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lican side. came forward with a strong appeal to Republicans not to be carried off their feet. At the outset he acknowledged that his sympathies were with the resolutio;. (which It transpired he believed at that time contained a declaration of war), but he argued that it did not prestmt a question of higher privilege than consideration of an appropriation bill. We could have war. said he. whenever we wanted it. A resolution declaring war was privileged, he admitted. “But this it. not a resolution declaring war.” interposed Mr. Bland. "It is a resolution recognizing the independence of Cuba, which does not necessarily involve war.” "If the resolution falls short of that.” replied Mr. Hull, “(and I did not hear it fully read) if it falls short of that point, it Is not operative and to my mind it does not present my question of privilege at all. As I have already said I am in favor of this government intervening at the very earliest date unless conditions change materially so that they will insure the liberty of the Cubans, and a cessation of the deplorable conditions that prevail in that island at the present time. (Applause on the Republican side.) I am in favor of that principle and state now and here that I will go as far as any man 01 this floor for the purpose of preserving the rights of the struggling patriots in their heroic efforts on that island (applause on the Republican side), and I am in favor of the United States controlling the destinies of this continent and saying to Spain that she must get out of the Western hemisphere.” Mr. Terry (Dem., Ark.) argued that a question involving a matter of privilege was in fact one for the House to decide. While he was speaking the Republicans were conferring. The leaders were circulating among them and such confusion resulted that Mr. Simpson (Pop., Kan.) raised a laugh amid the excitement by asking for order among the “speaker's reconcentrados.” Mr. Hopkins (Rep., II!.). another of the Republicans who openly favors armed intervention. called attention to the distinction between the resolution In the precedent eited by Mr. Bailey and the present resolution. In the former resolution it was contended that the dignity of the House had been infringed upon by the executive. There was no such contention here. Continuing. he appealed to his colleagues to rally to the support of the speaker. The Republican members knew, be said, that ■within a brief time action will be had so that there was no necessity for resorting to revolutionary methods. SPEAKER REED S RULING. Amid profound silence the speaker then made his ruling. He spoke in deliberate, distinct and emphatic tones, and decided that the resolution was not privileged in the following ruling: “A question of privilege which concerns the House is one which concerns the exercise of its functions in accordance with the K‘ clples which govern parliamentary es. Every parliamentary, body has to have rules for its government, otherwise it would have no government at all. and upon adherence to those rules depends Its success as a parliamentary body. The rights of the House under the Constitution are in no way to be confounded with the privileges of the House and of every member in it in the aense in which this matter is presented hero to-day. Congress has certain powers conferred upon it, and in the exercise of those powers each house is governed by its rules. It is authorized expressly by the Constitution to make rules, and without the authorization of the Constitution it would be at liberty to make rules These rules are the protection of the rights of the House. Now ft. would be noticed in the Constitution, if any gentleman will turn to it, that there are certain powers conferred upon Congress—the power to declare war, the power to legislate for the general welfare. nd a st ries of other enumerated powers. No man up to this date has for an instant pretended or suggested that because the Congress has the right to pass laws on certain topics that proposals for those laws become questions of privilege—never before, except once—and the chair will present his decision to the House. “The same language is used with reference to our relations with foreign nations that is used with reference to the creation of the courts of law and all other pow’er which is concerned. It is a legislative power and is exercised under the Constitution by i ules adopted by each body. This is the first preliminary idea that we ought to have in regard to this matter. But this, proposition in regard to war, or about recognition or any of those subjects which may or may not be within our purview, do fiot become questions of privilege at ail because we have a right to pass upon them, because that would make everything a question of privilege and end by making nothing a question of privilege. Now’, let us see what this is founded on. Thi.s is a matter that we should not have given any attention to except in times of interest, not to say excitement. The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Boutelle) some time ago presented to Speaker Crisp a proposition which had in it certain elements charging that the executive was interfering with some of .the rights and privileges of the legislative body. The speaker ruled that It was a question of privilege, and you will perceive that 'it is entirely different from the present proposition, has no aspect like