The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-19


Senate such course as was proposed
by the majority to be insisted upon, ane
he thought the Senators in favor of thai
course ought to give some reason fol
the position they had taken. It wa.
perfectly evident, Aldrich said, that the
majority desired no action at ALL
In reply, Jones of Arkansas main
tanned that it was the part of the House
to request that conference committed
be appointed, and thus far the HOUSE
had not asked for a conference.
The second part of Davis motion, di.
recting the president to appoint
the conferees, was then defeated-34 tt
43-the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Burrows, CAT.
fiery, Carter, Clark CulloE1, Deboe, Ell
llins, Fairbanks, Frye. Gear, German
Gray Hale Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Lodge, McMillin, Morgan
Morrill,, Perkins. Platt (ConnecticuD
! Pritchard, Proctor, Shoup. Spooncr
Warren, Wetmore, White, Wilson, Vol
cott-34.
Nays-Allen, Bate Berry, Butler
Cannon, Chandler, Clay, Cockrell, Dan
iel, Faulkner, Foraker, Gallinger, Har-
ris, Heitfeld. Jones (Arkansas), Jones
| (Nevada), Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, Nc
Emery, McLaurin, Mallory Mantle, Mar
| tin, Nelson, Pasco, Penrose, PettigreW
Pettus, Quay, Rawlins. Roach, Stew
art, Teller Thurston, Tillman, Turley
Turner, Turpie, Vests.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill was then resumed.
! Gallinger's amendment relating to the
use of the steam press in the bureau OF
engraving and printing was agreed TO.
An amendment was agreed to provid-
| ing that the Commissioners to the Par
/ is Exposition should be of more than one
party; appropriating $50, 600 for build
ing site at Butte, Mont; $4,000 for a
building at Fort Meade, South Dakota.
CONFERENCE AGAIN DEBATED
While the bill was still pending, the
Clerk of the House of Representatives
/ had entered the chamber. and was
awaiting recognition. The Clerk pre-
scented to the Senate the Houses noti-
fication that the House had insisted
upon it's amendments. and asked for a
conference.
The message was at once laid before
the Senate ~
| Davis moved that the Senate disagree
to the House amendments, and that the
Erequest for a conference be agreed to,
and further that the Vice President ap-
point the conferrees.
! Allen asked for division of the rIues-
| ton, and the conference asked was
agreed TO.
There was some discussion about the
appointment of conferrees, the Senators
favoring free Cuba saying the major
ity ought to be represented on the con-
| ference committee.
Messrs. Allen Hoar, White, Thurston,
Teller and Stewart and Pasco discussed
the parliamentary precedents.
Chandler said that in the interest of
immediate action, Republican Senator'S
who had voted for the freedom of Cuba
We're willing to make some sacrifices.
This was the first note sounded on the
floor of the intention of ten Republicans
to yield their position.
Foraker Of Ohio said: Il want to
say, Mr.. President, in. answer to the
suggestion that has been made to me
as one of the conferrees on the part OF
the Senate, that / would be perfectly
satisfied to have the Chairman name
the committee, and indeed, / should
greatly prefer that he should do so.
want some action to be taken. / will
not speak longer at this time, because
l have some anxiety to hear the guns"
Frye of Maine said: Il am against
the present recognition of the alleged
republic of, Cuba. /. believe that such
recognition belongs to the President of
the United States, and not to Congress,
and | believe that in my place some
Senator on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee ought to be appointed who holds
views Numerically opposite to me. The
Senator from Ohio Foraker) is the
father of this proposition to recognize
the Cuban Republic now and 1 trust
that the Vice-Presdent will appoint
him. l have been silent all through
this discussion because l wanted ac-
ton; now for Gods sake let US do
something to relieve those poor people
in Cuba
Lindsay of Kentucky made strong
appeal for the recognition of the indie
pendence of the island republic. The
first note of compromise was then
sounded by Teller. He said it was APP
parent that if a vote were taken now
the Senate would change the position
it took last Saturday night, and he
suggested that the Senate might as
well settle the matter at once.
Foraker suggested that the whole
question could be disposed of before
adjournment tonight, if the conferrees
on the part of the Senate We're ap-
pointed at once. He had received as
suranceS that there would be no great
difficulty in reaching a satisfactory
conclusion
Teller said that at a later day he
proposed to answer some of the often
sive utterances of the Senator from
Maine (Hale) and other supporters OF
the Administration.
Tillman addressing Spooner of Wis
consin by name, demanded to know if
he could give him assurance that the
Administration would not saddle the
Spanish bonds upon the Cubans.
The question, put in a direct man
ner, aroused the Wisconsin Senator.
He arose from his seat on the opposite
side of the chamber and, walking over
to within a few feet of Tillman, said:
Il challenge the decency of the Sena-
tor from South Carolina in putting
such an interrogatory to me by name.''
CONFERENCE AGREED TO.
Allel ln6H W1tIlOTeW HIS SUBSTITUTE
motion and the motion made by Davis
that the Vice-President should appoint
the conferrees was agreed to without
division.
The Vice President appointed as
conferees on the part of the Senate,
Davis, Foraker and Morgan.
The Senate then took a recess until
3 p. m.
FAILED TO AGREE.
The long Waited-for situation, the re-