The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-19

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Rawlins was given only slight atten-
ton, as within minute after he be.
gan to speak the action of the House
on the Senate Cuban resolutions was
whispered about the chamber. and that
| Immediately became the sole topic OF
interest.
Mason OF Illinois presented and HAD
referred to the Naval Affairs Commit
tee the following concurrent resolu.
ton:
That the Senate of the United States
the House of Representatives concur
ring therein, extends to Captain
Charles Sigsbee a vote of thanks for
the courage, heroism and devotion dis
iplayed by him upon the occasion of the
terrible calamity which befell his com
mand in the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine"
At lob p. m. the Message Clerk OF
the House of Representatives appeared
in the main entrance of the Senate with
a package of the bills and resolutions
| in hand.
Almost Immediately Vice President
Hobart, interrupting the debate. rec
ognized the Clerk He presented to the
Senate several bills and resolutions
which had been passed by the House
including that relating to the intervcn-
ton of the United States in the Cuban
rebellion. The last was the resolution
adopted by the Senate on Saturday
| night, and agreed to to-day by the
House with certain amendments. Scores
of members of the House were on the
| floor awaiting the action of the SEN
ate upon the House amendments. and
although every Senator at the Capitol
was present, Chandler of New Hamp-
shire noted the absence of a quorum,
and demanded a call of the roll.
The roll-call indicated the presence
of seventy-five Senators.
| DAVIS ADDRESSES THE SENATE.
Davis. the distinguished Chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee, re-
| quested that the message from the
House concerning the Cuban resolution
be laid before the Senate
After the reading of the message, Ia
Wis addressed the Senate. The still
ness as he began to speak was pro
| found. He spoke clearly but rapidly
| In my great anxiety to secure speedy
action upon this question" said he 'ac-
| ton which | think ought to be taken
| Immediately, | have refrained from TAX
| ing part in the discussion up to this
| time. The resolutions as they come to
| us, with the exceptions which I shall
note, are practically the same as those
which We're reported to the Senate. by
| the Foreign Relations Committee"
| The exceptions noted by Davis were
the striking out of the words land are
land the provision in the Senate resolu-
ton providing for the recognition of the
present Cuban Republic. Davis then
said that the whole subject had been
thoroughly debated. Meantime, while
the debate was proceeding, the destruc-
ton of the Maine had remained unchas-
Cuba had died and differences and dis
sensions had arisen here as to the ac-
ton which should be adopted
He said we had now arrived at a
point where by thoughtful, temperate
and reasonable action, the entire mat
ter could be settled within twenty min
utes. He maintained further that no
man could or would have the right to
doubt that the passage of the resolu-
lions as sent to the Senate would bring
about the freedom of Cuba, as well as
the independence of it's inhabitants.
the President might settle the question
and settle it now, he moved that the
Senate concur in the resolution of the
House.
The motion had scarcely been en-
tered, when Stewart addressed the SEN
ate. 1T is true said he, that this
question can be settled Immediately.
but it is necessary that it should be
settled rightly, and it cannot be so set
tied until the freedom and independ-
ence of the Cuban Republic are recog-
nized.''
Stewart yielded to Teller. who said
there was a very general desire for
a vote upon the message from the
House, and appealed to the Senate to
forego further debate, in order that a
vote might be taken.
Cries of Vote, vote" were heard
from all parts of the chamber.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS DEFEATED.
Chandler demanded the yeas and
nays.
Davis motion to concur in the House
amendments was defeated-32 to 10
the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Burrows, Car
ter, Clark, Cullom, Deboe, Elkins, Fair
banks, Faulkner. Frye, Gear, German,
Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley. Hoar, Lodge Mcmillan. Nor
gan, Morrill,. Plat of Connecticut,
Pritchard, Proctor Shoup, Spooner,
Warren, Wetmore Wilson. Wolcott-
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Nays-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate.
Berry, Butler Caffery Cannon, Chand-
ler Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Foraker,
Gallinger, Harris Heitfeld, Jones of
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Kenny,
Kyle, Lindsay, McLaurin, Mallory,
Mantle Martin Mason, Mills. Money,
Nelson, Pasco. Penrose, Perkins. Petit
grew, Pettus, Quay, Rawlins. Roach,
Stewart. Teller. Thurston. Tillman, Tur-
ley, Turner, Turpie, Vest, White-46.
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MO-
TION VOTED DOWN.
Davis then moved that the Senate
insist upon it's amendment to the House
resolution, and that the President of
the Senate appoint it's conferrees.
LET the motion be divided" cried
Daniel From the Democratic side of
the chamber such expressions as 1--WE
don't want a conference; let's settle
this question right now. while we are
at it, etc.
Hale of Maine said that he had never
known in his long experience in the
Senate when the two houses were at
odds a committee of conference to be
refused. Conferrees We're appointed in
order that the differences between the
two houses might be dissolved. and an
agreement reached satisfactory to both,
without infiammatory speeches on the
floor of either branch.
He maintained that If was tba dutv