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Washington, April 13. Conferences
in progress. The best obtainable information relative to the probable course of Congress today is to the effect that ere sundown a resolution will have ,
4, been introduced in both branches with the strong indorsement of the respective committees on foreign affairs, and passed, in the house certainly and in
4 the senate probably, embodying these salient points :
(1) Immediate armed intervention in Cuba with the military and naval force of the United States for the purpose of restoring order and establish- '
c$, ing a firm, stable and independent government ; and
(2) The voting of funds for the effective and immediate relief of the starving reconcentrados.
The Democrats, as a matter of party politics, will fight for immediate recognition of Cuban independence
's ate; but the pressure for instant and concerted action along the lines just indicated is tremendous. No man and no party can long hold out against it. &
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THE STAR OF HOPE
Various Factions That Haye Been Created by the Spanish
Situation Show a Disposition to Get Together Repub
licans of the House Committee Are Practically United
Upon a Resolution Which Directs Immediate Intervention
and for the Establishment of a Firm and Stable
Government in Cuba.
AVashlngton, April U The burden of
tesponslblllty for the next moc In the
Spanish crisis balng been shifted by
the president's message upon the
shoulders of congress, the capltol today
became the storm center, with the foi
elgn affairs committees of the two
houses as the fori. The struggle in
each committee was Ions and blttei,
with this marked difference between
that at the senate wing and that at
the house end of the capltol in the
nenate committee, the Democrats, as
well as the Itepubllcans, participated,
while at tho house end the task was
to secure harmonious action among the
Republicans, so as to present. If pos
sible, a solid front when the Democrats
weie finally called in for action
Pressure from everv quarter was
brought to bear, liadicals and consei
vatlves strained every nere. The Ital
point of the contest hinged upon
whet hot the lesolutlons should go
further than the nitsident had gone
and declate for the Independence of
Cuba fiom Spanish domination To
night a compromise piopovitlon seems
certain to be n pot ted at both ends of
the capltol The senate committee so
lution will be the mole radltal of the
two. It will surely be lepoited tomoi
lowr and will declare for Immediate In
tervention a genei.U recognition of tho
lights of the Cuban people to freedom
and Independence, and will demnnd the
withdrawal of the Spanish forces from
the Island The Itepubllcans of the
house committee us a result of tlulr
labois practically united upon a reso
lution which alto directs immediate In
tervention (In that uspect going be
vond the piesldtnt's lecommendatlon)
and for the establishment of a "Hi in
and stable" government In Cuba Mi.
Smith of Michigan stood out stuli
bornlj foi a recognition nt independ
ence, but til'- committee did not ield
When the i evolutions were submitted
to the Kepulilkan steering committee
the Insisted that unless the wotd
and independent" befoie "govern
ment' weie Insetted so as to icad
tlrm stable, and Independent govern
ment ' they would decline to accept it
rinallj assurances that this would bo
conceded weie given and If those woids
go in plain sailing and hnimonlous
action seems probable tomonow
rou iNDni'HNDr.Ncr:
The Democrats of the committee have
agreed to antagunic the majoi lt ieso
lutlon with one declailng foi independ
ence and Immediate armed Interven
tion The ultimate Independence of the
Island, without the lecognltlon of the
. Independent e of the existing govern-m'-nt
Is the step which both commit
tes ure to take heond the piesidenfs
recommendations A significant fea
ture of the day In this connection was
the declaration of General (Jrosvenor,
or I hio, the administration's wpjkes
man made during the debate In the
hojso that the pitsidenfs lecommeu
datlons must be Interpreted as a dec
laration for the idependence of the
Island from Spanish domination Theio
Is u stiong Impression tonight that tha
debate In the house will be made shott
to 1 1 event undue critic Ihiu of the ad
ministration Mau of the Republi
cans itie In favor of no debate at all,
contending that the passage of a leso
lution without debate would stungthen
our position beloie the wot Id In the
senate U Is Impossible- to pi edict how
long tlifc debate will run Tlieie is a
general feeling In Washington tonight
rmoug public men that the action of
cnijiesa as foreshadowed In the leso.
