The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-07
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Adopts tho Concurrent Resolution ON Cuba
Tho Vote Stood ea4 TO s7--The Resolu-
tions Are as Originally Adopted by the
senate--Mr. fuckers objection Prevents
Their Adoption by Acoiamation
Washington, April 6,-The house this
afternoon, by the Overwhelming vote Of
244 to a. adopted the concurrent Gu
ban resolutions previously agreed to by
the senate.
The resolutions are:
Resolved, by the senate, the house
of representatives cpncurring, That in
the opinion of congress, a condition of
public war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government pro-
claimed and for some time maintained
by force of arms by the people of Cuba;
and that the United States of America
should maintain strict neutrality be-
tween the contending powers, accord
ing to each all the rights of belligerents
in the ports and territory of the United
States.
Resolved, further, That the friendly
! offices of the United States should be
offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition OF the
independence of Cuba"
The twenty-seven congressman who
voted against free Cuba were:
Arnold, Rhode Island; Atwood, Ber-
ry, Black, Georgia; Boutelle, Culberson,
Daniels, Dorener, Draper, Elliott,
| South Carolina; Gillett, New York; Gill
lett, Massachusetts; Grant, Hendricks,
| Lefever Lockhart, Mccall, Massachu-
| sets; Moody, Poole, Simpkins, Tucker,
Turner, Georgia; Tyler, Wadsworth,
| Walker, Massachusetts; Walker, Viz
| GINA; Wright.
| The general understanding that the
| final vote would be taken at noon to-
| day on the senate resolutions fayorlng
| the recognition of belligerent rights to
| Cuba attracted to the capitol one of the
| largest audiences of the session. Long
before Speaker Reed pounded on his
| desk for silence and called the house to
! order every seat in the public gallery
was occupied.
| In spite of the agreement reached on
| Saturday that the vote should be taken
| to-day Immediately after the reading
of the journal without a word of debate,
members of the house debated the sub
| ject among themselves then with as
much animation as If the struggle was
| close and exciting, instead of over
| whelmingly in favor of the resolutions.
AS soon as the journal was read to-
day Chairman Hit of the committee
on foreign relations called for the reg
| ular order, which was to vote on the
| Cuban resolutions. Pending action,
| Chairman Wadsworth Of the committee
| = Oh hn al ~ly' g
| desk a letter from Secretary Morton
stating that the seed would be distrib-
uted according to the recent order Of
| congress.
Then the Cuban question was taken
up When Speaker Reed put the ques-
| ton the ayes were almost unanimous
| Speaker Reed was about to declare the
resolutions adopted by reclamation,
when Representative Tucker of Virgin
| ia, in opposition, demanded a roll call.
mo, no, nor shouted the members
on both sides of the house.
"Let us make it unanimous ex-
claimed several members in chorus.
Mr.. Tucker insisted on his demand
| for the ayes and nays, so Mr., Hit re-
marked, Let us give him roll call, :"
ard accordingly sufficient number Of
members arose to warrant the speaker
in ordering the roll call.
The roll call was devoid of special In
cident, although several members fol-
| lowed the calling clerk closely.
When the call was completed several
members gathered around the clerk and
waited for the official announcement.
There were twenty-seven votes against
! the resolutions.
The result was greeted with cheers
and great applause.
/ There We're many explanations pend
4 ing the announcement of the vote.
| There was an anxiety on the part Of
| members to be recorded, so a recapitu
| lation was ordered after all the pairs
had been declared and the personal
statements concluded