Connecticut western news., 1898-01-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSE RULES
 PREVENTS CUBAN DEBATE.
An Unsuccessful Effort to Secure a Vote on a Resolution to Recognize the In- sursents as BeliIgerents-senste De- bates Hawaiian Annexation Treaty.

on a Resolution to Recognize the In-
 sureents as BelIIxerents-senate De-
 bates Hawaiian Annexation Treaty.
 Washington. Jan. 1s.-Cuba had a brief hearing in the house, and for a time 1t looked as If parliamentary prec- edents would be set aside and the sen- ate resolution recognizing the insur- gents as belligerents would be attached as rider to the diplomatic and consul lar appropriation bill.
 Mir. De Armond (Dem.) of Missouri precipitated the issue by offering the resolution as an amendment to the bill, but a point of order against it was sustained. Mir. De Armond appeal ed. He urged the Republicans who had professed friendship for the struggling Cubans to override the decision of the chair as the only chance of securing ac- ton on the proposition.
 Mir. Bailey, the leader of the minori- ty, and other Democrats joined in the appeal. The excitement became in tense, but the appeals of Mir. Dingley. the floor leader of the majority. as we'll as other Republican leaders to their as- sociates not to join in the programme succeeded.
 Mir. Colson (Rep.) of Kentucky warn ed his side that unless he was soon given an opportunity to vote his senti- ments on the Cuban question he would cooperate in any revolutionary move- ment made to secure action. The Re- publican tactics kept to the front the point that the minority were seeking to override the rules of the house, and they got every Republican vote, ssus- tnfnt1or hot htya NF
 MT. Fleming Dem.) of Georgia voted with them on the ground that he could not violate his oath by voting against upholding the rules. During the debate Mir. Bailey challenged MT. Hit to give the house any assurance that an op- portunity would be offered to vote on the resolution passed by the senate at the last session, but he received no re- ply. Before the diplomatic bill came up the army bill was passed.
 Morgan Urges Annexation.
 Senator Morgan (Dem.) of Alabama occupied the attention of the senate during the entire time of the exec utive session in the presentation of his views on the subject of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. He spoke for about three hours, and his speech was a general presentation of the importance of the islands to the United States. He dwelt especially upon the military im- portance of the islands, quoting General Schofield and Captain Mahan at length In support of his position that the is- lands were a natural outpost for the United States and necessary to the proper protection of our western coast and of our general commerce in case of war. In closing he said that failure to annex the islands meant inevitable bloodshed, and the responsibility for that bloodshed would rest upon the sen- ate of the United States for Its failure to perform its duty at this critical hour in the history of the two countries.
 The open session of the senate was brief. Practically the only business &C., complished aside from the routine pro- ceedings was the passage of the urgent deficiency appropriation bill. The meas ure as finally passed by the senate car- ries Sl,913.s .s10.
 The Teller resolution providing that bonds of the United States may be paid In standard silver dollars was favora- bly reported by a majority of the finance committee and notice was giv- en that it would be called up at an early day. An effort was made to fix 8 time for the final vote on the pending census bill. but was abandoned.
 Senator Teller introduced bill regu- lating interstate traffic in wild game and making it unlawful for any rail road company or other common carrier to ship game from one state to another contrary to the laws of the state from which shipped. The control of the traf- fic Is placed In the hands of the inter- state commerce commission.