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CUBAN DEBATE ENDED
DISCUSSION CAUSES A HOTTIME
IN THE HOUSE
Speaker Heed and Congressman Bailey
Clash on Veracity Attemptto Spring
the Belligerency Resolution Defeated
-Bayonets Bring Calm in Havana
Turmoil in the House
All day Wednesday the question of
granting belligerent rights to the Cuban
insurgents was argued in the House but
as on the preceding day the minority hurl
ed itself against a stone wall On the
only vote taken Wednesday a motion de
signed to overrule the decision of the
Speaker and direct the Committee on For
eign Affairs to report without further de
lay the Cuban resolution passed by the
Senate at the last session the Republi
cans stood solid and voted to sustain the
chair
The galleries were banked to the doors
and there was considerable excitement
throughout the early part of the session
when the members of the minority were
successively pressing all sorts of amend
ments bearing on the Cuban question for
the purpose of embarrassing the major
ity During the general debate Chairman
Ilitt of the Foreign Affairs Committee
made an impressive speech of less than an
hour explaining at length the situation
which made action by Congress inadvisa
ble He asserted that the President must
assume the responsibility of any action
which might eventuate in the war and
appealed to both sides of the chamber to
patriotically support the executive if a
crisis shall come
A sensational ending marked the third
and last day of the debate Speaker
Reed in unqualified words stamped as
false an assertion made by Congressman
Bailey the floor leader of the Democrats
and turmoil ensued
Notice was given Wednesday by Mr
Williams dem Miss that at the con
clusion of the debate Thursday a motion
would be made to recommit the diplo
matic and consular appropriation bill the
basis of dispute with instructions Thurs
day when the motion was made by Mr
Bailey it was ruled out of order by Speak
er Reed Mr Bailey thereupon startled
the House by affirming that he had a pri
vate understanding with the Speaker by
which a vote should be taken directly on
the motion to recommit This the Speak
er emphatically denied and these two
leaders of their respective parties in the
House with white faces and voices shak
en by emotion set their statements each
against the other while the galleries look-
ed on in breathless amazement and the
members were in an uproar Mr Smith
of Michigan who said he was present
corroborated the Speakers side of the
case
The result of the Speakers position was
that an appeal was taken from his decis
ion and by a strict party vote the appeal
was laid on the table 1GS to 114 the
Democratis and Populists as on the two
previous day voting against the solid
Republican strength
The debate Thursday was not as inter
esting as on either of the two preceding
days The features were a characteristic
sneech by Champ Clark of Missouri a
J strong appeal for conservatism from Mr
f Johnson rep Ind and a presentation
the result of his observations in Cuba
daring his recent trip to the island from
Mr King dem Utah
De Lome Fears a Crisis
Senor Dupuy de Lome the Spanish
minister fears the debate in the House of
Representatives may cause a crisis
Thursday he called at the State Depart
ment and for over an hour was closeted
with Judge Day the assistant secretary
He expressed extreme regret over the
speeches made by the Congressmen and
especially that of Mr Hitt which he said
might inflame the Spanish populace to
some overt act such as driving Minister
Woodford and the United States consuls
from Spain before euch demonstrations
could be cheeked by the Spanish Govern
ment
Expressing extreme regret is the dip
lomatic mode of makiug a protest without
bringing about an international complica
tion The Spanish minister was appre
hensive particularly of the effect of Mr
Hitts speech because of the prominent
position he occupied as chairman of the
Committee ou Foreign Affairs He point
ed out to Judge Day that because of the
excitement in Spain over the Cuban ques
tion the reports of such utterances as
that of Mr Hitt would have the effect of
further stirring up the people He also
regretted extremely the unusual activity
in the navy yards The manufacture of
guns ammunition and other utensils of
war is being pushed along more rapidly
than for years and Senor de Lome told
Judge Day that his people could not re
gard this activity otherwise than prepara
tion for war n anticipation of some rad
ical move on the part of this Government
He explained to Judge Day that while he
personally knew the feeiing of the admin
istration to be friendly the people of
his country had to take the talk in Con
gress and the reports of the activity at the
navy yards at their face value and that
his information would go for nothing with
them
BAYONETS BRING CAM
Military Force Quells the Spirit of
Revolt in Havana
Advices say that absolute calm now
reigns in Havana and j is difficult to
realize that a few days ago the city was
apparently on the verge of a revolution
Although the rioting was practically oyer
on Friday night troops continued to be
poured into the city Sunday Gen BernaJ
arrived from Pinar del Rio on that morn
ing with a force estimated at 2000 men
and bivouacked in the railroad yards In
Prado where most of the forces still re
main About the same time a column of
1000 cavalry rode in and found quarters
in the Cuarfcel de la Fuerza In Cuba
street on the artillery wharf batteries
of field artillery were planted in position
to rie Cuba and Chacon streets It is
estimated that fully 12000 were in the
city in addition to the regular garrison
There was much speculation as to the
cause of such extraordinary precautions
in view of the fact that the eity was ap
parently tranquil The usual parade f
