The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-19
SENATE YIELDED
MAIN CONTENTION
Resolution Does Not Recognize
lndepeF &c of Cuba.
WITH y sONE EXCEPTION
SS
The He accepted the Measure Origi'
:ss-PaSSed In the Senate.
SIX VOTES CAST AGAINST IT
Five Republicans and One Democrat Re.
fused to Support the Declaration.
WHICH RENDERS WAR INEVITABLE
After Weary Session of Waiting, the final
Vote Was Cast Shortly Before O'Clock
This sMorning-Patri0ticS Songs
In the House.
Five Republicans and One Democrat Re.
fused to Support the Declaration.
WHICH RENDERS WAR INEVITABLE

Washington, April 19-The house. after
one of the hardest and most desperate
tights in its history, succeeded in forcing
the senate to yield the main contention lii
the war resolutions-the independence of
the existing government in Cuba. With
that exception the house accepted the SEN
ate resolutions. The republicans who join
ed with the democrats in an attempt to
concur in the senate amendments entire
rallied fourteen votes at one time, and on
I every vote thereafter they dwindIed. When
the final vote was taken shortly before 8
O'Clock this morning $40 votes were cast for
the declaration upon which we are to have
war, If war it is to be. Six votes only
were cast against it. They included five
republicans and one democrat.
Immediately upon the house convenng
yesterday morning in accordance with tho
recess taken Saturday morning, Mr.. Ding
ley, the republican floor leader, moved an
adjournment, which motion was carried
The regular session, therefore, began at
noon.
Shortly before 12 o'clock Senator Hanna
appeared and had a consultation with Gen.
eral Grosvenor, of Ohio. The latter in
formed the Ohio senator that he considered
the action very doubtful.
AS the hands of the clock pointed at noon
the speaker ascended the rostrum and with
one resounding whack of his gavel silence
came in the confusion on the floor and the
hum of conversation closed in the crowded
galleries. 1t was an impressive scene as
the members listened with bowed heads to
the solemn invocation of the blind chap
lain. No sooner had the chaplain ceased,
however before the confusion was
doubled, as the members labored through
the last few precious moments.
The reading of the journal had not been
concluded before the senate announced the
passage of the house Cuban resolutions
with senate amendments. Consequently the
galleries were all attention, and members
leaned forward in their seats. The leaders
watched each other with intent, alert
faces
Tho first move was important. As the
resolutions were read, the declaration with
regard to the recognition of the independ-
ence of Cuba was vociferously cheered by
the democrats. This demonstration was
repeated when the reading was concluded.
Dineley and Bailey
Both Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the
majority, and Mr.. Bailey, the democratic
leader, were on their feet.
Mr.. Dingley was recognized by the speak,
err, and Immediately moved to concur in the
senate amendment with an amendment
striking out the clause in the first resolu-
ton Wnlcn recOSnlZeu the independence OI
the existing Cuban republic
Mr.. Bailey, under cover of making par
liamentary inquiry, brought clearly out the
fact that unless the motion Of Mr. Dingley
was voted down the house could not vote
on the motion to concur, of which Mr..
Bromwell had given notice.
The Dingley motion prevailed by vote
of 179 ayes to 1856 nays.
The democrats started in to applaud
every republican who voted no., but the
promised detection Of over twenty-five
members on the republican side not ma
terialize. The democrats only had four
teen opportunities to applaud. 1t was ap-
parent before the end of the first roll call
that they were defeated. Their disappoint-
ment was soon manifest on their faces,
while the countenances of the republicans
tory
When Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, ascer-
tained that the motion had carried by
safe majority, he withdrew his vote and
was recorded present.
The announcement of the vote-l79 to
Island the decisive victory was loudly ap-
plauded by the republicans.
Fourteen republicans voted with the
democrats and populists, as follows:
Bromwell, Brown, Colson, Cooper, of Wis
consin Dorr, johnson, of Indiana, john
son. of North Dakota, Lormer, Loud, Ma
hany, Mann, Sulloway, Warner and White,
of Illinois One populst, Howard. of Ala
bama, voted aye with the republicans.
Rsed and Bailey Clash
A very sensational scene followed when
Mr. Dingley moved concurrence in the
senate amendment, with an. amendment
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