The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

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been positively promised, and its COM
ing was awaited with genuine anxiety
Ten minutes after the Senate convened
consideration of the sundry civil bill
was resumed. and with the exception
of eight minutes consumed by eXecu-
tive session, in which Senator Davis
announced that no message would be
sent in to-day, almost the entire SEES
sion was consumed by the appropria-
ton bill. 1t was practically completed
when laid aside for the day.
A memorable scene was presented at
the converting of the Senate to-day
An audience that tested the full ca
pacity of the accommodations had
flied the galleries hours before The
Senate convened. 1t was by no means
an ordinary crowd of gallery habitues
Members of the families of most of
the distinguished men in American
public life were there; prominent rep
resentatives of several foreign Iega-
tionS occupied the diplomatic gallery
and persons distinguished in all walks
of life had come to witness a scene
that promised to form an important
page in American history. A message
was to be received from the President
of the United States that might in it's
results mean war between the two
great nations. and intense interest,
bordering upon anxieyt, was depicted
on every countenance.
In the private gallery sat Mrs John
A. Logan. widow of the brilliant
BLACK jack who won fame on many
a hardfought field, and served long
in the body upon which his widow now
looked. Accompanying her was Miss
CisneEos, her ward, who was rescued
from a Spanish prison where she had
been incarcerated for an allegiance to
the cause Of Cuba. and her agents. In
the diplomatic gallery was the distin-
guished Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
ambassador of Great Britain 1t was
the first time he had been in this place
since the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley, and that time he occupied a
seat on the floor of the Senate.
Seats in the executive gallery had
been reserved for a party from the
White House, but their occupants were
late in coming
Senator Proctor was the first Senator
to make his appearance on the floor.
AS he quietly wendell his way through
the Senate to his seat the people in
the galleries recognized him, and a
slight ripple of applause ran through
the great crowd. Mr. Proctor seemed
to be embarrassed by the attention
which he received. and soon afterward
disappeared in the cloakroom
A vase of beautiful Easter lilies occu-
pied the desk of Mr. Foraker when the
Senate convened.
SENATE, PROCEEDINGS
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.
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, Hawley of Connecticut
interrupted the reading He said that
everywhere the United States recog-
nized that there was God. Such rec
ognition is made in the Senate and
House every day, and the warships and
army posts of the nation have their
chaplains. He desired, therefore, to
know whether this provision prohib-
tied religious instruction at the uni
versity
Allison explained that it in no man
ner interfered with religious instruc-
ton, but no part of the appropriation
could be used for the support of the
theological department.
Davis, Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations. moved that the
Senate go into executive session
Division was demanded, and the vote
% to 11-disclosed the absence of a
quorum.
A call of the Senate was then re-
quested.
While this was proceeding the hun
dreds in the galleries awaited the ac-
ton of the Senate with almost breath
less 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
presence of seventy three members.
Mills of Texas expressed the hope
that the call of the yeas and nays upon
the motion of Davis would be with
drawn. and the Senate without division
go into executive session. On a viva
voce vote the motion prevailed and
the Nice-President, at 1870 p. M, or
dered the galleries cleared.
After the galleries had been cleared
Senator Davis explained the reason for
the delay in sending the message He
said it was due to the fact that there
had been some delay in getting Con-
sul-General Lee and other Americans
out of Havana, and that more time
was absolutely necessary for this pur-
pose. Hence the President did not con-
slider it wise or humane to send in
the message. which might precipitate
serious trouble and endanger the
lives Of these people.
Davis stated that the President had
sent for him for the especial purpose
of asking this delay. and had shown
as a reason for the request a telegram
from Consul-General Lee, saying that
if the message should be sent in be-
fore Monday he would not be RESPONSE
BILE for the lives of Americans in Cuba
No comment was made whatever on
the Senator's communication and after
it the Senate returned to it's legislative
session.
AS soon as it became noised about
the corridors that the galleries were
again open. a tremendous rush up the
stairways began, and a few minutes
afterward the galleries We're again
nearly filed. Hundreds, however, tired
and disappointed had already left The
Capitol.
At the request of Allison, considera-
ton Of the sundry civil bill was re-
sumed.
The reading of the bill was con-