The age-herald., 1898-04-07
IN THE SENATE

IN THE SENATE
 Washington, Aprdl 6.-The postponement of the coming of the presidents message on the Cuban situation caused intense dis appointment in the senate to-day both on the floor and in the galleries. The presl- dents message had been positively prom ised and its coming was awaited with gen uine aniexty. Ten minutes after the senate convened consideration of the sundry CIVIL bill was resumed and consumed almost the entire session. It was practically com- pleted when ladd aside for the day. A memorable scene was presented at the opening of the senate. An audience that tested the full capacity of the accommodate
 tdons had fllled the galleries hours before the senate convened. It was by no means an orderly crowd of gallery habitues. Members of the families of the most dis tinguished men in American politics in public Hfe were there, prominent repre5en- taitves of the several foreign nations occu- pied the diplomatic gallery, and persons distinguished in all the walks of life had come to witness a. scene that promised to9 form an important page in Amerdcan history.
 It was thought that message was to be received from the president of the Untett
 States that might in it's result mean war berbween two great nations and in-
 tense interest, bordering upon anxiety, was depicted upon every countenance.
 The Brilliant Black Jack
 In the private gallery sat Mrs. John A. Logan widow of tho brilliant "Back Jack" who won fame on many hard fought field and served long in the body which his widow now looked on
 Accompanying her was Miss Cisneros, her ward, who was rescued from Spanish | prison where she had been incarcerated for allegiance to the cause of Cuban insur- gents.
 kf,~ tinguished Sir Julian Pauncefote, the am-
 bassador of Great Britain. It was the first
 time that he had been in the senate since
 the inauguration of President Mckinley,
 and that time he occupied seat on the
 floor of the senate.
 Senator Proctor of Vermont was the first
 senator to make his appearance on the floor As he quietly wended his way through
 the desks to his seat, the people in the gall lery recognized him and slight ripple Of
 applause ran through the great crowd MT.
 Proctor seemed to be embarrassed by the
 attention which he attracted and soon afterward disappeared in the cloak room
 The sundry Civil Bill
 Mir Allison asked unanimous consent
 that the senate resume consideration Of the sundry civil bill. This was agreed to.
 and amid a buzz in the galleries the clerk
 began to read the bill.
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 When that part of the bill providing that
 no part of the appropriation for Howard
 university, in this city, should be used for
 the theological department was reached,
 MT. Hawley, of Connecticut, interrupted
 the reading He said that everywhere the
 United States recognized that there was
 God. Such recognition is made in the seI-
 ate and house every day, and the war ships
 and army posts of the nation have their
 chaplains He desired, therefore, to know
 whether this provision prevented religious
 instruction at the university. als
 Mir Allison explained that 1t in no man.
 ner interferred with religious instruction,
 but no part of the appropriation could be
 used in support of the theological depart
 ment. ts.q ss ;.
 At 80 MT Davis, chairman of the foreign relations committee, moved that the ser- ate go into executive session. division was demanded, and the vote of 25 to Il dis closed the absence of a quorum. call of the senate was then requested. While this was proceeding the hundreds in the galleries awaited the action of the senate with almost breathless interest, as all realized that after waiting for hours to hear the message read in the senate they were likely now to be disappointed. The call of the senate indicated the pres ence of seventy-three senators.
 MT. Mills, of Texas, expressed the hope that the call for the yeas and nays upon the motion of MT. Davis would be with drawn and that the senate might without division go into executive session. On a viva yoce vote the motion prevailed and the vice-president at 1:37 p. m. ordered the galleries cleared Went Into Executive Session Eight minutes afterward the senate re- stunned legislative business in open session. As soon as it became noised about the cor | riders that the galleries were again open | a tremendous rush up the stairways began | and a few minutes afterwards the galleries | were again nearly filled. Hundreds, how ever, tired and disappointed, had already | left the capitol. Il At the request of MT. Allison considera- l ton of the sundry civil bill was resumed The reading of the bill was concluded and the amendments which had been pass | ed over informally were taken up. An | amendment by MT. Cullom appropriating | 15.0OO to restore the banks of the Ohio river at Shawneetown, H., recently swept away by flood, was adopted. -S An amendment which was practically | war measure, was proposed by MT. Pettus, | of Alabama. It proposed $lU0,000 to be im- mediately available for the improvement l of Mobile bay in order that war ships and | their barges might reach the wharves of l Mobile to obtain coal and supplies. MT. | Pettus and MT Morgan made an appeal l for the amendment as measure really necessary as a matter of national defense. Mr. Allison said he was opposed to mak- l ing a river and harbor act out of the sum- | dry civil bill. He said other amendments l had been offered which might be regarded | as war measures.
 l MT. Allison suggested that ali such l amendments should be submitted to the proper committee. Meantime he asked 1 that the bill be laid aside and the whole question went over.