lutloiis, renders the situation extremely
critical and conservative leaden s of
both parties consldei war Inevitable as
a result of their adoption unless Spain
makes a final and complete sui render
by giving up the Island of Cuba The
situation Is regarded as so ciltlcal that
the Itepubllcans of the wajs and means
committee as a result of private con
ferences, have leached nn agi cement
as to a method of raising JtOO.000,000
additional revenue annually foi the
prosecution of the vvai by Increasing
tho tax on beer and tobacco and plac
ing a tax on tea and coffee. They also
Hjreed to authorize; the Issue of a popu-
BEAMS ON CUBA
lai loan of $300,000 000 and the Issue of
certificates of indebtedness to meet
emergencies
oi:x. u;cs ahuival
Consul General I.ee arrived tills af
ternoon and nt once became the hero
of thp hour. Theie was a great out
pouiing of the people on the streets to
night to witness the serenade ten
deied him. During the afternoon he
appealed before the committee on for
eign lelolions of the senate Willie It
Is said he gave no startling informa
tion, Ills opinion, vlgoiously expie"sed,
stiengthened the committee In the po.
sillon It has taken regatdlng the lilovv
lng up of the Maine and was leg.udcd
js verv valuable.
Outlde of Congress and the I.ee
demonstration the complete calm which
pievalled In all ofllclal ciuarters was
in striking contr.ibt with the excitement
and the rapidity of action during the
last two weeks. The icgulai Tue-da
cabinet meeting was held at 11 o'clock
but the deliberations pioved to be void
ol significance. At tho conclusion of
the meeting, cabinet members sum
med ui) what had occmred bv stat
ing that the meeting was the most un
eventful in many weeks. The situa
tion, it was explained, was absolute!)
unchanged fiom tli.it of vcateid.iv. No
vvoiil hid come from Minister Wooel
foid tndiy and there were no new
phases lepoited fiom Cuba With evi
dent satisfaction the members of the
cabinet slated tliat the whole ques
tion is now committed to congics,
and that any eievi-lopements must lw
looked fur fiom tint quarter rathei
than Irani the executive branch.
pinuoD or nnsT
The state depaitment otllclals had a
peilod of comparative lest after the
strain put upon them within recent
dajs They looked forwaiel with In
teiest to General l.ees coming, as it
would nffoid an opportunity for full
peisonal exchange of conditions in
Cuba Aim j and navy headquarters
were in a state of comparative lefHise.
Tlie pi epilations aliead begun pio-gies'-ed
steadllj
The foielgn embassies and legations
we'ic somewhat apathetic After con
siderable personal exchange the lepre
sentatlves of the great powers of Ku-
re pe veie atlsfled that furthei action
b the powers at this tlmu would bo
Inoppottune and they to notified their
gov ei nments
The Spanish minister, believes that
the war cilsls has been averted, for
the present at least, and no further
thought Is being given ut the Spanish
legation to the necessity for depaituie
The legation has been adv Ised that the
Spanish c onsul nt Kev AVest and a
number of Spanish citizens theie hive
removed to Tampa for fear of their
lives, which, the consul repoits, have
been seriously menaced.
THE MAINlfCRDIE.
General I.ee ! ol ihu Opinion That
Spunixli Official Hum Kriipoinl-
ble for the I'lc; ntl I n li Act.
Washington, Apill 12. Consul Gen
eral Lee was befoie the senile commit
tee on foielgn relations for mi hour,
late today. He talked freely with the
committee In legate! to the conditions
In Cuba, and especially with rofen
ence to the destiuetlon of the Maine
lie said In his opinion theie was no
luoin for doubt that the destiuetlon of
the vessel was due to Spanish agencies
'Do jou mean tho Spanish authoit
ties In Cuba?" ho was asked by a inem
boi of the committee.
