Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-19


heated debate, was defeated-a TO i3.
Consideration Of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed. but In a short time
the Clerk OF the House Of Representa-
lives presented to the senate the Houses
notification that the House Insisted upon
lts amendments, and asked for confer
once. The message was At once laid be-
fore the Senate.
MI Davis moved that the senate dis
agreo TO the House amendments. and
made request that conference be
agreed TO. and further. that the Vice
PRESIDENT appoint the conferrees AIr. Al
len asked for a division on the question,
ana The conference was agreed to-
There was some discussion about the
appointment OF conferrees. the senators
laNorinS Free Cuba saying the majority
ought to be represented IN the conference.
Messrs. Allen, Hosr, White. Thurston,
'euer. stewart. and PGsco discussed the
.p3rhamtntary precedcuts After an ami
mated discussion the latter part Of Mr..
DaVls's motion was agreed to.
me Nicc-Iresident appointed as con-
ieriees on the part OF the Senate Mr..
Davis Mr. Foraker, and Mr.. Morgan.
Ihe Senate then took recess until S
o'clock
DAVIS REPORTS DISAGREEMENT.
The long wait i'm the situation until the
return Of the couferrees came TO an end
at SD ThGre was a stir i'm the galleries
a5 Mr.. Davis, OF NIuucsOta the chair
man. rose TO present the report and make
his statement to the Senate. by this
time nearly every senator wat i'm his
scat and the interest became intense as
IT was whispered about that an agree
ment had been reached Mr. Davis said
that IN conformity with the Instructions
OF the Senate. the cOnferrees met Il like
committee from the House. and that af-
ter fun and free discussion be had to
report that tho conlerrees had failed to
reach an agreement. There was intense
silence. II was tho unexpected that bad
happcIcu. and then "a half-sieh wa4
heard over the crowded galleries, that an
the eloquence, the logic, and the eX-
hsuStivt presentation Of every phase of
the pending proposition Should 20 for
naught.
THE WORDS "ARE. AND"
Mr Davis then stated tho points OF dis
Agreement. that there had been no dIih-
Guilty in agreeing 10 the House resolution,
as amended but that the point Of con-
tenuon arose over the insertion Of the
words "are. and in the first section.
which says the people of cuba ARE, and
of right ought 10 be. free and iude-
pendent re selu Ihe Ilaloil'S " TN ,r
o'ile'i' &C. i-"u "s'o,I - -. ol,,,.
pl' 'i'''e,', y, ,nc,.1 h,t tbe
IN. l' 'o'''' .'' 1.'o"'" -, 49, ,,,,b rsfusaI
.,., ", ,o,,,',,,,I, renorted
fI. anna tt the Senate.
80, 80 r,,t, l,,lain.d tbeir posi-
Forakef' oil OiIo' eNP'''''' '''''
uoIS. ,cs.,,..1
Mr. CocNeil' OF NiI97"u'' '"'n ~,
q m''l"n 10 insist ui'o" -, ~ Ala
,''n' "ntI upon ,1,'d -, ,.dire ne had not
,,s,IT''a r'rooriti,n Of the republic of
C,b, .s "a member of the conference
..r,,,itt.. NIr uoar. Of Massachusetts.
foIowina sand that 10 was the under
standing that II the United States went
s''il''.'7 s',t its sbins into Cuban
IN A., ar,,iss into Cuban terri
...,.,. and army vyould be un-
', .tir.,,i,, az tba Cuban Govern
mont if the Senate insisted upon the
- .r,snduent. tCrics of NO"
.,>,',., ,..,a bere heard over the cham
W. . fr.ro I'M eid.s,
>t, NIus of Tsxas. said that the
MI N'''s' "i t.'l t'..l. mon tbe f,n-
Ii,.-. ,'..'.,,...l nrincinle of the Constitution.
and m, proper course for the Senate now
90 pursue was to refuse To- grant i"i-
iler conference with the House confer
rcss.
LAST STAGE WORSE THAN FIRST.
Mr. n,ni.1 of virginia. said the situa-
.t..,, ., f..,..l rs tbe Senate was concerned.
,,....l.. +b.. Iast stage worse than the first,