The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-19

dry civil appropriation bill, Mr.. Aller
took the floor to say that Mr.. Hale hat
been mistaken, when, on last Saturday
he had said that the change of from
on the part of certain senators ON tn,
Cuban question had been due to th'
presence in the city OF Hon. William J
Bryan. He had interviews read Will
Mr. Bryan to show that Mr.. Bryan
had supported all the movements made
looking to the advancement of the
American cause in the Cuban situation
An amendment was agreed to provid
ing that the commissioners to the Pari:
exposition should be of more than one
party appropriating $4,000 for build
ing site at Butte, Mont; $4,000 for &
building at Fort Meade, S. d.
While the bill was still pending the
clerk of the house of representatives
had entered the chamber and was wait
ing recognition. The clerk presented
TO the senate the houses notification
that the house has insisted upon its
| amendments and asked for confer
ence. The message was at once laid
before the senate.
Mr.. Davis moved that the senate dis
agree to the house amendments and
that the request for a conference be
agreed to, and further, that the vice
president appoint the conferees.
Mr.. Allen asked for division of the
question. and the conference asked was
agreed to.
There was some discussion about the
appointment of conferees, the senators
favoring free Cuba saying the majority
| ought to be represented on the confer
ence committee.
There was some discussion about the
appointment OF conferees. the senators
favoring free Cuba saying the majority
ought to be represented on the confer
ence committee.
Messrs.-Allen, White, Thurston, Tel
Ter and Stewart and Pasco discussed
the parliamentary presidents.
SNAPPY SPEECH.
In the course of a snappy, vigorous
speech, Mr.. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire said: 1.-The senate has by two
votes, with a majority of IA on each
| declared that it was the sense of the
| senate that the United States should
recognize the independence of the Gu
ban republic, at he head of which is
Maxine Gomez-rebel-as France rec
ognized the revolutionary government
! of the American colonies, at the head
of which was George Washington-reb-
Ell. The Spanish cortes will meet next
Wednesday and it is important that the
voice of the American congress in IA
vor of Cuban freedom and indepen-
dence should reach the cortes. This
gentleman (Mr. Turpie) is the author
of the clause for which the senate has
pronounced for by its two votes with a
majority of IA. The senator from Ohio,
Mr. Foraker, was the only Republican
on the foreign relations committee who
advocated the clause and now it is
gravely proposed that a conference
committee shall be appointed on which
neither of these senators shall be-a
committee of three senators, every one
| of whom is against the proposition for
which the senate has twice voted.
| 1T seems to me that the enemies OF
Cuban freedom who have taken charge
of the movement, and who do not
mean that it shall go forward except
under their authorship, yes, and with
their consent, ought at least to allow
the decision of the matter to be in the
hands of its friends.
Mr.. Chandler said that in the inter
] est of immediate action, Republican
| dom OF Cuba were willing to make
some sacrifices.
BEGAN TO YIELD.
This was the first note sounded on
i the floor of the intention of ten Repub-
licans TO yield their position
! Mr. Foraker of Ohio said: Il want
(
suggestion that has been made to me
as one of the conferees on the part of
the senate, that l would be perfectly
! satisfied to have the chairman name
! the committee, and, indeed. l should
/ greatly prefer that he should do so.
! want some action to be taken. l Will
/ not speak longer at this time, because
have some anxiety to hear the guns.
Mr.. FRYE of Maine said: Il am
croincf the rlrpGpYlt rpCOOOitiOQ OF the
alleged republic of Cuba l believe
| that such recognition belongs to the
president of the United States and not
| to congress, and | believe that in my
place some senator on the foreign rela-
tions committee ought TO be appointed
who holds views diametricaly oppo-
site to me. The senator from Ohio (Mr.
! Foraker) is the father of this PROPOSE
ton TO recognize the Cuban republic
now. and / trust that the vice presi-
dent will appoint him. l have been ST.
lent all through this discussion because
| wanted action; now, for Gods sake,
let us do something to relieve those
poor people in Cuba Every American
consul and every American citizen has
left the island The Red Cross has
been removed and has come north.
Every hour is freighted with the death
of women and children, and we should
not delay our action a minute. L De-
lieve that if we act now, within ten
days Cuba will be free, provisions will
be there for the starving, and, if not.
our guns will be laundering at Moro
Castle"
NOTE OF COMPROMISE.
Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky made a
strong appeal for the recognition OF
the independence of the island repub-
lie. The first note of compromise was
then sounded by Mr.. Teller. He said
it was apparent that If a vote were
taken row. the senate would change
the position it took last Saturday
night and this afternoon, and he sug-
gested that the senate might as we'll
settle the matter at once.
Mr.. Foraker suggested that the whole
question could be disposed of before
adjournment tonight. If the conferees
on the part of the senate were appoint
ed at once He had received assurances
that there would he no great difhculty
in reaching satisfactory conclusion.
Mr.. Teller said that at later day he
nroposed to answer some of the often
siVe utteracces of the senator from
Maine (Mr. Hale, and other support
ers os the administration. He con-
cluded with the statement that If Spain
die not answer our ultimatum fairly.
then we should speak with shotted
guns.
IRRITATED SPOONER.
Mr.. Tillman, addressing Mr.. Spooner
of Wisconsin by name, demanded to
lSrO1- he cn1IId give him assurance