The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
NO QUORUM
TN HOUSE
Absence Of Representatives Prevents
Adjournment Of Extra Session.
sBEATE's PLAN oBITIoIzED'
Delay IN voting % cuban HiiA iisAa
by some to Be reflection on
northumberland ssaaaal IN
vestigation Demanded


house Of representatives from the ~,
ate looking 10 an early adjournment q
the extra session Of congress TINS mat
fer was Tie subject Of several CONFER
oncea between leaders Of the house ana
snaalser cannon. There was but one
sentiment expressed, and that was That
adjournment ought not to Pc taken
until tie Cuban measure was hhaily
dlsposed Of or the extra session lapssd
into the regular session With TINS
stew az tie ease, tile tentative pro
er8mne Of the house viii be % adjourn
for three days at time It Is Wen
known that there is not a quorum q
the house at present in washington,
and should the point Of mo quorum
Be raised at any of the sessions ol tne
house adjournment could only be mace
for a single day under the rule.
There Is some criticism expressed 1g
house leaders regarding the pnbilsned
programme Of lie senate 70 take vote
on the Cuban hiH on Dec. ~ aud ad-
iourn the present session within q few
DAYS. such action Is declared to be q
reflection On tile president who assem-
bled congress in extra session and ein-
phasized the necessity of immediate AZ
tion on the Cuban measure.
should the senate transmit 70 the
house a resolution for adjournment q
fhe special session tho present DISPOSE
ton of that body viii be 70 ignore the
resolution on THE ground that there II
not quorum present to consider HI
LEADING members of the house SOY the
whole house was held iii Washington
nntil vote was taken on the Cuban
bllI with the understanding that they
could then 20 to their homes. This a
great many Of them have done, ana
there viii be no effort made TO fecall
them to the capitol until the extra ses-
sion Is about 70 lapse into the regular
1 meeting Of congress.
Prettyman senate Chaplain.
The session Of the senate began with
The presentation Of a resolution proyid'
inr for the appointment Of Rev. +. y
Prettyman Of this city as chaplain o.
the senate for the present session. ING
resolution was agreed to,
Mr.. Carmack fTenn) offered 2 reso
luton authorizing the committee q
lie conduct Of the executive depart
ments to investigate the postotiiee de
nartment. 1t went over without DIS
/ eussion.
Mr.. Cullom Nlt1 presented the report
Of tie committee on foreign relations
on the bill 70 carry into effect the 1u-
ian reciprocity treaty. The bin went
to the calendar.
Mr. Hale AIel then moved 70 recon
slider tie vote by which tile Newianas
resolution for the annexation Ct cuba
was referred TO the committee on rela-
lions with cuba. lie made the motion
the basis Of speech In opposition to
| the policy proposed by the resolution
saving that this country had already
declared its policy with reference e
4 cuba by enacting tile Teller resolution
into Law. Fly that vote we had, he said
hidden godspeed TO Cuba III setting III
government Tor itself. and, for him
self. he had been agreeabiy surprised
by the progress made by Cuba u ih'
right direction
Nesvinnds on Cuban Annexation
/ Mr. Newlands tNey.l expressed graft
fication that his resolution should hay'
4 70 early attracted attention, He agrees
with Mr.. Hale III much that be ha'
said concerning the progress Of cub
and the character IF fits people. Still
ii was L fact that cuba had been com
PEELED To confess her inability to cop
with other nations in business affairs
He also referred to the concession 9
the privilege granted to the Unite
states for erecting fortifications on Cr
) ban soil and to our supervision Of Il
foreign relations of tile island as we
as Of the conduct Of Its sanitary a
fairs and said that as d matter Of fas
Cuba had already assumed the att
i tude Of d ward of the United State
j, He also advanced the argument tha
l in asking d reduction Of the duty 9
! Cuban products exported to the Unite
Z States Cuba was making an exception
al request. and he thought we Shout
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\ commercial union
Z For himself, lid had had in mind el
!, Il has interest Ill presenting the resoh
ton. and lie wanted IT understood the
D he represented no spanish dons
American spectators lie had Qifefe
the resolution In 10 spirit ct spoiiatioi
7 but because he had believed that II
2 nioasure would appeal 70 the good sens
If both the Americans and the Cuban
The Republicans e the senate eon
I plefed their committee assignment
4 The more important assignments AZ
= III follows Appropriations Gallinge
Il contingent expenses. chairman, heal
" commerce, Foster tWash1, QHarles 4
h gcr. finance, Penrose; indian affair
II Clark fWyo,l Long: immigration, cnai
ii man. Dillingham;; interoceanie canal
q chairman. fIanna judiciary Mitchell
naval affairs, Burrows; pensions, ehai
man, McCumber; Philippines, Lon
postoffices,- chairman Ienrosei re