it at all; not the faintest resemblance to It. but the speaker ruled that that was a privileged question. He also ruled that, being a privileged question, it should go to a committee. CRISP ONCE RULED SAME WAY. "Well now, against that doctrine the chair has always been opposed, and the question, as members will see by turning to the record, that was put to the House was on that part of the speaker’s decision as to whether it should go to a committee or not, and if it appears, as the gentleman from Texas says, I voted on that subject I voted according to my rights and voted against it. But he has omitted to state to you that this other question, the same question almost, was put before to Speaker Crisp and by him promptly decided to be out of order at an earlier day, on the 30th of July. 1894. The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Boutelle) demanded its immediate consideration as presenting a privileged question, and the gentleman from Missouri, an old and experienced member (Mr. Dockery), made the point of order that the resolution was not privileged, (laughter and applause on the Republican side.) Well, now, as u matter of course, the speaker sustained the point, and that is precisely this question.” Mr. Bailey—May I inquire of the chair if there was any appeal taken on the decision of the chair? The Speaker—There was no appeal. It was too clear for an appeal even. (Laughter and applause on the Republican side.) Mr. Bailey immediately appealed from the ’decision of the chair. In putting the question on the appeal Speaker Reed made the following significant and impressive statement: "as far as any question arising out of this matter is concerned the chair has not the slightest doubt that the wisdom of the House, which has always been able to arrive at important questions in a suitable way. will get at them now and at a speedy time for tne occasion.” (Applause on the Republican side.) Mr. Bailey-In reply to that suggestion, which was not a part of the decision, of course. I understand that it was made to hold cur friends on the other side, and 1 venture to say—” ...... At this point Mr Boutelle moved that the appeal be laid upon the table. The division was eagerly awaited. The Republicans arose en masse when the speaker called for tin* yeas. The Democrats who anxiously surveyed the solid phalanx for a sign of a break were disappointed. A solid minority voted against the Republieans. The division resulted. 180 yeas to 139 nays. As soon as the 'esult was announced the yeas and nays were demanded, and the roll was called, resulting: Yeas ISO. nays 139. On the roll cull two Republicans. Acheson and Robbins, of Pennsylvania, voted with the Democrats. The Republieans enthusiastically approved their victory with a round of .pplause. THE yoTK JN DETAIU The detailed vote on the appeal taken by Mr. Bailey from Speaker Reed’s ruling follows: A>es Aldrich, Alexander, Arnold, Bubcock. Baker of Maryland. Barber. Barham, Barney. Barrows, Beach. Belford. Belknap. Bennett. Bingham. Bishop. Booze. Boutelle of Illinois, Boutelle of Maine, Brewster, Broderick, Brown, Brownlow. Brumm, Bull, Burleigh. Burton, Butler, Cannon. Capron. Chlckerlng, Clark of lowa. Clarke of New Hampshire, Cochrane of New York, Codding Connell. Connolly. Cooper of Wisconsin Corliss. Crump. Crumpacker, Curtis of lowa. Dalzell, Danford. Davenport, Davidson, Davison of Kentucky. Dayton, Dlngley, Dolliver. Dorr. Dovener. Eddy. Ellis, Evans, Faris Fenton. Fischer. Fletcher. Foote, Foss. Fowler of New Jersey, Gardner. Gibsun. (ililett of New York. Graff. Griffin, Grosvenor, Grout, Grown. Hager. Hamilton, Hurmer. Hawley, Heatwole. Hemenw&y, Henderson. Henry of Connecticut. Henry of Indiana, Hepburn. Hicks, Hllborn, Hilt, liitt, Hooker, Hopkins, Howe, Hull. Hurley, Janktns. Johnson of Indiana, Johnson •f North Dakota. Joy, Kerr, Kirkpatrick, ICefchanri, Knox. Kulp. luicey, Landis, Lawrence, Llnney, lattauer. Lortmer, Loud. Loudenslager. Lovering. lajw. Lybrand, McCleary, McDonald. McEwan. Mclntire, Mahany. Mahon, Mann, Mursh. Mercer, Messick. Miller, Minor. Mitchell, Moody, Morris, Mudd, Northway,’ Odell. Olmsted. Otjen, Overstreet, Packer, Parker. Payne, Pearce. Perkins, Pitney, Powers, Prince, Pugh. Quigg, Ray. Reeves, Royse. Russell. Bauerhering, Shannon. Shelden, Sherman, Showalter, Smith of Illinois. S. W. Bmtth, W. A. Smith, Snover, Southard. Southwick, Spalding, Sperry. Sprague, Steeie. Stevens. Stewart of New Jersey, Stewart of'Wisconsin, C. W. Stone, W. A Stone. Strode, S;urtfvant Tawney. Taylor of Ohio. Toniue, Tan Voorhls. Wadsworth, Walker of ManMchuaetts, Walker of Virginia. Warmer,

