The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-19

a
Cuban resolution be laid before the
senate.
After the reading of the message, Mr..
Davis addressed the senate.
SENATOR DAVIS.
The stiffness as he began to speak
was profound. He spoke clearly but
rapidly. In my great anxiety TO Sc
cure speedy action upon this question, -
said he. action which / thought ought
to be taken Immediately, l have re-
Trained from taking part in the discus
sion up to this time. The resolutions
as they come to US from the house are,
with the exceptions which l shall note,
practically the same as those which
were reported 10 the senate by the for
eign relations committee
The exceptions noted by Mr.. Davis
were the striking out of the words
'are and and the provision in the
senate resolution providing for the re-
cCgnitioD Of the present Cuban repub-
lie. Mr.. Davis then said that the whole
subject had been thoroughly debated.
Meantime, while the debate was pro-
ceeding, the destruction of the Maine
had remained Urchastised, many of the
reconcentrados in Cuba had died, and
here as to the action which should be
adopted.
1T MEANT FREEDOM.
He said it had reached a point when
he thought by temperate action the en-
tire matter could be settled within 20
minutes. He maintained that no man
could, or would have the right 10 doubt
that the passage of the resolutions as
sent to the senate would bring about
the freedom of Cuba as well as the in
irh
many desired. In order that the presi-
dent might settle the question, and
settle it now, he moved that the sem
ate concur in the resolutions of the
house The motion had scarcely been
entered when Mr.. Stewart addressed
the senate.
ct is true" said he, that this ques-
ton can be settled Immediately, but it
is necessary that it should be settled
rightly, and it cannot be so settled I'M
til the freedom and independence of the
Cuban republic are recognized"
Mr.. Stewart yielded to Mr.. Teller,
who said there was a very general de-
sire for vote upon the message from
the house, and appealed to the senate
to forego further debate, in order that
vote might be taken.
Cries Of Vote, vote" were heard
from all parts of the chamber. Mr..
Chandler demanded the yeas and nays.
VOTE ON CONCURRENCE.
Mr.. Davis motion to concur in the
house amendment was defeated, Sc TO
As, the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldricil, Allison, Burrows, Car
ter, Clark, Cullom, Deboe, Elkins, Fair
banks, Faulkner, Frye, Gear, German,
Gray, Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough. Haw-
ley, Hoar, Lodge, Mcmillan, Morgan,
D,.9~ D-I Do.
tor, Shoup. Spoorer, Warren, Wetmore,
Wilson, Wolcott-32.
Nays-Allen, Bacon. Baker, Bate.
Berry. Butler, Caffery, Cannon, Chand-
Ter, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Foraker.
Gallinger, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
tArk.), Jones (Nev.), Kenny, Kyle,
Lindsay, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle,
Martin, Mason, Mills. Money, Nelson,
Pascoe, Penrose. Perkins, Pettigrew,
Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Turner, Turpie,
Vest, Whites.
Mr.. Davis then moved that the senate
insist upon its amendment to the house
resolution, and that the president of the
senate appoint its oonferees.
Let the motion be divided" cried
Mr.. Daniel.
DEMOCRATIC DISSENT.
From the Democratic side of the
chamber came such expressions as,
we don't want a confeTencer' Let's
settle this question right now, while
We are at it, etc.
Mr. Hale of Maine said that he had
never known, in his long experience in
the senate, when the two houses were
at odds a committee of conference to
be refused. Conferees were appointed
in order that the differences between
the two houses might be dissolved and
an agreement reached satisfactory to
both, without inhammatory speeches
on the floor Of either branch.
He maintained that it was the duty
of the senate to appoint conferees to
assemble in solemn conclave in an en-
deavor to adjust the differences be-
tween the two branches of congress.
After briefly discussing the parlia-
mentary status of the resolutions, Mr..
Hale said that there was an evident
determination here in the senate upon
the part of the temporary majority to
dragon everybody into it's way of
thinking. The proposition for con-
ference was to be voted down. he de-
clared, and those in temporary ma
jority who have been demanding i'm
mediate action. would have to take the
responsibility for any delay that might
now occur.
RALLIED AT THE MAJORITY.
He believed the stern arbitrage Of
war would soon be upon us. While
the temporary majority here could now
control the situation. the whole coun-
try would understand that the major
ity was preventing definite action up
on the momentous question ar issue
simply by standing out for the recog
milton OF the independence of the Gu
ban republic, a recognition which ali
of the great lawyers of the senate, in
Guiding Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, had
and ably opposed. We
are in favor of speedy action" declar-
ed Mr. Hale, because we believe that
the time for action has now come, and
we are prepared TO submit the question
of difference between the two houses
to conference"
Without division, the first part OF
Mr.. Davis motion, insisting upon the
senate amendments. was passed.
Mr.. Aldrich of Rhode Island, briefly
the senate, said he had
never known during his service in the
senate such a course as was proposed
by the majority to be insisted upon.
and he thought the senators in favor
of that course ought to give some rea-
son for the position they had taken.
It was perfectly evident. Mr.. Aldrich
said. that the majority desired no ac-
ton at all.
In reply. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
that it was the part of the
house to request that conference
committee be appointed. and thus far
the house had not asked for a confer
ence.
ANOTHER DEFEAT.
The second part of Mr.. Davis mo-
ton. directing the vice president TO
appoint the conferees. was then de-
feated, 81 to 80, the detailed vote being
rs follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Burrows,
-affery, Carter. Clark, Cullom. Deboe,