The times., 1898-04-19

motion to concur without amendment
would be in order He was informed
from the chair that such motion would
be in order, but must yield in precedence
to the Dingley motion.
Representative Bromwell of Ohio, Re
publican, then made a motion to concur
without amendment.
A general discussion principally out of
order, followed. Mr.. Dingley interrupted
an epidemic of parliamentary inquiries
by moving the previous question, which
was ordered. y yea and nay vote was
demanded.
Fourteen Republicans voted against Mr..
Dingley's motion, because they favored
recognition of the present Cuban Repub-
lie. Mr.. Boutelle, Maine, voted in IA
vor OF the Dingley motion, but withdrew
his vote later, saying he was opposed to
the entire Senate resolution.
The vote on Dingley's motion: Yeas,
179; nays, 156.
True BIue Republicans.
A motion to reconsider was offered
and laid on the table.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats were:
Messrs. BromweH of Ohio Brown of
Ohio, Colson of Kentucky Cooper OF
| Wisconsin, Dorr of West Virginia, Lori
mer of Illinois, Loud OF California. Ma
hany of New York Mann of Illinois,
Sulloway. of New Hampshire, Johnson
of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota,
Warner of New York. White of Illinois.
| The Democrats, Silver Republicans and
Populists. the latter with the exception
of Howard of Alabama, all voted against
the Dingley motion.
That vote settled the question for the
time being so far as the House was con-
cerned and transferred all interest to
the Senate.
The amended resolutions Were prepared
without loss OF time and sent to the
Government Printing Office. With an
expedition that betokened the general in
terest in the Importance of the subject an
official copy was sent to the Senate by
3 p. m.
Meanwhile the House virtually vast
ed the intervening time waiting for the
action of the Senate.
The opposing element were busily and
| earnestly at work while the Senate had
| control of the subject. Speaker Reed,
fearful that his power might fail to hold
| the Republicans in line, went among them
and cautioned them that they must not
under any circumstances, yield to the
| Democratic Senate" There was a
| brief period of intense excitement when
| the resolutions were returned from the
| House without change and with virtual
declaration that the Senate stood pat''
and would insist upon the resolutions in
| the form it had adopted.
1t had been currently reported that
enough Republicans would break away
| TO carry the Senate resolutions.
There was anxious trepidation on both
sides.
| Mr.. Dingley, of course obtained recog-
milton first, and before anybody else
He moved that the House insist upon its
| amendment.
Mr.. BrOmyyelI's Motion.
| Mr.. Bromwell, Ohio was greeted with ap-
plause from the Democratic side when he
arose. His purpose was well understood.
| He made a motion to concur and the
| Speaker compelled to rule that that
motion took precedence of the other.
There was no objection to ordering the
previous question and that was done
on viva voce vote.
The motion of Mr.. Bromwell which
was. stripped of all parliamentary ver-
! biage, that the House accept the Sen
| ate resolutions, was rejected by practi-
| cally the same vote as that by which
| the Dingley motion TO amend had been
adopted.
The hope of the friends of Cuban inde-
pendence that other Republicans would
| break away from party ties and dis
cipline was not realized
The next proceeding in order was the
request for a conference with the Senate
| and the appointment of conferees. The
request for conference went through
with that ceIerity that marks the usual
| proceedings under the Reed rules. But
| there was hitch on the appointment of
| the conferees that should have been done
| Immediately, but instead of the usual
| promptitude. there was a quiet confer
| ence around the Speakers desk.
Messrs Dingley, Grosvenor and Payne
| gathered around the Speaker and engaged
in a whispered talk that provoked i'm
| patient protest.
The Speaker was asked when he would
| appoint the conferees and he replied in
substance, with some diplomacy, that he
would do so when he got ready.
After some further delay Messrs
| Adams Heatwole and Dinsmore were an
nounced as conferees and the House took
a recess until p. m.