The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-05

no demonstrations of approval or dlsap-
proval would be permitted
But the next utterance OF Mr. Bailey
redoubled the applause.
"Those galleries. said Mr.. Bailey,
waving his hands toward the throngea
galleries, "are but miniature OF tne
American people. If Congress could race
force this House to action.
This time the Speaker sternly warned
the galleries that if the demon straflon
was again repeated he would order them
cleared.
ooh, 1 think that would be hardly
fair" interposed MIR. Steel, Republican
talking to galleries. y daughter.
sit is better retorted Mr.. Bailey, ito
speak to the listening galleries than to
the deaf ear of the majority. L say now
that if the President wants one, two or
even three days to prepare message
which will meet the approval of the Anne
rican people,, we on this side are Wiling
that he should have time, but II he wants
one day or one hour to continue negotia-
lions with the butohers..of Spain, not one
minute will we give him." Great APP
plause on the Democratic and scattering
applause ON the Republican,
Mr.. Hopkins. Republican of Illinois,
suggested that there was need of discre-
UlOI hU SUN blIllcS dS NllCsCs We SoAiAiCo
advertise our weaknesses, said he, NOR
make war preparations with brass
band.
Mr.. Lentz, Democrat of Ohio, said he
thought an amendment he desired to
offer to recognize the Independence OF
Cuba should be attached to the bill.
Spain had recognized to the Confederacy
within 80 days after Fort Sumpter was
fired on. Why should we hesitate"
Mr. Williams, Democrat of Mississippi,
a member of the foreign affairs commit
tee, OF this juncture, made an lmportant
statement considering the fact that the
committee had adjourned within an hour
and that some disclosures bad been made
which sealed the lips of all the members
of the committee, Republicans and Dem
oc,ars alike. Hsssaid the proposed amend
ment at this time, was inopportune.
sI believe" said he, "that when we
move we should move in phalanx and in
line. On this side our position is known
and understood by The country. To en-
phasize it now might do mora harm than
good"
AS an emergency war measure he
would, he said, support this bill.
Mr.. Maddox, Democrat of Georgia,
thought Congress and the country should
be fully informed of all the facts regard
ing the crisis SO that its members could
proceed with. elaboration. If there was
cAAN
people of the United States and not OF
any party. But there should be no hasty
impetuous plunge into war. The mem
bers of the Congress of 1861, said he,
plunged the country into war and then
carefully hid away In their bomb-proofs
and allowed others to do the lighting.
He thought every member should be
willing to fight before he asked Others
to fight (Applause.)
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Democrat OF Massachu-
sets, said that all measures designed TO
place the country in state OF defense
should be passed at once.
Mr.. BaileyEthen said that he did not de-
sire to oppose the bill. His purpose had
been to see If some one on the other
side would venture some information as
to the emergency that existed. Last
Thursday, the gentleman (Grosvenor),
notified us that this question would be
settled right and settled by the Republic
can party. Mr.. Grosvenor interposed to
declare that he had added with the help
of Democratic party.
Mr.. Bailey said the Democrats would
prove all this by voting for this measure.
Mr. Cannon said there was time for
speech, time for silence and time for
action. This was the time for action.
The President, be urged, should be
permanently empowered to make tenn
porary Notifications for the national de-
tense. he ueCldfSu budU o6llOy w CD
posturing and said he had thought he
(Bailey,) could well afford to let this
law be changed so that his own city of
Galveston could be fortified, perhaps to
repel foreign fleet.
IA feet could never get close enough
to lombard Galveston" observed MIR.
Bailey, "if we had the right kind of an
administration.
Mr.. Cannon, evidently nettled, replied
angrily that he was talking sense. The
gentleman from Texas, he asserted was
trying to muddy the waters and to
posture"
Mr.. Sayers, the ranking minority men,
Der of the appropriation committee, said
the bill hal the unanimous support OF
the committee. Once for all he wanted
it understood that whatever was neces-
sary to place the country In state OF
complete defenseswould have his support.
(Applause.)
also member of the appropriations com
mittee, spoke in similar strain and in
the course of his remarks said he would
never believe that Spain would in good
faith relieve the distress and starvatio n
in Cuba nor would he ever rely upon
the "honor'' of Spain to avenge the vic
tins of the Maine.
The bill was then passed without dis
cussion. Mr.. Hull, Republican, chair
man of the military affairs committee,
nj oved to suspend the rules and pass the
army reorganization bill, but as some
of the Democrats wanted opportunity
to discuss and amend the bill, it was
finally arranged that the bill should be
made a special order for Wednesday
with the understanding that it should
not interfere with report from the for
eign affairs committee. The House then
proceeded with the consideration of
District of Columbia business. At 5. 10
D. M. the House adjourned.
BOUND NOT TO WORK.