washington, Feb. 25.-At the opening
of today's session the senate agreed te
a conference upon the postotiics ane
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bills.
The resolution authorizing the com.
mittee on pensions to make an oxaimi
nation of all laws granting promises tc
soldiers, the survivors and dependents
sion legislation and any other inquir,
in the general subject OF pension law.
as the committee may desire, wa:
adopted.
At 1915 Platt, of Connecticut, chair.
man of the committee on relations with
Cuba, reported the amendment agreed
upon by the committee to be attached
ito the army bill. The text of the
amendment follows:
"ThatNn fulfillment of the decla-
ration contained in the joint resclu-
ton approved April 2S, 1898, entitled
For recognition of the Independence
of the people of Cuba, etc, the pres
ident is hereby authorized to leave
the government and control of the
island of Cuba to its people. so soon
as the government shall have been
established in said island, under a
constitution which, either as a part
thereof or in an ordinance appended
thereto, shall define the future rela-
tions of the United States with
Cuba, substantially as follows:
Il Tha. the government of Cuba
shall never enter into any treaty or
other compact with any forsign
power which shall impair or tend 10
impair the independence of Cuba,
in any manner authorize or per
nit any foreign power to obtain by
colonization or for military or mill
tary purposes or otherwise, lJdg-
ment in or control over any portion
of said island
40 That said government shall
not assume or contract any public
debt, to pay the interest upon which
and to make a reasonable sinking
fund provision for the ultimate dis
charge of which the ordinary reve-
nues OF the island. after defraying
the current expenses of the gov
ernment, shall be inadequate.
.3. That the government of Cuba
consents that the United States may
exercise the right to intervene for
the preservation of Cuban independ-
ence and the maintenance of a gov
ernment adequate for the protection
of life. property, Individual liberty
and for the discharge OF obligations
with respect to Cuba, imposed by
the treaty of Paris on the United
States, now to be assumed and un-
dertaken by the government of
Cuba.
"a That all the acts of the United
States in Cuba during its military
occupancy thereof are ratified and
validated. and all lawful rights ac-
Quired hereunder shall be main
tained and protected.
''5. That the government of Cuba
will execute. and as far as necessa-
ry, extend the plans already devised
or other plans to be mutually agreed
upon for the sanitation of cities of
the island. to the end that recur-
renee of the epidemics and infectious
diseases may be prevented, thereby
assuring protection to the people
and commerce OF Cuba as we'll as to
the commerce of the southern ports
of the United States and people re-
siding therein.
''6. That the Isle of Pines shall be
omitted from the proposed constitu-
tional boundaries OF Cuba, title
thereto being left to future adjust
ment by treaty.
That to enable the United
States to maintain the independence
of Cuba and protect the people
thereof, as we'll as for its own de-
fense, the government of Cuba will
sell or lease to the United States
lands necessary for coaling or naval
stations at certain specified points,
to be agreed upon with the president
Of the United States.
"s. That by way of further as
surance the government of Cuba
will embody the foregoing provisions
in permanent treaty with the
United States
The Cuba amendment was referred t,
the committee on military affairs
Pettus, of Alabama. made point O
order against the Philippine amend
,nent to the army bill. but the senat
decided the amendment in order SO /,
23
Vest. of Missouri. offered an amend
ment to the effect THAT no Judgment
order or act by any OF said officials 9
appointed, shall conflict with the law,
OF the constitution Of the United
States" This gave rise to considerable
debate and Spooner contended that tn,
amendment was unnecessary.
Tho House.
Washington. Feb. .225--In the house to
day Dayton, os West Virginia. called Vi