The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19

Mills, Money, Nelson, Pasco, Penrose,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay. Rawlins, Roach
Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Tur-
ley, Turner, Turpie, Vest.-42.
Mr.. Davis then moved that the Senate
insist of it's amendment to the House
resolution and that the President of the
Senate appoint three oonferees.
LET that motion be divided" demand
cd Mr.. Daniel. From the Demo ,ratic
side of the chamber came such expressions
as 'sWe don't want conference" Let's
settle this question right now while we
are at it, y etc.
Mr.. Hale of Maine said that he had
never known in his long experience in
the Senate when the two houses were at
odds, q committee of conference to be
refused.
Conferees were appointed in order that
the differences between the two houses
might be adjusted and an agreement
reached satisfactory to both without in
tiammatory speeches on the floor of eth
er branch. He maintained that it was the
duty of the Senate to appoint conferees
TO assemble in solemn conclave in an en-
deavor to adjust the differences between
the t;yo branches of Congress.
After briefly discussing the parliament
tary status of the resolutions, Mr.. Hale
said that there was an evident determi-
nation here in the Senate upon the part
OF the temporary majority to dragon
every body into its way of thinking.
The proposition for a conference was
to be voted down, he declared, and there
in Temporary majority who had been
demanding immediate action would have
to take the responsibility for any delay
that might now occur. He believed the
stern ADVERTISEMENT of war would soon be
upon us. While the temporary majority
here could now control the situation the
whole country would understand that
that q, majority was preventing definite
action upon the momentous question at
issue, simply by standing out for the
recognition of the independence of the
Cuban republic, recognition which all
ing Mr. Morgan OF Alabama had consis-
tently and ably opposed.
"We are in favor of speedy acticn,"
declared MIR. Hale. because we believe
he time for action has now come and
we are prepared to submit the question
of difference between the two houses to
n conference
Without discussion the first part of Mr..
Davis's motion, insisting on the Senate
amendment was passed. ~
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island, briefly
addressing the Senate, eaid he had nsver
known during his service in the Senate
such "a course as was proposed by the
majority to be insisted upon and he
thought the senator's in favor of that
course ought to give some reason for the
position they had taken. 1t wns perfectly
evident, Mr.. Aldrich said. that the ma
jority desired no action at all. In reply
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas maintained that
it was the part OF the House to request
that conference committee be appointed
and thus far the House had not asked for
conference. ...---.-.
The second part of Mr.. Dayis's motion
directing the Vice-President to appoint
the conferees was then defeated 81 to 43,
the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Gallery, Carter, Clark, CuiIonl, Davis,
Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks Faulkner,
Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, German,
Gray, Hale. Hanna, marlborough,
Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, McMil-
Ian, Mason, Morgan, Morrill,, Penrose,
Platt Of Connecticut, Pritchardd. Proctor
Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner. Warren,
Nays-Alien, Bacon, Baker, Bate, Ber-
ry Butler, Cannon. Chandler, Chiffon.
Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada.
Kenney, Kyle, Lin isay, McEnery, McLau-
rim, Mallory, Mantle. Martin, Mills, Mitch
Pettus. Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Teller,
Thurston, Turley, Turner, Turpie. VOL
t-40.
At $40 p. M, recess of one hour was
taken.
After the recess Mr. Morgan presented
joint resolution declaring war against
Spain which was read and allowed to lie
on the table
At 1925 Chief Clerk Browning of the
House presented a message from that body
asking for further conference upon the
Cuban resolutions.
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill was then resumed, Mr.. Gallinger's
amendment relating to the use of steam
presses in the bureau OF engraving and
printing being agreed to.
After consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill, Mr.. Allen took the
floor to say that Mr. Hale had been mis-
taken when on last Saturday hesshad said
that the sehange of front oBsthe part of
certain senators on the Cuban question
had been due to the presence in the city
of Hon W. ]. Bryan. He had interviews
with Mr.. Bryan read to show that Mr..
Bryan had supported all the movements
made looking to the advancement of the
American cause in the Cuban situation.
An amendment was agreed to providing
that the commissioners to the Paris ex-
position should be of more than one par
ty; appropriating $780, 600 for a building
site at Butte City, Mont. and $50, 900
for building ut Fort Meyer. S. G.
While the bill was still pending the
clerk of the House of Representatives
had entered the chamber and was await.
ing recognition. The clerk presented to
the Senate the Houses notification that
the House had insisted upon its amend
ments and asked for a conference. The
message was at once laid before the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Davis moved that the Senate dis
agree to the House amendments and that
the request for a conference be agreed to,
and further that the Vice-President ap-
point the conferees.
MIR. Allen asked for a division of the
question and the conference asked for was
agreed to. There was some discussion
| about the appointment of conferees, the
senators favoring free Cuba saying the
majority ought to be represented on the
conference.
Messrs. Allen. Hoar, White, Thurston.
Teller, Stewart and Pasco discussed the
parliamentary presidents.
In the course of a snappy vigorous
speech Mr.. Chandler Of New Hampshire
said:
1.-THE Senate has by two votes with a
majority of IA on each declared that it
was the sense of the Senate that the
United States should recognize the in
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