The record-union., 1898-04-19

lizing the manifest uselessness of de-
manding a roll-call.
Just before ) o'clock the Speaker an
lnounced the appointment of Adams (R.)
of Pennsylvania, Heatwole (R) of Min
Inesota and Dinsmore CD of Arkansas
as conferrees on the Cuban resolutions
RECESS TAKEN.
Gorsvenor then moved to adjourn, but
Cannon called attention to the fact that
the House would shave to await the
action of the Senate before the resolu-
tions would be legally in conference.
He thought the House should remain
in session.
Thereupon Grosvenor withdrew the
motion, and upon Cannon's motion, the
House recessed for twenty minutes.
At 5:35 a further recess of twenty
five minutes was taken.
At 6 o'clock the House recessed until
s o'clock.
Adams had long conference with
the Speaker at his desk. Half dozen
leaders crowded about and took part
in the consultation. A question arose
as to whether the House, having asked
for the conference, was entitled to nave
charge of the papers or not. and to
journal Clerk. paid a visit to the other
end of the Capitol.
While the House was awaiting. a
half-hundred of the Representatives
gathered in the lobby of the hall and
awoke the echoes with patriotic songs.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
was sung by General Henderson of
Iowa.
HOUSE RECONVENES.
| The House reconvened at ) O'Clock.
| The members were jubilant over the
news which floated about that the con-
ferrees had agreed, the Senate to yield
on the independence clause and the
House agreeing to restore the words
ARE and" in the first section, but sud
denly the greatest confusion arose
when it was discovered that there was
still hitch over the words ARE and,
the two Republicans of the House con-
ferrees, Adams and Heatwole, having
refused to yield on this point.
Several of the members of the House
were in their dress suits and in the
galleries We're many brilliant evening
costumes. Nothing was done until
$40 .. m, when the Clerk of the Sen
ate announced the disagreement of the
Senate to the House amendment and
| the appointment of conferrees.
WAR SPIRIT
Dixie" and other songs were sung,
led by some x-Confederates. and then,
in tremendous volume, the corridors
rang with an improvisement, Hang
| General Weyler on a sour apple tree,
as we go marching on
The war spirit was reflected in the
songs. Soldiers bivouacking about the
camp-fires in the enemy's front could
not have been more enthusiastic than
were many of the griZzled veterans
| who participated. The struggle which
| was going on was one to secure par
liamentary advantage. The House,
| which had possession of the conference
papers, could at any time recede and
agree. 1t was this desire to hold the
papers which induced the Senate to
refuse, thus compelling the House to
further insist, and ask for further
ther conference would give the Senate
possession of the papers.
A general conference of the leaders
| was held at the Speakers desk after
| the Senate had voted, 80 to 40 to in
sist, Dalzell and most of the Speaker s
lieutenants favoring voting to further
insist, but Grosvenor counseled an
| adjournment. He argued that if the
| House adjourned the country would
place the responsibility for the dead
| lock upon the Senate. There were