The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-19
snlloway, Warner nnd white, CIilinois).
One Popullst. Howard, tAlabama), vot-
ed aye with the Republicans,

SneiFOpullSt, Howard, (AlnbnmA), vol
ca ave with the Republicans,
Iieuie Iasiits on Its Ammsndu du,snt.
After Il became nolsed about on tho
house aide that the senate had non.ecr-
CURED without q request FOR q confer,
ence, tho leaders held hastyi consultn-
tons and the galleriss nlled rapidly.
AT $40 p. M the resolutions were re-
turned to the house with tho ssenate's
decision TO. tion-concur. S
Mr.. Dlngley, Mr.. Bailey and Mr..
Bromwell. Crop, ohiol were all ON
thelr feet asking for recognition, Tho
speaker reeognized Mr.. Dlngley, who
moved that the house Insist upon Its
amendment and ask for a conference.
Upon his motion he dema nded tho pre-
vious question. q 3 Z N
Mr.. Bailey, as a parliamentary ;in.
qulrv, desired to know OF tho chair
whether a motion to recede and concur,
would not take precedence, The speak,
er, said he thought not. a \
Mr.. Bailey cited o precedent from thsl
Twenty-ninth Congress, which he said
covered the exact case In point.
- The speaker asked to see Il. Tho
members waited with ;breathless inter-.
est. while the speaker examined IL,
When he decided that It would hold the
Democrats applauded. The speaker
then recognized Afr. Bromwell, (Rep.,
Ohio, who formally made the motion 10
recede and concur. 4 M
This time the Democrats cheered and
the galleries Joined In the demonstrn.
ton. As the previous question cut on.
debate. the speaker ordered the roll
called. =, n IA ~ ~ =,
The vote came so unexpectedly that
the leaders OF the respective sides sent
messengers and officials scurrying; In
all directions to drive In absentees.S Car
riages were sent Gathering to the down.
town saloons at q gallop and committee
rooms. restaurants and every likely
place where stray congressman might
be We're hunted out by the pages ana
employees OF the house. It was like call
to arms. II. s Z. =. ~ "A ~
The responses en- the roll call were
followed closely for further defectionss
from the Republican side, but there
were no acquisitions. In fact two OF the
Republicans who voted against the no.
tion to concur with an amendment on
the last vote, Messrs. johnson, OF Indi-
ana. and Loud OF California. yote6
with the Republicans. They did not,
paopSkiy oSiSu6f " IlG EOeIeC.t.
tlon on the other vote as they voted sas
they did because they oppose any ac-s
ton whatever. The announcement ot
the defeat OF the motion 14S-173, was
the signal Cor another demonstration
on the Republican side. The following 4
twelve Republicans voted for the mo-.
tion to concur: Belknap. Lorimer, Mann,
Warner and White, OF Illinois; Brom-
well and Brown, OF Ohio; ColBon, OF
Kentucky; Cooper. OF Wisconsin; Dorr,
of West Virginia; johnson. OF Z North
Dakota, and Sulloway, OF New Hamp-
shire. n Iis7353. a S
Mr.. Dlnsley's motion to insist and
ask for conference was then agreed to
without division. the opposition realiz-
Ing the manifest uselessness OF de-
manding q roll call. ~ s sissA
Just before o'clock the speaker an.
nounced the appointment OF Messrs.
Adams, (Rep., Pa.); Heatwole, (Rep.
Minn.), and Dinsmore, Dem, Ark),
as conferees on the Cuban resolutions.i
/. Reoesses and Songs. < 81
Mr.. Grosvenor then moved TO ad-5
tourn, but Mr.. Cannon called attention
to tho fact that the house would have to
wait the action OF the senate before She
resolutions would be legally in CONFER
ence. He thought the house should jre-
main iutsession. Thereupon Mr.. Grosve-
nor withdrew the motion and upon Mr.
Cannon's motion the house recessed for
twenty minutes. At $50 p. m, a fur
ther recess Of fifteen minutes was Ita-;
ken. The house took another recess un-s
til 6 O'clock, and at s o'clock recessed I:
until s o'clock. e &.
Mr.. Adams had o long conferences
with the speaker at his desk. Hnlf q \
dozen Of the leaders crowded about and q
took part in the consultation. a. gQues-ts
tion arose as to whether the house hav-
Ing asked for the conference, was entl-
tied to have charge Of the pages ortnos
and to settle this question Captain
Mckee. the Journal clerk, pafd,n visit
to the other end OF the capitol.
z While the house was awaitlng a nair
hundred OF the representatives. gathered
In the lobby In the rear OF the hall and
awoke the echoes with patriotic songs
The battle hymn Of tho republic was
sung by General Henderson, OF Iowa. a
The house re-convened nt 8 O'Clock,
The members were 5uhllant over the
news which floated about that the con-, /,
ference had agreed, tho senate tt
yield on the independence clause and
the house agreeing to restore the
words "are and" in the first section, but u
suddenly the greatest confusion arose
when 1t was discovered that there was,
still q hitch over; the words ARE and.n,
the two Republicans OF the house con-
ferees, Messrs. Adams and Heatwole, I.
having refused TO yield on this point.
3 Several Of the members OF the house
were in their dress cults and IN. the j
galleries were many brilliant evening <
costumes. Nothing was done until 8:45 \.
p. m. when the clerk Of the senate an 5.
nounced the disagreement OF the senate
to the house amendment apd the ap.ss
pointment OF conferees. ssS1ssSss sSf
Conference OF Leaders.
The struggle which was going on wal SSi
one to secure parliamentary advantage. 4
The house which had possession Of the
papers could at any time re- 4
cede and ngree. 1t was this desire to q
hold the papers which induced the sem
ate to refuse. thus compelling the house II
to further insist and ask for fur ther
Agreement to this further
conference would give the senate pos y
session OF the papers. m 8
A general conference OF the leaders X
was held at the speakers desk after ytha u
senate had voted, s9-40, to insist. Mr. u
Dalzell and most OF the, speakers ,lieu-
tenants favorlng voting to further In
slst, but Mr.. Grosvenor ,counselled an &
He argued if} the house 3
adjourned tho country would place the Ii
for the dead lock- upon
the senate. There were many indIgnant
on the situation which placed 4
It In the power of one senator to hold ga