"I mean the Spanish oillclals," ho re
plied, 'but not General Ulancn I
think that somo of the ofllclals weru
cognizant of tho plan to destroy tho
vessel, but I do not bollevo that the
isipulii'goneiai was"
General Leu Falel that he had no
know ledge of the reports that a initio
had been discovered by a dlvor under
of importance were held all day yesterday and
the JIontRoinciy while that issel lay
in the harbor nt Ilaana.
The consul general old not arrive nt
the capltol un'll " otlotk He came In
a sttett car and Mai not recognizee by
the one 01 two hundred people who
had conKtefMtid on the outside of, the
building to see him, but In the corri
dors ut the entrance to the room of the
committee on foreign ielatlon ho viih
recognized and given a lietrty hand
clapping He lespondcd with a bow
and smile and hastened into the com
mittee loom.
MASOX "WANTS WAR.
I'he Senator from Illinois IMsciissch
the Situutlcii-Admirotioti for
lieu Cuban Patriots.
WashinKton.Apill 12 Senatoi Mason,
In his speech In the senate todaj, said:
I am for war, and ''avc been sine)
til" bout our 11 eg was lowiicd In llav
ani liiu'jor, and the lives of our citi
zens taken by the government of
Spain. Hut 1 am and have been for
this declaration of war einlv as u
me ins of seeming an honorable pe ice
1 have no delro to elesliov the h,).u
lsh nation but her Hag must be dis
honored by surre ndf ring her suvei
cUntv over Cub in tcnltorv as ten
atonement for lowering our flag link
ing our miI), mid murilcrlng our men
W bile I am for wai I realize that I
have but one poor vote in the war
making power ot this government ni d
I stand ready in this hour to uphold
the hands of the executive and take
tho best I can got. I have been in
dulging in a hope that sfe inert a! mo 't
a certatnt thai the exeiutlve would
recommend Intervention and Independ
ence to the Cuban republic. Intel voli
tion by foice of arms, os recom
mended bv the pii'Mdent is vvai. To
dee lai e lor intirienticn without de
clining elirecllv ope nl) for war i (ins
to licl- franknefs and savors too much
of $p.inlh dlplom u )
Mi. Mason said that thoiu was nei
need of fuithcr proof ns to the genuine
civil government In Cuba.
It .eenis nlmo-t llko insulting the
intelligence of m) colleagues to call
attention to that civil mv eminent,
when It is known that through tint
government the) hive collected han
dle Us of thousands of doll er-, and
in elntnincd a standing army that his
kc,it al liav nrly 3X1000 armed and
equipped SpanMi snldleis .end his
hiveu evidence of is meat braiei)
and endurance as an) aim in all the
ricoidcil past During tho past veai
t1 e president has cellsieleicd the 'lo--tion
of lie knove helping the be.HUer.ut
lights of tlu CiiUeiis. Was It not vv 11
that In the hour ot eonxi.leiatlun he
Knew what hi., blanch eif the govern
ment thought of the iiU'stlciu ' The
acknowledgment of Ibe Inclcpeud u e
of one state Is nuclei some (iiciiui
stances m iiln a eaiise) lea wai If ihe'
esecutlve bcltites to tnke that step
at oresent. vv II he not be pleased ut
consldei itlou ot the step to ou In
formed in re spec Mill language of he
wish of this In. mill ol tho govern
ment" 'ihe billlialit oiatci fiom
Iowa said the olhei el.i) iii tho home
th.it Mioveiltg above tlie dark wateis
ol that nr), ste i lous hnbor of I lav an I,
the blaek-wliiBed vulture watched loi
the dead, wlill over It and ovci all
there Is tho e igle s .I'eulng t)e stern
1) watching fen the tiuth '
Mr Piesiele-nt, is it 10 continue to bo
an eagle ol Is the avarice and reed
ol tin nation to caifo II to descend
and p.iitake of the vulturrs' food.'
