The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-19

APRIL 10, 1898
Insertion of the words land are" in the
first section, which says the people OF
| Cuba ARE and of right ought TO be
flee and independent
He said that the majority of the con-
ferees had agreed TO report the Turpie
amendment. providing that the words
| above mentioned be inserted. But the
senate conferees were met with refusal
| to so agree, and he reluctantly report
ed the same to the senate.
Mr.. Morgan stated that the chair
| an of the foreign relations committee
! spoke for the majority. For one, he had
not relincuished the hope that the Gu
bans might be free, but thought that
under the temper of the house, there
was little or no use to send the con-
/ ferees again into conference, unless 1t
was indicated that the house would re-
cede.
FORAKER'S POSITION.
Mr.. Foraker then explained his post
ton as a member of the committee.
He said he had accepted the appoint
ment on the committee with the I'M
Outstanding from members of the house
that if the Turpie amendment was re-
coded from, there would be little
, trouble to reach a conclusion. Upon
this, he entered upon his duties and
endeavored to reach a harmonious con-
clusion. Instead, as a member of the
committee, he met an entirely different
situation than that outlined to him,
the house conferees refusing to insert
the words and are" which they had
eliminated from the resolution, even
though the senate would abandon its
position on the Turpie amendment. He
/ 60 hi ,O11 SC
factory to him. He then, in an impas
stoned manner. said that if the senate
did not intend to stand by its position,
it would be absolutely unjustifiable
before the world. If we are to inter-
fere with force of arms, it must be
with the understanding that the people
of Cuba are independent of Spain.
Mr.. Cockrell then offered motion
to insist upon the senate resolution,
whereupon Mr.. Morgan said in a loud
voice he had not yielded the republic
of Cuba as a member of the conference
committee.
FALSE WARNING.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,, following
said that it was the understanding that
if the United States. went TO war and
sent it's ships into Cuban waters and its
armies into Cuban territory our army
would surely be under the direction of
the Cuban government. if the senate
insisted upon the Turpie amendment.
Cries of mo, no. were heard about the
chamber.
Mr.. Mills of Texas said that the
house had turned its back upon the
fundamental principle of the eOnstitu-
ton, and the proper course for the SEN
ate now to pursue was to refuse TO
grant a further conference with the
house conferees.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, said the stu
alton, so far as the senaA was con-
cerned made the last stage worse than
the first, and he. for one, was in favor
of insisting upon the agreement with
the house.
MASON'S PROMISE.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois stated what he
conceived TO be the parliamentary
status of the pending question. He
said that the hope had been that if the
senate would yield the substance of in
dependence, the shadow of the freedom
would be left to US. Mr. Mason then
became almost hysterical III his ora
tory. He had. he declared, made the
fight for independence.
He had been forced to yield his con-
victions this afternoon and now he was
prepared to yield still further. We
gave up our ideas" he cried, ''but i
say to you now that L capitulate, but
| do not surrender. You have con-
quered but if God let's me live, 1 give
you notice thmat tomorrow / shall fight
for Cuban independence and gain it
before I quit this sphere of action
A strong appeal was then entered by
Mr.. White of California. for action of
some kind that would end the suspense
and end ii at once.
The. first part ef Mr.. Davis motion.
that to insist upon the senate amend
ments, was carried without division.
AGAIN DEFEATED.
The second part, that requesting
further conference, was disagreed to.
80 to 20, the vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Caffery. Garter Clark. Cullom. Davis.
Deboo. EIkins, Fairbanks. Faulkner,
Foraker, Frye, Galinger, Gear. Cor
man. Gray Hale, Hanna, Hansbroush,
Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, McMil-
Ian. Mason, Morgan. Morrill,, Penrose,
Platt Comm, Pritchard. Proctor.
Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Warren,
Wilson-30
Nays-Allen. Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Berry. Butler Cannon, Chandler, Chill
ton. Clay. Cockrell, Daniel. Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), Jones (Nev).
Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay. McEnery, Nc
Laurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Nelson, Pasco, Petit
grew. Pettus, Rawlins, Roach Stewart,
Teller. Thurston, Turley, Turner, Tur-
pie WolcOtt-40.
At 9:15 p. M, on motion OF Mr.. ALI
son, a recess of one hour was taken.
MORGAN's RESOLUTION.
After the recess, Mr.. Morgan pre-
sented a joint resolution declaring war
against Spain, which was read and al
lowed to lay on the table.
AT 1925 Chief Clerk Browning, of the
house, presented a message from that
body. asking for further conference
on the Cuban question.
Mr.. Davis moved to insist upon the
senate amendment, and grant a con-
ference. but MI Allen asked for a di-
vision of the question. The motion to
aeree to a conference was adopted be-
fore the second portion of the motion.
Mr.. Allen then addressed the senate.
He SAID the time had come when the
senate should appoint the conferees.
and not the chair
Mr.. Aliens motion TO have the SEN
ate name the conferees was lost, %
to 40.
Mr. Davis motion was carried. and
the president pro tenn Senator Frye.
appointed Senators Davis. Foraker and
Morgan.
A recess was taken for half an hour.
MIDNIGHT.
L.. midnight-Since midnight, the SEN
ate has been in formal recess. although
technically in session. The conference