Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-19

change the position it took last Satur-
day night and this afternoon, and
suggested that we might as well settle
the matter at once.
Mr.. Foraker suggested that the
whole question could be disposed of
before adjournment tonight if the
conferees on the part Of the Senate
were appointed at once. He had re-
ceived assurances that there would be
no great difficulty in reaching salts
factory conclusion.
Mr.. Tillman (S CO.. addressing Mr..
Spooner (Wis) by name, demanded to
know if he could give him assurance
that the administration would not
saddle the Spanish bonds upon the
CubanS.
The question, put in a direct man
ner, aroused the Wisconsin Senator.
He rose from his seat on the opposite
side of the chamber, and walking over
to within a few feet of Mr. Tillman.
said: Il challenge the decency of the
Senator from South Carolina in put
ting such an interrogatOry to me by
name / want to say now that the
suggestion to be sent out from here
III SuCll al CAiSClty 90 liON tOIIi oiieS
this country, is little less than a SLAM
der upon the President of the United
States"
Il am pretty thick-skinned, Mr.
President" replied Mr.. Tillman. IF
| can accomplish my purpose in pre-
venting the possibility of fastening
this debt upon those people, l shall be
satisfied to take all the odium that may
attach to it,
Mr.. Allen then
WITHDREW HIS SUBSTITUTE
motion, and the motion made by Mr..
Davis that the Vice President should
appoint the cOnferees was agreed to
without division.
The Vice President appointed as
conferees on the part of the Senate
Mr.. Davis, MI. Foraker and Mr.. Nor
gan.
The Senate then took a recess until
5 o'clock.
Mr.. Chandler, at s o'clock, upon the
reconvening Of the Senate, suggested
the absence of quorum, and the roll
being called, 80 Senators answered to
their names.
The long waited for situation, the
return of the conferees, came at $40
D. m. There was visible stir in the
galleries as the chairman of the con-
ference committee, Mr.. Davis (Minn.),
rose to present the report and make
his statement to the Senate. By this
time nearly every Senator was in his
seat and the interest became intense,
as it was whispered about that an
agreement had been reached. Mn.
Davis said he had to report that the
conferees had failed to reach an agree
ment There was intense silence. 1t
was the unexpected that had happened.
and then half sigh was heard over
the crowded galleries
THAT ALL THE ELOQUENCE.
the logic and the exhaustive presen-
tation of every phase of the pending
proposition must go for naught. Mr..
Davis then stated the point of dis
agreement that there had been no diff
ficulty to agree to the House resolution
as amended, but the point of conten-
ton arose over the words are and
in the first section, which says the
people of Cuba "are and Of right ought
to be free and Independent. He said
the majority of the conferees had
agreed to waive the Turpie amend
ment providing that the words above
mentioned be inserted. But the Sem
ate eonierees, were met with refusal
to so agree, and he reluctantly re-
ported the same to the Senate.
Mr. Morgan. (Alabama), the minor
ity member of the Conference Com
mittee, stated that the chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee spoke for
the majority For one, he bad not
relinquished the hope that the Cubans
might be free but thought that under
the temper of the House there was lit
tie or no use to send the conferees
again into conference unless it was in
dictated that the House would recede.
Mr. Foraker then Explained his posi-
ton as member of the committee.
He said he had accepted the appoint
ment on the committee with the under
standing from members of the House
that if the Turpie amendment was re-
coded from there would be little
trouble to reach a conclusion. Upon
this he entered upon his duties and en-
deavored to reach a M
". HARMONIOUS CONCLUSION.
Instead, as a member of the committee
he met an entirely different situation
that that outlined TO him, the House
conferees refusing to ,inseFt.the words
ARE and which they bad eliminated
from the resolution. even though the
Senate would abandon its position on
the Turpie amendment. He said this
action was wholly unsatisfactory to
him. He then, in an imprisoned man
ner. said that if the Senate did not
intend to stand by its position it would
be absolutely unjustifable before the
world. If we are to interfere with
force of arms it must be with the I'M
derstanding that the people of Cuba
are independent of Spain.
Mr.. Hoar. tMass.), said it was the
understanding that if the United States
Went to war and sent its ships into
Cuban waters and its armies into Gu
ban territory, our navy and army
would be under the. direction Of the
Cuban government if the Senate insist
ed upon the Turpie amendment
Cries Of mo, no." were heard over
the chamber, coming from all sides.
Mr.. Hoar continued to argue that
the President should be left as tom
mander- in-chief of the army and navy.
master of the situation. that he should
not be hampered in any manner, allow
ing him in his own way TO recognize
the independence Of Cuba. which right