Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-01
IN TIE HOUSE.
Grosyenor and Johnson Ably Combat Attacks
on Presidents Cuban Policy

hours. today. the taekrd galleries ana
excited meInhf4 ~ the House listened
/ to a passionate outbIr~t Of 0ratory "a
the cuban question. during which The
I intensity If feeling was alternately
manifested by cheers. ievrs ana hiss.S
| Time ana again th- excited throngs in
/ the galleries were aamoniShcd To pe
| silent The Speeches which stirred the
assemhlage wrr" made ~ Mi
Grosvenor Of ONO, Who. IL was assum-
| ed, spok" for h administration, and
| who practically pledged ii 70 the cause
| Of free Cuba Mr. Bailey Of Texas, the
| Democratic header, who announced the
! Democratic position AZ for free cuba
without war If i could IT. avoided. hut
with war If necessary. and Mr.. Johnson
of Indiana. who spoke for peace de
| cIarin% that il WAS mIr duty u 20 -
the extreme IN magnanimity 10 avoid
| the horrors Of var.
| Lewis. Dem. uf Washington provoked
| the speech of Mr.. Johnson. which aroused
| the members ana the galleries 20 the
| fever pitch of excitement. Mn Lewis had
| denounced the proposition that Cubu pur-
| chase her freedom from Spain. which IL
| was alleged, the administration WAS foE-
| tprng. Then MIR. Johnson. III q brilliant
| speech. pleaded tor peace Like spar
| tan he faced tn" storm nf Kisses which
swept down from the Stli..lirs with pas
| si"natr Htt"rance$ IdjGr"d members u'
| l'aNS" bt lore ttFA plunge! tHr "FAitttE
| Into war. II" gave IL ;t~ hi- opinion tl IL
| Il ~ HltimJtum had heen sent I" Span
y lh'ti,t WAT IT oi'iih iFh;r "4"!" itf'
l'ti'ht' ~ So '.'I r y t"i'i' N
| made fnr peace and DECLARED his belirJ
that the Cuban JlInta w"uli ugreo t" ray
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mlti~'fal4"n attempted Il" t"f'' t3Ihd +" /
h,iN Hor lHd' '1"n'!etrt A~ tae Sitl> HNtF-
| jl"n az 4n idiut. 1sH declared mat from
| ih" frt'4idrtH dn~H th" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wa~ tyr ttr" Nu@l. lit thrlIl"d hiS Aut,- /
}1t@ "hFh ht 1Sktd ~liai meant til" " Wtr <
nrcpar1tton7 s"inE y h'Eht and da% I
MMt that when aCtl"H WtsS taken looking
tn the independence. uf Cuba. il would D.. 4
hatktd up. II necessary, M tme army aad
NAVY # the nitcd Stutr-.
After MIR. GroSNvnur concluded. the a. /
h.afr went om. lhr most significant utter (
aucp hging made bX Mr.. t'umniuGS Il
New York Democrat. who denounced The /
nuIiticaI cl4rlct.r which the question /
was aesilmug a1 unpatriotf,. and unwisa /
Little pruA,r,@s was nladr with the tayul /
biII The ,n1,- ip1nnrtau. :trlradrnrf,t y,.s |
nnn lnpronri,tfne' S-aa U40 ri. H.. erection
of new bindings N ne naval ;tr31n,ny |
lnr,r1i,t,.,,- .ft.r tEa r.,,3in-, ~ tba |
iu13rn.tl IN, DnIIsr v.,nt iofo rn,,nii;t,4,
nf thn whole 4,,l ,.r,,.o.lIaa vim thn' I'M,
elrr,t ~, m ~. t,.,-,1 ,,t,I,rnnrj.,tir,, Xii
MrJntvrn E,n MI s,,bt,ift,,I tn,,1, Ill
marks in favor of the amendment offered /
by Mudd, yesterday. apprnpriating 500. /
doD tor new buildings AT the naNa al
academy at Annapolis. Handy, DEM |
Del. moved an amendment 70 increase |
me approximation Tor new buildings to |
$Ao"m cummings Den n. T., defended
lht proJeet loF febuiIoliiS lhe naval |
dfadtnS dt aiai'o4S ahd euloSiHed s,o'~
fttdiN Long as one "hoin ne Woult select |
dpoNt .tl ott'tS 70 Sel'tt y iIdh ioF us
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