The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-19

chamber. and. walking over to within .
few fest Of Mr.. rinman. aid Il chai-
kngo the deceucy Of the senator from
South Carolina in putting such an in
te~rrogatory to me by name. l want
70 say now that the suggestion to be
sent out from here in such an exigency
as now confronts this country Is little
less h . Islander upon the president"
IT am pretty thick skinned, Mr.. Pres
ident," replied Mr.. Tfllman. IF ! can
accomplish my purpose in preventing
the possibility OF fastening this debt
upon those people l shall be satisfied
70 take all the odium that may attach
Mr.. Allen then withdrew his sub-mo-
tion, and the motion made by Mr.. Dav
Il that the vice president should APP
point the conferees was agreed TO with
out division. The vice president ap-
pointed ~ .conferees on the part OF the
senate Messrs. Davis. Foraker and
Morgan.
The senate Their took a recess until
8 p. m. The conferees came In at $40
p. m. There was a visible stir in the
galleries As the chairman Of the con-
present the report. By this time near
~ every senator was in his seat. Mr..
Davis said that he had to report that
after full and free discussion the con-
ferees had failed to reach an agree
ment. There was intense silence. 1t
was the unexpected that had happened.
Mr.. Davis then stated the points Of dis
agreement, that there had been no DIM
Guilty to agree to the house resolution as
amended, but the point of contention
arose over the insertion Of the words
land are" in the first section, which
says the people Of Cuba ARE n Of
right ought to be free and i~ndepend-
ent."
He said that the majority Of the con-
ferees had agreed to report the Turpie
amendment, providing hat the words
above mentioned be inserted. But the
senate conferees were met with refusal
to SO agree. n he reluctantly reported
the same to the senate.
Mr.. Morgan stated that the chair man
of the foreign relations committee
spoke for the majority. For himself. he
had not relinquished the hope .hc- the
Cubans might be free, but thought that
under the temper of h house there
was little or no use to send The con-
ferees again into conference unless II
was indicated that the house would re-
cede.
Mr.. Foraker then explained his posi-
ton as a member of the COMMITTEES. lie
said he had accepted h appointment
on the committee with the understand
ing from members of the house that II
the Turpie amendment was receded
from there would be little trouble 10
reach a conclusion. Upon this he en-
tered upon his duties, and endeavored
to reach a harmonious conclusion. In
stead, as q member of the committee. he
met with an entirely different situa-
ton than that outlined to him. the
house conferees refusing to insert the
words land are" which had been elm
mated. He said this action was Who'll
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an imprisoned manner said that II TIT
senate did not intend to stand by III
position 1t would be absolutely unjusti
fable before the world. II we are Il
interfere with force of arms 1t mus
be with the understanding that the peo
pie of Cuba are Independent of Spain.
Mr.. Cockrell hen offered a motion t
insist upon the senate resolution, upoi
which Mr.. Morgan said in a loud voic'
he would not have yielded the republi'
of Cuba as a member of the conference
committee.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, followed
and said that it was the understanding
that II the United States went to wa
and sent it's ships into b water
and it's armies into Cuban territory
our army surely would be unde TN
direction of the Cuban government !
the senate insisted upon the Turpi
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Cries of mo, no" were heard abou
the chamber.
Mr.. Mills of Texas said the hous
had turned its back upon the funda
mental principle of the constitution
and the proper course now for the sen
ate to pursue was to refuse to grant
further conference with the house cor
ferees. Mr.. Daniel of Virginia said TN
situation, so far as the senate wa
concerned, made the last stage Wors
thar the first. and he, for one, was
ia vor of insisting upon the agreemen
with the house.
Mr.. Mason Of Illinois stated what y
conceived to be the parliamentary statt
of the pending question. He said tina
the hope had been that IL the sena'
would yield the substance OF irdepen!
ence, the shadow of the freedom woul
be left to us. Mr.. Mason then oecan
almost hysterical in his oratory. 4
had, he declared. made the fight for II
dependence. He a been forced
WELD his convictions this afternoon ar
!, now he wal prepared to yield still fu
Their. I'VE gave up our ideas. !
cried, but I say to you now thai
capitulate, but I do not surrender. &c
have conquered me. but II God lets n
I live. I give you notice that to-morro
I shall fight for Cuban Independent
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