Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-20
lOLl IN CONGRESS
The Members Worn Out With
Fatigue .
s.ENATFs PROCEEDINGS
\ house and Senate Devote the Day Pripci-
paily to Routine Business. Another
Resolution for the Independ-
ence OF Cuba.

& permitted under The rules OF the Seus.,e
afforded opportunity for some eXplsla-
z florlss TO be made concerning the action
OF the Senate upon the Cuban question
9 Mr Cockreli, Of ,iWyoming. and Mr.
3 Bacon, OF Georgia, explained the action
4 Of the Dem ocratS in voting against
tine conference reports in the early
hlVurs OF this morning, and the coloquies
9hat ensued between them and some
Z Republican Senators We're spicy and in
& Herestang. At 227 p. M, a message.
Y WaS received from the House OF Repre-
senta1lEeS armour cing its agreement
II 10 the conference report Of the confer
ence committee on the Cuban re-olu-
II aions. The announcement Of the sig
e mature OF the Speaker to the resolution
y was made.
Eight minutes af,crward the Vice
President announced has signature to
a the Cuban resolutions.
va In accordance with his announcene MT
mode yesterday. that he proposed to
insist upon the Independence OF the
Cuban Republic, Mr. ANtn. of Ne
braska. offered the following l-e-s51ln-
hon which was referred to the c,allyllil-
tee on foreign relations:
That the present government of
the republic uf Cuba. the capital OF
recognized by The United Stat es vi
America as the lawful government Of
the island Of Cuba. and that the Uni
fed states hereby pledges TO said re
y punMc its friendly offices in the std
+ 1uSrnent of it's financial eltrans wIlh
THE kingdom Of Spain or th-- holders
\ OF spanish bonds or indebt I'd ness. is
\ sued against or made chargeaIblc to
Euba; tl1at so far as the influence of
the United Sta ties may properly be. ex-
ercised. it will insist that said republic;
Ehould not be charged with the bonded oil
other indebtedness OF Spain, contracted
during or prior TO hostilites between
nhe respective governments OF Cuba
/: and Spain
MIR. Butler. of North Carolina, sug-
gested that it might be the part OF
q W4sdom to provide in the resolution
Tor the protection OF Cubs against
american franchise grabbers." He
declared that it was the purpose to
sweep aside the present Cuban govern
Hnent and SET up another that would
< ne favorable to and the creature of the
syndlcatee and bond-hoiders.
Mr.. Allen declared thar he wus quite
THE island OF Cuba would pass into
the hands of financial cou,noranls
and financial buzza17ds,' unless uhe
" United States should at once Toxic meas
pie.
The Senate then resumed cons idera-
tion OF the sundry civil bill.
Se.I4 THE course Of a dry routine dis
4 Suba ~.as q minor anentiuneni t" enc
\ s, a. 81 % s r9S1kreli yl Missouri
1ss xlbs ra atIion s nn 1'
' Dut s-s.>on Mr.. Cock1-ll reverted
ysrlAraEe .,afitose OF the resolution passed
"a early this morning, iHtInaitlng THAT
i 1T would enable Those So inclined to
take advantage of the Cuban patriots
When die referred TO the action of the
Senate and of Congress at yes
nerday's session. Mr. Hale Interrupted
him to inquire why it Was that the
Democrats of the Senate, particularly
a 1Nniv ~ ..I N H.. II i,,p IA,
(which they had been clamornS for
z months. II can understand" he said.
.ruhe Senator from Missouri may be Il
trifle sensitive over night
Mot at ALL" declared MIR Cocki>-l -
never was that glad of any vote that
L ever cast as Of that L cast in the
early hours OF this morning The votes
I'VE cast We're "a manifesto of devotion
ITO principle. TO the PRINCIPLES long up
held by the Cuban PATRIOTS"
A running fire of debate em.ued De
tween Mr.. Hale. MIR. Cvckiell and MIR.
Spooner of Wisconsin.
mir. Bacon, of Georgia, continued the
discussion OF tlle position OF the Dem
ocrats, taking the same position Ne
took last night THAT The Democrats
hEld voted tirli- and again in support
OF their position. SO they voted 10 sus
tain II by opposing The conference re-
port. which struck out the clause for
recognition of Independence. Mr.. IA
con contenled that only matters OF
difference go into conference, that the
vote in the Senate ON luht conference
y committee report was only on uhe Eur-
pie amendment for the recognition OF
THE insurgents, and that consequently
d1hoSe who had voted against the con-
d ference report had only again recorded
! themselves in favor Of the Turpie
n HInt nd ment.
3 q vote in favor of concurrence was not
in tact a vote for The resolutions.
Mr. Bacon replied that II VAS not
2 10y any means. because. the conference.
having jurisdiction only over points
of difference and the vote OF THE Sen
ate, could only cover such points. lie
commended that the Senators VINO had
4 not voted for the resolutions originally
y had lost their only opportunity TO sup
i port them.
Mr.. Spooner said he did not profess
Il TO have voted for the re4olutions be
cause they did not meet his views but
that he had voted for 'the report in
order to bring about AN executive ad-
& Justment even though he was 10 am
B extent swe,l ing his own words.
Es5s 'MT. Bacon contended chat he had
proved that Mr. Spoon.r had never
voted for the RESOLUTIONS Here tlle;
q tWo Senators fell into q technical dis
4 cuSsion as to what was implied in a
vote for a conference report, IN which
II many Senators participated.
" All this bad been in the way OF in
Il kSrrlpt1On during MIR. CuGkrtll $
y speech. He resumed at this point his
discussion OF uh:: Presidents policy,
~ (which he contended, from the Presi-
dents own language, meant .nterven-
U rion i'm the shape OF hostile constraini'
II alpon both parties TO The Cuban war.
upon the Cubans as much as upon thc
Spanish.
without concluding mis- speech, Mr..
sS COckreil yielded no an executive s,s-
II sion at $40 P. NJ. Al 4:0o u NJ. ihv
81 Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- IVES.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The HOUSE
S presented q most desolate appearance
rWaaEn 1t convened at noon. after the
sSweary AN might session.
ss5 MT. Dingley and Mr. Bailey, the Ice d
ers of the respective side. General
9sTosvenor and other House veterans
& showed few signs of the long siege
EgEdaey had passed through.
8Ss SSV1hiie phe Journal which was very
Il song. was being read. Mr.. Hager,
aARep. Iowa., chairman CT the com
4 natttee on enrolled ,bigis, brought in