The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-07
The CUBAN RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The House Agrees to the Con-
ference Report
BY Vote OF 24f to 27-rhe Former Vote
was aGs to 17-Liss OF the Negative
votes-River and HarbOr Bill Passes
the House-Postoffico Appropriation
Blu in tho Senate.

WASHINGTON. April 6.-The House
to-day adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions by q vote Of 244
to 81. The former vote was 262 to II.
BY it's action to-day the House agreed
to the Senate resolutions snd disposed
OF the resolutions ct least for the pres-
emit.
Those who voted in the negative were
as follows:
Republicans-Arnold, CT Rhode Is
land; Atwood. Black, Of New York;
Boutelle, Daniels, Draper, of New
York; Gillet, OF Massac husests; Grout,
Lefevre, MCCALL, of Massachusetts;
Moody. Poole, Slmpkins, Wadsworth,
Walker. OF Massachusetts; Walker. Of
Virginia; Wright-1s.
i Demccrats-Berry, Black, Of Georgia;
Culberso2, Elicit, Elliott, Lockhart.
Tucker, Turner, OF Georgia; Tyler-9.
The river and hsrbor bill passed to-
day, carries in actual appropriations
SlO,330,560 and authorizes contracts for
80 new projscts with limit Of cost Of
S51, 72l2lO.
Only 40 minutes debate WAS allowed.
Mr.. Hooker, chairman of tho river and
|
an extention OF this time, but first Mr..
Mcguire and then Mr.. Grosvenor OBJ
jected.
The debate was very spirited. Mr..
Dockery attacked the recklessness with
which 1t WAS proposed to extend the
continuing contract" system in the
bill-a natural result, he claimed, Of
the policy Of giving the governments
, promise to pay instead Of paying cash.
He admitted, however. the great
economy OF the contract system, which
I Mr. Burton had stated from official re-
| ports to be 80 per cent.
Mr.. Hepburn also made 3 vicious on
slsught on the bill, which he said had
l.. enough "pork" in it to insure Its pas
A sage. He devoted himself principally
!. to the river commission, the work of
9 which he denounced. This brought
forth q reply from Mr.. Catchings, the
!. former chairman of rivers and harbors,
" and q defense OF the measure from Mr..
s Hooker, the present chairman.
"a When the vote was finally taken the
d majority in favor OF 1t was so over
whelming that it's opponents were un-
D. able to secure the ayes and noes. Before
b. tho House adjourned, the New Mexico
!. bond bill WAS defeated and the bill &C
a. open the Asiiniboine military reserva-
a ton WAS passed.
The Cuban resolutions will be off,
70 cially brought to the attention OF the
at President to- morrow by the secretary OF
It the Senate, who will present him with
10 an enrolled copy of the. document.
IN Ordinarily concurrent resolu tions are
r. not forwarded to the President, az they
IN do not require his signature, but these
resolutions will be laid before him al
he the Armenian resolutions were because
o. they express the opinion that he should
of tender the offices of the United States
A to Spain for the recognition OF Cubal
L. independence anu are therefore dtrec
ton to him in so far as Congress cal
r. direct the President in such o proceed
pg ing.
,o Senate Proceedings.
Oh The Senate spent the entire day o
ca ! the pos to flee appropriation bill, buS oil
IT. not complete 1t. The bill served I
,h. bring out some sharp criticisms by Sen
RI ator German on the administration {
Dr. the Postotfice Department and by Sens
ev. tor Allen on alleged Irregularities II
ess sulting from the civil service system.
co. Mr.. Allen repeated sensations
,wo charges as to large money contribution
,nd said to have been made In the iutere
ves OF Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison. TT
charge that Mr.. WauamAker contribu
ad. ted $500, OGO toward Mr.. Harrison's Gle
.ial ton led to an emphatic denial from NJ
un- Hswley. Mr.. Allen alluded to til
lses Pfesloent "a ms maJsssy anu as VI
NIB chief mugwump OF the country.
Mr.. Call asked to 60 on with the Cubs
the resolution offered by him promoting IL
and immediate use OF the United STAT
The army to protect American citizens
nffi- Cuba and to prevent barbnrities. M
and Allison insisted, however thas tne
hat preparation bills were of supreme IL
.ord portance and must be kept to the fror
@ on Mr.. Call then gave notice that
sion would move to take up his Cuban res
by lutions to morrow.