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senate viii stand by Its Amendments.

Senator Davis. (Minnesota), cha airmaL
of the senate committee Oh foreign re-
lations. said that he would ask the sen
ate to sit tonight until the Cuban reso
lutions were disposed Of whatever ac
ton the house might take The senate
is determined to stand by its amend
ments and it is stated that sufficient
number of Republicans have said they
would stand with the other parties tc
hold the matter up indefinitely AT
least eight Republicans are pledged to
this course. The senators expect the
house to yield after the second confer
ence.
Senate Refused to Concur
The Cuban resolutions as amended by
the house were received in the senate at
1853 p. m. Mr. Davis urged the senate
to agree with the house action, and
avoid further delay Mr.. Davis moved
concurrence. The motion was antag-
onized by Mr.. Stewart, New, in open
ing for the opposition.
At $40 p. m, a vote was taken on the
Davis motion to concur in the house
amendment. The motion was defeated
and the senate refused to concur. The
vote was 80 yeas to 16 nays, ten Repub-
licans voted no.
The senate voted without division to
insist on its resolution, and the resolu-
tion goes back to the house.
The detailed vote in the senate on the
Davis motion to concur was:
Yeas-AIdrtch, Allison, Burrows, Car
ter, Clark, Cullom, Deboe, Elkins.
Fairbanks, Faulkner, Frye, Gear, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Platt. Conn.,; Pritchard,
Proctor, Shoup, Spooner, Warren, Wet
more, Wilson, Wolcott-39.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Baker. Bate,
Berry, Butler, Caffery, Cannon, Chand
Ter. Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Foraker,
Gallinger, Harris, Hcitfcld, Jones,
Ark; Jones, New; Kenny, Kyle, Lind
say McLaurin. Mallory, Mantle, Mar
tin, Mills, Money, Nelson, Pascoe, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay,
Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Teller, Thurs
ton, Tollman, Turley. Turner Turpe,
Vest. White-46.
House Asked for Conference
The Bromwell motion to concur in the
senate amendment recognizing Cuban
was defeated by vote of
las to l79. Mr.. Dingley then moved to
insist and ask for conference. Carried
without division.
The motion for conference commit
tee was defeated in the senate by a vote
Of "a to 43. Another vote on the recog-
nition Of Cuban independence in the
house is probable.
In the house Mr.. Dingley at once
moved that the house insist ON its
and ask for conference.
Mr.. Bromwell rep. Ohio moved to
in the senate amendments. The
lyes and nays We're ordered on the
Bromwell motion.
These Republicans voting for the Brom-
we'll motion to concur were, Belknap.
Bromwell, Brown, Colson, Cooper wis,
Dorr, johnson IN. d., Lorlmer, Mann,
sulloway, Warner and White Ills.)
Senate Knocked Under.
The Cuban resolution was returned to
he senate and on motion OF Mr.. Davis,
he house request for concurrence was
lgrced to Immediately. The house con-
ereeS are Dingley, Dinsmore and Heat
yole.
Ten radical Republican senators have
lgreed to reccde from the Turpie amend !
nent if it 'be-~laciared that the Cuban
people are :'free and Independent
The senate took recess until s o'clock |
onight. The conferees on the part of |
he senate, after much discussion, were
ppointed by the chair. They are Sen
tors Davis, Foraker and Morgan.
Night Session VIII BE Held.
Washington, 6:3G p. m.--The senate
5 debating the method of appointing
onferees The house has taken re-
ess until o'clock.
Behring Sea Awards.
The senate has under consideration a
ill to pay the Behring sea awards,
to $473. ISL, in settlement of
he claims held by Great Britain against
he United States.
Damaging Statement.
A personal statement that a prom-
ent newspaper publisher, owning two
apers, has been offered $4,000, 900 in
uban bonds If he would support the
ecognition of Cuban independence, is I
aving great effect among the members
t congress. 1t is coupled with state
nent that the offer was made by man
howing authority from the Cuban junta
Ie told the members that the offer was
ccompanied with guarantee that a
ank would pay 40 cents on the dollar
'hen independence was recognized.