Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-20
ANOTHER CYCLONE
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The House. on Hits motion. went into
I committee of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill
AS the first passage was read. the trug-
gle was resumed. Williams. Dem. Miss,
offered an amendment to direct the Pres
ident to appoint three commissioners to
proceed TO cuba, and If possible negotiate
Il treaty of peace, amity and commerce
with the republic of Cuba and appropriate
ing So 900 for defraying the expenses of
the commissioners. 1t WAS ruled out Of
order.
Immediately aftorward Lewis, Dem.
Wash. offered another amendment pro-
VidinG that to emphasize the fact that Il
stat" of war existed in Cuban the consul
general of the United States at Havana
hc withdrawn and the government of
Spain be notified of Il suspension of diplo-
matte relations ut that point.
ilt quickly raised Il point of order
which Hepburn in the chair sustained.
II appeal from the decision Of The
Chair" said Lewis
And | make the point that the appeal
is d!latnry.. exclaimed Dalzel. Rep. ia.
The Chair sustains tn" point OF or
der" declared Hepburn. who directed the
clerk to proceed With the reading.
Excitement was III boiling point and
Terry. De. Ark. shouted his protest.
can it bc possible THAI we have
reached the point where this side of the
House cannot appeal from the decision
of the chair he called.
Hepburn directed Terry to take his scat
and the clerk droncd on with the read
ing.
Lewis found "a parliamentary way of
discussing his amendment. however. by
moving 4 pro forma amendment t" strike
out the last word.
Lewis then drew "A parallel between his
amendment and one offered by Hepburn
in the last Congress instructing the
resident 10 dismiss the representative Of
the sultan of Turkey at this capital.
NcCroary Dem. Ky, at that time
had made the point OF order that the
amendment was not gcrmanc and had
been ONcrrulCd.
Chairman Hit pointed out that Eis
point was that the amendment was new
legislation. lie did not contend that it
was not Eermanc.
The reading of the hill went on. inter
rupted every few minutes hy tiVc-mnutc
speeches from the Democratic side on
cuba.
suzer. Dem. n. Y. offered an amend
ment directing the resident minister To
notify Spain that unless the war ceased
in - days "" would recognize the inde-
pendencc of cuba ANA enforce our policy
by arms. It went the way of its prcJc-
eesSOrS.
a dash of Michigan politics was inject
ed into the proceedings at this point by
controversy between Brucker ami
Bishop. Rep, of that state. The former
read some remarks Of Gov. Pingreo from
this morning papers denouncnG ths
trend "f affairs in tn" Republican parry
HlShnp asked II 1ruckrf stood sponsor
i9f 'ioN' fmSIr" sentiments. t" Whici'
Inc l@tier fIpu'd 'hat tins ftrruhllrau
party elected nm.
Ne fGpadiatr nm Nald EiShoP
II helpcd - eject a Governor On q
Democratic platform, | should stand 10y
~. JiI stanG H. Gas, pb,or.. ,,,,n
hc ceased to be Il Rcpuhiican. Did you
stand by Grover Clevclanda' retorted
l'! - ~, LUG ilioI,.
came Goninatrd bt th4 same Panii,lir,,,
methods COY. Pmgree dcnounceS." a.
publican jeersi.
~; N"''-I th M, 81 i"' lo'otSH "'t3iF"
mrnt ~, cIih9n ,rfnirs irb, GRIMM.
themselves recognized. he said tns,t bel
iiErrtncN meant the cutting off of their
r"pI'I,' ION 'iIN v"lh'iN; pu' I"TH
to uitr fh.t il Womb hiring i st,n>. sl,,t
from a Spanish cruiser ON thu high seas
directed against any American ship
milcn Wow" OUT ii'.iiiiT me trtic'n i'-o
war Win Suain.
Hit appealed TO all to uphold the hands
Of the President
Hit thought that the spirit "f y,~t'r-
"aH lErtDnl'll' h"ii t''h ll"i'I'H ',i't
r;,jlad s,mnwbaf Un ask.J tb,, ,1,.h.,t..
be clo~cd at / O'Clock tomorrow bus mn
ally agreed I" ! o'clock.
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