Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-19

said the hope had been that if the
Senate would yield the substance of the
independence the shadow OF the free
| dom would be left to u.s. Mr. Mason
then
BECAME ALMOST HISTORICAL
in his oratory 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. eve
gave up our ideas, he cried "but I say
to you now that ! capitulate, but | do
not surrender. You have conquered
me, but if God lets me live, / give no.
tice, that tomorrow | shall fight for
Cuban independence and gain it before
| quit this sphere of action
A strong appeal was then made by
Mr.. White (Cala.) for action of some
| kind that would end the suspense and
| end it at once
The first part of Mr.. Davis motion
| that to insist upon the Senate amend
ments, was carried with division
f! The second part that requesting a
| further conference, was disagreed to, SO
| TO 40, the detailed vote being as fol-
| lows:
4eas-Aldrich, Allison. Burrows CAT
ferry, Carter, Clarke, Cullom. Davis. De-
Doe, Ellxins, Fairbanks, Faulkner. For
! aker. Frye, Gallinger, Gear German,
| Gray Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough. Haw-
| ley, Hoar. Lodge Mcbride, Mcmillan.
| Mason, Morgan. Morrill,, Penrose. Platt
! Comm, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay. Sc
well, Shoup, Spooner, Warren, Wilson
SO.
| Nays-Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate,
Berry, Butler, Cannon, Chandler, Chill
ton, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel. Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones (Ark), Jones (Ney,),
Kenney, 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: 10 p. m, on motion of Mr.. ALI
son, a recess of one hour was taken.
After the recess Mr.. Morgan present
| ed joint resolution
| DECLARING WAR AGAINST SPAIN,
| which was read and allowed to lie on
the table.
! At 1925 Chief Clerk Browning, of the
/; House, presented message from that
body asking for a further conference
| upon the Oupdll question UPON tlG us
agreement of the two houses.
I Mr.. Davis moved to insist upon the
| Senate amendment and grant confer
ence, but Mr. Allison asked for divis-
ion of the question. The motion TO
! agree to a conference was adopted be-
| fore the second portion of the motion.
| Mr. Allen addressed the Senate. He
said that 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, 28 to
| 49,
Mr. Davis motion was carried and
the President pro TEN (Senator Frye,
appointed Senators Davis, Foraker and
Morgan.
A recess was then taken for half an
| hour
April 19-1 a. m.-Since midnight
the Senate has been in Informal recess,
although technically in session. The
conference committee is still in session,
! the House members having returned
| fifteen minutes ago from a consultation
with House leaders. An agreement IS
understood to have been reached.
At 1:14 a. m. Senator Davis present.
| ed the conference report.
The detailed vote on the final adop-
ton of the conference report:
I Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bur
rows, Carter, Chandler, Clarke, Cullom,
Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faux
ner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gray. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough. Haw-
| ley, Kyle Lodge, Mcbride, Mcmillan,
Mason. Morgan, Morrill,, Nelson, Pen
rose, Perkins, Plat Comm, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner,
Warren, Wilson, Wolcott-42.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Butler. Caffery, Cannon, Chiffon, Clay,
Crockrell Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld.
Jones (Ark), Jones New, Kenney.
Lindsay, McEnery. McLaurn, Mallory,
; Mantle, Martin, MITCHELL Money, Pasco,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins Roach,
Stewart, Teller, Turley, Turner, Tur-
| pie-35.
The Senate at l.: so a. m. adjourned.
/ The resolution cannot be sent to the
President until it is signed by the pre-
siding officers to-day.
GONE TO SCRANTON, PA.
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