The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-30

would result in special favors to any
church.
Mr.. Bailey defed anyone to contend
that IL contained anything that favored
one sect over another. Incidental 10 his
he said: "A government that
maintains a barroom within its capitol
and refuses the right for any church to
build its own church on the reservation
on which its soldiers are trained is a
disgrace" The bill was passed. 1913 to Is.
A protracted discussion was precipi-
tated by the bill to increase the daily
army rations by the addition weekly of
o~ne-quarter of a pound of full cream
cheese and two ounces of canned corn.
Thu bill was attacked as presented. not
at the request of the army. but for the
benefit of cheese manufacturers.
Mr.. Allen. dem, Miss. was opposed to
the bill and took occasion TO reply to the
assertion of Mr.. Grosvenor in the Ohio
republican convention that opposition
TO the republicans had practically been
unanimous to all necessary army meas
ures since the passage of the $50. 900. 900
urgency bill. Mr.. Allen denied il IN
said he could only explain the utterance
on the ground that Mr.. G~rosvenor was
one of those who thought no man could
be a patriot who opposed ono issues.
Mr.. Allen created great applause by
making the proposition that a COM
laAh1 ~ '1hAS ~ ~ ~ ~ III
eral Grosvenor. be raised and go to
Cuba.
When Mr.. Allen concluded Mr.. Gros-
venor. rep. Ohio, arose. He did not
believe. he said. that the floor of the
house was the proper place to attack
and m upon political speeches
and matters which arose outside of the
house. He asserted, however. that he
would at some future time demonstrate
the truth of every assertion made in
his Ohio speech. Continuing, he pro-
ceeded to read extracts from an edi-
torial printed in a Washington paper,
IA leading democratic organ" he said,
on the day of the Ohio convention, and
written, he said, by a democratic mem
Der of congress.
The editorial. which was a vigorous
attack upon the recent course of Mr..
Bailey and the minority in the house,
was quite as severe. Mr.. Grosvenor
maintained, as anything he had said in
criticism of the democrats. Mr.. Bailey,
plainly excited and indignant, inter
rupted the reading to demand that
every word of the editorial he read.
Mr.. Grosvenor insisted that he should
read what he pleased, whereupon Mr..
Bailey. after referring to the Ohioa as
one who was too indecent to be cour-
teous." raised the point of order that
the article could not be read. His point
was sustained by the chair, but Mr..
Bailey Immediately withdrew his OBJ
lection, saying that he merely desired TO
make it plain that Mr.. Grosvenor was
proceeding by the consent of the house,
and not Of his own right.
When the article had been read I'm full
the Texan requested Grosvenor to name
the democrat who was alleged to have
written the article. Mr.. Grosvenor in
sisted that to do so would be a breach
of confidence, and in this assertion Mr..
Bailey said he was inclined to concur,
but he declared that If any member on
the democratic side of the house wrote
the article that member ought to have
the courage and candor to admit ii.
The incident thus closed. and shortly
thereafter the house, at 6 o'clock, ad-
journed, the yeas and nays having been
upon amendment to the bill Of
fered by Mr.. Otey of Virginia, adding
chewing and smoking tobacco to the
rations of soldiers.