The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-19


tained further that no man could or
would have the right to doubt that the
passage OF the resolutions rs sent to the
senate would bring about the freedom
Of Cuba as well as the Independence OF
Its inhabitants which SO many: desired.
In order that the senate should settle
the, question, and settle It now, he NOV
ed that the senate concur in the house
resolutions. 4stF5
The motion had scarcely been entered
when Mr. Stewart addressed the sem
ate. 1t Is true" said he, "that this
question can be settled Immediately, but
Il is necessary that 1t should be set
tied rightly and It cannot be so settled
until the freedom and independence OF
the Cuban republic are recognized"
Senate Refuses to Concur.
Mr.. Stewart yielded to Mr.. Teller.who
said there was a very general desire
for n vote upon the message from the
house and appealed TO tho senate 10
iiocego further debate in order that q
vote might be taken.
Cries OF vote. vote, vote" were heard
from all parts OF the chamber. Mr..
Chandler demanded the yeas and nays.
Ar. Davis motion to concur In the
house amendments was defeated, 80 to
46. the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Burrows, Car
ter, Clark, Cuilom, Deboe. Elkins. Fair
banks. Faulkner, Frye. Gorman.5 Gray,
Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough, Hawley,
Lodge, Mcmillan, Morgan, Morrill,,
Platt. Comm: Prltchard, Proctor,
Shoup. Spooner, Warren, Wetmore,
Wilson, Wolcott-32. >
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Baker, Bate,
Berry. Butler, Cafrery, Clay, Cannon.
Chandler, Cockrell, Daniel, Foraker,
Gallinger. Harris, Heltfeld. Lindsay,
Jones. (Ark.); Jones. (Nev); Kenncv,
McLaurln. Mallory, Mantle. Martin,
Mason. Mills. Money. Nelson. ,Pasco,
Pen-ose. Perkins. Pettigrew. Pettus,
Quay, Rawllns, Roach, Stewart, Teller,
Thurston, Tillman, Turley, Turner,
Turpie. Vest, White--46. ~
Mr.. Davis then moved that the senate
insist upon Its amendment TO the house
resolution and that the president OF the
senate appoint its conferees.
Let that motion be divided" de-
manded Mr.. Daniel, (ya) From the
Democratic side of the chamber came
such expressions us I'VE don't want a
conference" Lets settle this question
right now while We are at It." etc.
Mr.. Hale, (Maine), said that he had
never known In his long experience In
the sennte when the two houses were at
odds a committee OF conference to be
refused. Conferees were appointed In
order that the differences between the
two houses might be dissolved and an
agreement reached satisfactory to both
without infammatory speeches on the
floor OF either branch. He maintained
that 1t was the duty of the senate to
appoint conferees to assemble In SOL
emn conclare In an ,endenvor to adjust.
the differences between the two branch
es of Congress.
After briefly discussing the parlia-
mentary status CT the resolutions AIR.
Hale said that there was an evident de-
termination here In the senate upon the
part OF the temporary majority to dra-
Goon everybody into its way OF think
Ing. The proposition for conference
was to be voted down, he declared, and
those In temporary majority who have
been demanding immediate action
would have to take the responsibility
for any delay that might now occur.
He believed the stern arbltrament OF
war would soon be upon US. While the
temporary majority here could now
control the situation the whole country
would understand that that majority
was preventing definite action upon the
momentous question Mt Issue. simply by
standing out for the recognition of the
independence OF the Cuban republic a
recognition which oil the great lawyers
OF the senate, including Mr.. Morgan, OF
Alabama. had consistently and ably OPP
posed. I'VE are in favor OF speedy ac-
tion." declared Mr.. Hale, because we
believe that the time for action has
now come and we are prepared to SUBJ
nit the question OF difference between
the two houses to conferences"
Without division the first part of Mr..
Davis motion. insisting upon the SEN
ate amendments was passed.
sRefnso to Appoint Confcrees.
The second part of Mr.. Davis motion
directing the vice president to appoint
the conferecs was then defeated, 81 to
43, the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Carter, Clark,
Burrows, Caffery, Cullom, Fairbanks,
Elkins, Frye. Gear. German. Gray,
Hale. Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawlcy,
,Hoar, Lodge. Mcmillan, Morgan,
Morrill,, Perkins. Pritchard, Proctor,
Platt. Comm: Shoup. Spooner, War;
ren, Wetmore, White, Wilson. Wolcott-.
"a. NJ
Nays-Allen. Bate. Berry. Butler,
Cannon, Chandler. Clay, CocIrell,
Daniel. Faulkner, Foraker, .Gnlllngcr,
Harris. Heltfeld. Jones. (Ark.); Jones.
(Nev.); Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, Mantle,
McEnery. McLuurin, Mallory, Martin.
Mason, Mills, Money Nelson, SPenrosc,
Pasco, Pettlgrew, Pcttus, Quay, Roach,
RawlIns. Stewart. Teller, Thurston,
Turley. Turner, Turpie, VESTS. ].
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill was then resumed. & "a
4 While the bill was still pending the!
clerk of the house OF representatives.
had entered the chamber md was
awaiting recognition. Tho clerk pre-
sented TO the senate the house notin-
cation that the house had insisted on Its
and asked for n confer.
ence. The message was at once laid
before the senate. S. y.
Z Mr.. Davis moved that the sena,e dis.
agree to the house amendments and
that the request for n conference be
ngreed to-. and further that the Vice
president appoint the c0nterces.
M:NsAllenj asked for 4 division orSthc'
question and tho conference asked was
agreed to-. ~. AZ
Z There was some discussion about the
appqin,mentSo OF conterctn, the senators
fayoring fec Cuba, saying tho maiar4,
ity ought to o}be3rcpfesen;ed on the con-
ference. McsSrs. Allen, Iloar, White
Thurston, Teller and Stewart and Pass