The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-19

Tillman, Turley.
Turner, Turpie.
Vest
The sundry civil bill was then taken up
and during its consideration Mr.. Allen
TOOK the floor to say that Mr.. Hale had
oeen mistaken when on last Saturday he
| mad said that the change of front on the
part OF certain senator's on the Cuban
| question was due to the presence In the
East OF Mr.. Bryan. He had read inter
views with Mr. Bryan to show that Mr..
Bryan had supported all the movements
made looking TO the advancement OF the
cause In the Cuban situation.
While the bill was stil pending the
clerk OF the house entered with the house
notification that the house had insisted
on the amendments and asked for a confer
ence, and 1t was at once laid before the
| senate
Mr.. Davis moved that the senate dis
agree to the house amendments and that
the request for a conference be agreed
/ to and the vice president appoint the con-
| ferees. Mr.. Allen asked for division and
1 the conference was agreed to.
i In the course of snappy, vigorous
| srecch Mr.. Chandler IN. II } said: The
| senate had had two votes with q majority
OF fourteen on each, declaring that II was
the sense of the senate that the United
| States should recognize the independence
| OF the Cuban republic, at the head OF which
/ is General Maxine Genieg--as France rec
ognized the revolutionary government of
| the American colonies, at the head Of
which was George Washington, rebel, The
| Spanish cortes Will meet next Wednesday.
and II is important that the voice Of the
American congress In faver OF Cuban in
dependence should reach the cortes. The
senator from indiana tMr. Turpie) is the
! author of the clause for which the senate
! has pronounced by its two votes with n
| majority of fourteen: the senator from
| Ohio tMr. Foraker) was the only reprh
| lican on the foreign relations committee
| who advocated that clause and now 1t Is
gravely proposed that a conference shat.
! be appointed on which neither of these
| senators shall hea committee of three
| senators. all of whom are against the prop
| osi,ion for which the senate has twice
voted
1t seems to me that the enemies Of the
Cuban freedom, who have charge Of the
| movement end who do not mean 1T shall
go forward. except under their auspices
and with their consent. ought at least TO
allow the decision of the matter TO be In
the hands OF its friends"
Mr. Chandler said that In the interest OF
immediate action republican senators who
had voted for the freedom Of Cuba were
willing to make some sacrifices.
This was the first note sounded on the
leans TO yield their position.
Mr.. Lindsay fKy.) made strong ap-
peal for TIE recognition of the independ-
ence of tho island republic
The first note Of the compromise was
then sounded nv Mr. Teller. He said I,
was apparent that II vote were taken
row tire senate would change the position
It took last Saturday night and this after
noon and suggested that I'VE might AS
well settle the matter at once"
He concluded with the statement that II
Spain did not answer our ultimatum sat
isfactorily then we would speak with shot
guns.
Mr.. Tinman rs. CO. addressing Mr.
Spooner (Wis.) by name. demanded to
inow II he could give him assurance that
the administration would not saddle the
Spanish bonds on the Cupans.
Mr.. spocncr walking over 10 within
few feet Of Mir. Tilman, said: ~ chal-
Ienge the deccncy OF the senator from
South Carolina putting su1h an interroga-
tory to me by name. I want to say that
the suggestion to be sent here In such
exiEency as now confronts this country Il
little less than SANDER upon the president
Of the United States"
az am pretty thick skinned. Mr. fresi-
dent" replied Mr. Tillman. IF can ac-
comrlish my purpose In preventing the
possibility Of fastening these bonds rpon
Tho peorle Of Cuba will hs satisfied 10
take all the odium that may attach TO
IL F."
Mr.. Allen then withdrew his substitute
motion and the motion made by Mr.. Davis,
that the vice president should appoint me
cnnferees was agreed 10 without division.
The vice president appointed as conferees
on the part of the senate Messrs. Davis,
Foraker and Morgan
The senate then recessed until o'clock.
Mr.. Chandler at o'clock. upon the re-
converting OF the senate, suggested the
absence Of quorum. and the call brought
fiftv senators into the chamber.
Tho conferees came in at u. m. There
was visible stir in the galleries as the
chairman of the conference committee. Mr..
Davis (Minn9, rose to present tho report
and make his statement to the senate. BY
this time nearly every senator was IN ms
seat and the interest became intense, as 1t
was whispered about that an agreement
had been reached.
Mr.. Davis said that IN conformity with
tho Instructions of the senate the con-
ferees met like committee from the
house and after full and free discussion
he had TO report that the confereos had
failed TO reach an agreement. There was
intense silence II was The unexpected
that had happened, and then half sigh
was heard over the crowded galleries that
all tho elouuence and the exhaustive pre-
sentative phase of the pending proposition
must go for nanght Mr.. Davis stated the
POINTS OF disagreement: that there had
been no difficulty 10 agree tn the mouse
resolution as amended. but thu point NJ
Contention arose over the insertion of the
words ARE and in the first sentence.
which reads THE people of the ISLAND
of Cuba ARE. and Of right ought to be-
free ard independent
He said TIE majority OF the conferees
had agreed TO waive the Tnrpie amend
ment providing that the words above men
TONED be inserted, But the senate con
ferres we're met with refusal TO so agree,
ard he reluctantly reported the same to the
sera.e
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)r the minority member
~ the conference committee, stated that
tIe chairman NJ the foreign relations com
mii,ee sroke for the majority. For once
he had not relinquIshed the hope that the
Cubans might he free. bu. thought under
he temper Of tho house there was no use
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