Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-21
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSE RULEe
PREVENTS CUBAN DEBATE.

An UnsucoessfuI Enort TO Secure a vots
on n Resolution 60 Recognize the In
surEents az BelIirerents-senate Ds-
bates Hawaiian Annexation Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 19.-CuJa had =
brief hearing in the house, and for =
time II looked as II parliamentary prec-
edents would be set aside aad the sem
ate resolution recognizing the insur-
gents as belligerents would BE attached
as a rider to the diplomatic and consu-
lar appropriation bill
Mr.. De Almond (Dem.) Of Missouri
precipltated the issue by Offering the
resolution az an amendment to the
bill, but a point OF order against 10
was sustained Mr.. De Armond appeal
ed. He urged the Republicans who had
professed friendship for the struggling
Cubans to override the decision of the
chair as the only chance of securing ac.
tion on the proposition.
Mr.. Bailey, the leader Of the minori-
! ty. and other Democrats Joined in the
appeal The excitement became in
tense, but the appeals of Mr. Dingley,
the floor leader Of the majority, as well
as other Republican leaders to their as
sociates not to join in the programme
/ succeeded.
Mr.. Colson CRep.) Of Kentucky warm
| ed his side that unless he was soon
/ given an opportunity to vote his senti-
ments on the Cuban question he would
cooperate in any revolutionary move
ment made to secure action The Re-
publican tactics kept to the front the
| point that the minority were seeking to
override the rules of the house, and
they got every Republican vote, sus-
tanning the chair by a vote Of 1852 to III.
Mr.. Fleming (Dem.) Of Georgia voted
with them on the ground that he could
not violate his oath by voting against
upholding the rules. During the debate
Mr.. Bailey challenged Mr.. Hit to give
the house any assurance that an op-
portunity would be offered to vote on
the resolution passed by the senate at
the last session, but he received no re-
ply. Before the diplomatic bill came up
the army bill was passed.
Morgan Urges AnnexattOn.
Senator Morgan (Dem) Of Alabama
occupied the attention Of the senate
during the entire time of the exec
utive session in the presentation Of his
views on the subject of the annexation
Of the Hawaiian Islands. He spoke for
about three hours, and his speech was n
general presentation of the importancs
of the islands TO the United States. He
dwelt especially upon the military i'm
portance of the islands, quoting General
Schofeld and Captain Mahan at length
in support of his position that the is
lands were a natural outpost for the
United States and necessary to the
proper protection of our western coast
Of cranaro1 nr,oa n fac "a
war. In closing he said that failure to
annex the islands meant inevitable
bloodshed, and the responsibility for
that bloodshed would rest upon the SEN
ate of the United States for its failure
to perform it's duty at this critical hour
in the history of the two countries.
The open session of the senate was
brief. Practically the only business ac-
compllshed aside from the routine pro-
ceedings was the passage of the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. The meas
ure as finally passed by the senate car.
ries s1,918,s10.
The Teller resolution providing thai
bonds Of the United States may be paid
in standard silver dollars was favora
bly, reported by a majority of tn,
finance committee, and notice was civ.
en- that it would be called up at ar
early day. An effort was made to fi1
) a time for the final vote on the pending
census bill, but was abandoned.
Senator Teller introduced a bill regu
lating interstate traffic in wild game
and making it unlawful for any rail
road company or other common carrier
to ship game from one state to another
contrary to the laws Of the state from
which shipped. The control of the traf
q -. af inf
state commerce commission.