The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-31
BAILEY TURNED down
Tries TO Push a Cuban Resolution
Through, but Fails.
DECLARED OUT OF ORDER.
Speaker Reed Would Not Entertain
the Resolution and Mr. Bailey APP
psaIsd 90 the Houss-vots
was IT'S 10 I30.

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Bailey, the Democratic leader OF the
house, presented a. a matter Of priyi-
lege a resolution recognizing the indie
pendence Of Cuba A perfect whirl-
wind Of applause overwhelmed the
house from the galleries Mr.. BOutelle
made point Of order against IL and Mr..
Bailey declared he had no purpose 70
raise disorder In the house. lie believed
he had the right 10 make IL. The great.
est confusion and excitement prevailed.
Mr.. Bailey said the house had the right
TO decide this question and accept the
responsibility. He cited precedent in
the Fifty.third congress, when on .
similar question the speaker Of the
house and the Republicans all voted
against the ruling Of Speaker Crisp,
holding the Hawaiian resolution offered
by Mr.. Bouielle, while In order, must
go 10 the committee and was not priyi.
legged for immediate consideration. The
Democrats and the galleries repeatedly
applAuded him.
Mr.. BOutelle replied detailing the cir
sumstances Of the precedent, but con,
tending the ruling Is erroneous Mr..
Hull, chairman OF the military Affairs
committee, who Is at the head Of the
radical Republicans arose TO rally his FOL
lowers against the resolution at thil
time. He announced amid storm Of
applause, that he was willing 70 60 az
far as any one in the aid Of the strug
Cling patriots Of Cuba, but he wanted
everything done in an orderly way. III
declared he sympathized with the prop.
osition looking 70 the declaration Of war
While this was going on the Repub
hcans We're whispering in groups, and
conservatives were circulating among
them urging them not to allow the Dem
ocrats TO the initiative when Mr.. Perry
tDem Ark. was urging that the ques
tion Of privilege should b. submitted {,
the house for decision.
Mr.. Hopkins, who presided at tn,
meeting Of Republicans last evening
supported the point Of order mad,
against. the Bailey resolution. III
claimed it was not n question Of person
al privilege or one that affected tn
house. II simply called for an expros
sion as to the patriots in Cuba, and III
resolution should go to the committee
He was not willing TO be carried OF hi
feet 10 oyerturn the rules Of the housg
and be hoped other Republicans woull
take the same view.
Speaker Reed said the question Of wa
and independence did no, constitute
question Of privilege and would not. h
thought, az any time except In times q
great excitement The speaker sustain
ed the point Of order and Mr.. Bailey AZ
peAlcd from the decision.
The vote on laying the appeal on ii
table showed IFS TO i3e. No Republi,
al voted in the negative.
The resolution offered by Mr. Bale
was a. follows:
Resolved by the senate and house {
representatives that through the strut
gle OF the Cuban people against th
force Of arms and horrors Of famine, ha
shown them worthy to be free. AnS
second, the United States hereby rcco,
nizes the republic Of Cuba as a free an
independent stare.
After the announcement Of the vol
Mr. Bailey asked what became Of ti
, resolution and the speaker replied
( would not go to the committee on 10
, eign relations, but II introduced in Il
, regular way, through the box, IL woul
be referred. Mr. Bailey appealed fro
, the decision, but the speaker said IL WI
a parliamentary inquiry that Mr.. Bale
: had made, and no appeal could be take
Tho house then began consideration
, the naval appropriation bill.