The herald., 1897-05-18
IN THE HOUSE
Under Objection Relief for Cuba Is
Postpcned

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE house
conferees on the Cuban question today
made a party issue of it ard adjourned
a .ssout taking any action. President
/ -y.inley's message was received with
Io.. dCsnonssraticn, ard on s,heels Mr.
Hit asked unanimous consent for con-
s.deration of a bill In response to the
residents request. Bailey of Texas
asked for consent to consider in ccnnec-
ton with the bill an amendment embod
ying Senator Morgan's resolution for
recognition Of the Cubans as belliger-
ents. Dingley would not consent to con-
slider the amendment, nor Bailey to
consider the bill without amendment. 50
for the time the question wss side
tracked. When the house devoted two
hours to debate on the conference report
on the feature OF the Indian bill opening
10 settlement the lands on the Uncom
pahgre reservation, in Utah. refused
TO accept the compromise agreed upon
by the conferees and asked for another
conference with the senate on the bill.
In the meantime the senate resolution
practically identical with Hits bill.
had been sent to the house and Hit
asked unanimous consent for its con-
sideration.
The deadlock between Dingley and
Bailey was re-enacted and while Bal
ley was endeavoring to get consent for
The consideration Of the two Cuban
propositions together Dingley put in "A
motion to adjourn. This motion wGs
carried by a vote of 20 to So. IS answer
ing present. Under the rule for hi
weekly sessions. recently adopted, the
adjournment carries the question over
to Thursday.
No sooner had the journal Of the last
session been read than Simpson of Kan
sas and Wheeler of Alabama. Demo-
crat, shouted objections. Wheeler was
trying to repeat his constitutional OBJ
lection, raised last week, amid the OBJ
jectfons of several Republicans, when
the presidents secretary, Mr.. Pruden,
appeared with a large document and
announced, "a message from the pres
iGent"
Wheeler continued to speak, however.
while the message was laid on the
speakers table.
The speaker ruled in response to the
objections that Wheeler should be
heard, and that gentleman spoke fo.
fifteen minutes. Most of the Democrats
and Populists spoke against approving
the journal, and Simpson fored the
speaker to count q quorum.
Then the presidents message on Cuba
was read at half-past u. The members
on the floor and the large crowd in the
galleries listened with profound atten-
tioE. There was a faint ripple Of ap
plause after the reading.
Hit, former chairman of the commit
tee, on foreign affairs, introduced at once
a bill for the appropriation of $50000 for
food and transportation for the Cubans,
substantially the same as the senate
bill. though not idertical in words.
The consideration of the bill was very
brief. Dingley, the Republican leader,
and Bailey, the Democratic, were on
theii feet at once. Bailey waved aloft
a document.
Il will not object to consideration"
he announced, "if the amendment hold
can be offered"
Il will have to object to that" Ding
ley replied.
Il hope there will be no objection"
said Bailey.
rs there objection?" demanded the
speaker
Il object" spoke up Dingley
Objection is made" the speaker an
nounced, ''and the gentleman from New
York presents a conference repof on
the Indian appropriation bill"
This passage consumed but minupte
Members crowded about Bailey and
learned that the amendment he pro-
tn
gan's resolution for the recognition of
the belligerency of the Cubans.
The conference report on the Indian
bill recommended compromise on the
gilsonite lands of the Uncompagre In
dians in Utah, providing that the gov
ernment retain title to the lands and
they be mined under regulations pre-
scribed by the secretary of the interior,
the government to receive royalty of
10 cents a ton on the gilsonite mined
Opposition to the plan developed at once.
Lacey, former chairman of the public
lands committee. criticized it on the
ground that it did not apply to asphalt
beds and did not guard against the con-
troll of lands by trust.
The house rejected the conference re-
port by vote of 36 to 73,
Lacey's amendment was proposed ir
the form of instructions to the corferees,
but was lost. The speaker reappointed
the conferees for another conference.
The conference report having been
disposed Of Hit asked unanimous cor
sent for consideration of the resolution
pre- pared by the senate for the relief OF
American citizens in Cuba Thereupon
Bailey said there would be no objection
if resolution for recognition CT thu
belligerency of the Cubars could he Of
fered as an amendment.
I'VE will attend to one thing at a
time" Dingley said.
you'll attend to both of these at once
before you attend to either" Bailey
shouted back.
rs there objection?" queried Reed
Not if the amendment can be consid~
cred" Bailey answered
IAN objection is an objection" ruled
the speaker.
Bailey spoke up: Then I ask unani-
nous consent for the consdera tion OF
both resolutions"
The speaker refused to notice the re.
quest of the Democratic leader, and rec
ognized Dingley who had made a mo.
tion to adjourn. This stirred a small
tempest.
Bailey called to Dingey: us the gen
tleman afraid to meet this question p
and the Democrats forced a roll call Oh
the motion to adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was carried by
a party vote, the Republicans voting f.,