The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21

one bour from a dominion so absolute
that IL was impossible to get ca1sidera-
ton for any matter. no matter how ia
porsant OF urgent. without the consent
OF those IN authority in the house" 1T
seems he added Ironically. TO be our
loftfest duty to observe the petty shift
they lead or the exigenciss OF the
time demand" He declared that no
code OF rules should violate the plain
dictates OF humanity and decency.
Mr.. Henderson. republican. OF Iowa. n
member OF the rules committee answer
ed with spirit ard much evidence Of
feeling. He said the Missouri member
DeArmondD was again ~Iecturiag the
house.
He was interrupted b. Mr. DeArmond
and the colloquy was fast and furious as
70 the alleged promises that the new
code OF rules would be presented.
The confusion redoubled as the debate
proceeded, many members contending
for the floor. While in front Of the speak
er's desk was crowded. a brief clash
occurred between Mr.. Bailey and Mr..
Dingley on the procedure in the present
case.
Mr.. Lewis. democrat. OF Washington.
gave a breathing spell by making a long
speech on precedents favorable TO the
Cuban amendment
Mr.. Fleming. democrat. of Georgia. de-
clared that while he was in Favor Of
acknowledging the independence OF Gu
ba. he had sworn 20 support the rules Of
the house and he could not bring him.
self to vote to overthrow them. These
remarks earned for him several rounds
of applause from the republican side.
Immediately a break occurred in the
republican ranks when Mr.. Colson. re-
publican, OF Kentucky. denounced the
inaction Of the house on the Cuban res
olution and the applause was transferred
TO the democratic side. This was short
lived, though. as Mr.. Colson concluded
his remarks by declaring that he should
vote to uphold the decision of the chair.
But l warn my republican friends he
added, that We have delayed too long
the recognition of the insurgents. If We
do not act. we will be swept out of pow
er. And If we are not given the oppor-
tunity to act /, for one. will join any
revolutionary tactics in order to cast my
vote for Cuban Independence. General
appkause.l
When Mr.. Hit moved to close the de-
bate on the pending paragraph. Mr.. Bal
ley attempted to make the point of or
der that the question was on the appeal
and not on the paragraph, and that Mr..
Hits motion was not in order, but Mr..
Hepbourn. who Vas in the chair, held
that Mr.. Bailey's point of order came too
late.
There was no break in party lines on
this motion, which was S~ustained-153 to
lis.
The question then REQUIRED on the ap-
pear from the decision of the chair. A
solitary democrat. Fleming, of Georgia,
voted with the republicans to sustain the
CHAIR. NO republicans voted with the
minority. The chair was sustained-152
to ia. No applause marked the
ment.
The clerk proceeded with the reading
of the bill, but at the next paragraph
apprOpria ting $4,000 for ambassadors 10
Great Britain, Germany and France, Mr..
Williams, democrat, of Mississippi, NOV
ed an to appropriate 5000
for an envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the republic Of Cuba.
| The democrats cheered.
Mr.. Hit raised the point of order that
the amendment also was a change of eX-
listing law.
Mr.. Williams argued that as there was
no law on the subject this could not be
a change of existing law.
| Upon this amendment also Mr.. Dear
selves and override the rules. If the re-
pubMcanS did not, he said, they must &C.
cept the responsibility. In the presence
Of your master, ruler and leader he
shouted, lin whose presence you scarce
~ dare to think, l ask you to give free
dom and liberty to Cuba or meet your
outraged constituency. Let us see which
course you will follow" [Uproarous
democratic applause.
The chair sustained the point of order
and on motion of Mr.. Hit the committee
rose.
The Indian appropriation bill was pre-
scented and at 5:52 o'clock p. m. the
house adjourned.