The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-26

| prove the statement Of tho senator OFrye)
that ship should be sent to Cuban waters.
| | would send every ship wo have. would
not count dollars beside American citizen
ship. l would make every power In the
world respect American citizenship II II
took all the men and all tho power this
| country has
There was a stir In the galleries which
| threatened another outbreak as Mr.. Teller
| closed.
Mr. Allen then made a stroke which add
ed n new surprise TO the situation He
| moved to lay aside the Indian bill, which
| was technically before the senate and to
| proceed with the Sansuilly resolution. He
did so. he said. to make tho direct issue
between the protection or American citizens
on one hand and the appropriation bill On
the other
MIR. Hin asked for the yeas and nays.
saving record vote was desirable Tho
roll call was followed with intense interest
and when the motion prcyniled--yeas 40
navs a7~-lhcrc was distinct sensation
throurhout the chamber
! The vote TO resume consideration of the
Cuban question was as follows:
Yeas Allen. Bacon. Berry, Blackburn,
blanchard. Brown, nutler. Call. Cameron,
Cannon. Carter. Chandler, Daniel Davis
Dubois. Gnllinger, Hansbrough, Hill Jones
OF Nevnda. kelny, Lindsay, Lodge, Mantle.
Martin. Mills, Morgan, Murphy, pascos.
PETER pritchari, Roach. Squire. Stewart.
Teller Thurston, Turp'c, Vest Voorhees,
Wathall aud Wilson-AJ
Nays--Adrch Allison. Bate. Burrows.
Gallery, Chiffon, Cullom. Gibson, German,
Gray, Hale Iiawlcy. Hoar Jones of Ar
kansas. Mcmillan Mitchell OF Wisconsin
Palmer. Perkins, pcttigrcw Plat. Proctor
lrRh, Quay, Sewall. sherman and Wetmore
Baker 81
Mr To, ,.g
floor In orposition and argued that the res.
oution il passed would never see daylight
Mt. lill interrupted to express the hope
that the passage of the bin would at least
nave moral effect upon the next admin
lstration.
diGer with the senator from New
hoif RESPONDED MIR. White land hnpc
'he chairman OF tho committee on foreign
relations (Shornnnl will not he for-ed 10
carry into his policy ms secretary of state
the views he has announced In this re-
port"
Continuing, Mr.. White criticised tho nj .
Ivft TO nave this important question con-
siueI'u when the APPROXIMATIONS bill wan
!, pressing. bur he declared that ~ r,,,,h 81
ne was Interested in the appropriation h,Iia
ne would not be foreoosed from exnra.sjnr
Us opinion ON the Cuban question no
Fh'c Mr, sherman would soon ASSUME mo
'snonslhility for the conduc, of ,hn STATE
ucnarlInent and he could we'll afford To
welt urtli that time "'''' !"
This brought Mr.. sber,ro, =. ,,.
VINO replied with much splrl,. compiainin,.
,nht he should not he dragged Into thc d.
pave which he said. he dt 40, want ia
enter lie said the Sangully resolution
commanded his approval AK he feit tlat
i nsutuhy had been made tho nublect of
almost herbarous Injustice.
y say. therefore," he said. that Mr.
) Sangnil'y's rights should be respected and
guarded by tho United States hut | nm
not IN favor Of debating the resolution al
this time. when II stands In the way Of
appropriation bills"
ie hac agreed to the reporiing by Mr.
Morgan of the resolution, and he had voted
against Its consideration when It antagon-
i led tho appropriation bills. and he saw
no Inconsistency in this course But this
tealing On his part that appropriations
should he provided could not prevent him
from entering his protest against violence
and wrong, and he trusted that the time
would never come when he could SET n
man robbed OF his rights as Saneuilly had
been, without mttering his protest lie
would not, IL he could prevent 1t. see san
4 g'.illy driven to tho point Of suicide, as an
other American citizen In Cuba seemed to
have heer.
4 II am he said in conclusion, Opposed
TO tyranny and wrong wherever encounter
ed. and shoulG stand by Mr.. Sanguiiy II
stood alone"
4 I'VE are ALL" responded Mr.. White, Top
poscG to tyranny anl wrong but we may
| differ ns TO the modes OF correcting them"
He continued by saying that come seemed
disposed to correct all wrongs by talking
about them
/ Referring to Mr. Shcrmans reference 10
the fact that Mr. Morgan had reported the
resolution. Mr. White said Mr.. sherman
| could not escape the reBpons lbiity for the
course pursued, Mr., Shermans course
7 might be consistent In that senator's opln .
ion but to llis (White's) mind. X was far
rom consistent, Mr.. white then entered
upon technical legal argument to show
that the exercise of diplomatic action be-
longed exclusively to the executive depart
ment, which matter constituted the main
part ~ his speech
Al h:2o y. m. while Mr.. White was stlll
speaking, Mr.. Allison asked that unanlm-
Gus consent be given for a recess from b
TO p m. the Appropriation bills to ne
considered at the nigh, session.
Mr.. Hin objected, rernarkins soto Voec
to senators; "Wo might as well go on and
conclude this question referring 10 tic
Cuban resolution.
4 When Mr.. Allison asked for an agree
ment for a recess from 20 p. m, with
out condition as to the appropriation pllis.
mis- was agreed TO- Mr.. White gave way
temporarily to allow several ninor biiis 70
De considered
The following bills were passed!
House bill amending the act as TO the
appointment OF receivers of National banks:
house bill TO better define and regulate the
rights OF aliens TO hold and own real estate
In the Territories; house bill for the de-
livery of letters In towns aud villages by
carriers TO ASSOCIATIONS OF over twenty per-
sens, at their own expenEo.
At 6 o'clock the senate took recess until
p. m.
THE NIGHT SESSION.