The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-19
SENATE AT LAST YIELDS
TO DEMANDS OF HOUSE.


UaSfs Advocates = CSapr~1tse -
s1rAer - seesr~ speedy Aeftsa
On the MesSIottsns-
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Bsfere the
senate convened this morning. groups OF
seueepfs gasht~sd zhoas the chamber. dis
cuapsng the probable acton of the house
rpon the cubau res4intssss and preparing
for such action ~ night b. deemed neces-
rast BY this senate when the resolutions
cznsa. back. Comparatively few people
were sn The galleries. The amendments
n1ade b. the house 10 the senate tin APP
proving q eomprnrnsea settlement between
the United States and the state OF Arkan-
san we're conrarsea in BY the seaase-
Rawlns Of Utah made Iegai argument
upon the auA~sion rketler the authority
10 recognize . foreign nation reztsa excIu-
riveiy with The president. Rawiins was
glysn onIy Sigh, attention. as within =
uin2ss after ne began to speak the action
u - hcnee on the senate resolutions was
Nsslsparsd aAous thu chamber. and thai
lsnmediasely became the sole topic Of In
fereat.
Mason OF Ililnais presented and hsd re-
ferrrd 20 ihe naval affairs committee. the
believing concurrent resolution:
That the senate OF The United States.
TIRE house OF representatives, conrssrTiug
tersfn eytrssss 10 Capt. Charles Sigstsee a
vote 81 thanks for the courage. heroisn
and devotion displayed by him upon the
Ger ssson Of The terrible calamity which be-
fell his command in the destruction 81 the
bafsirsfip Maine
cahan R~sosssion Takea rp.
At 20 the message clerk OF the house
Appeared In the main entrance with .
package OF bills and resolutions In hand.
Almost Immediately Vice President Ho-
bart. interrupsing the debate. recognized
The clerk. He presented 10 he senate sew
erai bills and resolutions which had been
passed by the housr. including that re-
latino 10 this intervention OF the United
Stag, in the Cuban rebellion. The last
Was the resolution adopted by the senate
on saturday and agreed to today by the
house. With certain amendments. Scores
Of members Of the house were on the aaor
awaiting the action Of the senate unon
the heuse amendments. and although cv-
cry senator Al the capital WAS present.
Chandler Of New Hampshire noted the
absence al a quorum and demanded a call
81 the roll. The roiI-cail Indicated the
presence Of savcnty-fiye senators.
Dayss. c1saIrman OF the ssreisn relations
COMMITTEES. requested that the message
from the house. concerning the Cuban res
oiutiea. be laid before the senate. After
the reading Of the message. Davis ad-
dressed the senate. The stiffness as he
began TO speak was profound He spoke
e.eafiy. bat rapidly.
In my great anxiety 10 secure speedy
Acton upon this question: ne said. .ac-
ton which | think ought 10 be taken i'm
ussdiasety. l have RETAINED from taking
part IN the discussion mp TO this time The
resrlutsons ~ they come 10 us from the
hnatse are. with the exceptions which
shall note. practically the same as these
whsrh were reported TO the senate by the
3cresgH Esiatioas committee
The axssrslons noted BY Davis were the
striking out of the words ARE ana a:sd
tha provision in the senate resolution pro-
siding fer The recognition OF the present,
Cuban republic.
Davis then sad that the whole subject
had been thoroughly debated Meantime,
while The debate was proceeding. the de-
s.rueilan uF the Maine remained unehas-
tised. many Of the 'reoancentraaos In Cuba
had died. and differences and aissenslons
had arisen here as 10 the action which
should DC adopted. lie sald Il had reached
. point when he thought ey temperate ae-
tioa the entire matter could be settled
within twenty minutes. He maintained
that no man ee.!d or would have the right
10 doubt that the passage II the rexola-
Tons as sent 10 the senate would bring
about she freedom ~ Cuba as we'll "a the
Independence Of the Inhabitants. which 50
naans desired, In ersisr shat the prsss-
dent might settle The question. aud settle
Il row. 10 moved that the senate concur In
the resolutions Of the house The motion
had scarseis hevn entered when Stewart
addressed the senate:
sfs IL true ssia he, that ,hts aoSs.
ton caa b. settled Immediately. eys II 10
necessary that i Should Re scsllrf rightly.
aisi II canssat ho 81 settled unsll the free
dom and sndeps nsienne OF the s.,t,as re-
pah.lr are recognized"
Stewart yielded to Tel.sr. who sala there
was very genera dessre fef vote ,sn,n
the message frors the house. ana appealed
10 sae senate TO fersse further debate en-
order shas vote snigh, BE taken.
crles OF evuse, vote wess heard fran,
al paris Of the chamber Chandler &c
nsaadsd tAe yeas aud nays
psysx' motion 10 concur Ia the house
aasenamsmss Was defeated. Sc TO q. the
esialiga ycss being a. fellows:
Teas.
Sisifich HsnsareaSs
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