Weaver. Weymouth, White of Illinois. White of North Carolina, Williams of Pennsylvania, Yost. Young of Pennsylvania —IBO. Nays Acheson. Adamson, Allen, Bailey, Baird, Ball, Bankhead, Barlow. Bartlett, Bell, Benton, Bland. Bodine. Bradley of New York. Brantley. Brenner, Brucker, Brundige, Burke, Campbell. Carmack, Catchings. Clardy. Clark of Missouri. Clayton. Cochran of Missouri. Cooney, Cooper of Texas, Cowherd. Cox, Cummings, Davey, Davis. Dearmond, De Graffenreid. Devries, Dinsmore, Dockery, Driggs, Elliott. Ermentrout, Fitzgerald. Fitzpatrick. Fleming, Fowler of North Carolina, Fox. Gaines, Greene, Griffith of Indiana, Griggs, Gunn. Handy, Hartman. Hay, Henry of Mississippi, Henry of Texas, Hinrichsen, Howard of Alabama, Howard of Georgia, Hunter, Jen Jones of Washington, Kelly, King, Kitchln, Kleberg. Knowfies. Limb. Lanham, ljatimer, Lentz. Lester. Lewis of Georgia. Lewis of Washington, Little, Livingston, Lloyd, Love, McClellan, McCormick. McCulloch. McDowell, McMillin. Mcßae, Maddox. Maguire, Marshall, Martin, Maxwell. Meekison, Meyer, Miers, Moon. Norton of Ohio, Norton of South Carolina, Ogden. Osborn, Otey, Peters, Pierce, Rhea, Richardson, Ridgeley, Rixey, Robb, Robbins, Robinson, Savers, Settle, Shafroth. Shufford, Simpson, Sims. Skinner, Smith of Kentucky. Sparkman, Stallings, Stark. Stephens of Texas, Stokes, Strowd of North Carolina, Sullivan, Sulzer, Sutherland, Swanson. Talbert, Tate, Taylor of Alabama, Terry, Todd. Underwood. Vehslage, Vincent, Wheeler of Alabama, Wheeler of Kentucky, Williams of Mississippi, Wilson of South Carolina, Young of Virginia, Zenor—l39. Os the negative vote cast all are Democrats and Populists or silverites save Acheson and Robbins, who are Pennsylvania Republicans. The following members either did not vote or were absent and unpaired: Baker (fusionist, 111.), Barrett (Rep., Mass.), Botkin (Pop., Kan.), Brownwell (Rep., Ohio), Colson (Rep., Ky.), Cousins (Rep., la.), Cranford (Dem., Tex.), Howell (Rep., N. J.). Mills (Rep., 111.), Newlands (silver Rep., Nev.), Pearson (Rep., N. C.), Shattuc (Rep., Ohio), Slayden (Dem., Tex.), Sulloway (Rep., N. H.), Thorpe (Rep., Va.), Updegraff (Rep., la.), Wilber (Rep.. N. Y.) ANOTHER WRANGLE. A parliamentary wrangle followed over an attempt of Mr. Bailey to appeal from what he contended was a ruling of the chair. The House then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Cannon (Rep., 111.), chairman of the appropriations committee, made a point of order against the paragraph authorizing the construction of a floating steel dry clock at Algiers, La. The chair overruled the point of order. From time to time during the afternoon the Cuban question was brought forward and aroused intense feeling. Mr. Wheeler (Dem.. Ala.) said that this morning the country had been stirred by the announcement that the Republicans of the House had at last revolted and action was to be taken. To-morrow the American people Mould be humiliated when they found that the Republicans of the House had joined the temporizing policy which was betraying the American government and the American name. Mr. Cummings (Dem., N. Y.)—How much time would it require, considering the prospective alliance between the governments of Spain and the United States, to put down the patriots of Cuba? (Great applause in the galleries.) "With my head in humiliation.” replied Mr. Wheeler, “I have watched how matters have gone, but I do not believe the administration will go so far as to extend a friendly hand to the murderers of the sailors of the Maine and the patriots of Cuba.” (Renewed applause.) Mr. Cummings, speaking to an amendment, aroused the galleries to a high pitch of enthusiasm. "That there will be war between this country and Spain,” he said, "is indicated by every pulsation of the popular heart to-day. I have received from my own constituents this batch of letters in one mail asking me why my voice is silent at this time, asking me why. after I have visited Cuba and know the facts, I remain silent. Now, Mr. chairman, I shall not vote for any 3400,000 appropriation to feed the reconcentrados of Cuba until this government explicitly says to Blanco and to Sagasta: ‘Repeal your Weyler order, which is starving these people.’ (Applause.) There is the place to take the initiative. Make them repeal that murderous order of Weyler’s. From, even a Spanish standpoint or a Weyler standpoint it is no longer necessary that that order should continue in force. It is an utter impossibility, unless they bring their provisions with them, for Gomez and Garcia, to march into the western provinces of Cuba. Therefore, I say that the initiative should be a peremptory demand by this government for the repeal of the Weyler order. When that is done, feed the reconcentrados if you please. First, give them homes, give them plows, give them oxen. And. in God’s name, send them back to the blackened ashes of their homes and give them the opportunity to raise provisions for themselves.” (Applause.) Mr. Boutelle objected to an extension of Mr. Cummings’s time beyond the five-min-ute limit, and was hissed by the galleries. Without reaching the provisions relating to the increases in the navy the committee rcse. and at 5:05 o’clock p. m. the House adjourned.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS. Allen's Cuban Recognition Resolution Referred to Committee. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Permission was granted by the Senate to-day for the foreign relations committee to sit during the sessions of tha Senate. Following this action. the resolution providing for the recognition of the independence of Cuba introduced yesterday by Mr. Allen was, at the request of Mr. Frye, referred to the foreign relations committee without debate. Beyond these two points no reference was made by the Senate to the Cuban question. Mr. Caffery concluded his speech on the national quarantine bill, after which the measure making further provision for a civil government for Alaska was passed. Again, to-day. were the galleries of the Senate crowded to the doors. Not an inch of space was left in any of the galleries and the corridors were packed with disappointed hundreds who sought seats from which they might listen to the proceedings. Rev. John