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disagreement to 4ns amendment Of the
tions of the Senate In regard to the insur
rection IN Cuba and ask further confer
ence with the House' on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses thereon"
Mr.. Allen Prevents a Vote.
A vote was abott to be taken, when Mr..
Allen started JtgSneral speech. Many
Senators urged him q wait. as the Sherman
motion would dispose of the subject for the
present; but Mr.. Allen insisted on going on,
and the vote was deferred.
The Resolutfons Recommitted.
At o'clock the Senate passed Mr.. Sher-
mans motion to recommit the Cuban reso-
lutions to conference. and agreed to nom
done without division.
The Senate at once turned to other busi-
ness, while the galleries did not realize for
some time that the Cuban resolutions had
been sent back to conference. The chair
announced Messrs. Sherman, Morgan and
Lodge as the Senate conferees.
The legislative bill was then taken up.
THE HOUSE.
This was. District of Columbia day In the
House. Some business was transacted by
unanimous consent before Chairman Bab-
cock of the District committee claimed the
day. Delegate Murphy of Arizona secured
consent for the consideration of the Senate
bill to authorize the leasing of lands for ed
ucational purposes in Arizona. This was
modification Of the bill vetoed by the Presi-
dent and passed over the veto by the
House. The Senate modified the bill to
meet the objections raised by the executive
The bill was passed.
Bills Passed.
Bills were passed to authorize the Arkan-
sas Harbor Railway Terminal Company to
construct bridge across the Corpus Christi
channel; to amend the act of March 2. 1885,
relating to the promotion of the safety OF
employees and travellers on railroads; to au-
thorize the construction Of a wagon and
motor bridge across the Missouri river at
st. Charles, Mo-; and to authorize the HAM
mon and Blue Island Railway Company to
construct bridge across the Calumet river
in Cock county, Ill.
The House then proce eeded to the consid-
Grafton of District of Columbia business.
To Abolish the Death Penalty.
After the District business was COM
pleted Mr.. Henderson Qowa), chairman Of
the judiciary committee, called up the
Curtis bill abolishing the death penalty in
certain cases and permitting juries in
cases of rape and murder to bring in YER
diets qualified without the death PEN
atty
II have no objection to the enactment Of
the bill into law a little later on said
MIR. Cockrell (Tex.J "but 1 would like FIRST
to get rid Of the cut-throats and robbers
whom the government is protecting in the
Indian territory
Mr.. Culberson CTex) gave the bill his
support. He said, with reference to the
Indian territory cases, of which seventy
three were pending, that the district at
toIney believed that convictions could be
more easily secured if qualified verdcts
were allowed, as few of the murders were
deliberate, premeditated killings. He criti-
ciZed the BILL however. because it made
treason punishable only with Imprisonment.
Although there are few cases of treason
that crime. in his opinion, should head the
list. Mr.. Curtis replied that there had
been but two convictions for treason since
the foundation of the government, one in
1889 and one in 1900. While he would yield
If the matter was insisted upon, he ex-
pressed the hope that treason would not
be made capital offense.
Mr.. Gre svenor CDnio) opposed the bill not
because it curtaled the death penalty, but
because he did not. believe that juries
should fix penalties. He was not willing to
judiciary committee or the Department of
Justice. While the present Attorney Gen
eral was very distinguished lawyer he
did not believe he had tried criminal case
in his life. AIa,