Perez, wilting to Aianguiea, said:
"Tho Yankees nio hogs and If ou
cnnqueiul )our own ineUpeiieletic tliey
will absorb !t." Mi. Piesiilent, did lie
tell tho tt utli? Mi I'lesldent, no wo
going out on an rir.inel of reiey
loaded down with da) books inrl joiir
nals" Ale wo to forget our citlens
who went elovvn in tho haibor of II iv
una In out cried for gold and teiri
tor)? Aro wo to leave the door open to
compel additional tiiuis from the In
surgents who sacrificed theli wived
their ch'ldren and the Ir homes' Do
wo wish special treaties of commcieo
and leave tho elooi open for that' Do
we wish to relieve some Ameihin In
vestors who have) bought Spuusli
bonds and who wNh to trndo tlmm lor
tho bonds of the republic" Do wo,
worse fcllll, wish to leave tho dooi
open to compel those brave men and
women to accept somo tcims of nu
toiioni) oi to pa) blood money to I ho
SJpmlaril or the sh) locks of our own
laud? Ma) I be fengiven If I oxpiess
the hope that the heirt of the execu
tive mnv bo touched In theli behalf?
May we not hope that their last ling
ering look of life bo not wlih suspicion
and hatred upon your tlig and nine:
tint It may not lest upon the hated
color of tho yellow flag of Sp iln, but
that In their rapt ami pi it In no
mentB they may bo soothed and sus
tained li) tho sight of theli own Hag
tho flag with a single sun -the flag of
iho republic of Culm?
Unity a Tul.ci of I'iiiiIkIitiiihti.
Cleveland, O, April U' Matty Mnt
thews stood up beiforo Charley MclCeever
tonight for twenty rounds ami sustained
his imputation as a taker of punishment,
ilo wns badly punished and left but
slight trace of his woik on tho Phllndel.
jihla hoy wlio was glvem the decision,
When he hid the battlo won, 11. II Me
Goldstein fouled Dan MeMiihou i operated.
lv and tho police lntorferl - the sixth
round i
NIGHT OVATION
TOGENERAL LEE
Immense Crowds Pay Their Rsspccls at
llic Slioretinm lintel.
THE CONSUL (JENGRAL'S SPEECH
Addressed the Visitors Itrlellv from
.11 r. Council's Unlcony at the hliore-huni--llie
Speech Iutcrruptcd nl
l'i(iieut Intervals bv Prolonged
A)ploiie--A Itcceptlon In Itcprn
scntutliei Council's Apnrtments.
Wuslilimton Apt 11 U The ointlct
that has followed Consul General Pltz
nugh Lee since he set foot on Ameilcan
soil on his leturn from Havana, culmi
nated tonight In Washington In what
was in many w.i)s the most remark
iibf elemonsti.itlon the city has ever
seen Piom the moment lie alighted In
The ralho.id station m the afternoon
he was suiiouiided by a cheering ciovvd
that followed him to the state elepart-
rient and the spectacle of arm) anil
navy officers and government employes
e heel Ing outside the very dooi of the
secietar) ot state was wholly unpre
eedi'iiteei In the history of that staid
department At night the party turned
out In th nisuiids when a serenade was
given General Lee at his hotel and
stood foi bouts In the stieet waiting u
g' mpse of lilni.