K. McLean, of the Pacific Theological Seminary, of Oakland, Cal., offered the invocation. Mr. Frye reported from the committee on foreign relations the Senate resolution: “That the President be requested, if not incompatible with the public interest, to transmit to the Senate all of the consular correspondence relating to the conduct of the war in the island of Cuba, the condition of the people and other matters relating there.” Mr. Frye asked that the resolution lie on the table until to-morrow, when he would ask for its consideration. Mr. Hawley, of the military affairs committee, reported a joint resolution, providing that in any case of emergency in which the immediate erection cf any fort or fortification is, in the opinion of the secretary of war, deemed necessary and urgent, where the Legislature of the State Is not in session. so much of the existing law as prohibits the erection of such fortification until the consent of the Legislature has been obtained, shall be suspended so as to authorize the construction of such temporary fort on the written consent of the owner of the land. Mr. Hawley asked for immediate consideration of the resolution, but Mr. Pasco, desiring to examine it, objected and it. went over. A bill authorizing cities and towns in the Indian Territory to secure by condemnation or otherwise lands necessary for public improvements; and another to authorize the Shreveport Bridge and Terminal Company to construct and maintain a bridge across Red river in Louisiana, at Shreveport, were passed. Mr. Allison repotted the sundry civil bill and announced that he would call it up for consideration to-morrow. Consideration was then resumed cf the measure making further provision for a civil government for Alaska, the pending question being upon a substitute offered by Mr. Hansbrough for a part of an amendment offered by Mr. Perkins. At this point the floor was yielded to Mr. Wolcott, chairman of the committee on post offices and post roads, as he desired to make a statement. He made a remarkable and caustic arraignment of the secretary of tne treasury on account of the secretary's flippant treatment of a request made by Mr. Wolcott’s committee. Mr. Wolcott said that on March 10 the committee on postofflees and postroads had asked the secretary of the treasury for his opinion upon a postal savings bank system. A similar communication had been sent to the postmaster general, and a courteous and extended reply in due time had been received. The views of the secretary of the treasury upon the question were particularly desired by rite committee, as it was expected that some opinions of value would be presented. After waiting for an unusual time the committee. Mr. Wolcott said, had received the secretary's reply. “I have to report to the Senate.” said he. "that the reply was < f such a nature that I have been unanimously in-

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structed by the committee to respectfully return it. Before it was sent to he committee it was given to the newspapers, it was not of a character in consonance with the importance of the subject. Th- whole circumstances of the case are most remarkable. I will not ask here to have the letter of the secretary read. It was flippant and impertinent, and has no place on the records of this body.” Mr. Wolcott then asKed that the entire correspondence on the subject be printed, and it was so ordered. Mr. Gallinger and Mr. Frye strenuously antagonized the Perkins amendment, while Mr. Wilson supported it. At this point Mr. Caffery was recognized, and concluded his speech on the national quarantine measure. After Mr. Caffery had finished Mr. Perkins withdrew his amendment to the Alaskan bill, and the measure was passed. At 3:32 p. m. the Senate went into executive session, and soon afterwards adjourned. — MORE ( I BAX RESOLUTIONS. Also a Hill Authorizing Organisation of Cowltoy Rangers. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Senator Warren to-day introduced a bill in the Senate authorizing the President to organize a regiment of cowboy rangers “whenever it shall be in the interest of the public service for him to do so.” The regiment is to be enlisted for ninety days or more, to be organized as cavalry and to have the privilege of electing its own commissioned officers. The bill specifies that the members of the regiment shall be good riders. A resolution similar to that introduced by Senator Foraker yesterday. reeogniz'ng Cuban independence, was Introduced in the House to-day by Representative Broderick, of Kansas. Representative Wheeler, of Alabama, introduced the following joint resolution: “Resolved, That the government of the United State® hereby declares that the struggling patriots in the Island of Cuba, are belligerents and are recognized as such by this government.” 'Representative Adamson, of Georgia, has introduced a resolution recognizing the republic of Cuba and authorizing the President to accredit to it a minister of this government. Representative Mahany, of New York, introduced a joint resolution recognizing the Cuban republic as a free and independent state and welcoming her “to the sisterhood of republics in the western world.” Representative Todd, of Michigan, introduced a resolution declaring a state of war exists between the United States and Spain. The subcommittee on naval affairs has unanimously recommended a favorable report on the naval personnel bill.

