The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-18

first paragraph of the Senate amendment
.First-That the people of the island
of Cuba of right ought TO be free and
Upon his motion Mr.. Dingley demanded
the previous question, which served 10
cut off amendment and debate.
Mr. Bailey who was still upon his feet
asked IL the motion to concur With an
amendment precluded motion TO concur
and was informed by the Speaker that II
would not if the motion was voted down.
Mr.. johnson (Rep., Ind.) and Mr.. Brom-
well (Rep. Ohfo) were on their feet both
demanding recognition to state parhamen-
tary inquiries The former wanted TO ASK
unanimous consent to address the House
in antagonism to the motion, but ne was
howied down. But when Mr.. Bromwell.
a moment later, declared that he wished
to offer motion to concur, the Demo
cratic side sent up cheer upon cheer;
The Republican side was omniously 81
lent The speaker sternly commanded
order. and then informed Mr.. Bromwell
that his motion could not be entertained
until that of Mr.. Dingley had been dis
posed of.
Mr.. Bailey. under cover of making a
parliamentary inquiry brought out clearly
the fact that unless the motion OF Mr.;
Dingley was yoIed down, the House could
not vote on the motion to concur, OF
which Mr.. Bromwell had given notice.
Mr.. SulZer tDem., N. Y }. attempted TO
interpose with the point of order that Mr..
Bromwell's motion took precedence over
that of Mr.. Dingley.
He had copy of the rules in his hand
and was prepared to argue the question;
to hear him. No division was asked on
the motion for the previous question, but
upon the main question chorus of de-
mands from both sides went up for the
ayes and noes The roll call was watched
with intense interest.
The Democrats started in to applaud
the promised detection of over 25 MEM
bers ON the Republican side did not mater
ialize. The Democrats only had IA OPP
portunities to applaud.
1t was apparent before the end of the
first roll call that they were defeated.
Their disappointment was manifest on
their faces while the countenances OF the
Republicans were correspondingly joyful
over the victory.
When Mr.. Boutelle of Maine aScertained
that the motion had carried by safe
recorded present.
The announcement of the vote-179 to
Island the decisive victory was loudly
applauded by the Republicans.
Fourteen Republicans voted with the
Democrats and Populists
All the eight Jerseymen in the House
wore Reeds collar and voted in the affir-
NATIVE.
In the Senate, Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans will vote to non-concur
in House amendment.
Then Republican Senators also will OPP
pose concurrence in House amendment
and vote against asking conference.
At 1:S5 P. NJ. the Republican Senators.
with the exception of Wilson, who voted
ment, went into conference in Senator
Quay's room to decide upon a line of ac-
ton Ten We're present as follows:-.
Mason Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Quay
and Thurston.
All decided to toll against concurrence.
Aldrich says the Senate will be compelled
to grant conference if the House
amendment is not concurred in- Senator
Davis will move to concur.
The ten Senators will also vote against
asking conference, which will throw
that duty on the House.
Senator Davis of Minnesota, Chairman
of the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations. said today that he would ask the
Senate to sit tonight until the Cuban ReSO-
lutions should be disposed of, whatever
the action of the House. There is some
doubt as to who will be the conferees on
the part of the Senate. Ordinarily Sena-
tors Davis and Frye, Republicans. and
Morgan, Democrat, being the first mem-
mittee, would be assigned to this duty,
but as they were net rig4na33y support
ers of the Turpie amendment there is
some pressure to have Senators Foraker
and Turpie added or substituted for
Messrs. Frye and Morgan.
The Senate is quite determined to stand
by its amendments, and it Is stated that
sufficient number of Republicans have
said they would stand with the other par
ties to hold the matter UP indefinitely. At
least eight Republicans are pledged to
this course. There is an effort to secure
compromise by accepting the Senate
minus the recognition of the in
surgent Government, but SO far there is no
indication of yielding to even this extent.
The Senators expect the House to yield
after a second conference. and say they
give grounds for the belief that we are
entering on a war OF conquest.