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ACTION IN THE HOUSE.
Incident. of the Memorable struss,.
Over the Cuban Question- Final
Vote Was $40 to 8.

| over the Cuban Question- Final
Vote Was $40 to 8.
Washington, April 19.-The house, ate,
one of the hardest and most desperate fight.
In Its history. succeeded in forcing the sen
| ate to yield the main contention In the wal
resolutions-the independence of the exist.
| ing government in Cuba. With that ex.
ception the house accepted the senate res
olutions. The republicans who Joined with
| the democrats in an attempt to concur II
| the senate amendments entire rallied i.
| votes at one time, and on every vote there
| after the vote dwindled. When the fina
| vote was taken. $40 votes were cast for th,
| declaration upon which we are to go to war
| If war It is to be. Six votes only were cas-
against 1t. They included five republican,
and one democrat.
There was intense excitement on the flool
during the balloting. The short adjourn
ment. from 10 o'clock until IL, gave tn,
leaders time to exert pressure on the bolt
ing republicans.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley the house voted
to concur In the senate resolution. with the
exception of the clause recognizing Cuban
independence, which was struck out.
The vote was 179 to 1855.
The announcement of the vote, 1916, and
the decisive victory was loudly applauded
by. the republicans.
At $40 p. m. the resolutions were re-
turned to the house with the senate's de.
cision to nonconcur. Mr. Dingley, Mr.
Bailey and Mr.. Bromwell were on their
feet asking for recognition. The speaker
recognized Mr. Dingley, who moved that
the house insist upon Its amendment and
ask for conference. Mr.. Bailey raised the
point that motion to recede and concur
would take precedence. The speaker said
he thought not. Mr.. Bailey cited pre-
cedent from the Twenty-ninth congress,
which. he said, covered the exact case in
point The speaker asked to see It, The
members waited with breathless interest
while the speaker examined 1t. When he
decided that 1t would hold the democrats
applauded. The speaker then recognized
Mr.. Cromwell (rep.. o.. who formally made
the motion to .recede and concur
rms time the democrats cheered. and the
galleries Joined in the demonstration. AS
the previous question cut off debate, the
speaker ordered the roll called
The responses on the roll call were fol-
lowed closely for further defections from
the republican side. but there were no ac-
QUESTIONS. In fact, two Of the republicans
who voted against the motion to concur
with an amendment on the last vote.
Messrs. Johnson GndD and Loud (Cal),
voted with the republicans. They did not,
however. properly belong to the detection
on the other vote, as they voted as they did
because they oppose any action whatever.
The announcement of the defeat of the
motion-148 to 173-was the signal for an
other demonstration on the republican side
The following IL republicans voted for
the motion to concur: Belknap. Lorimer,
Mann. Warner and White (Ill), Cromwell
and Brown lo9, Colson (Ky.). Cooper
Sulloway IN. HI.
Mr.. Dingiey's motion to insist and ask
for conference was then agreed to with
out division, the opposition realizing
the manifest uselessness Of demanding
roll call.
Just before five o'clock the speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs Adj
ans Gep., PAP. Heatwole (rep.. Mimi, and
Dinsmore dem, Ark.), as conferees on the
Cuban resolutions. A recess was taken I'M
til six o'clock. and at that hour the house
further recessed until eight o'clock.
The house reconvened at eight O'Clock.
Several of the members of the house were
In their dress suits. and in the galleries
We're many brilliant evening costumes.
Nothing was done until S:45 p M, when
the clerk of the senate announced the dis
agreement of the senate to the house
amendment and the appointment OF con-
ferees.
A motion to recede and concur was again
lost-144 to 1T.
Secretary of War Alger, who entered the
hall arayed In dress suit while the vote
was being recapitulated. Joined in the re-
publican demonstration of approval when
the result was announced. Mr.. Adams
motion for further conference was then
agreed to without division. The speaker
again appointed Messrs. Adams, Heatwole
and Dlnsmore conferees. Mr.. Adams
moved a recess until II o'clock. Mr.. John
son (rep.. Ind.) antagonized this with a
motion to adjourn. but the chorus OF noes
was so fierce that he withdrew 1t and Mr..
Adams motion was agreed to.
While the house was awaiting a half
hundred of the representatives gathered
In the lobby in the rear Of the hall nd
aWoke the echoes with patriotic songs The
battle hymn of the republic was sung by
Gen. Henderson, Of Iowa. Dixie" and 9TH
er songs were sung, led by some Of the ex-
confederates and then in tremendous vol
ume the corridors rang with an lmprovisa-
ton. Hang Gen. Weyler on the Sour An
pie Tree as We Go Marching On" The
war spirit was reflected in the songs
Shortly after one o'clock the conferees
presented their report to the house. Mr..
Adams moved the adoption of the report.
and upon that motion he demanded the
previous question. The galleries gave cheer
after cheer as the resolutions were read.
The demand for the previous question cut
off debate. and Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. John
son (rep., 1nd) appealed for q few minutes
time.
Mr.. Adams refused to yield time for de-
bate. owing to the lateness of the hour.
Mr.. johnson protested Indignantly Mr.,
Bailey demanded the ayes and noes and the
roll was called
The following voted against the adoption
Of the report: Boutelle (rep.., Me), Brewer
dem, Ala.). Gardner (rep.. N. ~, Johnson
lep.. Ind.9. Loud (rep.. Cal.), Mccall (rep,
Mass.).
The vote was announced at 2:4s a. M.
journed