The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-20
With Mr Reeds Iron Hand in Front, Stays All
Efforts for the Present.
SHORTLY SCENES THE pROGBg[Tl[lIE
The Minority Bitterly Denouncing the Methods os
the Majority in Evading the Ouestion-Son1e
OF the Speeches Brilliant Efforts
WASHINGTON BUREAUST. PAUL GLOBE.
CORCORAN Bull DING.

TASHiNGiOH BUREAU ST. PAUL GLOBE, J
CORCORAN BUILDING.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 19.-Two
days of persistent effort on the part of
the Democrats to bring the Cuban bel
lgerency resolution before the house
shows that the Reed rules will prevent
any action during the session. Today
three separate attempts were made,
and all failed because of the power of
the speaker and of the Republican
leaders. 1t is evident that Mr. Reed
intends to keep the resolution out so as
to leave the whole Cuban matter in the
hands Of the president. Many Repub-
lican congressman say they would be
with the Democrats but for the fact
that the action might embarrass the
administration and thwart the end
| sought.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-An day
long the question of granting belliger-
ent rights to the Cuban insurgents was
argued in the house, but as on on yes
terday, the minority hurled itself
against stone wall. On the only vote
taken today-a motion designed to
overrule the decision of the speaker
and direct the committee on foreign
affairs to report without further delay
the Cuban resolution passed by the
senate at the last session, the Republi-
cans stood solid and voted to sustain
the chair.
The galleries, as on yesterday, were
banked to the doors, and there was
| considerable excitement throughout
the early part Of the session when the
members of the minority were success
| sively pressing all sorts of amend
ments bearing on the Cuban question
for the purpose of embarrassing the
majority During the general debate,
Chairman Hit, of the foreign affairs
committee, made an impressive speech
of less than an hour, explaining at
length the situation which made ac-
ton by congress inadvisable. He spoke
| with impassioned words of the presi-
dents sympathy with the struggle Cor
Cuban independence and the achieve
ments Of the present administration.
The release of American prisoners in
Cuba, the recall Of Weyler, the aban-
/ donment of the policy of concentra-
! ton and the autonomy scheme he con-
tributed to the firm attitude of the
! president and contrasted these results
with the inaction of the last admins
tration. He averred that belligerenr
| rights could not aid the insurgent
cause, and perhaps the most dramatic
portion of his speech came when he
| declared that the insurgents only
wished for beligerent rights in the hope
and belief that this country would be-
come embroiled in war with Spain,
which would give them their freedom
with our triumph. He asserted that
the president must assume the respOn-
sibility of any action which might
eventuate in war, and appealed to both
sides of the chamber to patriotically
support the executive If a crisis shall
! come.
DR.. Dinsmore (Ark) the leading MI
nority member of the committee on
foreign affairs, replied to him, and
! Messrs. Adams (Rep., Pa.), chairman
of the Cuban subcommittee Of the
same committee; Berry Oem., Ky)
and Wheeler Oem., Ky.) also address
ed the house during the general debate.
The debate will close tomorrow at 4
o'clock under the arrangement made
today, when a final protest will be
made on a motion, of which Mr.. Will
| Jams Dem, Miss.) gave notice today,
| to recommit the bill with instructions
! to report back the Cuban resolution
as rider.
When the house convened today the
! leaders on both sides were rallying
their forces, and it was apparent that
the battle over Cuba, which waged
yesterday, was to continue today. The
attendance on the floor and in the gal
leries was very large. After some un-
, important business had been transact
ed, Mr. Brucker Oem., Mich) asked
unanimous consent for the considera-
tion of a resolution, which he sent to
the clerks desk. The speaker took oc
casion to examine the resolution, and,
4 De- S11,y fhS. 1TAElf don
of the minority, loudly demanded that
the resolution be reported. The speak
er thereupon directed the clerk to read
the resolution, which proved to be a
resolution to instruct the committee on
foreign affairs to report, without fur
ther delay, the senate Cuban belliger-
ency resolution.
Like a flash, Mr.. Hit, chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, was on
his feet with a point of order, which
the speaker promptly sustained, and
was about to recognize Mr.. Hit to call
up the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation BILL when Mr.. Bailey demand
ed recognition.
lone moment, please" he called.
Let US first dispose of this question of
order
THE chair sustained the point of Or
der" retorted the speaker tersely.
"Then appeal" called Mr.. Bailey to
Mr.. Brucker across the hall, and the
Michigan member entered an appeal
from the decision of the chair. All was
instantly excitement and confusion. A
dozen members were on their feet de-
manding recognition to debate the ap-
peal but the speaker recognized Mr..
Dalzell, who moved to lay the appeal
on the table. This cut off debate, and
the speaker put the question. On a
rising vote the Republicans stood firm,
and voted 107-94 to lay the appeal on
the table The yeas and nays were
demanded and obtained by Mr.. Bailey
The roll call was watched with intense
interest to ascertain whether all the
Republicans were willing to go on rec
ord as they had voted yesterday in
committee of the whole, when no rec
ord of the vote was made. There was