The night demonstration wns almost
is iiulek and unpiemedltated as that
.vhleh had greeted General Lee at the
lepot and state depaitment. The Uni
ted States Mailne band was secured
rioin the U.irracks und the Seventy
flist Heglment band, undei leadership
of Piofessir Fanceulll. foimerly con
ductot of the Marine band, came over
fiom Xew Voik on an Vteuioon train
The ciowd assembled without calling
mil bv S o'clock was five thousand
sttong In the stieets about the Shore
hom hotel, wheie General Leo was
quill teied He foi e the close It was
twice that sie It was after nine be
foie he appealed on one of the small
eornei balconies accompanied b n
ommlltee of the Union Veterans' Le
gion and a Confederate Veterans asso
latlon which were jolntl) In charge
if the nfiali The bands struck up the
'Star Spangled Hanner" and theie was
a but si or llicworks from the neighbor
ing houses while mounds of red, white
and blue lights named at Inteivals
along the stieet throwing the 4towd
on the Imleonv Into sli.it p lelief against
a baikgiouncl of flags The ciowd
veiled Itself hoaise calling for Lee by
name anil demanding a speech The
si-ce ii was luief and so much bioltun
b.v
applause that the ciowd caucht
Piobabl) little mote than Us general
ell If t
gi;m;kal lkivs spi:i:ch
General u,. haj 'After all Hie
speeches I have been forced to make
In the past two d.t)s. I can hardly hope
to make mvsclf he.ud over this great
gntheiing I can only assuic you that
such n gieat demonstration seems to
me out of all propoitlon to the simple
fact of mv humble presence here, and
I am trunk to sav I don't see that I
deeive It. having only tried to do my
dut) ns an American wheie circum
stances lilac ed me"
The i towd broke out afresh and theie
were veils "that s it: that's what sou
did "
Oeneial Lee continued "I have to
thank )ou most heaitlly foi this splen
did endoisemeiit ef my course It Is n
thing that can hardly come to a man
moie than once In a lifetime, and It
moves in, mote than I can put In
WO! els '
"You can act prettv quick," ctled n
man In the crowd, and then some one
)d!ed "win, fight," and the cheering
ell owned eveiythlng else
"I have not come to talk of wai,"
continued Lee, "but It war comes In a
few eln)s or In a few vonrs, the pre
sent cilsls hns proved that It will Und
us n united people mid tho only con
test w ill be ns to vv ho can curi y
tli" llag faithe-st and fastest "
'Tneio is one thing, In conclusion, I
vvnnt to thank in) good New York
fi lends who have come so promptly to
th" Wont tonight It Is only another
evielcnoe that New Yolk Is ready as she
hns been In the past, to stand by Vir
ginia, and If the tilal comes, I can ns
stire you that Virginia will be found
standing shoulder to shoulder with
Ne w Yni k."
The speiklng and mulc was follow
ed by rt veiy bilef reception to which
a few scoio gained admittance In tho
rooms of Representative Conr.ell, of
Pennsylvania., fiom whose balcony
General Lee made his nddie-s
Hi. U ininoiiilii'r nl PoiInviIIi!.
Pottsvlllc, Pa., Apt II 12 -John Wnna
mu U'n was the guest of lumen luro to
night nt the thirteenth annual llrury
Cloy banquet of tho Central Kupuhlltau
dub of Schu)lklll count) Over one hmw
died partlclptted at the banquet which
was presided over by William M, 'as
sett. Chai led A. Snyder responded to the
far into the night.
loast '"Ihe Dlgnlt) of American Citi
zens." Prof.'svor A S Thurlow spoke on
'Our Porelgn Kelatlons ' and Mt an i
maker made the closing udelress In re
spono to the toaxt "l'atiiotism unci Poll
tics "
SWALLOW ACCEPTS.
Mould Prcler That Nomeouo lUe
Peisei ns Cniidldnti', However.
Hnrrisburg. April 12 Dr Sllns C
Swallow, of this clt), addressed a tot
ter this evening to the Philadelphia
lioilPcation committee of tlie HeMiest
Government part) accepting Its nomi
nation for gov ei tun The doctor sns
he would piefer that somebodv else
should be the candidate, but he Is as
sured on eveiy side that the events that
hive pteeeded and led tip to his nomi
nation makes It po"lble for .niothei
to do the work requited of him. He
thinks lohn Wananieker s idcction Is
out of the question be cause of ' his de
clailng against in independent can
didacy and bv declaring his past en
dot scment b an unsciatchcd ballot ol
the vilest boss methods Ills forceful
lanrunge could describe "
He accepts the nomination unpledg
ed and claims to have no friends to
reward nor foes to punish, except as
thev are friends or foes ot the state
BRYAN AT READING.
