The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-05-12

mittee prepared and favorably report
ed a new set CT resolutions, embody-
ing the best features of ali which had
been introduced; and the new set of
resolutions came before the senate with
the favorable report of the committee.
In the meantime the committee on
foreign affairs of the house of represent
atives had considered score of resolu-
tions of similar import, and had report
ed new set of resolutions entirely diff
ferent from the resolutions reported to
the senate. Inasmuch as both the SEN
ate and house must absolutely agree
on every point before bill or resolution
can be enacted, this brought about a
peculiar condition. The senate passed
it's resolutions, and the house passed it's
resolutions.
Now what was to be done? Both bod
les must agree, but how? This brings
us to ''the committee on conference
What is the committee on conference ?
1t is this: The senate appoints three
senators and the house appoints three
representatives. Those gentlemen meet
and discuss the differences existing be-.
tween the senate and the house of rep
resentatives. That is the case in all
matters of congressional disagreement.
Well, as to the Cuban resolutions, the
COMMITTEE on conference" met in the
room of the senate committee on for.
elgn relations; and they could come tc
no agreement. The senator's reported
to the senate, and the representatives
reported to the house, and they could
not agree. They were then directed te
hold another conference. Again they
met; and this happened four times in
one day and night-thcy were at it I'm.
til long after midnight.
Finally these gentlemen, who were
called "conferees," reached an agree.
ment. The senator's agreed to recede
from part of their propositions. The
representatives agreed to recede from
part OF their propositions. They re-.
ported to the senate and to the house
their mutual agreements and conces.
sions. The senate and house accepted
the conclusions which had been reached
by their constituted "conferees," an6
the contest was over. That is the way il
was brought about. After all the sen.
ate, consisting of 80 senator's, and the
house, consisting of $50 representa-,
tives, left the conclusion of the great
and grave matter to the wisdom and
conservatism of six men, three of the
best men from each branch of the con.
gress. This is the method of reaching
conclusions between those great bodies,
Now another thing. After midnight,
when the senators and Representatives
had made up their minds what to dc
about the war measure, and while theil
"conferees" were comforting, there was
q complete abandonment of dignity and
'decorum, So far as the house of repre-.
sentatives was concerned.
With the question of great war con-
fronting them, the members of the
house of representatives, like a lot of
college boys, gathered in groups of 20
or more, in the various house corridors
and lobbics, and whiled away the time
by singing: what Shall the Harvest
Be?" and rally Round the Flag" and
"Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground"
Was it right? Was it in comport.
ment with the occasion? Was it worthy
of this great republic?
You tell. The correspondent simpl,
writes facts, and entertains no opin.
lons' SMITH D. FRY.