The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-19


was to meet at 10 o'clock. and the pro-
gramme was to take vote at once on a
motion to concur. To have permitted this
would have been certain defeat for the Re-
publican House organizations and slap at
the President. Conveniently the discovery
was made that under the rules the House
could not receive communication from the
Senate while that body was not in SESSION.
As the Senate did not meet until II clock.
two hours respite was given. In these two
hours there ensueG fight for control that
Will be memorable in the history of the ma
tional House of Representatives. Speaker
Reed took personal charge of the forces of
the conservatives. and a tremendous effort
was put forth to bring the boilers back
within the line of party discipline. The
pressure was too great for the mutineers,
and all but fourteen yielded to the demands
of the House and came into camp. When
the House reconvened, at IL o'clock, the
speaker knew the day had been won, and
again the Republicans of the House gave
to the world demonstration of that Won
derful power of the organization.
when confronted with great emergen-
marvellous piece of political mechanism
ever created was the enthusiastic obser-
vation Of Representative Hemenway' 1T
moves like a splendidly disciplined army.
You can always bet on it on a great occa-
sion.'
To-day furnished the great occasion. The
Republican House organization furnished
the courage for successful stand against
the phaanxes of the opposition. 1t turned
decentralization and panic into stout victory.
Again and again the Senate endeavored to
end gave way itself upon all essential
points.
The most important development of day
full of sensations next to the victory of
the House organization, was the surrender
of the ten Republican radicals of the Sen
ate. They had firmly resolved that they
would hold out to the crack of doom for
their precious independence clause and
would leave the whole business hung up in
midair forever, like Mahomets coffin. rath-
er than yield. Yet when the House met the
Senate three-quarters the way they felt
themselves placed at a disadvantage, and
late in the afternoon they met and decided
that they could not afford to take the re-
sponsibility of preventing a compromise and
thereby delay the forward move for inter-
vention They talked the matter over iand
concluded that they would give in and let
action be taken before adjournment for the
night. From that time on it was simply
play for parliamentary points for the pur-
pose of producing the impression that the
Senate was having terrible struggle with
in itself to really yield to the House on the
recognition. AS a final concession the House
gave way to the demand for a restoration
of the words "are and,' and shortly before
midnight word was passed along that an
agreement between the two houses had been
reached and that the curtain would present.
ly be rung down on the last act of the play.
Everybody was worn out with the exciting
experiences of the day and night, and
heartily welcomed the prospect of settle
ment. The terms of agreement are such as
to leave the matter in a shape satisfactory
to the President. He would have preferred
the House resolution on account of it's more
courteous phraseology, but does not Sc
riously object to the Senate ropositions. He
turned the question over to Congress and
asked for instructions. Congress has given
its instructions, and the President stands
pledged to carry them out by an immediate
move for forcible intervention.