Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-04
REED SUSTAINED.
Simpson Raised the Issue and ID
Sat Upon Heavily.
KAHsAN CHALLENGED BY sPEAKR1

OcrAts Vote with the Repu buCaDD, But No
Populists, and One Republican In fhe Op.
position-Morgan and Tfllman Have .
Lively Exchange.
Washington. May 4.-'The issue was
made" as Speaker Reed put it in the
house yesterday, on the speakers policy
Of postponing the appointment Of COM
mittees. Simpson brought it up on an
other attack upon the speaker which
moved Reed to challenge him to propose
q resolution instructing the speaker to
appoint the committees. The Kansan
evaded this challenge, but Lewis. a new
Democratic member from Washington,
took up the gauntlet which the speaker
had thrown down and moved the adop-
ton Of a resolution Of the tenor suggest
ed by Reed. Then Fleming Of Georgia
offered a substitute embodying the in
structions in different terms and Ding
ley. the Republican leader, to make the
issue plain, as he said, presented anoth-
er substitute directing the speaker toap-
Point the comittees' Immediately"
When the vote was taken on the propo-
sition, the speaker was sustained by
practically the solid vote of the party,as-
oiStCo ny % lcLlCCIdlS uIlucT TIE ledQ6I-
ship of Bailey. The resolution was de-
feated-yeas. 50; nays, 124; present and
not voting, 13.
Put On Record for the First Time.
For the first time this session the fac.
lions in the Democratic ranks were
forced to put themselves on record, and
thirty-two Democrats with all of the
Populists supported Lewis. Low of New
owl
himself on record in support of the reso-
luton, while eight Democrats and five
Republicans answered present" Bailey
denounced in strong terms the spectacle
which the Democrats were presenting
by their disensions. Cochran of Mis-
souri, and Wheeler of Alabama, Of the
Democrats, spoke for the resolution,
while Dingley voiced the Republican
policy.
A senate resolution appropriating $780,
900 for the congress of the Universal Pos
tai Union was adopted and Showalter,
the Republican chosen at special cleo
ton to represent the Twenty-fi Penn
sylvania district, was sworn in.
Morgan Again Baked by Hale.
Washington, May 4.-The senator from
Alabama had his Cuban programme again
later had a "spat' with Tillman of
South Carolina. When Morgan wanted
vote on his Cuban resolution. Hale re-
marked that he had just returned after
an extended absence and desired some
time to prepare the remarks he would
submit. He assured Morgan that there
was no purpose to delay the resolution
for the mere sake Of delay. After proper
debate he said it would be voted upon,
as he was as anxious as any one to have
the resolution disposed Of Then Nor
gan said he had evidence in his possess
sion showing that under the present
policy of General Weyler, which he de-
clared Is one Of starvation, the people
In the Interior Of the island are starving
and alphabetically starving to death.
1t resulted, he said. from the orders
herding the country people in the towns.
Before the senator from Maine was
ready to speak hundreds Of people would
starve to death. Morgan declared that
2oO Americans were among those stary-
ing at Matanzas. Under such circum-
sstapces If senators desired delay they
must accept the responsibility, but he
could not in the sight Of God bear such
responsibility for single day.
Hale Differs with Morgan as to Facts.
Hale replied briefly, saying he differed
from Morgan as to the conditions prevail
ing in Cuba. And whatever the condi-
lions were, they could not be improved
by the resolution now offered, but
would be intensified. Il repeat there is
no purpose to delay this resolution" said
Hale. I will be ready for a vote tomor-
row, II necessary, If other senators are
ready then-certainly very soon. There
Is no desire to turn the resolution aside. -
The resolution then went over A Joint
resolution by Chandler was agreed to
without division. making Immediately
available $4,000 for the purposes Of the
international postal congress about to
assemble here.