Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
The Senate Conference Com
mittee Gives in
ON THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS
The Report Was Made Special Order for
Monday Next.
Mr.. rLEvELAND'S SPEECH CRITICISED
Hartman of Montana Jumped All Over the
President for Saying That the West
ern States Are Corrupt, Unsafe
and Undesirable.
Mr.. rLtvsLAND's SPEECH CRITICISED

Washington, d. c., March Sin the
senate today Mr.. Mitchell, republican, of
oregon, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections continued and
finished the argument begun by him yes
terday in support of the committees re-
port declaring Henry A. Dupont duly
elected senator of the United States from
the state of Delaware. The matter went
over till Monday next, when Mr. Turpie,
democrat, of Indiana, representing the
minority of the committee, is to present
an argument on the opposite side of the
question.
The conference report on the Cuban
resolutions was presented by Mr. Sher
man, chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, the report being that the
senate recede from it's disagreement to
the house resolutions and agree to them
as substitute for its own. The report
was made a special order for Monday
next at o'clock. In a brief discussion
that took while the report was before
the senate, Mr.. Chandler said that in his
Judgment the resolutions were not strong
enough, and that he was in favor of ac-
ton of the recognition and mainte-
nance by the United States of the inde-
Spain.
Mr.. Hawley, who voted for the senate
resolutions, intimated that there were
considerations which should make sena-
tors stop and think before voting. The
United States, he said had exposed itself
to unfriendly criticism in Europe; and 1t
was within the bounds of possibility that
this country would find itself involved
in war, not with one nation, but with
more than one. He ridiculed the talk
about an army of 100000 or 1O,00O,0 ,000,
and asked what these men would do
without coast defenses. Would tney
march down to the sandy beach of New
Jersey and offer themselves as food for
the enemy's cannon? They could do
nothing else.
Among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar was one for the adjustment
of certain claims of the United. States
against the state of Tennessee and OF the
state of Tennessee against the United
States.
During the morning business Mr. Allen,
populist, of Nebraska, introduced JOINT
resolution authorizing the president or
the United States to issue proclama-
ton recognizing the political independ-
ence of Cuba, and asked unanimous con-
sent to submit some observations at TINS
time
LET 1t go over" Mr.. Hale interposed.
The vice president asked whether there
'sI will not object" Mr. Hale said, but
call the attention of the senator from
Nebraska to the Importance of observing
the rule which requires imperatively
that on objection to any measure 1t shall
go over, and unless the senator believes
that there is some distinctively good rea-
son why he should submit remarks at
the present time l hope he will not ask
unanimous consent to break the rule
will not object myself"
This brought about a sharp inter-
change of compliments between Messrs.
Allen and Hale, into which Mr.. Chandler
was also drawn. which occupied fifteen
or twenty minutes. 1t was ended by an
inquiry from Mr. Wolcott as to what
business was before the senate that al
lowed the triangular colloquy. The vice.
president explained the situation
IT could have delivered my speech in
two minues," Mr.. Allen remarked, with
an air of disgust. II now withdraw my
request for unanimous 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-
jected to- Among the bills passed was
senate bill to pay $48858 to the heirs of
the late John Roach for labor and ma
terial on the United States gunboat Dol
phin. Also house bill to incorporate the
supreme council of the thirty-thrd de-
gree of Scottish rite masonry for the
southern Jurisdiction of the United
States Six persons named in the bill
are incorporated and made body polite
and corporate in the District of Columbia
by the name of 1.-THE supreme council
(mother council of the world) of the in
spectors general knights commander of
the house of the temple of Solomon Of
the Thirty-third degree of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma
sonry of the southern Jurisdiction of the
United States of America"
After a short executive session the sem
ate at ABS adjourned until Monday next.
House.
The dry routine Of debate upon the
question Of fixing the salary of a federal
marshal was interrupted today by
rather violent scene, precipitated by
speech from Mr.. Hartman, republican,
of Montana, resenting President Cleve-
lands remarks in his Carnegie hall mis-
sionary speech Tuesday night, in which
he spoke of corrupt and unsafe states
and undesirable territories in the west"
Mr. Hartman denied the right of the
as he said, to insult these sec
tons of the country and the citizens
thereof He had not proceeded far be-
fore he was called to order by Mr.. Pow
ers, republican, of Vermont. who said he
did so because there was nobody on the
side related to the president
by affinity or consanguinity who seemed
sufficiently interested to act. The chair
man, Mr.. Hepburn, republican, Of Iowa
ruled that the speaker was proceeding
within the rules and Mr. Hartman pro-
Inspired by Mr.. Powers. Mr.. Hartmans
further remarks were loudly opposed by
Messrsls Miles, democrat. of Maryland,