The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-16

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Tor an amendment recognizing the indie
i pendeuce OF CUBA. 1T means war ana In
step should be taken with the full know
edge OF that fact. lie thought We wer,
fairly we'll prepared for hostiiltics.
He belicvcl the Maine was blown u,
BY Spanish engines.
Mr.. Teller declared there must DO M
interference BY the allied powers Of Eu
rope II they attempted that we woul'
hsht The world, We SHOULD declare tina
With the vigor OF our Anglo Saxon blood
and our 7o,oco.ooO OF people and IL we die
the world would not attempt to lay III
hands on us. The applause that greeted
TINS statement was suppressed by the vice
president.
When Mr.. Teller concluded another Of
fort TO reach an agreement and adjourn
was made by Mr.. Jones tArk) and this
time with success. but II led TO the mos
exciting incident CT the day. The lie war
passed. as 1t was in the house on We'd
| nesiay, and while no unsecmiy disorder
| such as disgraced the house followed. tho
4 sensation caused was quite as profound.
Mr.. Jones proposed tina, the senate ad,
1 journ until tomorrow At 10 n. M, ans
| that tomorrow Mcssrs, White tCal.t CAT
fiery tLaJ and Wellington tMd.l, who are
| opposed to any action by congress and
who had moi yet presented their views
be allowed four hours, other senators DC
confined TO fifteen minutes each.
After some explanations senator's Sai
/ ferry. White and Wellington in turn gave
their consent.
Mi. Money lMiss.) thought the agree
| ment ought TO include provision ior
vote.
~.We arc In the attitude of man VINO
4 has lifted his arm TO strike" said he, "aua
/ afraid to strike the blow
| II suggest" observed MIR. White, that
those VINO seem so anxious 10 nSht navy
consumed all the time
| This caused Il suppressed ripple OF iausu-
| ter, after which Mr.. Money yielded TO tue
! solicitations OF those about MN anu sa'a
he would not object.
I An looked serene when Mr., Chandler
{ IN ~ who is given TO rather vltrioie
| tests ON occasions dropped remark that
! caused an explosion such Us the digninea
senate has not seen in many years
Il know the senator from Mississippi,
he Observed with quiz1ioai smile on ms
| eountenauce, docs not wish TO vote on
this question until he has heard the senator
from Maryland Nir WellinEtonl In iail-
The strong emphasis was on the last TWO
words
Mr. Wellington jumped 10 his feet aud
turning angrily upon MIR. Chandler, an
nounced sharply that he did not r. iish the
I; pleasantly" OF tho senator from New
&.
II do not intend TO intimate that u IS
necessary for the senator from MISSISSIPPI
10 hear what have TO say about TINS mat
ter but | represent in part one OF tue
sovereign States of this Union nave
sal here and listened to the senator from
Mississippi when he returned as one OF
the agents of a newspaper in Ne" YORK
and | believe the people OF Maryland
Mr.. Money was op his feet Tic was
standing in the rear of the democratic
benches fifty feet away from MI yelling
ton. who withhushed face occupied con-
spicuous place to the left of the vice presl-
dents chair Mr.. President, want to
correct the senator from Maryland he
said. The remark he has Just made Is ABB
5soiutely untrue"
II want to say 10 the senator from Mis-
sissippi that tho Journal had said thai i's
commissioners had returned.' replied Mi
Wellington.
Il do NOT care what the Journal said, .
retorted Mr.. Money.
Mr. Welling,opIf there is any untruth
in the statement 1t was made by the news
paper.
Il am correcting you, not the Journal,
retorted Mr. Money. Il say the remark YOU
made is not true.
Il make the remark as the Journal gave
it, again retortad Mr.. Wellington. dog
sed.y.
e"Iheu make 1t on your own responsible
ity.' cried Mr.. Money. his whole frame
quiyering with suppressed emotion ms arm
outstretched detiantly toward the senator
from Maryland
II do make ii on my own responsibility.
replied Mir. Wellington, like flash
Then you lie came from the Mlssis
sippi senator 40 quickly that IL sounded
like an echo OF a pistol.
The senate was electrified senators
tI,g,s Ia, -
galleries rose On ,pasto and leaned over rs
The two senators faced each othef.
II call tho gentleman to order. II the
gentleman can nhdlge IN that KIND OF con-
ON the floor of the senate, MI
Wellington resumed. walking tow*ri DIS
II can stand II rs wei as ne
can. -
nrcsident was ranping for order ana sem
ators were on their feet But the two SEN
a,ors sill walked toward each otnhf. |
Game outside and make IL. cried MI. |
Money. VERY we'll" said Mr., WELLINGTON.
Come now" said Mr. Money, beckonlns,
nThc senate VIII be in order cfiei me
vice president , =,
this point by strding forward into the cen
ter aisle and asking whether declaration
Of war would be in order.
The senators and galleries laughed
heartily at this sally and meantime friends
IF tho bcllicosc senators surrounded IN =
and led them away to the cloak rooms q
lew minutes afterwards, subsequent TO tho
adoption of the Jones agreement MI
Money emerged from the cloak room ana
iaid,
mfr. President. desire to say thai un-
ier strong proyocation | used language
which was not parliamentary. Nothing
,o,lld be farther from my intention than TO
,ioIate the decorum Of the senate or break
my Of its rules, therefore desire 70
,noloeize 10 the senate for the language
Which I used in its presence
The galleries applauded the utterance
md The session went on
An agreement Was reached mat the MAI
,ote on the Cuban resolutions be taken
,efore tie senate adjourn tomorrow
The senate on motion of Mr. Davis i'd
burned at lo:45 p. III. until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
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