The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-22

| eral G~rosvenor. OF Ohio.
| The house was called to order at Il
| O'Clock and soon afterward the clerk
| of the senate announced the passage
| of the house Cuban resolution with sem
S.ta amendments.
As soon as the reading was conclud-
Cd. Mr.. DingIey move concurrence in
the senate amendment with an amend
ment striking out the clause in the
| first resolution which recognized the
independence of the existing republic
so that the first paragraph of the sem
ate amendment would read:
II. That the people of the island of
Cuba of right ought TO be free and in
dependent"
Upon his motion. Mr.. Dingley de-
manded the previous question which
served to cut off debate. The vote was
179 TO 156. Fourteen republicans broke
party lines and voted no, as follows:
Bromwell. Brown, Colson, OF Wiscon-
sin Dorr. Johnson. of Indiana: John
son, Of North Dakota; Lorimer. Ma
hany. Mann. Sulloway. Warner and
White, Of Illinois. One poRulist, How
ard. of Alabama, voted aye with the
republicans.
An interesting passage at arms oc-
CURED between Speaker Reed and Mr..
+ Bailey. which afforded excitement for
both sides.
NIL ~ illdii- 1tpoolANoH' VI =
York. who had been selected as a re-
fere in the controversy between Messrs.
Bartlett, democrat. of Georgia. and
! Brumm, republican, of Pennsylvania,
over the sensational personal u
of last Wednesday, then e a state
! ment to which both had subscribed.
The apology to the hous was made
through Mr.. Sherman, who stated that
the matter had been adjusted satisfac-
fnri1V fO both gentlemen and that hnth
had a~pologized. This honorable settle
ment of the difficulty which had been
the subject of comment among the
members for several days, vas receiv-
ed with general expressions of approx
al.
The house then quoted down n pro
ceeded under the call of committees
to the consideration of minor matters.
At $40 o'clock p. m. the Cuban res
Olutions were returned to the house
with the senate'S decision to nOn-con-
cur. Mr.. Dingley moved that the house
insist upon it's amendment and ask for
a conference. CpOn this motion he
demanded TIE previous question.
This time the democrats cheered and
the galleries jOired in the demonstra-
ton. AS the previous question cut off
debate the speaker ordered the roll call
ed. The responses on the roll call We're
followed closely for further defectiOns
from the republican side, but there
We're no acquisitions In fact, two of
the republicans who voted against the
motion to concur with an amendment
on the last vote, Messrs. Johnson. of
Indiana, and Loud, of California, VOt-
ed with the republicans.
The announcement or the defeat of
the motion-14S to 173-was the signal
for another demonstration on the re-
publican side.
Mr.. Dingley's motion to insist and
ask for a conference was then agreed
to without division.
Just before 5 o'clock the speaker an
ounce the appointment of Messrs.
Adams, republican, of Pennsylvania;
HeatWOle, republican, of Minnesota,
n Dinsmore, democrat, of Arkansas,
as cOnferees on the Cuban resolutions.
The house then took short recess I'M
til s o'clock.
Nothing was lone until S:45 o'clock
p. M, when the clerk of the senate
announced the disagreement of the
senate to the house amendment and
the appointment of cOnfereeS.
While the house was awaiting a half
hundred of the representatives gath
cred in the lobby in the rear of the
hall and aWoke the echoes with patriot
ic songs. The battle hymn Of the re-
public was sung by General Hender-
son, of Iowa. DiXie and other n
were sung, led by some of the ex-con-
federates n then in tremendous vol
ume the corridors rang with an i'm
provisatiOn Hang General Weyler on
the Sour Apple Tree as We Go March
ing on" The war spirit was reflected
in the songs.
At 9:35 o'clock p. m. the house was
officially notified of the Senate's action
in further insisting.
Mr.. Adams, republican, of Pensyl-
vania, as soon as the report of dis
agreement had been read, moved hat
the house still further insist upon it's
amendment n request a further con-
ference.
Again Mr.. Bromwell moved that the
house recede from its disagreement n
concur in the senate's amendments.
The republicans who were voting
with the opposition lost the vote of
Mr.. Cooper, of Wisconsin, on this roll
call. He voted NO with the admin
istration republicans. The other eleven
republicans again voted to recede and
concur The motion was again lost
IA to 177-and Mr.. Adams motion was
TENN agreed to without division.
The speaker again appointed Messrs.
Adams, Heatwole and Dinsnlore con-
ferees.
A recess was then taken until II
o'clock. At that hour the house took
another recess until 11:30 o'clock o.
m, to give the conferees another op-
%pOrtunity to meet.
At 11:30 o'clock p. m. the house was
formally notified of the action of the
senate and another recess until II
O'Clock was taken Immediately.
At midnight the house took a recess
until 1890 o'clock to await the action
of h cOnferees.
In the house a. soon as the confer
ence report had been presented. Mr..
Adams moved the adoption of the re-
port and upon that motion h demand
ed the previous question.
The galleries gave cheer after cheer
as the resolutions were read. The de-
mand for the previous question cut off
debate and Mr.. Bailey, and MI. John
son, republican, of Indiana, both an
pealed for a few minutes time. Mr.
Adams refused to yield time for de-
bate, owing to the ~lateness of the hour.