Show resolutions DECLARING WAR offered by marst in tile alouse HoueS severah crl to I 1 tile Rel late washington march 30 representative marsh ot of illinois chairman ot of the house committee on the militia today introduced joint resolutions declaring war between the government of spain and its dependencies and the united states and her territories it Is as f follows that war be rod and the same is hereby declared to exist between the government jentof of spain olid and her dependencies and the united states and her territories and that the president of tho the united states is hereby authorized to use the whole land and naval force of the united states including the militia and the naval militia thereof to carry the same into effect mr marsh said that while prior to the submission of the 3 maine report he had not believed it possible that tho the spanish government had anything to do with the abe maine disaster the report has established conclusively that the maine was blown aply up by a submarine mine and that the mine could not have been placed there by private parties it could have been placed there ho he said by no other power than that which w aich controls the island lie he added that he believed that a government that could deliberately starve men women and children is capable of just such an net act representative hartman artman II of montana today introduced a resolution in the house declaring that the united states recognizes the independence of the republic of cuba and pledges the full measure of its support for the maintenance of that independence in the senate senator rawlins introduced the only direct resolution for war though senator frys resolution lad had tha same effect though couched in n more diplomatic language mr rawlins resolution was quite lengthy and set out the facts from the beginning of the war to the present time f concluding as follows Resolve dby the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that the independence of the republic of cuba be and the samo same is hereby recognized zed and that thai war against the tha kingdom of spain bo be and the same is hereby declared and that the president is hereby authorized and directed to employ the 1 land and and naval forces of the united states of america to wage such war to success senator frys resolution differed from this only in the tact fact that it authorized zed the president to talie take such effective steps as would result in the speedy termination of war in cuba and the withdrawal of the military and naval forces of spain without referring to active hostilities resolutions recognizing the independence pen dence of cuba were offered by senators alien of nebraska Nebrask mand and foraker of ohio all were referred to committees mit tees lively times ara expected when they are returned for consideration and the belief is quite general among public men that unless spain makes atonement within forty eight hours war will be declared |