Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-19
BIG FIGHT OVER CUBA
Attempt to Get a Recognition
y Rider Into the Diplomatic -
Appropriation Bill
HOUSE STANDS BY IT'S OWN RULES

And Sussains the Speaker In His RulinsS-
DeArmond the Leader ON the Cuban
Side, Assisted by bailey and the Demo
crats. Less One - Pretty Warm Time
While II Lasted Morg.n's Second In
staliment Of Remarks on Hawaii.
Washington, Jan. 19-6uba had 4
Bearing in the house yesterday, and
Tor time it-looked as il parliamentary
prccedents would be set aside and tho
senate resolution recognizing the insur-
gents as belligerents would be attached
as rider 10 the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. DeArmond Of
Missouri precipitated the issue by Of
feTinS the resolution as an amendment,
but point Of order against 1t was sus-
tanned. DeA:mond appealed. He urgel
the Republicans whb had professed
friendship for the struggling Cubans to
override the decision Of the chair as the
only chance OF securing action on the
proposition. Bailey. the leader of the
minority. and other Democrats joined
In the appeal. The excitement became
intense. but the appeals of Dingley. the
ficor leader CT The majority, as well Is
other Reput.iean leaders. to their as
soeiatts not To join in the programme
succeeded.
RePubiica. Threatens To Break Away.
Colson 1sp) Of Kentucky warned his
side that unless he was soon given an
opportunity to vote his sentiments ON
the Cuban question he would cooper
ate In any revolutionary method to Sc
cure action. The Republican tactics
Kept to the front the point that the
minority was seeking to override the
rules 81 the house. and they got every
Republican vote. sustaining the chair
by vote of l52 to ia. One Democrat
-Fleming OF Georgia-voted with them
on the ground that he could not violate
his oath BY voting against UNFOLDING
the rules. During the debate Bailey
Challenged Iiitt to give the house any
assurance that an opportunity would
Dc offered TO vote on the resolution
passed ~ the senate at the last session.
but he received M reply. Before the
diplomatic bill came up the army bill
passed.
Rules of Order he Blowed.
that his move was against the rules.
neither did he offer an amendment to
the rules; he said that the house could
at any time place I'm a hill what il
wanted there. When the people of the
country Felt as they did now it was the
duty OF members to override these pet
~ rules which had been used to sup
press action. The autonomy offered by
spain. he declared. was revolving
mockcry. q sham and a delusion. He
warned the other side that the question
could not be evadeS or lodged: that
With this opportunity before them they
could not 60 back to their constituents
and plead the rules as an excuse for
non-action. When called to order for
, not keeping to the subject in his re-
marks he said he well understood this,
but'h he would not finch from his pur-
pose.
House Managers for Regularity.
The house managers made their fight
for regularity OF proceeding. The
speaker. who was in the lobby. came
into the hail and helped to rally his
followers. Dinsiey. the floor leader Of
| the majority. took the floor. He char
\ 'N~'N''@sN' dBpC-l TIE
4 decision of the chair as most extra
ordinary proposition. 1t was q PROPOSE
ton 10 override the rules. he said, and
established a new mode of procedure
and to destroy the orderly transaction
of business.
DcArmond got the floor again and in
reply urged members on both sides of
TIE house to vote ito free this house
for one hour from a dominion SO abso-
lutte that IL 10 impossible to get cons,d-
Grafton for any matter. no matter how
important, without the consent of those
in authority in the house" He closed
with a snee- at the rules.
Only Way They Could Get 1t II.
! Later. when Cannon asked Bland.
! DO you yourself believe this amend
meat Is In oraer?' Yes. I do" re-
spcnded Bland. because this is the
only way We can get at it. 1t is a law
OF necessity just now" The claim was
sustained. but when the next paragraph
was read appropriatiIs $is5.6co 10. am
bssssdors TO Great Britain, Germany
and France. Williams OF Mississippi
moved an amendment TO appropriate
s. 90 for an envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary TO the republic
4 OF Cuba. The Democrats cheered, but
this mase also went down under \
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