The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-26
SESSION
IS UNNECESSARY
Senate is Agreed Regarding
Cuban independence.
SATISFACTORY TO
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
Conditions That Must be Com
piled With by Islanders.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
committee on relations with Cuba has
agreed to an amendment to the army
appropriation bill regarding Cuba. The
entire committee is in agreement, and
there will be no minority report, and
no opposition is expected from the
Democrats in the senate. 1t is the gen
eral impression that the agreement to-
day makes an extra session Of con-
gress unnecessary
At 12:15 o. m. Senator Platt of Con-
necticut, chairman of the committee on
relations with Cuba. reported the
amendment agreed upon by the COM
mittee. to be attached to the army ap-
preparation bill. The text of the amend
ment is as follows:
THAT in fulfillment of the declara-
ton contained in the joint resolution
approved April 20, 1898, entitled For
the recognition Of the independence OF
the people of Cuba, demanding that
the government of Spain relinqulsh It's
authority and government IN the ISL
and of Cuba and to withdraw It's lana
and naval forces from Cuba and Gu
ban waters, and directing the spresi-
dent of the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United
States to carry these resolutions into
effect the president is hereby author-
lied to leave the government and con-
troll of the island of Cuba to its peo-
pie so soon as a. stable government
shall be established in said island, IN
der a constitution which, either as
part thereof or in ordinance ap-
pended thereto shall define the future
: relations of the United States with
Cuba substantially as follows:
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shall never enter into any treaty or
other compact with any foreign power
or powers which will impair or tend
to impair the independence of Cuba,
nor in any manner authorize or per-
nit any foreign power or powers 10
obtain by colonization or for military
or naval purposes or otherwise, lodg-
ment in or control over any portion
of said island
"Second-That said government shall
not assume or contract any pubic
debt to pay the interest upon which
and to make reasonable sinking fund
provision for the ultimate discharge
of which the ordinary revenues OF the
islands after defraying the current eX-
penses Of government shall be mad
eqUate.
Right to Intervene.
.sThird-That the government of Gu
ba consents that the United States
may exercise the right to intervene
for the preservation of Cuban indie
pendence, the maintenance of gov
eminent adequate for the protection Of
life, property and individual liberty,
and for discharging the obligations
with respect to Cuba imposed by the
treaty of Paris on the United States,
now to be assumed and undertaken by
the government Of Cuba.
''FOurth-That all acts of the United
States in Cuba during its military oc
cupatiOn thereof are ratified and val
idated and all lawful rights acquired
hereunder shall be maintained and
protected.
''Fifth-That the government of Cuba
will execute and; as far as necessary,
extend the plans already devised or
other plans to be mutually agreed
upon. for the sanitation of the cities
Of the island. to the end that a recur-
renee of epidemics and infectious dis
eases may be prevented, thereby assur-
ing protection to the people and COM
merce of Cuba as we'll as to the COM
merce OF the southern ports of the
United States and the people residing
therein.
.'Sixth-That the Isle of Pines shall
be omitted from the proposed consti-
tutional boundaries of Cuba, the title
thereto being left to future adjustment
by treaty.
Coaling and Naval Stations.
"Seventh-That to enable the United
States to maintain the independence
of Cuba and to protect the people
thereof as well as for its own defense,
the government Of Cuba will sell or
lease to the United States lands neces-
sary for coaiing or naval stations at