The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-20
A TIRED CONGRESS,

Tho Resolutions Signed by Speaker and
Eice ePreslrient--G;enrrnt Gsosyenor Jfak-
rs an EIplanntiomst to the House
WASHINGTON, April 19.-compara-
lively little business was transacted by.
the senate to-day, all otathe senators
being fatIgued on account OF their long
vigil last night over the Cuban resoiu-
tion. Consideration Of the; sundry civil
appropriation bill was resumed and the
wide latitude OF debate permitted under
the rules OF the senate afforded oppor-
tunity for some explanations to be
made concerning the action OF the SEN.
ate upon the Cuban question. =. <.
AT l2:2I p. m. a. message was received
from the house Of representatives an
inounclng the signature OF the speaker
3, TO the Cuban resolutions. Eight min
/ utes afterward the vice president an
nounced his signature to the Cuban res
iolutions. The senate then resumed
consideration Of the sundry civil bill.
( In the course OF dry routine Discus
sion OF minor amendment to the pend
Ing bill Mr., Cockrell tMo.) injected some
life into the debate by throwing down
the gauntlet to Mr.. Hale for some ut
terances the latter had made during the
Cuban debate. He expressed the desire
that Mr. Hale would use his great In
iluence to get the Republicans In line
upon the pending amendment.
A snnppy Colloquy.
I Mr.. Hale expressed the hope that all
Republicans would be found in solid
phalanx in support Of the President and
their party. ~ may be pardoned, too,
for expressing the hope" said Mr..
Hale. tnuntingly, that all Democrats,
and all members of other parties shall
be found supporting not the President
alone. but the country In all patriotic
matters"
II. too, shall welcome the day when
men OF all parties may join with the
President In support Of patriotic poll
cles," declared Mr.. Cockrell, "but II the
President Of the United States expects
me TO be tail to his kite and to swing
along to his coat tails, he Will flnd him
self greatly mistaken"
Mr.. Cockrelf then launched into an.
extended speech in which he sharply
attacked the administration and con-
gress for their action on the Cuban
When he referred to the action OF the
senate and OF congress Mt yesterdays
session. Mr.. Hale interrupted him 10 In
quire why It was that the Democrats OF
the senate practically as q body voted
against the action for which they had
been clamoring for months. II can un-
derstand," he said, "the senator from
Missouri may be n trlfle sensitive over
night" 4, I.
."Not at alL,"' declared Mr.. Cockrell. IT
neveriwas more glad of any vote that
ever cast than OF that cast in the early
hours OF this morning. The votes We
cast were a manifestation Of devotion
to principle, to the principles long up
held by the Cuban patriots"
AS q matter of fact" intcrjected Mr..
Spooner, this whole business was a
party playa Democratic party play.
and they can't put men on this side of
the chamber in a hole by amy exhlbi-
lion OF .holter than thou policy on that
point" ". I & 'sy.
Tho house presented n most desolate
appearance when 1t convened at noon,
after the weary lN-night session. 1|ls,
While the journal was being read Mr..
Hager (Rcpn 1owa). chairman OF the
committed on enrolled bills. brought In
the Cuban resolutions, which had been
enrolled under his personal direction.
The speaker Immediately signed them,
and us soon us the reading OF the Jour-
raj wqs concluded Mt 12:1G p. M, he an
nounced his signature. There was no
The enrolling clerk at
his side seized the resolutions md hur.
rled with them across the capitol.
Gronrenor Explains. 4 y
Mr., GrosvenorSthen. as n question OF
personal privilege, had read at the
clerks desk IN editorial na New York