The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-19

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CONFEREES APPOINTED.
The Vice President appointed as con-
ferees on the part of the Senate, Mr..
Davis, Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Morgan.
The Senate then took recess until
o'clock.
The long waited for situation. the rc-
turn of the conferees came at $40 D. m.
There was a visible stir in the galleries
as the chairman of the conference COM
mittee. Mr. Davis (Minn.), rose to pre-
sent the report and make his statement
to the Senate. BY this time nearly
every Senator was in his seat, and inter
est became intense as it was whispered
about that an agreement had been
reached. Mr.. Davis said in conformity
with the Instructions of the Senate the
conferees met like committee from the
House and that after full and free dis
cussion he had 20 report that the CON
ferees had failed to reach an agreement.
There was intense silence. 1T was un-
expected this would happen. and then Il
half sigh was heard over the crowded
galleries that all the eloquence. the logic
and the exhaustive presentation of every
phase of the pending proposition must
go for naught. Mr.. Davis then stated
the points of disagreement. that there
had been no difficulty to agree to the
House resolution as amended but the
point of contention arose over the inser-
tion Of the words ''are and" in the first
section which says the people of Cuba
''are and of right ought to be free and in
dependent" He said the majority of
the conferees had agreed to waive the
Turpie amendment holding that the
words above mentioned he inserted
But the Senate conferees We're met with
refusal to so agree and he reluctantly
reported the same to the Senate.
CONFEREES COULDN'T AGREE.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) and Mr.. Foraker
Ohio explained their positions.
Mr.. Cockrel (Mo.( then offered mo-
tion to insist upon the Senate resolutissl
whereupon Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) said in a:
loud voice he had not yielded the repub-
lie of Cuba as Il member of the confer
ence committee
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.), following said that
it was the understanding that if the
United States went to war and sent its
sips into Cuban waters and its armies
into Cuban territory our Navy and Army
would be under the discretion of the Cur
ban government if the Senate insisted
upon the Turpie amendment. Cries of
No. No! Nor' were heard over the
chamber, coming from all sides.
Mr.. Mills CTeXas) said that the House
had turned it's back upon the fundamen-
tai principle of the constitution and the
proper course for the Senate now to pur-
Gxrn
ference with the House conferees.
II. Daniel CVirg;nia) said the situa-
tion, so far as the Senate was concerned
made the last stage worse than the
first and he for one was in favor of in
sisting upon a disagreement with the
House
Mr.. Mason Qllinois) stated what he
conceived to be the parliamentary stat
us of the pending question. He said
the hope had been that if the Senate
would yield the substance of indepen-
dence the shadow of the freedom would
be left TO us. Mr.. Mason then became
almost hysterical in his oratory. He
had, he declared. made the fight for IN
dependence. He had been forced to
yield his convictions this afternoon ana
now ne was prepared to yield still fur
ther We gave up our ideas" he cried.
buf say to You now that capitulatc
but | Go not surrender. You have co,,-
quered me but if God lets me live. I
give You notice that tomorrow shall
hSht Tor Cuban independence and gain t
before quit this sphere of action"
THE CONF'EREES AGREE
1:15 A. M.-The conferees ON the Gu
Int
I:IO Il. M, which is TO restore the words
are ana III the first paragraph and it
eihl nate the 1uFpie amendment recog-
nizliIs we lhsurSent government ell
tircly.
The first paragraph will be as it
passed the Senate.
LII A. M.-At 1:14 a. m, Senator
Davis presented the conference ranort
q strong appeal was then entered by
Mr.. White (Cal,), for action of some kind
thdt would end The suspense and end it
at once.
1ne first part of Mr.. Davis motion.
that to insist upon the Senate amend
ments, was carried without division.
lhha second part, that requesting
lurther conference, was diagreed to. 80
to 40. w o'
al o;lo p. m., recess of one hour
was taken
After tle recess Mr.. Morgan presented
q Joint resolution, declaring war against
Spain which was read and allowed TO
lay on the table.
AT 1925 p. m, Chief Clerk Browning.
OF the House, presented message from
that body asking for a further confer
ence upon the Cuban question upon the
disagreement of the two houses.
:, MN. DAVIS moved to insist upon tbe
senate amendment and grant n confer.
ence.
Mr.. Allen made a motion that tbe Sem
ate name the confereeS The motion
was lost 2S to 40. i'iD''oi
Mf: DAVIS motion was carried and tho
PRESIDENT pro tempore (Senator Fr,1