MORE MONEY IS* NEEDED PENSION APPROPRIATION DEFICIENCY IS OVER 88,000,000. Important Statement by Secretary Bliss Concerning the Increase in Number of Claims. WASHINGTON, March 30.—1n sending to Congress a deficiency estimate of $8,070,872 fc pensions for this year, Secretary Bliss 'makes an interesting statement on the general subject of pensions up to date. Secretary Bliss says: “On the Ist of July, 1897, there was available $140,000,000 for the payment of army and navy pensions: $4,000,000 of this amount was set apart for navy pensions, leaving $136,000,000 for payment of army The total number of pensioners on the roll June 30, 1897, was 976,014, while on the 28th of February, 1898, there was 988,613 on the roll, a net increase of 13,589. Between the latter dates there was disbursed for the payment of army pensions $95,370,872.46, leaving the sum of $40,629,127.54 for the payment of pensions to the end of the present fiscal year. Th£ commissioner of pensions estimates lhat $18,700,090 will be required for the payment of pensions during the rem lining four months of the fiscal year, more than $8,000,000 in excess of the umxpended appropriation. “Tne commissioner has recently expressed to me an opinion as to the future course of pension payments at variance with his views thereon as stated in the annual report, which was to the effect that after the close of the current year payments would rapidly decline. It is now his opinion that, in view of the increasing applications for original pensions and for increase of pensions. there will be an increase in the sum required for the payment of army and navy pensions for some time to come. In this connection the appended table, showing the number of pensioners on the roll and the value of the roll annually since 1887, is significant. From tnls it appears that the pension roll has substantially doubled since a quarter of a century after the close of the war. In 1890, twenty-five years after the war closed, the number of pensioners on the roll was 537,944. At the close, of the current fiscal year the number on the roll will approximate 996,000. an increase of nearly 90 per cent, since 1890. In that time the value of the roll has increased from, $72,052,143.49 in 1890 to approximately $132,000,000 in the present fiscal year. The roll is now larger than at any former time, notwithstanding that thirty-three years have elapsed since the cessation, of hostilities. It contained about 5,500 more pensioners in 1897 than it did in 1896, and approximately 20.000 more in 1898 than in 1897, and the value of the roll has also increased in the same periods.”

SINDRY CIVIL BILL. Senate Increases Its Appropriations Nearly Five Millions. WASHINGTON, March 30.—The sundry civil appropriation bill was reported to the Senate to-day from the committee on appropriations. The committee made a large number of amendments, the total net increase carried by the amendments being $4,938,878. The increases are as follows: On public buildings, $1,050,945; on lighthouses, beacons and fog signals, $869,350; lighthouse establishments, $135,000; revenue cutter service, $378,000; armories and arsenals, $114,850; pay of the army, $491,163; military posts, $600,000; rivers and harbors, $225,000; Paris exposition, $200,000; public printing and binding, $405,000. The remainder includes many miscellaneous items. Ore of the most important of the amendments is one appropriating $491,163 for the payment of the services of two additional regiments of artillery provided for by recent legislation. The general appropriation for the enlargement of military posts is increased from $420,000 to $920,0(0. Forty thousand dollars is appropriated for the purchase of Point Park, on Lookout mountain, as a part of Chickamauga Park, and $50,090 is provided towards the erection of a sanitarium for disabled volunteer soldiers at Hot Springs. S. D., the total cost to be limited to SIOO,OOO. Provision is made for tne representation of the States at the Paris exposition of 1900. the expenses of such representation being limited to $730,000. An immediate appropriation of $200,000 is made. The United States exhibition is to be under the supervision of a commissioner general, an assistant commissioner general and twelve experts. The commissioner general is to be paid SB,OOO a year, the assistant commissioner general $6,000 and the experts $4,500 each. The secretary of the interior is authorized to investigate the burning in December last of two Seminole Indians in Oklahoma, and “if it shall appear that the outrages and injuriesmive been so perpetrated to adjudicate and pay the Indian or Indians or their legal heirs or representatives, as guaranteed by the Seminole treaty, such sum or sums as lie may deem just or reasonable.” Twenty thousand dollars is made immediately available for this purpose. New Indiana Postmasters. WASHINGTON, March 30.—Indiana postmasters were appointed to-day. as follows: Alamo, Montgomery county, Linn Smith, vice James M. Smitlp resigned: Farnsworth. Sullivan county, A. R. Ladson, vice W. H. Conkel. resigned; Organ Spring, Washington county, Henry W. Roberts, vice Charles Lowry, removed. General Notes. WASHINGTON, March 30. —The secretary of state has been informed of the appointment of Scnor Don Morla Vicuna as the Chilean minister plenipotentiary to the United States in place of Senor Don Domingo Gana, who has been transferred to another post. The new minister is expected to arrive here in a few weeks. Representative Miers to-day appointed as cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Clem Lacy, of Washington, Ind., and Frank Martin, of Gosport, alternate. To-day’® statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $221,595,743; gold reserve. $173,158,886. Mr. J. B. Campbell, editor of the Anderson Herald, is visiting Washington with his wife.

