Hutchinson gazette., 1898-04-21
FOR PROMPT ACTION
House and Senate Finally Reach
an Agreement.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
they Declare for Cuban Freedom and
Direct the President to Use the
Army and Navy in Be
half OF CuDa.

Washington April 19.-After one
Of the hardest fought battles between
the two houses hnown in many years,
congress at an early hour this (rues-
hay) morning came to an agreement
upon the most momentous question it
as dealt with in third of century:
The Cuban resolutions were passed
and will be sent to the president this
morning. Their provisions means
the expulsion of Spain from the is
land OF Cuba by the armed forces of
the United States There were many
roll calls in both houses, and each
body held tenaciously for its own
resolution.
The conferees had great difficulty
In agreeing. The first conference
showed determination on the part
"e the house not to yield single
point, and it was only after long con-
situations with the house leaders that
they agreed to allow to stand the lit
tie words, "are, and, in the first sec
ton of the senate resolution, which
declares that the people of Cuba are,
and of right ought to be, free and in
dependent.
The resolutions as finally adopted
are those reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section,
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba.
The resolutions cannot be sent to the
president until after they are signed
by the presiding officers to-day.
When the house met at 10 Monday
morning, having recessed from Satur-
day night, an adjournment was i'm
Taediately taken until noon, when the
regular Monday session began. AL
most Immediately, on motion of Mr..
Dingley, it was voted, 179-156, to
concur In the senate amendments to
the house Cuban resolutions, with an
amendment striking out the clause
recognizing the independence of the
present republic of Cuba, and also
amending the first clause by striking
out the words "are and" so that it
should read, "of right ought to be
free, etc." instead OF "are and of
night ought to be free, etc"
When the resolutions were return
ed to the senate, that body refused to
concur in the amendments-32-46-
and also refused by vote of "a to AZ
to ask for a conference. The house
then, on motion of Mr.. Dingley, re-
quested a conference, which the SEN
ate agreed to. The senate conferees
were Davis. Foraker and Morgan, and
the mouse conferees were Adams,
Leatwole and Dinsmore.
Before the conference committee
met it had been agreed by the ten
Republican members of the senate
who had been holding out for recog-
milton that they would consent to an
abandonment of the Turpie recogni-
tiQR amendment in consideration of
the restoration of the words "are
and" to the first clause, and it was
understood that, on this basis. the
conference committee would reach
an agreement which would be
promptly sanctioned by both houses.
When the conference committee
came to report, at o'clock, however,
1t was learned that Messrs. Adams
and Heatwole of the house conferees,
had refused to restore the objection
able words, "are and" and the dead
lock was still on.
The senate voted to insist on it's
amendments, and, after considerable
pulling and hauling, another confer
ence was arranged, with the old con-
terees representing both house and
senate. While this committee was at
work, the house and senate recessed
from bime to time.
AT l2:O5 the house conferees asked
for conference alone, and at this
conference il was agreed to Weld to
the extent of restoring the words
"are and" After this concession. the
Joint conference committee speedily
agreed and reported to the respective
houses. which promptly adopted the
resolutions.
The vote, in the senate was as fol.
lows:
YEAS-Aldrich, Allison. Baker
Burrows, Carter, Chandler. Clark.
Cullom. Davis. Deboe, Ellins. Fair.
banks, Faulkner, Foraker, FRYE, Gal.
finger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna
tlansbrough, Hawley, Kyle. Lodge
Mcbride. Mcmillan, Mason, Morgan
Morrill,. Nelson, Penrose. Perkins.
Platt Comm. Pritchard. Proctor
Quay, Sewell Shoup, SpoOner. War.
rem. Wilson. Wolcott-Total. AZ.
NAYS-Allen, Bacon. Bate. Berry
Butler, Caffery, Cannon, Chiffon. Clay. |
Cockrell. Daniel. Harris, Heitfeld.
Jones (Ark). Jones (Nev.). Kenny,
Lindsay, McEnery, McLaurin. Nal.
lory Mantle. Martin. Mitchell. Money
Pasco. Pettigrew, Pettus. Rawlins
Roach. Stewart. Teller. Turpley.
Turner. Turpie. White-Total. IS.
The vote In the house was $40 TO s
the following members voted against
the adoption Of the report: Boutelle