The Meeker herald., 1896-04-11
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
An Affirmativc of 244 to 21.-Gr.ae J.
thusia.m shown for Cuban Indspe
dencr.

Washington. April G.-Thc House b.
adopted the Senate concurrent Cuba
resolutions by vote of IA to 27.
1t was received with tumulinis
cheers. The vote on the resolutions w,
taken in the shape of resolution o
adopt the conference report. this repOt
showing that the House conferees had
agreed 10 the Senate resolutions.
The resolutions being concurrent. %
not need the approval of the presidelt,
but of course they will be sent to him
through the usual channels. 30 that he
will receive official notification Of lie
opinon OF Congress on the Cuban que
ton
Those who voted in the negative wer,
Republcans-Arnold of Rhode Islanl
Atwood, Black, New York; BOutelh,
Daniels, Draper, Gillette. New York; GH-
lett, Massachusetts: Crout, lie Fevr,,
Mccall. Massachusetts: Moody, Poole,
Simpkins. Wadswor,h. Walker, Massa-
chusetts: Walker. Virginia: Wright-1s
Democrats Black. Georgia;
Culberson, Elliott. Elicit, Lockhart,
Tucker. Turner Georgia: Taylor-9
Washington, April G.-There was
very large attendance in the galleries of
the House to-day TO witness the final ac-
ton on the Cuban resolutions, and In an
ticipation of an exciting contest over
the attempt to be made to pass the river
and harbor bill under the suspension of
10 ry,
Saturday. the vote on the adoption OF
the report of the conferees on the Cuban
resolutions was the first thing In order
after the reading of the journal.
Before Chairman Hit demanded the
regular order Mr. Wadsworth, chairman
of the committee on agriculture. pre-
sentcd, for the information Of the House.
letter from the secretary of agriculture
notifying him that in Difference to what
seemed the unanimous desire of the
House Of Representatives. he had tele-
eraphed accepting the proposition to put
the seeds to be distributed by Congress
men into packages of five instead of fif-
teen packets making 2.O2a,OOO pack
ages. instead of $4,000 packages.)
The members expressed their gratifi-
cation by applauding the announcement
Mr.. Hit then demanded the regular
order. The speaker put the question on
the adoption of the conference report.
The great swelling chorus of ayes was
followed by feeble, scattering negative
vote, and the speaker was about to de-
clare the motion carried when Mr.. Hit
asked for the yeas and nays. Yielding
to the appeals of many members. how
ever, he withdrew it.
Mr.. Boutelle Republican, Mainel.
who had made himself conspicuous by
his opposition to the report. made no ef.
Iorr 70 secure rrc yr1s Iru nIys, ana
the report would have been adopted had
not Mr.. Tucker Democrat. Virginia). Il
member of the foreign affairs commit
tee, who was opposed 20 the Cuban reso-
lutions, at this juncture stepped forward
and demanded record-making vote,
and the roll was called.
The report was adopted--244 TO p.
The announcement was greeted with
great demonstration on the floor,
which WIS taken up by the galleries.
As soon as the tumult had subsidized,
Mr.. Hooker uepublican, New York,
chairman of the river and harbOr CON-
mittee, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the river and harbor bill. He asked
that the reading of the bill be dispensed
with, but Mr.. Richardson democrat.
TENNESSEE objected 10 passing bill
carrying millions Of dollars without the
formality of reading it.