AN ULTIMATUM. (Concl tilled from First Pwge.) settlement! - When pressed, "however, as to the report published in New York that a solution had been reached comprising the payment by a republic of Cuba of $200,0*30,000. the embarkation of Spanish troops for home, and, the minister said, that the story as a whole was unwarranted and absurd. It was stated by a senator who called upon President McKinley to-day and discussed the Cuban affairs’ that the administration was taking no part in the alleged purchase negotiations. He said that this may be talked in New York and by New York men. but he did not think it was a part of the administration’s policy regarding Cuba. John, J. McCook, of New York, to-day again denied that he was a member or representative of any syndicate to put up ar. indemnity for Cuban independence, taking Cuban bonds in return. He added that he thought if there were any such preposition Spain or the Spanish people themselves would take a large portion of any bondu Cuba might issue. The talk about purchase of Cuba was very prevalent at the White House to-day. but no one presumed to speak regarding Spain's attitude. ——, 4 • ANOTHER CONFERENCE. Republicans Appoint a Committee to AVnit on the President. WASHINGTON, March .30.—'The Republicans of the House w’ho are aggressively in favor of prompt and energetic action in the Cuban matter and who met last night in conference held another meeting after the House adjourned to-night. At last night’s meeting forty-six members were present. To-night they were reinforced by sixty-nine, making a total of 115. This constitutes considerably more than a majority of the Republican membership of the House, and the members present to-night say that it by no means represents the full strength of those who will b(* satisfied with nothing short of the complete independence of Cuba. Many of the radicals favor armed intervention, and a few. like Representative Marsh, of Illinois, believe the blowing up of the Maine is a casus belli. The speeches it to-night’s meeting, while vigorous and yielding nothing, were nevertheless in favor of giving the President an opportunity to mature his policy and of completing the negotiations in which he is now engaged. Many of the leaders in the movement, including Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, Mr. Hull, of lowa, Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, Mr. Bromwell, of Ohio, Mr. Hepburn, of lowa, and W. A. Smith, of Michigan, saw the President to-day, and all he asked was a brief delay. Action by Congress before the pending negotiations are completed, he told thorn, would embarrass him and might result in a complete rupture. Mr. Hull and Mr. Bromwell and others explained this situation to the conference. They counseled acquiescence in the President’s desires. A rupture with the administration was greatly to be deplored, ami should, they argued, only occur as a last resort. They informed the conference that the President had said that the negotiations now in progress would either fail or be successful by the end of the week. He believed they would be successful. He did not Indicate their nature, they said, and they pointed out that it would be manifestly ruinous for the details to be made public at this time. They said, further, that the President informed them that he would, in the event of the failure of the negotiations, place the whole subject before Congress and share with it the responsibility for what might follow. Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania, the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee of the House, in the absence of Mr. Hitt, who is ill, explained that the sentiment of the committee was strongly against further delay, although he himself was a conservative. B£t, he said, the committee was willing to defer to the wishes of the President, and no action would be taken at the meeting to-morrow. On Monday, however, if a satisfactory solution had not previously been reached, action would be had. All the members present professed ignorance of the details of the President’s plans and negotiations, although several said the President assured them that, if successful, they would, he thought, be satisfactory. While these different reports were made to the conference, tljey were unofficial, and the conference decided at last to appoint a committee of eleven to wait upon the President tomorrow and explain their views of the situation, the committee to report at a meeting to be held to-morrow night. The committee appointed consisted of the following members: Messrs. Hopkins and Lorrlmer, of Illinois: Joy, of Missouri: Sultoway, of New Hampshire: Cooper, of Wisconsin; Arnold, of Pennsylvania; Mercer, of Nebraska; Knox, of Massachusetts; Faris, of Indiana; Hager, of lowa, and Smith, of Michigan. The Republican members of the Michigan delegation in the House had a conference with the President to-day in which the Oubaif policy was reviewed. The delegation comprised every Republican member from Michigan. Representative William Alden Smith acted as chairman. They informed the President of the sentiment in their State, as well as the strong Cuban disposition of the House. They urged that there should be action, prompt and decisive, and that the country, as judged by the sentiment of the House and of their own State, would allow little further delay. They insisted that nothing should be considered which does not affect the permanent removal of the Spanish flag from the island and the assurance of a complete independence. It was suggested that no negotiations should be entered into with Spain without first giving the Cubans a status. The President, however, suggested that that was a matter of detail, 'the delegation. with much feeling, appealed to the President never to allow the Maine incident to become a matter of international arbitration. The President listened throughout with great interest. He said he desired to confer with the senators and representatives. and desired the widest of discussion and conference. He hoped, however, that Congress would not act precipitately. The administration, he added, was pursuing a course it deemed proper, and he wanted the fullest advice, even if the suggestion were not in accord with his own views and judgment. He stated he was expecting hourly important advices from Minister Woodford at Madrid, on which much would depend. He said the administration was pursuing a course consonant with a ccol judgment, and that if there should be war he trusted the country would be united in support of whatever action was deemed "General Grosvenor, of Ohio, has expressed his willingness to call a caiicUs of the Republican members to decide upon action with relation to the Cuban situation if one is desired. But some of the most radical Republicans do not believe a caucus should be held yet, as they are of opinion it would necessarily lead to open division between Republicans in Congress and the President.