I he Hoy Orator Is rendered n Warm
deception.
Heading, Pa , Apill 12. Hon William
J Hi) an ni rived here fiom Philadel
phia shortly before noon today and was
greeted at the station by a large throng
of people A Democratic icceptlon com
mittee escoited him to his hotel He
was accompanied by Democratic State
Chairman Gorman At 4 o'clock Mr
Bijan held an lnfoimal reception This
evening anothet reieptlon was held at
the hotel, during which reception the
American Democratic club called in a
body and extended greeting to Mr
liryan
Mi 13r)an lectured at the Aeadeni)
of Music tonight and the building was
fiacked to the doois. His subject was
'The Threatening Complicated Condi
tions of Oui Countr) "
At the close of his lectin e he was
tendered a banquet, at which he again
siHike
MADRID PRESS OPINIONS.
Mauling Headlined oftlie Republican
mid Revolutionary l'. Pais.
Maeltid, April 12 The Republican
and Hevulutlonai) HI Pais prints the
following headlines on Its fiont page
"The Solution of the Conflict is a
National Government, a Military Dic
tatorship and a War With the United
States "
Us leading eilltorlal announces that
the conductois of the impel, "putting
party polities toda) Into the baek
gtound nnd thinking onl) of the father
land, urge the foimatlnn of a national
government, composed of Republicans,
Liberals and absolute mount chlsts"
Ihe edltoilal denounces tho govein
u e nt foi 'meeting patriotic ciles with
sword cuts," and nppeals to the people
ami the atmy to "save Spain from traitor-"
ESCAPED THE MOB.
Consul Itrlcc's Lite Was Threatened
llelnre Leaving llntunzus.
New Yoik. Apill 12 The steamer
Herman We del Jurlsberg at lived this
afternoon from Matanas, btlnglng
thliteen passengers who fled fiom that
Iort to evade tlie Spanish mob. The
passengers were United States Consul
Alexander i: Ilrlce and his staff and
their families Consul Btice said that
for thiee d.i)s before) leaving Matanzas
tin people thieatened his lire, and ut
all times his property was In danger.
The consul left all of his baggage,
and noiio of the putty wns able to bring
away any of their effects The consul
says that the condition of the people is
terrible and that the authorities aro
making no effort to supply their wants.
tlct Death in a oal Mine.
Dubois Pa April 12 Joseph Good) oar
nnd his son, James weie Instantl) kill. el
b) a fall of coil while drawing pillars la
Mead Run mine this morning The eliler
Clood)ear was a district deput) for the
Improved Order of Reel Men and a prom
Inent Knight of the Golden Daglc.
Dentli ot n Journalist,
Reading Pa. April 12 Joshua Keele)
died here toda), aged 1)1 )eals Ho pub
lished a newsraper In Pottstown se venty
)ears ago, was propiletor of hotels In
Reading and St Louis nnd slxt) veins
ugo ran packet boats between Reading
and Plilladelplili Ho was a membr i of
the Masonic order sc vent) -three ears.
Coiilerence of Guard Olllceis.
Washington, April 12
Natloual Guard officers
Ohio und other states,
At the reeiuest of
of Peuns)lvanla,
a conference of
guard officers of the v
ailous status has
been called to meet In
committee on military
niAt to consldei nimy
tho rooms of tho
atYiilrs Satureiay
oiganlzatlou.
( niilionl I iiM'licraii Dead.
Quebec. April 12 Cardinal Tascheteau
died at b.15 tonight.
