New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
cr-BAN VOTE TOMORROW.
y- HOUSE SPENDS ANOTHER DAY IN
PRoFITLEss TALK.
ror CHAIRMAN HIT WAS RESCUED FROM a
,y~orcAMENr-MANY MEMBERS TO VOTE
TOR THE RESOLUTIONS UNDER
PROTEST - TIE SPEECHES
MADE YESTERDAY.
IVY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIsUxE.I

ny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIsUSE.l
-r.shington Aorll 4.-To-day and tonight
- has been a good deal more talk about
20 in the House Of Representatives.. and that
~ l. would be a hollow mockery TO call
..neta this talk which has run on for hours
stretch 70 almos, empty seats. SO dreary
= the prospect this afternoon when Mr.
- = Georgia who is one OF the ablest
-, most forciole debaters III the House,. rose
: ,,sak and his searching gaze was rewarded
81. q vas. expanse Of empty space in
'- ... direction. that he pleaded in pi;eous tones
,,ve the time for debate extended so as
,ol,de one hour OF Mondays sitting. His
..l s-~i,cll q sympathetic chord in the heart
.-, man whom stern duty compelled 10
.,.e.rt bui Chairman Hit amiable and soft
100 as he is. was compelled 70 disregard
- aid so in voice choked with emotion
- -,irb+ nave broken down altogether II Mr.
- had no, magnanlmously insisted on
-.1..a-,v,inc rs request. The plain truth is
-. won since this t-ouhle:ome Cuban matter
-. ~o-,e before the House Mr. Hit has had
-. cause 70 realize that Hamlet meant some
- wber b spoke OF this sea Of troubles.
,,.-s.ns h. realized il even more keenly and
.,,.s,v to-day than ever. Men who. as boys.
r.- Amounted 70 choose sides" for g
~ ball KNOWN IN is time t. wv S'N
80. when mos, Of the other boys didn't care
- TAX, part in the game after expressing
.o,surrg desire 70 pay will appreciate the
s,r,a,ion With the aid Of the briefest possible
exclamation Il was this:
MP. HITS DILEMMA.
rba,-r,ar Hi;t had made repeated offers %
.,,sa the de5ate--befo-e adjournment yesterday
"a o'clock today. Il o'clock. and so on-and
N ,as bee- -r,delv spurned. A. last he had sue
1900 nv he exercise OF high diplomacy and by
a.b-,r..rg in an evening session OF TWO houis
., satisfying The oratorical cravings OF the MEN,
na,s n, both sides who were hungry and eager
az debate the question" and IN obtaining unahl-
--,rs co,ser. for { vote on Monday Immediately
,.,er he reading e the journal And there the
.-ouble began. Re and Mr.. Tucker. o. virginia
were the men appointed 10 control the TINE on
either side-"ro choose SIDES 80 10 speaA-a''1
n thci- disraay they quickly discovered lAa' 'ls
already slim attendance (Which OLD not eAcee-
onA hundred a. is highesO was vanish.r-
through every place o; exit. and that they WeT-
,i.siv - use not Only the auditors, but also n
mn who had professed 80 eager desire TO c.
bate he question.
Something hal 70 be done. and that PromptlF
=. would hardly do 70 lock the doors or bin
-
rurter are resou-cefui men. and after has'}
consultation each seized paper, pad and pen1i-
and began 70 mark down his men. The forne-
ms Glad enough % choose Walsh. q New
York. and Wheeler u Alabama, among those or
his side Tucker captured other equally ernine3;
AID poxertll debaters. and both were thus en-
eblsd 80 keep the pot a-boiling." Eut II was
narrow escape from an orato-ical collapse
Even as {. was the plan would probably nave
failed bu. for the fact that Nj Hit Is exceed
irgly and dese-vedly popular among menosrs
on both sides. and they could not bear 10 leave
hin IN the lurch.
TO VOTE FOR THEM UNDER PROTEST
The foregoing description may not be strictly
accurate as 10 details but II is fairly so as 10 me
general features OF the situation. which was an
almost, II not wholly. unprecedented one IN the
House. for L 6isclOses the fact that Whatever
NAV be the enthusiasm and strength and earnest
ness outside in behalf Of the immediate passage
D. the Cuban resolutions such enthusiasm anc
r.-enC,h and ea~nestness were not exhibited in
the House q Representatives to-day. II is true
,ha. speeches. and earnest and enthusiastic ones.
to- were delivered in behalf Of the resolutions 10
dav bu. IL IS Likewise true tina; scores Of men
VINO Will v7ta for the resolutions on Monday VIII
do - with strong reluctance. and against most
vigorous mental protest
ina. this is true The Tri5une's correspondent
knows BIZ what has been said 70 him by dozens O,
members. Republicans as well Democrats.
v thin the last TWO days. One said. These res
olutons arr pure 'poppycock.' II we want 70 get
into war with Spain les e about IL II decent
way T. We don't want 10. why buster
Another said: If should DO what would Ike
! would get UP and pitch into the resolutions.
But what good would Il d. IN the present state
o. public sentiment stu another sad: II !
know anything Of me law and precedents. IN
resolutions are untustifable." and - or
Now v-hethe. these men right or wrong
they Eel and believe one way. and yet feel con-
strained 10 vote the other way. On the other
hand. a great many. probably large majority
q the men who will vote for the resolutions VIII
90 So because thev earnestly and sincerely believe
that il is the duty % Congress now 70 take the
proposed action Among The latter. % course
are 70 be counted those who have spoken In favor
o, the conference report
Strong and earnest speeches In support o. the
resolutions were delivered to-day by Messrs.
Adams OF Pennsylvania. and Quigg. q New
York both OF whom ara members q the Com
mitee on Foreign Affairs and Dy others Equally
strong and earnest speeches in opposition We're
made by Messrs. Glu-tt OF Massachusetts,,
Turner o. Georgia. and several Others.
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