WILL AY AIT ON M'KINLEY. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Grunts the President More Time. * WASHINGTON, March 30.—The Senate committee on foreign relations held two sessions to-day and adjourned a few minutes before 5 o’clock without reirching any agreement. Commander Bradford, of the Bureau of Equipment, was before the committee for several hours giving expert testimony as to the relative strength of the navies of the United States and Spain and also advocating the purchase* of the island of St. Thomas of the Spanish West Indies as a naval station. The committee, a® a result of its session, agreed to postpone the completion of the committee’s work on the Cuban situation for a few days in order to afford time to the President to continue his diplomatic negotiations with the Spanish authorities. This concession was the result of a request made direct to members of the committee by the Presid at and it was granted by the entire committee without any murmur of dissent. Previous to this action on the part of the committee the President had been frankly informed that neither the committee nor the Senate would be disposed to acquiesce in any agreement for an armistice. This

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opposition is understood to have been made clear on behalf of the joint Republican and Democratic steering committees of the Senate and it is understood to have been met by the President with the response that this government would not press the matter. The President freely admitted to all visiting senators that the negotiations with Spain were rapidly approaching a crisis and said that he felt quite confident a conclusion would be reached by Friday night at the latest. He asked that in view of this fact no action be taken by either house until after that time or until the present negotiations could be brought to a close. If he took any of the senators into his confidence as to the basis upon which he was proceeding they did not repeat the information in the Senate. Some intimated a belief in the authenticity of a pioposition to allow the purchase of the freedom of the island, but declined in all cases to state whether this belief was based on statements made by the President. The representations were, however, of a character to satisfy the committee, and when it adjourned one of its members, who is among the most radical of Cuban sympathizers, stated that the committee was operating in perfect sympathy with the President. Its members feel that they will be free to act when the President indicates a failure of present negotiations with Spain. They think these negotiations are for the freedom of Cuba and if they do not so result they expect to report very promptly a joint resolution looking to that end. The actual proceedings of the committee to-day consisted of a general exchange of views concerning the situation and the proper course to be pursued by the committee; of the reference of the various Cuban resolutions to a subcommittee; of the reading of a part of the testimony of the Maine court of inquiry and of an examination of Commander Bradford, chief of the Bureau of Equipment. Cpmmander Bradford was asked to supply the committee with the information at his command concerning the relative strength of our navy compared with that of Spain and was questioned at length as to our torpedo boats and the length of time necessary to supply others. Mr. Bradford also made a statement of his views relative to the importance of the purchase of the island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, from Denmark, the ownership of which, he said, would be of vast importance to this country for a coaling station in case of war w T ith Spain. There is a resolution pending before the committee providing for the opening of negotiations for the acquisition of the island and the disposition of the committee after hearing Mr. Bradford seemed favorable to early affirmative action upon it. The committee was authorized to sit during the sessions of the Senate and will meet again to-morrow. * CONGRESS IN TIME OF WAR. Its Sessions Have Not Been So Long; as in Times of Peace. WASHINGTON, March 30.—There has been considerable discussion of the length of the session of Congress in the event of war, it being the prevailing idea that a declaration of war would involve the prolongation of the'sessions of Congress. The sessions of Congress, beginning with the war of 1861-65, are given below' with the sessions following, showing that in war times Congress did not consume as much time as is usual in times of'peace: Thirty-seventh Congiess, 1861-63—Three sessions, 365 days. Thirty-eighth, 1863-65—Two sessions, 290 days. Thirty-ninth, 1865-67—Three sessions, 329 days. Fortieth. 1867-69—Three sessions, 352. days. Forty-first, 1869-71—Three sessions, 341 days. Forty-second, 1871-73—Three sessions, 228 days. Forty-third, 1873-75—Two sessions, 291 days. Forty-fourth, 1875-77—Two sessions, 344 days. Forty-fifth, 1877-79—Three sessions, 342 days. Forty-sixth, 1879-81—Three sessions, 393 days. Forty-seventh, 1881-83—Three sessions, 337 days. Forty-eighth, 1883-85—Two sessions, 311 days. Forty-ninth 1885-87—Two sessions, 330 days. Fiftieth. 1887-89—Two sessions, 412 days. Fifty-first, 1889-91—Tw'o sessions, 397 days. Fifty-second, 1891-93 Two sessions, 340 days. Fifty-third, 1893-95—Three sessions, 347 days. Fifty-fourth, 1895-97—Two sessions, 280 days.