At this writing (1 a. m.) several are yet fr
and this may delay final
Republican Representatives
with the Foreign Affairs
SIGNIFICANT
Stand Out for More Pronounced Action in the Line of
Recognition, but Finally Agree on the Necessity for
Unity Resolutions Adopted by Democratic Members of
the Foreign Affairs Committee,
Washington, April 12. By a piactlc
allv unanimous vote the Cuban confer
ence of Republican ri'piesentatives de
cided tonight to woik in harmony with
the house foielgn uffalrs committee on
icptesentntlons of the hitter's 11 tm po
sition to be Incorporated In a report to
the house expected tomorrow. This Is
the most significant step )et taken by
the bodv of about thiee score aggres
sive Republican members whose course
has been towards radical action. They
were In session for an hour today at
the adjournment of the house and after
si(me vigorous speeches and the sub
mission of a report on how the for
eign nffalrs committee stood decided
tbu they would be satislled with the
repoit ftom the foielgn atfalrs commit
tee If it made no c hange In the posi
tion it announced to the steeling com
mittee which is substantially as fol
low s
A PRIlAMHLi: ItKCITING Tim
CONDITIONS IN 1'1'IIA CONSIST
ING LAHGI1LY OP QUOTATIONS
1'RO.M THi: PlinSIDHNTS MP.h
SAOL WHICH CONSTITl'TKS A
SCATHING ARRAIGNMENT OP
SPANISH MISRl LH AND THP.
HARHARlTinS OK THi: WAR A
VIGOROUS I.KPP.IUJNCn. lO THIJ
BLOWING UP OP THK maini:
AND A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZ
ING, UMPOVynillNC. VND DIRUl'T
1NC. THi: PRESIDENT TO INTER
VENE AT ONCE POR THE Pi R
POSE (JP RESTORING PEACE AND
ORDER AND THE ESTABLISH
MENT OP A PIRM. STAKI.K AND
INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT ON
THE ISLAND OP CI BA W IT II THE
PREE CONSENT OK THE PEOPLE
OP THE ISLAND AND EMPOU
ING THE PRESIDENT TO EMPLOY
THE ARMY AND NAVY TOR. E?
OP THE UNITED STATES POR
THIS PURPOSE
There weie lift) -live repiesentatives
ptesent and while thetc weie several
who stood out temporal II v for moio
pronounced tie Hon on the line of lec
ognltlon, the) llnnll) agteed on the ne
cesslt) foi unity In tho conclusion
llnall) adopte d.
POSITION OF THE COMMITTEE.
Dining the afternoon the steeilng
committee of nine. Belknap, ot Illinois,
chad man, had been befoie tho Repub
lican members of the house foielgn af
fairs committee and secured an infoi
mil statement of theli position The
members of that committee stated the)
had agieed on a lesolutlon to be repott
ed, tomoirow, substantiall) us cited
above, with the exception of the words
"and Independent." Some of the mem
bers thought the resolution with that
omission would accomplish tin b.inie
ends as with tlie spei We mention of In
dependence and might avoid unpleis
ant complications that might possibly
atise with Its use The steering c un
tr.lttee disagreed with that view, how -ever,
and ifter some pat le) Ing, tlie fot
c'gn committee agreed to make It lead
"and Independent." This satisfied the
steering committee) and after an In
formal discussion It withdrew, leaving
tlie foielgn committee In executive ses
sion, At tho confcience tonight tho
results of the steering committee's visit
were repoited. It was announced that,
as stated by the e ommtttee In the
steeling committee's presence, tho leso
Ititlou the foreign committee proposes
w air satisfactory and would accomplish
the put poses sought and tesults deemed
best There was a leseivntlon, how
evet, that If the foielgn affairs com
mittee hail seen fit to change Its mind
In any subsequent session and an) -tiling
short of that stated slioub I e
finally pioposed, It shen J not be i -cepted
by the confeience which would
pioeood to work out Its own ends.
Mi Mursh made u dramatic speech in
which ho held that the nctlnn proposed
was not enough, that ho be'Jeved that
congiess should nt once dee lute that a
state of wnr between the United States
nnd Spain now exists Several otheis
followed In kind, but most of the
speukets made lematks of n temperate
character hugely atttlbutublo to tho
absolute necessity of teaching some
form of agreement within the tanks of
tlu Republican putty.
v-
action in the sen
;tep is taken
Decide to Work in Harmony
Committee Several Members
Finally votes weie taken on th(
ptopositlon to accept a lesolutlon ot
the substance cited and to agtee that
that should be the minimum action
that would be acceptable to the con
fetence and the ngieement on both
propositions wus emphatic nnd decis
ive DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTIONS.
