The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-05-21
PULSE OF THE HOUSE
Representatives Express Their Ssnti.
ments Ou the Cuban Question
POLITICS TAKE A HAND
Bailey. oalzeil. Hit. Simpson and
Grosvenor Take Occasion to Say
Creat Deal-Resolution Ap-
propriatIng $4,000.

h,,- "s i''"s'u uP"h tue
nVuse 'o-uay' Ihe house galleries were
nheu ana on the republican side more
than half the chairs were occupied.
many members having returned TO the
city in response To messages from the
chairman of the caucus.
simpson OF Kansas demanded the
reading OF the full journal after IN had
been read In the usual skoIetonized
form. Under the rules the speaker was
compelled To grant the request. Then
simpson made a point that il was stated
by the journal that certain bills We're
referred to the committees. whereas
no committees had been appointed.
Simpson was silenced by the previous
question demanded and sustained by
the republicans.
The decks having been cleared. Dali
zell, from the committee ON rules re-
ported IA rule for the consideration OF
the senate Cuban relief resolution. pro-
viding for a vote after two hours de-
bate.
Bailey thereupon endeavored to Sc
cure recognition 10 present the vieus q,
the minority OF the committee. The
speaker recognized Dalzell 10 demand
the previous question. There was a
sharp skirmish between Reed and Dali
zel on one side and Bailey on the other.
In the course OF which Bailey remarked
that he knew the republicans aid moi
intend to give the minority any oppor-
tunity to be heard, but advised them To
carry out their programme with some
degree OF decency. whereupon ne WAS
applauded by the galleries
simpson shouted. Don't ask for
decency from that side.'
The previous question was ordered
ll7-sl-the democrats. popuIists and
silverites uniting In Opposition and two
republicans. Messrs. Cooper OF Wiscon-
sin and Colson OF Kentucky. voting
against the rule and their party.
The keynote Of the republican party
was sounded By Dalzell, who declar red
that the only question before the house
was that Of giving relief to suffering
Americans In Cuba. Ogden of LouIsi-
ana desired that Dalzell inform the
house OF the cause OF the sufferiugs OF
Americans In Cuba, but DaIzeli replied
that that question was not before The
house. that the same information upon
the topic was at the disposition of ali
members.
THE gentleman should not ATTEMPT
To mislead the country into the belief
that that is the only question that
ought to he before the house" declared
Bailey 10 Dalzell. He read the Morgan
ency. Bailey asserted was the only one
really before the house "If Won helievs
you can vote IL down. why moi meet n
like men. and vote N down." he a.
manded s'The country viii have vast
~ more respect for YOU n Won meet IN
like men than IN You run away from n
every time Il IL presented to Won On
Monday the republicans had been WILL
Ing to postpone relief for the suffering
Americans rather than meet this oues-
tion. he continued They were AFRAID
10 submit the question to the housa he
cause they knew n wouId he on rried hv
an overwhelming majority. The ruIs
was moi To attempt 10 anforce tho will
of the ma iorjty. hut IN sunnress N
You declare thai Amer,cans arr, mf.
fering from the effects of war In cuba
and vet Won refuse IN recognize thai
war EXISTS In cuba II war does NOT
exist tb.r.. the United states sbould
declare war FOR notblnp hui m. neces-
sities of war can ilstIfv the nennInp nm
az American citixens ana s,ary,ng
them. The attitude of the house woulJ
he a surpr,se to the renublican ma asses
for the repubIican conyention had nor
only decIa red that war existed hu, thar
n was the duty ~ the I-nIted s,ats. ,o
Terminate thai war nrof.ssing a sol,ci-
tude for cnhan. thev nou rafusa 10
carry m,t These wsra ana words hut
In strange contrast 10 ya,,r ac,ion 70
day Then vou w.r. anxious ta A.,