Foruker’s Cooriie Approved. CLEVELAND, 0., March 30.—At a meeting of the Americus Republican Club tonight the Cuban question was discussed in a spirited member by Mayor Robert McKisson, Assistant Corporation Counsel W. H. Boyd and three other leading members of the club. The speeches were loudly applauded by the two hundred members of the club present. Resolutions were adopted indorsing in the fullest degree the position taken by Senator Joseph B. Foraker and his colleagues. Senators Proctor, Gaiiinger, Allen and Mason, in favor of Cuban liberty. The resolution of Senator Foraker, now pending in the committee on foreign relations of the Senate. wa approved, and the sense of the ciub was that the resolution ought to be adopted. A copy of the resolutions was ordered sent to Senator Foraker. The meeting was an enthusiastic one. Methodist Patriot Suppressed. NEWARK, N. J.. March 30.—in his invocation opening the Newark yonference of the M. E. Church to-day Bishop Daniel A. Goodseli alluded to the disturbed condition of the mind of the Nation, and prayed that all base and unworthy elements of mere revenge might disappear from the plans of the leaders of Congress. Anticipating that the opening of the conference woulfl be the

occasion for the motion of pro-Cuban resolutions, the bishop expressed his earnest wish that any utterance on the international situation might be deliberately made, and on his suggestion a committee on the state of the country was appointed. The bishop was forced to interrupt a member who had begun the introduction of a sweeping resolution in favor of Cuban independence. Caban* Will Pay NEW YORK, March 30.—The report that Spain was ready to grant independence to Cuba in consideration of an indemnity of $200,000,000 and that President Palma, for the insurgents, was favorable to the proposition, was the subject of considerable discussion at the rooms of the Cuban Junto to-day. ih speaking for the members of the Junto, Horatio S. Rubens said: “This is the old plan revived. Two years ago we were perfectly willing and anxious to settle the trouble in this manner, but conditions have changed since then. 1 am in a position to say with authority that while the Cubans w r ould not consent to the payment of $200,000,000 for their independence, they are willing and able to pay half that sum.” Tribute to McKinley nnd Lee. CAMDEN, N. J., March 30.-The sixtysecond annual session of the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference, embracing the territory south of Trenton, convened here to-day. Bishop C. C. McCabe presided. The conference unanimously adopted a resolution approving the action of President McKinley and General Fitzhugh Bee in the Cuban difficulties, and sent a telegram to the President saying: “We admire your diplomatic course in relation to the Cuban question and believe in your ability to settle the matter. We are earnestly praying that God may give you signal wisdom in preserving peace with honor; and that you will not forget that God is jealous for the cause of the oppressed.” Editor McCormick Would Free Cuba. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PRINCETON, Ind., March 30.—Excitement is running high in this city over the Cuban situation. President McKinley’s actions are being condemned by Republicans as well as Democrats. Sixty sonS of the best families have joined the State militia in the last day or two. James McCormick, editor of the Evening News, says to-night: “We to-day throw to the breeze the banner of Cuba surmounted by old glory, and as its folds hover over the emblem of chat struggling people, so may the protecting arm of this gr?at patriotic Nation be thrown about valiant Cuba, whose watchword is l berty or death. Patriotic Princeton is sick of this cruel delay.”

. Spanish Fonrs Booming'. NEW YORK, March 30.—The Evening Post’s London financial cablegram: After a dull opening the stock markets here were practically booming to-day being Spanish fours. Americans and Grand Trunk. There is a tendency here again to buy Americans and prices here were above the New York parity all day. PARIS, March 30.—Prices on the boerse to-day were very firm on repurchases. Spanish fours hesitated at the outset, but were quickly carried up with other government securities and finished at the highest point Gs the day. Disrespectful Virginians. RICHMOND, Va., March 30.—President McKinley and Senator Mark Hanna were hanged and burned in effigy to-night by a crowd of men, who assembled on the outskirts of the city. William Hattese, a wellknown Democratic worker, made a speech denouncing the Cuban policy of the administration. The speech was cheered and at its conclusion Hattess drew a revolver and fired at the effigies. Hattess’s shot was the signal for a general fusillade, from the crowd. Spanish Flag Burned. CEDAR RAPIDS. la.. March 30.-A thousand students of Cornell College and citizens of Mount Vernon attended a mass meeting here this afternoon at which a number of speeches, were made. A Spanish flag was burned and resolutions were adopted expressing confidence in the administration and tendering moral support and service in defense of the country's Hag and the national honor. Mtarding by McKinley. CHARLESTON. S. C., March 30.—The commercial bodies of Charleston, the Cotton Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants’ Exchange and the Young Men's Business League, met to-day and unanimously adopted resolutions calling on the senators and representatives of South Carolina to stand by President McKinley In his efforts to maintain peace. McKinley’s Course Not Approved. TAMPA. Fla., March 30.—As a mark of disapproval of President McKinley’s supposed peace policy the Port Tampa Naval Reserves met last night and the members tendered their resignations. They finally decided to wait a few days for developments. If there is then no change in the situation the company will disband. I,libeled “Coward. " NEWPORT. R. 1.. March 3u.—The police discovered an effigy with a placard bearing the Inscription ’’McKinley is a coward," hanging frum an electric light pole on a prominent thoroughfare this morning. They cut it down and took It to the police station.

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