The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-19

was lad on the taDle-yeas, s., nays D.
The nays were Messrs. Mason, Morgan,
Pe<tlgrew, Turner and wilson
The supreme moment had come
Senator Hale, of Maine. VINO mas Deen
the mainstay of the opposition to rad
ical action on the Cuban question ever
since it's inception IN congress arose.
He fred the last shot in his locker in
protest. He said the action the SEN
ate was about to take would bring II
into deadlock with the president, as
shown by his message. He made
strong defense of the presidents ac-
ton. He claimed the democrats were
trying to make politics out of the situ-
alton and warned them that they
would not succeed.
Senator German, Of Maryland, coun-
seled a temperate policy and invoked
that the rancor of debate be eliminat-
ed from the occasion. He questioned
the wisdom of the resolution as adopt
ed and hoped that wiser counsel would
prevail.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, and Senator
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, made earn
est pleas that the senate follow the
course indicated by the president
In reply to Senator Aldrich and to
others who had just spoken, Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, declared that it
was the wish of a large majority of
congress and the people that the
resolution adopted should recognize
the Cuban republics independence, and
lthe events leading up to the present
situation fully justified the friends of
independence in assuming the position
they had taken. The president had
disappointed the people by not saying
he intended the independence of Cuba.
The vote on Senator Davis motion
to strike out all after the resolving
al, - 1o lyptfo ND
sert the senate resolution as an amend
ment was carried by vote of so to 2S.
AT 9:O5 O'Clock the third and final
reading of the resolution as amended
was begun, amid much suppressed ex-
citement, although there was but little
display of the feeling.
Immediately afterward came the
question: "Shall the resolution pass?"
There was a general demand for an
aye and nay expression on the ques-
ton and a roll call was ordered 1t
proceeded in the midst of a profound
calm, which was only disturbed by the
monotonous call of the names by the
clerk and the almost equally monoto-
nous responses Of the senators them
selves.
The roll call resulted in the passage
of the resolution by the vote of 81 to 81.
There was some confusion but no
demonstration when the result was an
nounced.
The title and preamble of the senate
resolution were then substituted for
the house title and preamble without
division.
Senator Davis moved that the SEN
ate should insist upon it's amendments
and ask for conference. This request
was met with cries of "No!' "No!'
and it was soon made manifest that
many senators considered that there
was a possibility that the house would
concur with the senate resolution and
this motion was not entered in the sem
ate.
Upon this suggestion Senator Davis
withdrew his motion and in it's stead
entered a motion to adjourn.
At 9:15 o'clock p. m. the senate ad-
jOruned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
At the opening of the session of the
house today General Wheeler, demo-
crat, Of Alabama, made personal ex-
planation in connection with some crit
icism of letter he had written to Gov
ernor Johnston, of Alabama.
Some unimportant minor bills were
passed by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Dingley at 1:3O o'clock moved
that the house adjourn.
Mr.. Bailey suggested the advisabili-
| ty of recess until to 10 o'clock to
await the action of the senate, but
on Mr.. Dingley's statement that the
senate was not likely to act before
midnight he yielded, but modified his
motion to make it a recess until IL
O'Clock Monday morning.
At lao o'clock p. m. the recess was
| taken.