The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
In THE HOUSE.
senate Cuban Resolutions and River |
and Harbor Bill Passed.


Senate Cuban Resolutions and River
and Harbor Bili Passed.
Washington City. April s.-The house
today adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions by a vote of 24i 10
y. and passed the river and harbor appro-
priation ball under suspension OF the rules.
after a lively debate of forty minutes. 10y
vote of 2is TO 10. The report on the Gu
ban resolutions had been debated Friday
and Saturday, and the vote today was
taken Immediately after the reading Of
the Journal. Eighteen Republicans and
nine Democrats voted against the report.
After the most determined opposition of
those opposed to ths recognition of the in
surge1ts in the senate and house. there
We're but ten more votes against the re-
port than against the original resolutions.
The former vote was 26e 20 IL BY its
action today the house agreed 10 the SEN
ate resolutions and disposed of the Cuban
question for the present. The river and
harbor bill carries IN actual appropria-
tons 81, SO and authorizes contracts
Tor thirty-two new projects, with a limit
OF cost of s5l.72i. .2ie
There was a large attendance in the gal
ierles TO witness the final action on the
cuban resolutions. and In lntic.pation OF
an exciting contest over the ATTEMPT 10
pass the river and harhor bill under sus-
pension of the rules. Under the agreement
made saturday. the vote on adoption OF
the report of the cnnferees on the C,,han
resolutions was first in order after the
reading Of the Journal.
Before Chairman Hit called for the reg
ular order Wadsworth. chairman Of the
committee on agriculture, presented a LET
ter from the secretary of agriculture.
notifying him that, in Difference TO what
seemed the unanimous desire of the house
he had teiegraphei accepting the proposi-
ton to put the seeds to be distributed hy-
congressman into packages OF five instead
OF fifteen packets. making e.2Jo.ooo instead
or osa."". packages. The members ex-
pressed qualification by applauding
Hit demanded the regular order. and
the speaker put the question on the adop-
tion OF the conference report 4 great
swelling chorus OF ayes was followed by A
feeble. scattering no vote. The speaker
was about 10 declare the motion carried
when Hit asked for the yeas and navs
Yielding 10 the appeals of many members
however. he withdrew the request Bou-
telle. Rep. Me. who had made himself
conspicuous by opposition TO the report
made no effort 10 secure the yeas and nays
and the report would have stood adopted
had not Tucker. Dem. Va. a member Of
the foreign affairs committee. who was
opposed TO the Cuban resolutions n this
juncture demanded a recori-making vote
The roll was called. and the report was
adopted. PA 10 2T
Those who voted no were: Republicans
Arnold. r. l.: Atwood. Black. y Y: Rou-
telle, Daniels. Draper. Gillette, Mass 4:
Grout Iefevre. Mccall. Mass: Moody
Poole. S'mpltins. wadsworth. Walker.
Mass Walker. Va. Wr!ght-ls Democrats
Berry. Black. Ca: Culberson. Elliott.
EIlett. Lockhart. Tucker. Turner. ca;
Tayier-e.
Tho announcement was greeted with Il
great fcr1orsira.io on the foo-. which
wns taker up by the galleries. As soon as
the tnmult had suhsided Hooper. Ren.. y
Y. chairman a. the river nnd harbor COM
.nittee moved TO suspend the rules and
PASS the river and harhor bnl He asked
that the reading Of the bill be dispensed
with. Richardson. Der1-, Tenn. objected
TO passing a bill carrying millions without
this formaIity.
The reading Of the bill Consumed one and
one-hait hours Al the conclusion of the
reading Rocker asked that the time for de-
hate be extended until o'clock Hep
burn. Rep. lows. protested. saying that
the h.ii involved the appropriation o: ss.-
90. re. Some amendments had been re-
ported only this morning. and he submit
ted that this extraordinary expenditure
should not be authorized without due de-
bate he extended until O'Clock
Mcguire. Dem. Cal. asked whether op-
pcrtu1ity would Be afforded for amend
mrnt B-iag Informed That there would
rot he any. he objected. Subsequently he
attempted tc withdraw his objection. but
Grosveror. Rep. Ohlo. renewed It, an5 the
debate vas entered upon.
A few minutes were given % Burton.
Ren Ohio. member ef the rivers ard
hsThors Committee. who particularly ex-
nlNitcS thr contract system extended b. the
bill 10 thirty-two new projects. This. he
saff wRs The mos conspicuous as We'll AZ
the most cummendable feature OF ire hfl
The reports Of the engineer department. q
thr army showed that the curtract system
iaaugurageA by the Fiftv-frst congress
haG effected a saving OF D per cent ~ al
work 80 authorized. The system vas not
only he rncst economical. but &; vas The
most courageous ard honsst-
uockery. Dem. No. led tte 3pp1s. .ion
- she bin. He favored. a- sad. jusr A.
p.aprias:oas foT the ereat waterways or
fh. country. but he Gli no; believe Sn-h
an--o n-satioas should BE- 0ppos~1 rs tra
{rup-oyefusng cG un!mporfAnt streams Ea
leed that although he might fat -r every
sem 4 this BIZ &c would oppose l.s PASS
aca under q motion 70 suspes. she Tulas
wrt-A would prevent &@hats an amend
sue-t Al explanation - th.S unus1al pra-
cs~4s wns thai SorEe q The rr@ysbs-S
Nerv csa1sor3rE fo~ larger arGra n~1at3ns.
SD st was net safe 70 f-s3st the hu Ia their
hans les IS items EoBlt - ls-grly in-
creased That might S% tse 1orr,ct ex-
glarzscr T-stS bail carrlts !iahutttes
sr7am-tlaS 80 ever SIS. .lsss.'N vghsla aIth
the ancuu. actually z1prcpr. sd aSg~e-
gated ever ksa ,sss ssa such an auv-sa~ss-
-icr - sahutifs6. WAS e-u,iH1 % The
careful consideration % fhe .c4se under
,he crs3r2ry rs8lss. NAich W7ui4 allow th-
debate ara ErssrlEasnt % s2-a rsa-agr4gsa.
lie denauucess it as a Elgh-az1 .-s. procseti-
l-E Proceeding ae revies -1 :he rapsf
ETawtn ard development ot ,he ranuaaisg
-srrrzct system -aausarats5 h~ she FYsty-
.irsg ccrx-sss-
~AAs Eas experience shown IA4, lh.s