The herald., 1896-02-28

moment. Thoroupou the excitement sub
sided and the debate on the elsprDs case
been decided that Mr.. Hit again rose to
call up the Cuban resolutions. So many
gentlemen, said he, had asked him to lay
the Proposition before the house that, in
obedisncefSo theft tSwishbs and in obedienca
to the Instructions of the committee to call
up the resolutions at the earliest possible
momeqt. he now asked unanimous consent
for tl,6k iarnndiate consideration. A scene
of e&th0piasm then put the house into a
perfecyfurore.
III do not wish to make . speech on these
resolutions. They are brief and present a
plain, simple proposition on q question
with which every one in America is IA
miliar."
Amid cries of "vote, vote," Bailey Dem
ocrat Of Texas) said he would make no OBJ
jections to voting on the resolutions sepa-
rately, but he was opposed to the last
resolution, which pledged the support of
congress- in advance to anything the exec
utive might do.
Mr.. Hit was saying that he thought there
would be no objection to striking out that
resolution, and Turner, Democrat of
Georgia, was on the floor asking If unani-
mous consent WAS required, when Bou-
telle, Republican of Maine, sprang to his
feet fairly bristlinR with pugnacity. In q
very emphatic manner he said: ~ under
stood the resolutions accord beliigerent
rights TO the Cuban insurgents, an action
that might involve the United States in a
war with Spain."
"That's what we want" cried several
"Weli,n continued Boutelle, impetu.
ously, II object to their passage without a
word of explanation"
Hit tried to dissuade Boutelle, but the
latter was obdurate.
"Why," said he, 'it 10 already o'clock
and consider this proposition to take up
resolutions of such momentous gravity in
reasons; / want to see whether the
reasons appeal to my Judgment as an
American citizen. as o member of con-
gress, and as a patriot. | object to the
present consideration of resolution of
that gravity"
great emphasis. Hit was evidently
chagrined. He had prepared the report,
he said, in Difference to what he thought
was the unanimous wish of the house.
Meantime other members were continuing
their appeals to Boutelle, until that gentle-
man turned savagely upon them and de-
clared that he did not propose to vote at a
moments notice to involve his country in
war with country with which we were
now at peace.
The house then at 5:15 o'clock ad.
journed.
The Tarsney-v vanhorne case was called
Immediately after the house met. The
linois, Long, Republican. of Kansas, in
favor of the majority report; Mcguire,
Democrat, of California, in favor of the
resolution of the minority to commit the
case, and johnson, Republican, of Indiana,
chairman of the committee, who closed
for the majority; The debate produced
considerable partisan feeling. but beyond
tu oh Johnson
and Taylor, Republican. of Ohio, the dis
senting Republican member of the COM
mittee, there were o features.
johnson put question to Taylor, and
said he would give him five minutes to
answer it.
"The gentleman's action, replied Taylor,
contemptuously, ''is characteristic of his
method of argument, but when in his men,
tai operations he attempts to place limit
on mite, l repudiate his generosity"
Democratic applause)
~ trust the gentleman will observe"
retorted johnson, "that the applause he
receives does not come from this side of
the house," (Republican applause.)
At $50 the vote was taken, first on the
resolution of the minority on the commit
tee to recomInit the case with instructions
to the committee to open the testimony,
purge the fraudulent precincts and recount
the honest ballots.
ue TSsOiutlOu was uelodtcus L = W lOfs
and the majority resolution declaring Van
horne, the contestant, entitled to his seat,
was adopted without division. w. Van
horne came forward amid applause and
took the oath of office.
The following Republicans voted with
the Democrats on the motion to recommit
and reopen the case: Arnold, (Pennsyl-
vania), Bishop, Brown, Burton, (Ohio),
Codding, Divener, Fenton, Huling, West
virginia), Hyde, Kulp. Leighty, Parker,
Pilney, Powers, Southwick, Taylor, Well
ington and Wright.