The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-04
The Question Is Concurrence in
Senate Resolutions.
ARGUMENT az NIT
he Refuses to suppose Cleveland
Would Disobey Congress.
''astsrson- Sometimes . sroke~man OF
the Administration, Favor> the Res
oiutions-The Only opp-osirlon, fn
Fscs, Is Prom Boutelle. Who Is a.
Bitter a. Ever.

Warrington CITY April 5-The house 20
saS revived fse agitation oz the question
- ~aSan oesAssFency in connection wfth
the conference reporz on tSe Cuban rsso-
-sN"i.s was aot expected taat there
s"olsi De much debate. bu, Eouf.lle by his
sfso1eas opposition prevented action to-
sA@t- Asas <fz chances are nos that the de-
Date All run all day iomarrox. Hir-.
ea'airnaan Of the foreign affairs commit
tee. IN pfssenting the conference report,
MADE very 'tsrnperats speech, tr the
eyasse OF wnsch ne expressed toe greatest
eDnhfenee tnat the president although tho
resolutions, being concurrent. had no
shains effect on the executive. would ror
Dc - Fecreani 20 his duty as 20 disre-
cara the expressed Slsh OF congress" He
IA t4ct refused 10 entertain the suggestion
mat AIR Cleveland might not recognize
TIE ceiiigersncy Of the cutans as a re-
sud OF ihe adoption Of the resolutions In
TINS connection. Patterson. Dem, Tenn.
sho - recognized az ora Of the admins
rafion leadss on the floor made A s.E-
niHcSpt statement. "if the cMhar.s are
eniied. be asked. in the cause of inae-
penosnee uey are entitled 10 autonomy
and II The United States would interfere
to preven, Sialf. from acquiring new ter
rioFy In Fhis hemisphere. shy should sa
he' interfere % prevent her from retain
hs territory BY subtusstionT' Bouiesle.
On TIE other hand. maintained that IL was
an oaen secret that The administrai iian was
opposed 20 granting beiligerency TO the
@ubans. There were several exciting IN
e'1eHts during his speech
Inc ga4.sFiss were weil filed in an
tIaipatioH at the renewal Of the Cuban de-
o.ts Ia connection With the presentation
ot the conference report on the Cuban reso-
iutioh- en, the attendance on the door
Mas smaller than usual
fseAler. chairman OF the pensions COM
led
being private biii day. he wanted TO pro-
csra WIKI the consideration of private pen
son bulls reported from committee OF the
whole.
hitt. chairman Of the foreign affairs CON-
nitiee. thought he ought 10 antagonlzs
these bills " they would entail debate, in
the interest Of the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions.
Cuba can walt" replied Piekler. Will.
~e pass these pension bills
Hitt finally agreed TO withhold his mo-
tton II Fickler would demand the preVia1s
question on each hill as called up. The
Democrats Insisted that there ought TO be
debate Eramau. Dem. Pa, promptly
made the point OF no quorum the arst
ballot. There were some dilaiory tactics
and the speaker was compelled to count
quorum.
On one occasion. when Erfman made
Tire point Of no quorum, the speaker made
quorum thus deciding that a majority
OF the living members was quorum. In
stead Of a majority Of the fun member
ship OF the houss. a point raised In the
Kentucky senatorial fight This question
had never been absolutiye settled. In fha
fffty-hrst congress Speaker Reed he'll
That majority OF fu,i house was 4
Quorum. Richardson called attention 70
the importance of the ruling. ard asked II
the speaker Intended 20 reverse his de-
eisson In the fifty-frst congress
The speaker replied that he did II.
added that his former ruling Vas made
hurrsediy. on the SIDE Of safety. After =
thorough examination he had concluded
that majority Of the liyinE members
vas quorum. He cited several auEhori-
ses. among others that of Revsrdy John
son. Grestenor. Rep. Ohio SAID he de-
sifed a. some future time 10 cite other au-
thoritics
After thirty bills had been passed in
something more Than an hour. Erinan
made a novel point OF order demanding.
after a hlll had been ordered 70 be en-
Srossed. that ! COPY cf the engrossed hsl
''e rroiuced As uhis could not be done.
the oil WRs laid aside
Thea. at = p. M. Hits. chairman OF
the fareiSn AFFAIRS committee called up
the conference repcrg on the cuban re~a-
lat'onS Jas report agreed "a the seaAte
resolutions. the first os which declared
IN no opinion OF congress. mat state of
pahtr war existed IA Cuba. ana that the
United States should rssir Iata siricf
neutrality between the heili9ereats anA
;he second requested The president 20 use
his lFiegdly assses with the Spanish gov
ernment In recognition az the ladepera-
cree 81 cu,a- TTfe eonfernes originally
agreed on the house rcsotu sipas. thc most
luportans of whleh favored Intervention
n necessary. rut Nhfa she ssnata refa-fa4