Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-28
NO EXTRA SESSION
Congress Not likely to Meet After
March 18th.
CUBAN AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Terms Said to Be Satisfactory to the
President = Democ ats Will Not
Oppose.

committee on relations with Cuba has
agreed to an amendment to tie army
appropriation bill regarding Cuba. NO
CppOs1tlOn IS expected ION tee DEM
Ocrats. It can be stated On high au-
thO1tty that the amendment is salts
factory to the President and that it's
adoption by CC1gress will avoid the
necessity for an ezra session. lis text
follows:
That IN fuliIln1ent OF the declara-
zion contained il the joint resolution
approved April 20, 1898, entitled for
tie recognition OF L.he Independence OF
the people Of Cuta, demanding that
the government Of Spain relinuuish its
authority and government in the is
land OF Cuba and to withdraw it's land
I'D naval forces from Cuba and Cub
an waters, and directtn the Presi-
dent CT the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United
Sates to carry th3se resolutions into
effect, the President is. hereby autno,
rlZed to leave tbs government and
control of the island of Cuba to it's
people SO soon as a. government shall
nave been established in said island
under constitution which either as
part thereof Or in an ordinance ap-
pended thereto, shall define the future
relations o. the United States with Gu
ba, Substantially as follows:
1-That the government of Cuba
shall never enter into any treaty or
other compact with any foreign pow
er or powers which will impair or
tend to impair the independence of
cuba, not IN any manner authorize or
permit any foreign pOer TO obtain by
colonization or for military Or naval
purposes on otherwise, iOdgnent in Or
control over, any portion Of the is
land
2.-That said government shall not
assume or contract any public debt, to
pay the interest upon which and to
make reasonable sinking fund proVis-
ion for the ultimate discharge OF
which, the ordinary revenues Of the is
lands after defraying rne current ex-
penses Of the government shall be in
adaQIato
''3.-Tkat the government OF Cuba
consents that the United States may
exercise TIE night to Intervene for the
preservation of Cuban independence,
the maintenance Of government ade-
perty and individual liberty and for
dischargirg the obligations with re-
sDect to Cuba imposed by the treaty
OF Paris on the United States, now to
be assumed and undertaken by the
government of Cuba
''4.-That all acts OF the United Sta
tes in Cuba, during its military occu~
pancy Whereof are ratified and valida-
tad and all lawful rights required
Hereunder shall be maintained and
projected.
'5.-That the government OF Cuba
will execute, and as far as necessary
extend the plans already devised or
CCher plans to be mutually agreed up
on, for the sanitation of the cities of
the island, to the end that arecurren-
&c OF epidemic and infectious diseases
may be prevented, thereby assuring
protection 70 the people and CONNER
&c Oh Cdba, as We'll as to the United
States and people residing therein.
"6.-That the Isle of Pines shall be
omitted from the proposed constitu
tClal boundries of Cuba. The title
thereto being left to the future adjust
ment by treaty.
'".-That to enable the United
STATES to maintain the Independence OF
Cuba and to protect the people uhere-
Of as we'll as for its own defense, the
govern9ne nt of Cuba will sell or lease
to the United States land neces sary
for coaliDk Ut naval stations at GER
tain spe ID points to be agreed upon
with the Preside1t of the United
States.
"S.-That by way of further assur-
ance the government of Cuba will en-
body the foregoing provisions in
nornlanent treaty with the United