Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-16
MUCH IA[k-N|) ACTION
SenQIe Dev0|eS lis Time 10
Will ? !!!! ',,,r,
Agreement to This Effect
Reached Last Night.
MONEY ON HIS METTLE
The Senator from Mississippi Gives the
Lie to Mr.. wellington. or Mary
land. brilliant IS Orators
Snrpnss Even Their
h.. Best Records.
MONEY ON HIS METTLE

\ 49, f,"t''' % - 'i>~iA
! h.. Best Kcco rtis. n.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The SEN
ate OF the United States is still in the
throes or discussion Of the Hspano-
American crisis.
While the Senate talks, the people of
the country-of the civilized world
await it's verdict.
The verdict will be reported, in ac-
cofdisnce With an agreement reached
late tonight some time during the ler-
!slatlEe day of tomorrow. That lcgis-
| iatlve day may extend into Sunday
After the debate hao continued for
eight hours today an effort was ,,ad,,
10 reach an agreement TO begin the
Vote upon all of the pending rnsoIu
tons at o'clock tomorrow evening
ana IN the confused culloGuy a;uon..
senators there was made manifest for
the first time a disposition to iilibustcr.
MI. Gallery, of Louisiana although
Isuisclal1n1ns any intention to delay ac-
ton unduly. objected to any agreement
TO the fixing of Il time to vote The de-
t5pate then proceeded, but in few min
utes Mr.. Wellington, of Maryland en-
tered motion to adjourn. This was
defeated by the decisive vote of CT to
~. The emphatic manner in which The
decision was reached Indicated a deter
mlnation on the part o. t....s,-.a Senators
who desire immediate action to en-
ueaVor to force the Semitic to remain
IN continuous session either until the
question was finally disposed of or nm
I'll an agreement had beer, rea che1zfnr
a vote to be taken at some specitiad
hours. 49, - -
at s O'Clock tonight 1nothEf. eIrort
was made to reach an agreement to
adjourn, but it. too was unayniljns
Inc scene in the Senate this afternoon
"nlle the war OF words was being wag-
ca "asa memorable one. This Will pass
mo history as one of the great days of
the Senate. Thronged galleries looked
down upon the half circular chamber
peloW Where We're assembled scores nj
men VINO had written pages of .Aineri-
can history. With one exception every
member of the Senate was there and
.he exception tAlr. Walthall. OF Miss
lsslppi) was confined to his bed in
Among the distinguished audience
We're a hundred or more OF the. mem
bers of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
JUSTICES OF the supreme court mem
bers of the Presidents cabinet ana
others eminent i'll the life of the coun-
try NJ y = - =
~ was an lnspirhng-a historic scene
ana one rarely Witnessed even in this
country or great and notable assem-
piases. IN such circumstances, it is
not surprising that the brilliant ora,
TOYS who addressed the Senate rose to
and even surpassed their best previous
efforts.
The debate. beginning at the tlnusu
ally early hour OF 10 o'clock. continued
uhtll iar INTO the night and Vet the
thfongs remained as if held under
some spell
Amid all the talk. however it is not
apparent that n single vote on the
man question has been changed The
minds Of Senators are made. M MS
IS ma.
SPAN. y sensational incident. not re-
ally growing out of the debate upon
me pending question. occurred a; 9:.5
tonight.
I During personal squabble Mr..
Wellington, of Maryland, charged MIR.
Money, of MISSISSIPPI. with Speaking
IN the Senate as the agent of a New
York newspaper.
Mr. Money was on his feet. He was
standing in the rear of the Democratic
benches about so feet away from Mr..
ellington, who. With flushed face. oc-
cupled a conspicuous position i1n1net1i-
ateiy TO the left of the Vice Presidents
chair. .. - -
MT. President l want to correct the
senator from Maryland" he observed.
The remark that he just made is all
solutely untrue .-H
Il Want to say to the Senator from
mississippi that the Journal has said
that it's commissioners had returned"
1SpiieN NIL Wellington.
Il don't care what the Journal said"
retorted Mr.. Money
MI Welllngton-"I there is any I'M
truth in the statement it was made by
the newspaper"
II am correct, moi the Journal" re-
torted Mr. Money. Il say the remark
made is not true"
Il make the remark as the Journal
gave it," again retorted Mr. Welligton
doggedly
You make it on your own RESPONSE
billty,' responded Mr.. Money. his
whole frame uuiverng with suppress-
ed emotion, his arm outstretched def
antly toward the Senator from Mary
land.
y do make it on my responsibility"
replied MIR. Wellington like a flash
Then you liei" came from the Miss
issippi Senator so quickly that it
sounded like an echo or crack of a pis-
tol after the flash of the explosion
L. The Senate was electrified. Sena-
tors looked at each other in blank
amazement and the galleries rose en-
masse and leaned over, as the two
Senators faced each other.
Il call the gentleman to order II
the gentleman can indulge in that kind
of conversations on the floor of the Ser
ate said Mr.. WELLINGTON, as he re-
sumed walking toward his Antagonist,
Il can stand it as Wei as he CAP.
BY this time all was confusion The
Vice President was rapping for order
and Senators had risen to their feet.
But the two Senators still called to
each other in defiant tones that rang
| out above the din.
Come outside and make it," cried
Mr.. Money. II; t4lH .34ftgtlE@
Very well then" retorted Mr.. Wei
lington. l.. III. s,t''... 81
Come now" said Mr.. Money, beck
! oning. l5.t ,5.ss5 9s5,s. B 5a
| The Senate will be in order" called
out Vice President Hobart. 5;'Ets
Mr.. Wilson. of Washington, relieved
the tension at this stage by stappins
forward mt q the centre I'll ls atitiS ask