Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1898-03-31
MORE TIME GIVEN
The Senate Will Grant Nc
kinIey a Short Time Be-
fore Acting
Upon Positive Assurance That
Something Definite Will
Occur Soon.

Settlement Promised Within a
Week, and May Be Within
Two Days.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The senate
committee ON foreign relations failed
to reach an agreement at its meeting
on any of it's Cuban resolutions before
1t, but referred the whole matter to
subcommittee and then adjourned.
The members of the foreign relations
committee who saw the president az.
sured the other members that tho
Cuban situation will come to head in
. very few days, and that congress will
be informed. The utmost limit placed
upon the time in which the matter
will be settled one way or the other.
was stated as one week, while others
thought that it might be within 48
hours.
The committee considered that it
would be unwise, in view of the nego.
tiations now on, to precipitate matters
at this time. It was said that congress
need not take action to hurry the ad'
ministration, in view of what had been
learned by the members. The senate
passed resolution on motion Of Chair.
man Davis of the foreign relations com.
mittee, allowing them to sit during the
session Of the senate. The committee
will resume its session at 2 o'c clock p. m.
The only distinctive feature Of the
meeting was the general disposition
manifested to wait for reasonable
time upon the president, and the senti.
NOUS upon the part Of the members.
The meeting was largely devoted to
the consideration of testimony taken
by the Maine court of inquiry. A ma.
iority of the members found that they
had not had time to read this testimony
and much Of it which appealed to in.
dividual members was read by them to
the full committee. The general un.
derstanding appeared to be that the sit
uation was such that the report and
testimony will have to be fully consid-
/ cred in. arriving at a conclusion.
While the present disposition of tho
committee is to oblige the president, it
was made evident that large majority
of the committee would favor vigorous
action, as soon as it is made evident
that diplomatic resources have been ex.
hausted. What form this action viii
take was not discussed, no preference
being shown for any of the four resolu.
tions before the committee.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Mr. Bailey,
Democratic leader, presented. az mat.
tor Of privilege, resolution recogniz-
ing the independence Of Cuba. A per.
feet whirlwind Of applause over.
whelmed the house and galleries. Mr..
Boutelle made q point Of order against
1t, and Mr.. Bailey. in speaking to tho
point Of order, declared that he had no
purpos0 to raise disorder in the house.
He believed he had q right to make 1t.
Tho greatest confusion and excitement
prevailed. Mr.. Bailey said the house
had& right to decide this question. and
accept the responsibility. Mr.. Bailey
cited q precedent in the Fifty third con.
gresa, when on similar question the
speaker Of the house and Republicans
al voted against q ruling Of Speaker
Crisp, holding that an Hawaiian reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Boutelle, while
in order, must 60 to q committe. and
was not privileged for immediate con.
sideration.
Mr.. Boutelle replied, detailing the
circumstances Of the precedent, but
oontending that the ruling was or.
1oneous
Radicals Sustained the Speaker.
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the military
affairs committee, who is at the head
Of radical Republicans, arose to rally
his followers against the resolution at
this time. He announced, amid q
storm Of applause, that he was willing
to 60 as far as any one in aid Of the
Struggling patriots Of Cuba, but he
wanted everything done in an orderly
way. He declared that he sympathized
with . proposition for declaration Of
war. While this was going on the Re.
i 4publicans were whispering in groups,
and conservative leaders were oirculat-
ing among them urging them not to
allow the Democrats to take the in.
itiative. while Mr.. Terry (Dem., Ark.)
was urging that the question Of privi.
lege should be submitted to the house
for decision. The confusion became 90
great that Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kan.)
raised : laugh when he made the point
Of order that ''the speakers reconoen.
tradoes were ont of ORDER
The chair announced that he was
ready TO rule and Mr.. Bailey said his
1de was ready.
The chair made . long decision quot.
ing preoedenta
Mr.. Reed said the question Of war
and independence did not constitute
question OF privilege. and would not
he thought. at any time. except in
times OF great excitement. The speaker
sustained the point Of order. and kr.
Bailey appealed from tho decision.