the volunteer palace guard in the Prado
was permitted but a cordon of regulars
kept the crowd at a distance permitting
no one to approach the volunteers or to
cross the park
An explanation offered for the concen
tration of troops far in excess of the ap 1
parent Brevity nX the pUuation Is the j
Marshal Blanco has determined to mobil
ize one quarter of the volunteer force and
send it into the field on active duty A
much more probable solution is offered
that the riots were the result of a con
servative plot in Spain to overthrow the
ministry and Gen Blanco and to enforce
the return of Gen Weyler
There is no question that the bitterest
feeling against Gen -Blanco and auton
omy is entertained in conservative circles
and among the volunteers and in the ar
my The volunteer officers are open in
expressions of hostility and the regulars
are no less hostile but are generally more
guarded in their utterances
A regular officer said that Gen Blanco
would have to go and if the regulars are
ordered to fire on the volunteers or peo
ple he believed they would refuse to
obey
Several officers and men have notified
Gen Blanco that if he continues to spend
money to win over rebel chiefs instead of
paying the troops they will take matters
into their own hands Long arrears of
pay are still due to tue soldiers and great
dissatisfaction is caused thereby
FIND FLAWS IN SYSTEM
Senators Believe Changes Are Needed
in the Postoffice Department
During the investigation of the civil ser
vice by the Senate committee Chief Clerk
Bailey of the chief examiners office civil
service commission advised a general re
classification of the Government offices
The present grouping he declared was
accidental based on salaries while he be
lieved it should be based on the kind of
work done
The debate over the letter carriers ser
vice continued at some length Hoar
strongly appealing for additional appro
priation to prevent a reduction in deliv
eries Allison chairman of the Appro
priation Committee expressed the opinion
that there was a defect in the adminis
tration of the free delivery system that
the appropriation was either not equally
divided between cities or that the Post
master Generals estimates to Congress
were too small
Wolcott said that he desired to call the
Senates attention to the real basis of the
trouble with the financial affairs of the
Postoffice Department It is well un
derstood said he that second class
mail in this country absorbs 65 per cent
of the expenses of the Po3tofflce Depart
ment and supplies only about 3 per cent
of the revenues This is the serious point
of this discussion and if Congress should
enact into law a measure relating to sec
ond class mail matter which can be laid
before Congress a recurrence of the pres
ent difficulty will be obviated Wolcott
then called attention to the opposition of
the publishers of New England to the en
actment of the bill restricting second class
matter
Allen of Nebraska thought the great
point involved in the discussion of the
postoffice finances was the charge that
there was an annual leakage of from 8
000000 to 10000000 on account of un
derweighing mail matter
CHIEF OF GOTHAM POLICE
John McCullajfh Is at the Head of the
Force in the Big Metropolis
The police commissioners of New York
City have appointed Acting Chief John
McCnllagh chief of police of the big me
tropolis McCullagh is a solid citizen of
comfortable fortune who has been upon
the force since 1870 In 1872 he was
JOJJX 3CULI4Gir
made roundsman He was advanced to
sergeant in 1876 and to captain in 1883
McCullagh became a conspicuous member
of the department as captain of the sixth
precinct where he fought the evils of
Chinatown and the remnants of the no
torious Whyo gang
NO MORE NEW STATES
New Mexico Oklahoma and Arizona
Mnst Wait Awhile
The House Committee on Territories
has been considering the Arizona Okla
homa and New Mexico statehood bills
for several days and will probably be
ready to make a report next Friday
These territories have sent strong delega
tions to Washington to plead for state
hood but it is more than likely that the
urging will be in vain for the committee
seems disposed to make adverse reports
on ajl three hills It is felt in Congress
that a mistake was made in admitting two
op three Western territories into the sis
terhood of States and that a further mis
take migut be committed by taking in eith
er New Mexico Oklahoma or Arizona at
this time Nevada with a voting popula
tion of less than ten thousand is perpet
ually an example ever in view to deter
Congress from being too hasty in matters
of this kind
DENVERS WAR IS ENDED
Bisr Stores Abandon Their Fiht
Against the Newspapers
After a fight lasting nine days the ad
vertising department stores of Denver
which attempted to dictate rates to the
local daily papers made an unconditional
surrender The lesson of the last
days is a clear demonstration of the vn
of advertising for during that time
big stores were empty and clerks v
employed to scrub floors and windows u
a vain effort to find work to keep them
going during business hours A number
of small concerns that took advantage of
the boycott to begin advertising found
immediate results one house having to
call for the police to keep back the crowds
while the large places were practipally
empty-
The casino at Willard Beach South
Portland Me was burned causing a loss
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fllMiralSS
Monday was District of Columbia tlaj
in the House but only three bills of locai
importance were passed The remainde
of the session was devoted to further con
sideration of the army appropriation bill
The debate was particularly notable for o
vigorous speech by Mr McClellan of New
York a son of Gen George B McClel
lan attacking the present army organizu
