The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-04

Of Minnesota, amid anothen-outburst
Of applause.
"If | can keep Presidential politics
out of this debate" said Mr.. Boutelle
sharply, Il should be very much
pleased"
''The man who makes that insinua-
ton, replied Mr.. Henderson, ''is say
ing something very far from the
truth"
These resolutions press opinion,
shouted Mr.. Smith.
II will take care of that, replied
Mr.. Boutelle.
"You will in Massachusetts, but we
viii in Michigan"
mo, / won't in Massachusetts. Mas
sachusetts will be taken care of on this
floor by the the men who represent
her here"
Not by the gentleman from Maine"
no, sir, the gentleman from Maine
has no desire to represent Massachu-
setts or Michigan, either" (Laughter.)
And Michigan has no desire to be
represented by the gentleman from
Maine" (Laughter).
After this parting shot Mr.. Boutelle
was allowed to proceed with his speech
He deprecated the tales of horrible
atrocities committed by Spain in Cuba,
which had been retailed in this country
with a view to firing popular passion.
He recalled the burning of a negro,
bound to gridiron, in public square
in Texas, an orgie more horrible than
anything that had occurred in a gem
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Grosvenor asked him if that out
rage had not been committed by an in
censed mob.
."Certainly," replied Mr.. Boutelle.
"But the point am making is that the
whole Spanish people should not be in
dicted because somebody is hung or
garroted under the form of the law
any more than that the American peo-
pie should be indicted for the act of n
| mob"
Mr.. Boutelle created much amuse-
ment by a sarcastic description of the
Presidents twist of the British lions
tail in his Venezuelan message. He
painted Mr.. Cleveland in battle array
with pIumes esstreaming and sword clank-
ing, marching down to the seashore
and shaking his fist at John Bull, cry
ing: ''Fe, III, Fo, Fun, | smell the blood
of an Fnglishman."
Mr. BouteIle, "iust as we were prepar-
ing to pack our grips and go home for
our Christmas turkey this warrior
with the broken plume and spurs tam
gled in his trousers, dragged himself
up the stairs Of the capitol and made
his Macedonian appeal: The treasury;s
bankrupt. for Gods sake, gentlemen.
don't 90 home until you have given us
-. Tss.He
days That" he said, disgustedly, Is
what you call a vigorous foreign pui-
Icy"
III support Of his contention against
the recognition of belligerancy, Mr..
Boutelle read from the messages of
General Grant, and charged that it was
the boast of the revolutionists that
they had burned and destroyed crops,
fields and villages in order to drive the
people into insurrection.
After he concluded, Mr. Smith. Of
Michigan, secured a minute in which
to read the declaration of the Massa-
chusetts Republican convention on the
| Cuban question.
Mr.. Skinner Pop, n. O., closed the
debate for the day with brief speech
in favor Of the adoption Of the confer.
ence report.
Without action. at $40 O'clock, the
House took a recss until s o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At the pension session of the House
tonight several members attacked Mr.
Erdman (Dem., Pennsy1vania) a mem
ber Of the Invalid Pension committee,
for blocking pension bills. Mr.. Erd-
man, his reply, declared he would
continue to oppose bills to pension
teamsters, camp-followers, photo
graphers, deserters and others who
were not justly entitled to pension. He
referred to the pension bills passed
without debate this afternoon lover
thirty in number) as a feast spread by
the Honse for the benefit Of deserters,
photographers and bounty jumpers.
Eight bills were fayorably acted upon.
Among them was one to pension the
widow Of Brigadier General Edward
Jardine.