The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-04
In CONGRESS.
Conference Committee on
Cuban Resolutions.
Decision by Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations.
The Senate and House Resolutions
Were Carefully Analysed.

WASHINGTON, March Am the Senate
today Mr.. Sherman reported back the Gu
ban resolutions and moved that the House
amendment to the Senate resolutions be
non-concurred in and a conference COM
mittee be appointed. The motion was
agreed to and the vice president appoint
ed Senator'S Sherman, Morgan and Lodge
a conference committee.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported the House
(Dingley) bill providing for the extermi-
mating of the Alaskan fur seals which was
made special order for next Thursday.
Mr.. Mitchell (Rep., Ore.,) presented
and had read a resolution reciting that
Henry Dupont Of Delaware was duly elec-
ted Senator and entitled To a seat since
March q, 1895. Mr.. Mitchell, chairman OF
the committee on privileges and elections,
then entered upon an explanation OF the
majority report drawn by himself. He
would, he said, speak particularly during
the course OF his argument on the subject
of the right of the United States Senate
TO inquire into the right of any person to
hold seat in the Delaware Legislature.
The membership OF the Legislature
mum bered 80. and he contended that on
the ballot on which Dupont received 10
votes he had the majority, as the vote of
Mr.. Watson was illegal. He read the law
OF succession when Governor dies or Is
disqualified. The Governor died and Mr..
Watson, a speaker OF the Senate, was then
eligible to I'LL that Office and took the
oath.
This occurred April Q, 1895, about one
month prior to the election OF Senator.
His name was dropped from the rolls of
the Senate and he did not claim the right
TO vote until shortly before balloting be-
gen, when he took the chair. Protest
was made TO the vote of Mr.. Watson and
Mr.. Dupont was declared by the speaker
OF the House to be elected.
In The House.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The attend
ance in the House today was small. Some
routine business was transacted before
the consideration of the legislative sppro-
pr alton bill was resumed.
bills were passed as follows: 10 author
ize the county of Navajo, Arizona, to issue
bonds for the construction OF county
buildings; to authorize the construction
OF bridge across the Missouri river at
Chamberlain, South Dakota.
THE DINoLEY RESOLUTION.
wAsHINGroN, March 4.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations decided
today to report the Dlgley resolution, au-
thorizing the determination of the fur
seals unless England consents 20 further
arbitration without amendment. There
was but one dissenting vote which was
cast by Senator Morgan.
The greater time of the committee meet
ing Yves devoted to the Cuban question
The Senate and House resolutions were
carefully aoalyzed end prepared. Several
of the members expressed themselves as
satisfied to accept the House resolutions
and the opinion was ventured by one or
two Of them that the House substitute
was in better form than the Senate's orig
inal measure.
In view of this fact, 1t appears probable
that il the House insists upon its substi-
tute it will win and the House resolutions
De accepted as the expression of the joint
opinion of the two bodies.