The Demoiratlc members of the for
eign affairs committee held a meeting
tins afternoon and adopted unanimous
ly the following resolution whlih the j
will offer in committee ns a substitute
for the mnjoilty repoit:
Resolve'!, Hv the senate and house
of reprc-e nt.itlve. of tlie United
States In congress assembled'
Section 1 1 he United States gov
ernment herd) neognlzos ihe Inde
pendence of the republic of Cuba
Section 2 That movent theietn bv
in env considerations of hum. mil) of
Interest, anil of provocation, among
which an the deliberate mooring of
oui li ittleship Maine ovei a submarine
mine and Its destiuetlon In tho hni
hor n f HiiMini the piesldent ot tho
United States be, anil he hcreb) Is
elite c ted to c n plov inimedlatelv tho
land and nnvii' forces of the Unite el
States In aiding the tcpuhllc of e'ulii.
lo maintain the iltdepeuileliee heieb
re cognized
Section ! 1 lie ptrslelpnt of tli
United Mates Is heieb) iiithorized nnd
ellrceted to e Me nil Immediate Idlcf t"
the stall ing people of Cube and fm
this purpose the sum ol JI'woOn) 1-1
hereby uppinpi!.iticl
SC1E)IEF?1,TAX
Members ol the Villi and Means
Committee Present Plan to Rniso
9100,1)0(1,000 Yoarli.
Washington. Apill 11! Tho HepulW.
can membeis of the wavs and means,
committee havengiced upon a. plan f"r
raising revenue In ca-e of need to eany
on war with Spain The plan will raise
more than $t(W00i)000 and ineiensi the
levenueb unnuall), and is thus dlbtuh
uted An additional tax on beer of $1 tier
ban el, estimated to )ield $ Ul.OOO.000 i
bank stamp tax on the lines of the law
of ISC'!, estimated to ) leld J30.000.00o a
duty of three cents per pound on cof
fee and ten cents per pound on tea ami
a like amount of Internal tax on stoe k
of totfee and tea on hand In the Unit"!
States, estimated to yield SJS.Onoflno
additional tax on tobacco, espeeted to
)leld $ir.,oooooo
The committee nlso agreed tn author
ize the Issuing of $500 000 000 bonds
These bonds are to be oflcted for sule
at nil postollltes in the United States
In amounts of $r0 each, making a giear
populai loan to bo absorbed b) tho
people To tldo over emeigencles tlu
secietaiy of the tie.isuty will be ati
thoilicd to ls"Uo tieasuty cutllleates.
These c ei tlllcntes oi debentures are tei
be used to pa) tunning expenses when
the revenues do not meet tho expend
itures These preparations nte dlstiiut
1) war measures and would be put In
operation only should war occur.
NOT HOSTILE TO SPAIN.
Sonar Sngasta's Opinion of .Mr. )!c
I f i 1 1 1 V " Hessace.
Madrid. Apill I.' Honor Sagasta, the
piemltr on liavlncr the palace afie r
his dally visit to tho queon rgont. In
fui'neel the newspiper iepiesentitiVf
that the government was vailing I i
the full tet of President McKlulev s
message beroio acting on Its contcn'-
He also said that he conshloicd lb
message1, so fin ns It was known te
him, not hoot lie in uno tow aid .Spain
and that ho would continue eleslrous of
peace, for obtaining which tho armls
tlio In Cuba afforded tho mean?.
Iho Herald's Mpuilipr I'oreenit.
New York, April It -In the rnlcleltn
states and Now England, teuli . el .
warmer weather will ptuvail with i ic
to fresh variable winds.
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