The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-18
Unless Embodying the Resolution
Recognizing Belligerency.
The House, After Two Hours Debate,
Refuses to Accept the Report of
the Conferrees on the Indian APP
preparation Bill Relative to the
Opening of the UnCompahagre Re-
ServatiOn, and Asks for Another
Conference With the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House
jcOnferrees on the Cuban question to-day
made a party issue of it, and adjourned
without taking any action. President
McKinley's message was received With
out demonstration, and on it's heels Hit
asked unanimous consent for considera-
ton of a bill, in response to the Presi-
dents request. Bailey of Texas asked
for consent to consider in connection
with the bill an amendment embodying
Senator Morgan's resolution for recogni-
ton of the Cubans as belligerents.
Dingley would not cOsent to consider
the amendment, nor Bailey to consider
the bill without amendment, so for the
time the question was sidetracked.
Then the House devoted two hours to
debate on the conference report on the
feature of the Indian appropriation bill,
opening to settlement the lands on the
Uncompahagre Indian reservation in
Utah, refused to accept the compromise
agreed upon by the conferrees, 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 it's consid-
Grafton.
The deadlock between Dingley and
Bailey was re-enacted and While Bailey
was endeavoring to get consent for the
consideration of the two Cuban propO-
sitiOns together, Dingley put in a motion
to adjourn. This motion was carried
by a vote of 90 to 69-13 answering
present. Under the rule for bi-weekly
sessions, recently adopted, the adjourn
ment carried the question over to Thurs
day
No sooner had the journal of the last
session been read than Simpson of Kan
sas and Wheeler Cd of Alabama made
obtectisos. Wheeler was trying to re-
peat his constitutional objection raised
last week, amid the objections of several
republicans, when the Presidents Sec
rotary, MIR. Pruden, appeared with a
large document and announced, "A mes
sage from the President"
Wheeler continued to speak, how
ever, while the message lay on the
Speakers table.
The Speaker ruled in response to the
and that gentleman spoke for fifteen
minutes. Most Of the Democrats and
Populists voted against approving the
journal, and Simpson forced the Speaker
to count a quorum.
Then the Presidents message on Cuba
was read at 1870 The members on the
floor and the large crowds filling the gall
leries listened with prefound attention.
There was a faint ripple of applause
after the reading.
Hit, former Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, introduced at
once a bill for the appropriation of
600 for food and transportation for
the Cubans, substantially the same as
the Senate bill, though not Identical in
words
The consideration of the bill was very
brief. Dingley, the Republican leader.
and Bailey, the Democrat, We're at once
on their feet. Bailey waved aloft
document.
L will not object to consideration"
he announced, IF the amendment which
/ hold can be offered"
Il will have to object to that" Ding
ley replied.
L hope there will be no objection"
said Bailey.
rs there objection?" demanded the
Speaker.
I object" spoke up Dingley
objection is made" the Speaker an
nounced, and the gentleman from
New York presents a conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill"
This passage consumed but min
ute. Members crowded about Bailey,
and learned that the amendment he
proposed to offer embodied Senator
Morgan's resolution for the recogni-
ton of the belligerency of the Cubans.
The conference report on the Indian
bill recommended a compromise on the
gilsonite lands of the Uncompahagre
Indians in Utah. providing that the
Government retain title to the lands.
and they be mined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of the In
terror. the Government to receive a
royalty of 10 cents a ton on the gibson
tie mined
Opposition to the plan developed at
once Lacey, former Chairman of the
Public Lands Committee. criticised it
on the ground that it did not apply to
asphalt beds. and did not guard against
the control of the lands by trust.
| The House rejected the conference
report by a vote of SO to 80
Lacey's amendment was proposed in
! form of instructions to the conferrees.
but was lost The Speaker reappoint-
ed the conferrees for another confer
ence
The conference report having been
disposed of Hit asked unanimous con-
sent for consideration of the resolution
prepared by the Senate for relief of
| American citizens in Cuba. Thereupon
Bailey said there would be no objection
| if a resolution for the recognition of
| the belligerency of the Cubans could
be offered as an amendment.
I'VE will attend to one thing at
time" Dingley said,
You'll attend to both of these at
once before you attend to either" Bal
| ley shouted back.
Us there objection?r uueried Reed
Not if the amendment can be con-
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