Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-05
CUBA in THE SENATE
The Question Of Independence Comes
Up Unexpectedly
AND RESULTS NAwAn or WORDS
Between senator Allen Of N,bra'ka aud
Senator Hale Of Maine
The House.

wAsIiNaroS, March 6.-Tho quee'
ton Of Cuban independence came ~
UNEXPECTEDLY 10 the Senate today.
Alien (Pop.. Neb.,) presented a resoln.
ton difectiug the President TO issue
PROCLAMATION recognizing thv iniepen'
nence Of Cubs. Objection from Hale
(Maint), to tue request Of Allen fot
unanimous consent to make speech
ON the resolution directed matters to
the exchange Of personalities incon'
sis,ent with senatorial cjuriesy. The
NebraskA senator warmly announced
that II Hale objected the latter could
take warning that he would not TO
ceivo unanimous consent on any mea'
sure ~ long as no (Allen) was In the
Senate.
This brought from Chandler REP,
n. HI declaration that no would
give cunsent 10 no senator VINO pre-
laced his request with n threat against
.eunlor. IN general. Allen rctUtttd
that his remarks were applicable To
Hale, not ~ senators In general anu
hat he had no apologies " oder, a. TO
| Hale.
Hale said he would have no vendetta
with Allen, and thought each could he
| in better business than watching 10
pay each other on.
Allen closed tue incident by stating
that he would postpone bis speech, "
! Hale gave his con'ent TO such course
The senate passed a oil 10 pay
| Charles T.. Chouteau, the survivor of
Chuutuau Harrison Vale, sl5l,OUO Tor
a battery furnished during tue war
anu a resolution directing the judiciary
committee to Investigate tue subject Of
Uc1nttmyt NJ c1utp aud report what
amsudatofy laws were pecussaty. Tue
rs,olutiun WAS drawn by Hin ~ sub-
sttuie for the resolutions for inquiry
into the imprisonment Of l., Y. Dcbs.
The conicttes on the CUBAN tcsOlu'
tlun, after conference OF forty MIA
utus day, Ggr'ed upon tue House
substitute. A. . O'CLOCK Sherman pre-
sentcd the conference report To the
Senate.
The objection by Hale prevented tho
confederation Of the conference TepoTl
at the present time. Upon the Request
OF Sherman II was made a special OF
der Of business on Moniay.
the resolutions were notblronr enough
lie wa. In favor VI recognition ana tn
maintenance OF Cuban iudolendenc
by the United States. Call moved L
recognizes a motion 10 adjourn unit
= Monday, so the report might be- consld
I cred tomorrow.
= Hawley advised caution. We Nigh
? be involved In war not only with on
: nation but with several. Without nj
adequate navy and coast deienses, Their
. shouli be great care exercised In CIV
: ing ofTonse to other nations. liz hopei
= the mrn 20 vigorously supporting war
] ike resolutions would vote for libefa
I appropriations for increasing the navy
= army and coAst deienses.
= Call Withdrew his motion TO recon
F.. slider the motion TO adjourn until Mon
! Jay aud the Cuban resolutions, there
fore, viii be- considered on Monday.
: The action VI the Senate cOniert
a roceiing from their resolutions Au
i accepting those Of the House ends ia
= matter az fat AZ the House Ii oOncefne
9 except for the simple announcement
o wnen the SenTte adopts the report q
u it's Conisfrs aud that action ~ tram
Q United to the House, Hit will sHplai
: whEt has been done.