The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-19


s'The gentleman is not in order, IN
terrunte6 the Sneaker using his gayel.
ST am in order shouted MI bailey.
81 denounce that statement OF tne Chalr
as false if the Chair intended 10 make
that statement. NJ pa;,
With that defiant shot Mr. oalley took
his seat amid a demonstration OIL approval
on his side.
Of fact before witnesses" said the Speak
err calmly when quiet was restored.
stThe clerk will proceed.
MIR. sherman, Republican of New York
who had been selected as a referee in the
controversy between Messrs. Bartlett,
Dan. ocrat of Georgia and Brumm, Re-
sensational personNl encounter of last
Wednesday. then read q statement, to
which both had subscribed. The apology
to the House was made through Mr.
Sherman. who stated that the matter had
been adjusted satisfactorily to both GENTLE
men and that both had apologized. This
honorable settlement of the difficulty
which had been the subject of comment
among the members for several days, was
received with great expressions of ap-
prevail. The House then quieted down
and proceeded under the call of committee
to consideration of minor matters.
After it became noised about on the
House side that the Senate had non con-
CURED without request for a conference
the leaders held hasty consultations and
the galleries filled rapidly. At $40 p.
M, the resolutions were returned to the
House with the Senates decision to non
cur.
Mr.. Dingley, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Brom-
we'll. Republican of Ohio, were all on
their feet asking for recognition. The
Speaker recognized Mr.. Dingley, who
hat Tho of tfc
amendment and ask for conference.
Upon his motion he demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Bailey, as parliamentary inquiry,
desired to know of The Chair, whether
motion to recede and concur would not
take precedence.
The Speaker said he thought not.
Mr.. Bailey cited precedent from the
goth Congress which, he said, covered the
exact case in point.
The Speaker asked to see it. The menu
bers waited with breathless interest while
the Speaker examined it. When he decided
that it would hold, the Democrats APP
plauded. The Speaker then recognized
Mr.. Bromwell, Republican of Ohio, who
formally made the motion to recede and
concur.
This time the Democrats cheered and
the galleries Joined In the demonstration.
AS the previous question cnt of debate
the Speaker ordered the roll called
The vote came SO Unexpectedly that the
leaders of the respective sides sent mes
sengers and officials scurrying in all
directions to drive in absentess Carriages
were sent Gathering to the down town
hotels at gallop and committee rooms,
restaurants and every place whore stray
congressman might be were hunted out
by the pages and employees Of the House.
The responses on the roll call were fol-
lowed closely for further defecttons from
the Republican side, but there were none
In fact two of the Republicans who
voted against the motion to concur with
an amendment on the last vote, Messrs
johnson of Indiana and Loud of Califor-
mia, voted with the Republicans. They
did net, however, properly belong to the
detection on the other vote, as they voted
as they did because they opposed any
action whatever.
The announcement of the defeat of the
motion 148 to l73 was the signal for de-
monstration of the Republican side.
The following l2 Repu blicans voted for
Mann, Warner, and White OF Illinois
Cromwell and Brown of Ohio; Colson of
Kentucky; Cooper of Wisconsin; Dorr of
West Virginia; johnson of North Dakota
and Sulloway of New Hampshire.
MIR. Dingley's motion to insist and ask
for a conference, was then agreed to with
out division, the opposition realizing the
uselessness of demanding roll call.
just before 5 o'clock the Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs.
Adams, Republican Of Pennsylvania;
Heatwole, Republican of Minnesota, and
Dinsmore. Democrat of Arkansas, as con-
ferees on the Cuban resolutions.
Mr.. Grosvenor then moved to adjourn,
but Mr.. Cannon called attention to the
70 ot hot bo we 10 70,
the action of the Senate before the reso-
buttons would be legally in conference
He thought the House should remain in
session. Thereupon Mr.. Grosvenor with
drew the motion and upon Mr.. Cannon S
| motion the House recessed for 20 min
utes.
e At 5. 80 D. M, a further recess of Is min
| utes was taken.
The House then took another recess I'M
| til O'Clock and at O'Clock the House
recessed until S clock.
| The House reconvened at eight O'Clock.
| The members were jubilant over the news
| which fioated about that tie conferees had
agreed, the Senate to yield on the indie
pendence clause and the House to restore
| the words ''are and' found in the first
section. but suddenly the greatest con-
| fusion arose when it was discovered that
tHSIo WIS sOill d nlCcQ over the words
ARE and" the two Republicans of the
| House conferees, Messrs. Adams and
Heatwole, having refused to yield on this
! point.
| Several members of the House were in
| their dress suits and in the galleries were
many brilliant evening costumes. Moth
ing was done until g. 45 p. M, when tie
| clerk of the Senate announced the dis
agreement of the Senate to the House
| amendment and the appointment of con-
ferees.
Mr. Adams had long conference with
| thu Speaker at his desk. Half a dozen
leaders took part in consultation. A
question arose as to whether the House
having asked for the conference was en-
titled to have charge of the papers or not
and to settle this question Captain Nc
kee, the journal clerk, paid visit to the
| other end of the Capitol.
The struggle which was going on was
one to secure parliamentary advantage.
The House which had possession of the
| conference papers could at any time re-
cede and agree. 1t was this desire to hold
the papers which induced the Senate to
refuse, thus compelling the House to
| further insist and ask for further confer
ence. Agreement to this further oonfer-
| would ui he