The age-herald., 1898-04-01
IN THE SENATE

Washington, March 31.-The apparently simple request made in the senate today by MT. Frye of Maine, on behalf of the foreign relations committee, that the reSo- lution calling on the president for the Cuban consular reports, lie on the table until such time as the committee desired to call it up, unexpectedly precipitated a discussion on the Cuban question. It finally led to a passage at arms between MT. Chandler, of New Hampshire, and MT, Frye in which the former made some sar- castle references to the conduct of the for eign relations committee and to the atti- tude of the president. Concerning the lat ter MT Chandler said:
 ''I have confidence that the president in- tends to pursue patriotic and righteous course in the present emergency and shall thank God when he reaches a con- clusion of some sort or another. Therefore. I am not in rebellion, as yet against the powers that be-"
 MT. Allen, of Nebraska, made the request of Mr. Frye the occasion of a speech on the general Cuban question in the course of which he reviewed his own record on the subject and declared that he stood now just where he had always stood, in favor of the absolute independence of the Cuban people from that ''hideous monster among the nations," Spain.
 MT. Allen said: of could have my way I would instantly recall our minister to Madrid and hand to the Spanish minister here his passports.
 Scarcely had MT. Allen concluded when Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, pre- cipitated a lively scene. He thought the action of the committee on foreign relations nd it,dn ell terday the committee thought a new call for the consular reports ought to be made' today it thought the call ought to be with drawn.
 "I have the fullest confidence in the com mittee on foreign relations" said MT. Chandler 'I have confidence that the president intends to pursue a patriotic and righteous course in the present emer- gency and I shall thank God when ne reaches a conclusion of some kind or an- other. Therefore, I am not in rebellion as vet against the powers that be. await the committee on foreign relations, but I do think that as that committee deemed 1t advisable yesterday to make a second call for the consular correspondence and has now reached the conclusion that the sec- ond call should not be made, the commit tee ought to give us some reason for de- lay" ~
 Frye's Sarcastic Reply .
 The confidence expressed by the senator in the committee on foreign relations" re- piled Mr. Frye, saroastically, renders any reply to his remarks unnecessary. The committee is acting advisedly in asking that the resolution go over and that the committee will endeavor to entitle itself to the confidence which the senator from New Hampshire has so eloQuently ex- pressed"
 Mr. Frye then renewed his motion to re- commit the resolution to the committee.
 q shall not object" sharply responded MT. Chandler, Ito letting the committee on foreign relations have control of the reso- lution-to letting the committee start, turn back and then start again. I will help the committee whenever I can-"
 The motion to recommit was passed Thereupon MT. Chandler redntroduced on his own account the committees resolution and asked that 1t go over until tomorrow.
 MT. Frye gave notice that he would move when the resolution was called up to re commit 1t to the committee on foreign re- lationS. s- 4t-,
 Consideration of the sundry civil appro- priation bill was then resumed. The meas ure was laid aside later. ~tt
 MT Hawsey from the military affairs committee presented in an amended form the joint resolution offered by MT. Bacon, of GeorgAa, concerning the erection Of tenn porary Qualifications. He said that the reso- lution that was amended met all objections one. It is as follows:
 Temporary Notifications
 "That in case of emergency when in the opinion of the president the immediate erection of any temporary font or fortifca- tion is deemed important and urgent, such temporary fort or fortificatdons may he con-