The record-union., 1896-05-16
Populists Ally Themselves Solidly
With the Democrats.
The Cuban Question Revived in the
Senate i'm the Offering of ReSO-
luton by Senator Morgan of Ala
bama i'm Relation to the Ameri-
cans Captured on Board the Com
petitOr-HOuse Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The claim
Of Henry A. Dupont for the vacant seat
in the Senate from the State of Della
ware was decided adversely to him to-
day by a majority of one. The question
has been debated at great length from
time to time, and that debate was closed
to-day at 3 p. m. The result of all the
legal and constitutional arguments for
and against was that the Republican
Senators to man voted in favor OF the
claim, the Democrats against 1t,
and the Populists allied themselves SOL
idly on the Democratic side, making the
vote on the amendment which declared
that Dupont was not entitled to the
seat 81 to 80. A second vote on the res
olution thus resulted in exactly the
same figures. There was no attempt on
the part of the Republicans to postpone
the decisive vote.
The Cuban question was revived in
the Senate to-day in the offering of a
resolution by Senator Morgan of Ala
bama in relation to the American citi-
zens captured on board the Competitor,
and a speech on the subject is to be
made tomorrow by Morgan.
The tariff and public debt questions
were also brought up on the offering of
a resolution by Gallinger of New
Hampshire declaring a revision Of
the tariff law to be imperatively de-
manded, and Gallinger gave notice that
he would address the Senate on the sub
ject before the final adjournment.
A bill to prohibit the issuance of Gov
ernment bonds without the authority of
Congress was made the basis of a long
speech by Bacon of Georgia in support
of the bill.
The conference report on the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was presented and read, and
at the suggestion of Hill Oern.) of New
York it went over until tomorrow.
Morgan (Dem.) of Alabama offered
resolution, which went over until to-
morrow, instructing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to inquire as to the
reports of the United States under
treaties with Spain in respect 10 the
treatment of American citizens arrested
in Cuba and under sentence of death by
the Spanish military tribunals.
Gallinger (Rep) of New Hampshire
offered a resolution, which went over,
declaring that revision of the tariff
laws is imperatively demanded.
A resolution heretofore offered by
Aldrfch Rep) of Rhode Island for an
inquiry as to the effects of competition
between Oriental and American goods
was agreed to.
In pursuance of previous notice Bacon
nem.) of Georgia addressed the Senate
in favor of the bill to prohibit the issu-
ance of bonds or other injuring obliga-
tfons of the Government by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury or other officers of
the Government without the authority
4o.1 hot dol
ton of the powers of Congress over the
finances of the country was a violation
of the letter and spirit Of the Constitu-
ton.
PETER Pop.) of Kansas remarked that
whatever the responsibility of the SEN
ate might be in the matter the Popu-
lists had no share in it, as he had called
the attention of the Senate to the sub
iect two years ago in a speech on the
same lines as that of the Senator from
Georgia.
Bacon declared that if the day after
the Senate shall have adjourned, and
after Senators have hurried away to at
tend political conventions, it was an
rounced that the executive department
had without a special authority from
Congress, determined to issue one, two
Or InfRS nuluEtd IiihiSh~7 ~
there was no power to say to 1t nay 50
long as the law remained unrepealed-
Let the record" Bacon said, in this
connection, SHOW how Senator's and
Representative and how the political
parties whom they represent stand upon
this great issue"
Butler Pop) Of North Carolina COM
nended Bacon's speech, and called at
oh, lasI I(lJt hl
introduced early in the session prohibit
ing the issue Of bonds without the con-
sent of Congress. He gave notice that
nc would on some future day ask the
Senate to take UP that bill for consider
alton.
Hiu Dem) of New York objected TO
having the time farmed out IN ADVANCE.
The Dupont election case from the
State of Delaware was taken UP, and
Platt (Rep) of Connecticut continued
his argument begun yesterday In sup
port of Dupont's right to the vacant
seat
Villas Dem) of Wisconsin followed.
speaking against the right OF dupont
up to , O'Clock p. m, when uhueF the
unanimous consent arrangement the
final vote was to be taken.
Inc N1ce-PreSldenl Stdtta 1A'C dNS9
tion to be on the amendment offered by
Turpie Dem) of Indiana, declaring that
Dupont is not entitled to the seat;
Yeas-Allen. Bacon, Bate, Berry
Blackburn, Butler, Caffery, chiffon
CoclIreIl. Faulkner, George, Gibson,
Conan, Gray, Harris. Hill, Jones OF Ar
kansas. Kyle, Lindsay, Martin, Mllis,
Mitchell of Wisconsin. Morgan, Pasco
PETER, Roach, Stewart, Turpie' Nllas-
Walthall, White-31.
Nays-Baker, Brown, Cameron, Car
ter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Davis, Du-
bois. Elkins, Frye, Gallinger, HaWley
Mcbride, Mantle, Mitchell OF oregon
Perkins Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor
Quay, Sewell, Sherman, Shoup. Teller
Warren. Wetmore, Wilson-30.
The vote was then taken on the COM
rraittee resolution as amended, and II
was agreed to by the same vote, thus
Deciding the case definitely against Du-
wont.
The conference report on the bill tc