tion as obsolete and inefficient Mr Lew
is of Washington also made a speech that
attracted attention in denunciation of
trusts which he declared were threaten
ing the liberties of the country The con
sideration of the army appropriation bill
was not completed Quite unexpectedly
Senator Hanna appeared at the opening
session in the Senate Mr Foraker the
senior Senator from Ohio presented Mr
Hannas credentials for the remainder of
Mr Shermans term which will expire
March 4 1S99 and asked that the oath
of office be administered to him Mr
Foraker escorted his colleague to the
desk where Vice President Hobart ad
ministered the oath Senator Wolcott de
livered a speech explaining the work of
the bimetallic commission By a vote of
45 to 28 the immigration bill was passed
The rest of the day was devoted to con
sideration of bills on the calendar
Cuba had a hearing in the House on
Tuesday and for a time it looked as if
parliamentary precedents would be set
aside and the Senate resolution recogniz
ing the insurgents as belligerents would be
attached as a rider to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill Mr De Ar
mond a Missouri Democrat precipitated
the issue by offering the resolution n nn
amendment but a point of order against
it was sustained Mr De Armond ap
pealed urging the Kepubiicans who had
professed friendship for the struggling
Cubans to override the decision of the
chair as the only chance of securing ac
tion on the proposition Mr Bailey the
leader of the minority and other Demo
crats joined in the appeal The excite
ment became intense but the appeals of
Mr Dingley the floor leader of the ma
jority as well as other Republican lead
ers to their associates not to join in the
program succeeded Before the diplo
matic bill came up the army bill was pass
ed In the Senate practically the only
business accomplished was the passim rV
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
All day long on Wednesday the question
of granting belligerent rights to the Cu
ban insurgents was argued in the House
but the minority hurled itself against a
tone wall On the only vote taken a mo
tion designed to overrule the decision of
the speaker and direct the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to report without further
delay the Cuban resolution passed by the
Senate at the last session the Republi
cans stood solid and voted to sustain the
chair In the Senate a joint resolution
providing for the appointment of a com
mission o make a survey of a ship canal
from the lower part of Lake Michigan
to the abash river was offered by Mr
Tnrpie Ind and referred to the Com
piittee on Commerce Mr Chandler pre
sented and secured the passage of a reso
lution directing the Committee on Inter
state Commerce to inquire whether the
fund provided for in rules 10 and 17 of
the Toint Traffic Association is lawfully
hi existence to examine the details of its
expenditure as to whether or not It had
been expended for lawful purposes and
whether any illegal or improper use of
the funds could be prohibited and puuish
ed by law
On Thursday the consular and diplo
matic appropriation bill was passed by
the House after a day of debate on the
Cuban question Mr Dingley made a
speech relative to wage reductions in the
cotton industry in which he showed that
the tariff question has nothing to do with
them In the Senate Mr Tellers resolu
tion that bonds be paid in silver as well
as gold was taken up by a vote of 41 to
2 and after debate was made unfin
ished business Mr Pettigrew secured
the passage of a resolution directing the
secretary of the Interior and the Attor
ney General to inform the Senate whal
steps the Government had taken concern-
ing the killing of a woman in Oklahoma
territory by Seminole Indians and the
burning of two Seminole Indians in the
same territory The resolution inquiring
of the Postmaster General what actioi
was necessary to maintain the excel
lence of the postal free delivery service
was agreed to Mr Tillmans resolution
extending the authority of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee rela
tive to the investigation of the giving by
railroads of transportation for any other
consideration than cash was also passed
In the House on Friday there was a
parliamentary struggle over the bill for
the relief of the book publishing company
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
By shrewd maneuvering its opponents
succeeded in preventing action Previous
to the consideration of this bill the House
passed the bill to extend the public land
laws of the United States to the territory
of Alaska and to grant a general railroad
right of way through the territory The
urgent deficiency bill was sent to confer
ence after the silver forces with some
outside aid had succeeded in concurring
in the Senate amendment striking from
the bill the provision requiring the depos
itors of bullipn at Government assay of
fices to pay the cost of transportation to
the mints In the Senate the resolution
of Mr Allen asking the Secretary of the
Interior for papers concerning the dis
missal from the pension office of Mrs M
E Roberts was referred to the Com
mittee on Civil Service and Retrench
ment after considerable debate Tin
Senate spent most of the day in executive
session
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLES
Hall Caine has been ordered bv his
physician to go to Rome and abstain
from all work and worry
William B Howell Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury was a messenger
boy in the department fifteen years
There la a relle of Livingstone in the
Charterhouse school London in the
form of an old battered coat given by
the great African missionary to one of
his native followers
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