The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-06
Cuban Resolutions Passed
by the House. N
Mr.. Hit Called Up Regular
Order and Is Sustained.
On ROll-Call Which Was Ordered
the Vote Stood IA to II.

WASHINGTON, April 6.--There was a
very large attendance in the galleries OF
the House today to witness the final ac-
tion on the Cuban resolutions and also
in anticipation of en- exciting contest
over the attempt TO be made to pass tho
river and harbor bill under suspension of
the rules. Many of the spectators were
strangers from New York. Under the
agreement made on Saturday, the vote on
the adoption of the report of the con-
ferees on the Cuban resolutions was the
first thing in order.
Before Chairman Hit demanded the
renglar order, Mr.. Wadsworth, chairman,
of the committee on agriculture, present.
ed for the information OF the House a let
ter from the secretary OF agriculture no.
titying him that in Difference to what
seemed the unanimous desire of the Houses
OF Representatives he had telegraphed ac-,
cepting the proposition to put the seeds
to he distributed by Congressmen into
packages of five instead of I5 packets
(making 2,025, 600 packages, instead OF
675, 000l. The members expressed their
qualification by applauding the announce
ment.
Mr.. Hit then demand the regular
order. The speaker put the question on
the adoption of the conference report.
The great swelling chorus of yeas was
followed by feeble scattering negative
vote and the speaker was about to de-
clare the motion carried when Mr. Hit
asked for the yeas and naya s
Yielding to the appeals OF many men,
bers, however, he withdrew it.
Mr.. Boutelle tRep., Me- J, who had made
himself conspicuous by his opposition to,
yeas and nays and The report would have
been declared adopted had not Mr. Tucker
| (Dem., Va.,) member OF the foreign
affairs committee, who has opposed the
Cuban resolutions, at this juncture
stepped forward and demanded roll call
and so the roll was called. The resolutions
were adopted by a vote OF 244 to q.
The announcement was greeted with Z
great demonstration on the floor which
was taken up by the galleries.
The vote on the resolutions was taken
in the shape of motion to adopt the con.
ference report, this report showing that
the House conferees had agreed to tho
Senate resolutions. The resolutions being
concurrent do not need the approval of
the President, but of course will be sent
to him through the usual channels SO
that he will receive official notification of
question.
Those who voted in the negative were
as follows
Reputlicans-Arnold Of Rhode Island,
Atwood. Black OF New York, Boutelle,
Daniels, Draper. Gilett Of New York,
fevre, Mctall of Massachusetts,, Moody,
Poole, Simkpins, Wadsworth, Walker OF
Massachusetts,, Walton OF Virginia..
Wright
Democrats Berry, Black of Georgia,
Culberson, Elliott, Lockhart, Tucker,
Turner Of Georgia, Iyler-9.
As soon as the tumuit had subsidized Mr..
Hooker (Rep., Pa.,), chairman OF the
river and harbor committee, moved TO
suspend the rules and pass the river ana
harbor bill He asked that the reading of
the bin be dispensed with, but Mr.. Rich-
sing bin carrying millions of dollars
without the formalily OF reading it.
In The Senate.
Many of the -Eenutors who nave been
prominent of late in the affairs of their
States, wero back in the Senate today,
including Senaotrs Chandler of New
Hampshire, Harris of Tennessee, Lind
say of Kentucky, Palmer OF Illinois, and
| Thurston of Nebraska. Among the bills
faovrably reported was one TO prevent
wholesale divorces in the territories by
requiring one years residence before the
] application of The divorce.
Mr.. trye (Maine), introduced bill TO
| pension the widow of the late General
| Thomas l.. Casey, chief engineer OF the
uEilN OH tnt lict NJ ritO DtF
month. Mr.. Allison was about to pro-
ceed with the consideration of the post
office appropriation bill, when Mr.. Gail
| (Dem. Fla..) asked to go on with the
! Cuban resolution offered by him some
! days ago, proposing the immediate use of
the United states navy to protect Ameri-
| can citizens i'll Cuba and TO prevent bar
barities.
MIR. Allison insisted. however, that the
| appropriation bills were OF supreme inn
portance and must be kept to the front.
MIR. Call then gave notice that he would
move to take up his Cuban revolutions
| tomorrow.
Inquiries by Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me. J, was
TO the parliamentary statues of the reso-
lutions indicated that Mr.. Hall will meet
with opposition in returning TO the
| Juhan subject.
The postoifice appropriation bill wa.
then taken up the pending question be-
ing that OF consolidation country and
suburban postotlices as adjuncts TO city on
metropolitan districts.