Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-26
Agreement Reached on = ban
Army Bill.
WAS REASON FOR EXTRA SESSION
MiII Be no Minority Report and no
Opposition is Expected From the
/ Democrats in the senate-Routine
| of Both Houses.

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committee on relations with Cuba
have agreed to an amendment to the
army appropriation bill regarding
Cuba. The amendment is practically
as outlined in these dispatches Satur-
day, some concessions and modifica-
tions being made. The entire COM
mittee is in the agreement and there
will be no minority report and no op-
position is expected from the demo-
Gratis in the senate. The general inn
preston is that the agreement, today
makes an extra session of congress
unnecessary.
Text of Bill.
At 1915 p. m. Senator Platte, of
Connecticut, chairman of the commit
tee on relations with Cuba, reported
the amendment as agreed upon by the
committee, to be attached to the army
appropriation bill. The text of the
amendment follows:
That IN fulfllment of the declara-
tion contained in the Joint resolution
approved April %, 1898, entitled For
recognition of the independence of the
people of Cuba etc.
Leave 1t to People Soon.
'sThe president is hereby authorized
to leave the government and control
of the island of Cuba to its people so
soon as a government shall have been
established in said island under the
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:
/. That the government Of Cuba shall
never enter into any treaty or other
compact with any foreign power
which will impair or tend to impair
the independence of Cuba, nor in any
manner authorize or permit any for
eign power to obtain by. colonization
or for military or naval purposes OF
otherwise, lodgment in, or control ov
er any portion of said island.
No Big Public Debt.
2. That said government shall moi
assume or contract any public debt Oh
to pay interest upon which and tc
make reasonable sinking fund pro
vision for the ultimate discharge oi
which, the ordinary revenues of the
islands after defraying the current eX
penses of the government shall be in
adequate.
Must Consent to Our Intervention.
8. That the government of Cubs
consents that the United States ma.
exercise the rights to intervene for tht
preservation of Cuban independence
= and the maintenance of a government
adequate for the protection OF life
property and individual liberty, AMI
for discharging its obligations will
respect to Cuba imposed by the treat.
of Paris on the United States now tt
be assumed. and undertaken by tn,
government of Cuba.
Ratify Military Acts.
4. That all acts of the United
States in Cuba during its military oc
cupancy are thereof ratified and vail
dated and all lawful rights acquire,
Hereunder shall be maintained ant
protected.
Sanitation of Island.
5. That the government of Cub;
will execute and as far as necessar,
extend plans already devised or othe
plans to be mutually agreed upon TO
the sanitation of the cities of the is
land to the end that recurrence of er
idemics and infectious diseases ma.
be prevented; thereby assuring pre-
lection to the people and commerce o
Cuba, as well as to the commerce 0
the southern ports of the Unite,
States and the people residing therein
Isle of Pines Omitted.
6. That the Isle of Pines shall b
omitted from the proposed constitr
tional boundaries of Cuba, title thers
to being left to future adjustment b
treaty.
Provision for coalins Stations.
Z. That to enable the Unite
States to maintain the independents
of Cuba and to protect the peopl
thereof, as well as for it's own defense
the government of Cuba will sell O
lease to the United States lands net
essary for coaling or naval stations a
certain specific points to be agree
upon with the president of the Unite
States.
That by way Of further assn
ance that the government of Cuba wi