The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-06
Conference Committee Of the Senate Agree 10
Recede From Senate'S Disagreement.
THEY ACCEPT THE HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
senator Chandler Does Not Think
Them Strong Enough -FnvOrx Re.
c"gnition nnd maintenance OF
Cubn's Independence ut tho Risk
OF wnr with Spnin.


on Privileges ana Elections. continued
and finished the argument begun by
hiln yesterday In support Of the commit
tees report declaring Henry A. Du-
pont duly elected Senator of the
United states from the State of Della
ware. The matter went over TIL Mon
day next, when MIR. Turpie. representing
the minority of the committee. Is to
present an argument on the opposite
side of the question.
TIL conference report on the Cuban
resolutions was presented by MIR. Sher-
man, chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations. the report hclng
that the Senate recedcd from it's disn-
Ereemcnt to the House resolutions and
agreed to it az Il substitute for its own
resolutions. The report was made Spe-
cinl order for next Monday at . o'clock.
Mr. Chandler said that In his judg-
ment the resolutions were not strong
enough. and that he was In favor of
action for the recognition and mainic-
nance by the United States of the indie
pendcncc of Cuba. ''at the risk OF war
with Spain"
Mr. IIawicy Gep). OF Connecticut,
who had voted for the Senate rcsn-
lutions, intimaicd that there were con-
siderations which should make Senn-
tors stop and think before voting. The
United States. he said. had exposed
itself to unfricndly criticism In Europe,
ana II WAS within the boundaries of
possibility that this country would find
itself involved I'm war not with one
nnt!on, but with more than one. He rid
lculed the talk about an American army
of five or ten millions. and asked what
those men would do without coast de-
Tense. Would they march to the sandy
beach of New Jersey and offer them
selves as food for the encmys cannon ?
They could do nothing else.
Among the bills reported and placed
on the calendar was one for the adjust
mcnt of certain claims of the United
States against the state or Tennessee
and of the State Of Tennessee against
the United States During the morn
ing business MIR. Allen introduced n
joint resolution authorizing the Prcsi-
dent to issue n, proclamation recognizing
the political Independence of Cuba, and
asked unanimous consent to submit some
observations ut this time.
Let it go over" Mr. Hale inter-
posed.
The Vice president asked whether
there was any objection 10 Mr.. Aliens
request.
Il will not object" MIR. Hale said
but ] call The attention OF the Senator
to the Importance of observing the rule
which requires imperatvcly, that on OBJ
lection 10 any measure It shall so over
and until the Senate believes that there
is some distinctively good reason why he
should submit remarks at the present
time hope he will not ask unanimous
consent TO break the rule. ] will not Oh
jcct myself
This brought about sharp inter
change of compliments, between Messrs
Allen and Hale, into which Chandler was
also drawn, which occupied fifteen or
twenty minutes II was ended by an in
qniry from Mr. Wolcott as to what bust
ness was before the Senate that allowed
The triangular colloquy. The,vice Presi-
dent explained the situation.
II now withdraw my request for unani-
nous consent
Mr.. Aliens resolution declaring that
United States bonds and legal tender
notes are redeemable in gold and silver
coin went over until such time as Mr..
Allen may desire action upon It,
The Senate passed some twenty-five
bills on the calendar that were unob-
icctcd 10.
Among the bills passed was Senate
bill TO pay s4S.S5S to the heirs of the
late John Roach for labor and matrrial
on the United States gunboat Dolphin.
Also House bill to incorporate the Su-
pieme Council of the thirty-th!rd degree
of Scottish Rite Masonry for the South
crn jurisdiction of the United States.
six persons named I'm the bill are iucor-
po'atc in the District Of Columbia by
the name of The Supreme Council (Mo-
ther Council of the World of the In
spectors General knights Commanders
OF the House of the Temple of Solomon
Of the Thirty-third degree Of the Ancient
ana Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma
sonry OF the Southern Jurisdiction of
the United States of America"
After short executive session. the
Senate at 4;25 adjourned until Monday
next.
Giouse.)-The dry routine of debate
upon the question of fixing the salary
of a Federal Marshal was INTERRUPTED
to-day by a rather violent scene. pre-
cipitatcd by speech from Mr.. Hart
man Gtep), of Montana, resentine Pres
idcnt Clcveland's remarks i'm his Car
negie Hall missionary speech Tuesday
night. in which he spoke of Corrupt and
unsafe States and undesirable Terri
tories" in the West.
Mr.. Hartman denied the right of tho
President, as he said. to insult these
sections of the country and the citizens
thereof He had not proceeded far ere
he was called to order bv Mr. Powers
Qscp0, of Vermont, who said he did so
because there was nobody on the DEM
ocrattc side related to the President by
affinity or consanguinity who seemed
sufiiciently interested to act.