Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-25
CUBAN AFFAIRS
TO Be SETTLED
MAY NEED NO EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
THE AMENDED ARMY BILL
DEFINITION OF RELATIONS BE-
TWEEN CUBA AND u. S.
NO POLITICAL HITCH.

Washington, Feb 25.--The senate COM
mittee on re'lations with Cuba has agreed
10 an amendment to the army apprOpr;
alton bin 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 general impression that
the agreement today makes an extra
session of congress unnecessary.
AT 12.15 p. m Senator Piaat. (Conn.) of
the committee on relations With Cuba,
reported the amendment agreed upon by
the committee to be attached to the
army appropriation bill
The text of the amendment is as fol-
lows:
That in fulfliment of the declaration
contained in the joint resolution APP
proved Aplii 2O 1885, entitled For the
recognition of the independence of the
people of Cuba, demanding that the gov
ernment OF Spain relinquish its au,iior-
ity and government in the island of
Cuba and to withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters,
and directing the president of the United
States to use the land and naval forces
of the United States to carry these reso>
lutions into effect" the president is
hereby authorized to leave the govern
ment and control of the island of Cuba
to its people so soon as a stable govern
ment shall be established in said island,
under a constitution, which either as
part of or in ordinance appended Thereto.
shell define the tuCure rela tons of the
United States With Cuba substantially
as follows:
/. That the government of Cuba shall
never enter into amy treaty or other
compact with any foreign power or
powers which will impair or tend to inn
pair the Independence of Cuba, nor IN
ANY .manI>A aMohorize or permit any
foreign power or powers to obtain by
colonization or for military or naval pur-
poses op otherwise lodgment in, or con =
uru. .ov> IL. amy portion of said Island.
| .. Tha. said government shall not as
| s,lme or contract any public debt, to pay
the interest upon which and to make
reasonable sinking funu provision for
| the ultimate discharge of which the on
binary revenues of THE islands after de-
fraying the current expenses of the gov
ernment shall be Inadequate.
THAT the government of Cuba con-
sents that the United States may exer-
| clse the right to intervene for the pres
ervation of Cuban Independence. the
maintenance Of government adequate
ior the protection of life. property and
individual liberty and for diseharsins'
| the obligations with respect to Caba inn
,,osed 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 States
in Cuba during it's military occupancy
thereof are ratified and validated, and
| all lawful rights acquired hereunder
| shall be maintained and protected.
!--That the government OF Cuba Will
| execute and guarantee, if necessary. to
| 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 recurrence of
| epidemics and infectious diseases may
! be prevented, thereby assuring prOtec-
| ton to the people and commerce of
Cuba as we'll to the commerce of the
southern ports of the United States and
the people residing therein.
. 6--That the Isle of Pines shall be
| omitted from the proposed const.tu-
tional boundaries of Cuba, the title
thereto being left to future adjustment
by treaty.
THAT to enable the United States to
maintain the Independence OF Cuba and
to protect the people thereof, as we'll
as for it's own defense the government
of Cuba will sell or lease to the United
| States lands necessary for coaing or
naval stations at certain specified points
! to be agreed on with the. president of
, the United States.
I 8-That by way OF further assurance
the government of Cuba will embody
/ the foregoing provisions in permanent
treaty with the United States.