The Lamar register., 1896-04-11
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
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washiugtnn. April q. The House has
adopted the senate concurrent Cuban
resolutions by vote Of "a to -.
II WAS recelyed with tumultous
chcers The vote on The resolutions WAS
takea In The shape OF resolution TO
adopt the conference report. this report
showing tis=s; the House conferees had
nEn-d 10 the senate resolutions.
This resolutions being concurrent. do
not need the approval Of the president.
but Of cuurse they viii b. sent to him
through the usual channels. 50 that ne
viii rrveiye official notification OF the
opiniou Of Congress on the Cuban ques-
ton.
Tlosc Whp voted In the negative were;
Republicans Nrunid of Rhode Island,
AwUod. black. New York; Boutelle,
Daniels. Draper. ciillette. New York; Gil.
lett. Massachusetts: Cruut. IL Fevre,
Mccall Massachusetts,: Moody Poole,
SimpkinS. Nadsvorth. Walker. Mass1'
chuse;tz. Walker. Virginia: wright-is
Democrats Berry. Black, Georgia;
Culi.euson. Elliott Elicit. IockhaTt,
Tucker. Turner. Georgia; Taylor-p.
Washington. April G-There was a
very large attendance in the galleries Of
the HOUSE to-day to witnes. thu Anal ac'
tlon on The Cuban resolutions. and In an
ucipation % an exciting contest over
the attempt 10 b. made 10 pass the river
and harbor hin under the suspension OF
rules Under the agreement made on
saturday. The vote on the adoption ns
ths report of the c1nfsrees On the Cuha-
resolutions was the first thing In or'iei
after The reading of the Journal
BEFORE Chairman Hit demanded tbs
regular order. Alr wadswurth. chairman
of the committee on agriculture. pre-
seute,i. for ih- Information Of the House
letter from the secretary d agriculture
na,lfyins him that in deference 10 what
SEEMED the unanimous desire Of tia
Hor9 ot Representatives, be had tcis'
zriphc,i accepting the proposition To pui
the ~..,is to D. distributed by Congress
men into packages Of i've Instead OF iif
teen parkrts jmaklng 2O25.oOo pack
ages. lnstead Of G1J.DO1 pncksges.i
The members expressed their gratif
cation by applaudluE the announcement
Mr. Hiu them demanded the regular
order rhe speaker put the question on
the adoption Of the conference report
The great swelling chorus OF ayes was
followed by a feeble. scattering negative
vote. and the speaker was about 20 de
eiare the motion carried when Mr.. Hin
asked for tlle yeas and nays Yielding
10 the appeals or many members. how
ever. he withdrew IT,
Mr. Boutelle tRepuhlican, Maine,
who had made himself conspicuous by
his opposition to the report. made no eff
fort to secure the yeas and nays, and
the report would liaye been adopted had
no, Mr. Tucker dDcmocrat, virginial. d
msmter OF the foreign affairs commit
tee. who was opposed to the Cuban reso
Iutians. At this juncture stepped forward
and demanded rpcorti-making vote
and the roll was called
The report was adopted-2iI TO "a,
The announcement was greeted witt
n great demonstration on the floor
which was taken up by the galleries.
A soon as the tumult had subsided
Mr.. Hooker tRcpuhlican, New York.
chairman OF the river and harbor com
mIttes moved TO suspend the rules and
naSs the river and harbor bill. He asked
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