The record-union., 1896-02-29

amendment requesting the President to
recognize the Republic of Cuba, and ex-
tend all rights and privileges to the
Minister from that republic.
Sherman moved to lay this Oh the
table, and it was agreed TO by a vote of
81 TO IL.
The concurrent resolution of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, with Cam
eron's amendment added to it, was then
voted on-Sherman calling for the yeas
and nays.
division of the question was de-
sired by Morrill, (Rep.) of Vermont, but
the vice-President decided that it was
not divisible.
The vote was then taken and the re-
suit was adoption of the concurrent res
olutions by a vote of GA to 6, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Bacon,
Baker, Bate, Berry, Brown, Burrows,
Butler, Call, Cameron, Cannon, Carter,
Chandler, Clark, Cockrell, Cullom,
Daniel. Davis, Dubois, Elkins, Faulk-
ner, Frye Gallinger, Gear, Gibson, Cor
man, Gray, Hawley, Hill, Irby, Jones
(Arkansas), Jones (Nevada), Kyle,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Martin, Mills. Mitchell (Ore-
gon), Morgan, Nelson, Pasco PETER,
Perkins, Pritchard, Proctor. Quay,
Roach, Sherman, Shoup, Smith, Squire,
Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Turpie, Vest,
Walthall. Warren, White, Wilson-64.
Nays - Messrs. Caffery, Chiffon,
George, Hale, Morrill,, Wetmore-6.
No applause or demonstration of any
kind followed the announcement of the
result. On the part of the Senators
there was undoubtedly a feeling of re-
lief from the great strain of the last few
days. and on the part of the immense
audience there must have been gratifi-
cation at the result OF the struggle
More than half of the spectators imme-
diately left the CALLER es-the diplomatic
gallery being entireIy emptied.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was reported and
agreed to.
The House bill relating to the anchor
age and movement of vessels in St.
Mary's River was taken from the
calendar and passed. At 5 o'clock the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S--The Cuban
resolution did not figure in to-day's pro-
ceedings of the House until just before
the close of the session. Secretary Cox
of the Senate announced to the House
the action of the Senate, and the House
galleries cheered his statement. The
resolutions lie on the Speakers desk,
whence they may be called up at any
time. 1t was understood that Hit will
ask the House to dispose of them next
Monday.
AS soon as the journal was read the
House went into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill for the year ending June 80,
1897, and twenty-one pages of it were
disposed of before adjournment
In the course of the general debate,
which lasted until nearly 2 o'clock,
Grout (Rep.) of Vermont, member of
the Committee on Appropriations, read
a speech on sound and stable currency.
A message from President Cleveland
vetoing the bill authorizing the lease of
school lands in Arizona was laid before
the House, and was made the special
order for tomorrow.
The conference report on the general
pension appropriation bill and the re-
port of the Elections Committee No. /
confirming Jones' title to the seat as
representative from the First District
of Virginia, was agreed to-
At 4:50 o'clock the House took a re-
cess until O'Clock
At the night session the House, in
Committee of the Whole (Hopkins in
the chair), considered and laid aside
with favorable recommendation nine
private pension bills, which were subse-
quently ordered to be reported to the
House.