The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-05


District OF Columbia business
During the mDsnig Thousands swaxDed
through the cofTidofs Of the house end
ct the csrttol. claOoeiag for admitfance
into the gA1Ieriee-
Cannon, chairman ok the committee On
appropriations. asked unanimous c0noea8
for the consideration q the senate feeo-
luton suspending . PARTON Of section -
Of tho Revised Statutes. 20 ~ 70 pefmlt
the United States 70 erect fortiacations
IN cases OF emergency upon any Land upon
obtaining the written consent OF the
owner.
..This IL another war measure" inter-
posed Bailey. II shall objsct until I md
out whether We are going 20 have war"
Cannon explained that the passage u
the Bill was urgently recommended By
the chief Of ensinesrA He moved . pass
the bill under suspension Of the rules.
Bailey the Democratic leader. tcok the
floor. after Cannon's explanation, and
msde the speech which aroused the gai-
leries. He called attention - the fact
that on several occaaions within the last
thirty days. the hoass had been called
upon 90 vote upon several propositions
which indicated that var was directly
ahead OF us. Yet. hs said. eongrsss was
not In possession Of any fact which war
ranted this belief. He had voted, he said.
for the extraordinary s50o0o.9oe appropria-
tt0a. but he had voted Tor II under the
impression that We were perilcualy near
70 war. II . Democsstic rresidsnt had
asked 4 Democratic house to authorize
such an expenditure without control o.
limitation he should have denied t. He
should have demanded the estimates. But
In this case. believing that danger VAS
near ~ hand. he haA voted for t.. Much
Of the vaxt appropriation hAA ALREADY
been expended. Jet Information, save
such e came throu&h the nsw.papers
was still withheld. To-day the house Wao
asked TO inset another emArgeney. Last
Wednesday when the house was ASKED 70
meet the vital question the majority had
refused 70 meet Il. II was then every
where announced that the pewsldent
would b prepared 20 ssnd Z massage 70
congress today. The house adjourned
Friday until noon With that imprsssion.
Yet now every weA-informed man knew
that there was none today. When was
the message to come In? he asked.
ut seems to me Important" he said.
that the house and the country should
know what the government was doing and
70 Vote bIindiy. II the :o occasion a variant
II, we are ready to vote for every proper
measure to prepare. for war. and II war
comes we are ready to vote for every
cesaful conclusion"
A perfect storm Of applause swept the
galleries. which the speaker had difficulty
In subduing The speaker warned the gal
lery that no demonstration Of approval or
disapproval would be permitted. But the
next utterance Of Bailey redoubled the ap-
plause.
'.These galleries. said Bailey, waving
his hands toward the thronged galleries.
ARE but q miniature Of the American peo-
pie. II congress could face the galleries
% the people. they would force this house
This time the speaker sternly warned the
galleries that II the demonstration was
again repeated he would order them
cleared.
'-Oh. think that would hardly be fair
intsrposed Steele Of Indiana: 'The gentle
q man L only talking to the galleries"
TT is better" rstorted Bailey. ITO speak
ear Of the majority. say now that II the
president wants one: two Or even three
the approval OF the American people. We
on this SIDE are willing that he should
have time. but II he asks one day or one
give him. t6reai Applause on the Demo-
cratic side. and scattering applause On the
Republican side.)
Hopkins OF Illinois suggested that there
was neec Of discretion at such times as
these
We cannot advertise our weaknen."
brass band"
Lents Of Ohio said ne thought an amend
ment he de6lred TO offer. to recognise the
independence OF Cuba. should be attached
TO the bill. Spain had recognised the Com
federacy within thirty days after Sumter
was Aired upon. Why should We hesitate?
Williams OF Mississippi. = member OF the
foreign affairs committee, 1T this juncturo
made an important statement, considering
that the senate committee had adjourned
within one hour and that some disclosures
had been made which sealed the lips OF
all the members OF the committee, Repub-
licans and Democrats alike. He said the
proposed amendment at this time was In
opporsuns.
II 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 1t right now might do more harm
than good
Maddox OF Georgia thought congress and
the country should be informed OF all the
facts regarding the crisis, 20 that the
members could proceed with elaboration.
II there was 10 be war, II would be war
OF the people OF the United States and not
OF any party. But there should be no
hasty. impetuous plunge into war. The
members or congress or 1901 passed
such an act. plunged the country into war.
and then carefully hid away In their bomb
proofs and allowed others 10 do the fight
ing. He thought every member should
be willing 20 fight before he asked others
TO fght. tAppiause.)
Bailey then said that he did not desire TO
oppose the BILL His purpose had been 70
see II some one on the other side would not
venture some information as to the e:ner-
Eency that existed.
Cannon said there was q time tor speech,
a time for silence and q time for action.
The president he argued. should BE- perma-
nentiv empowered 10 make temporary Tor
,.acations for the national dsfense He de-
clared that Bailey was posturing ana
said that he had thought that he Galley
could well AFFORD 10 let this law be changed.
so tina. his own city OF Galveston could b
fortified. perhaps. to repei a foreign nees-
A feet could not get close enough TO bonn
bard Galveston. observed Bailey. II We had
the rignt kind of an administration.
Cannon evidently net:ied, replied angri-
| " that ne was talking sense. He meant
| business. The gentleman from Texas, ne
| asserie.s was trying 10 muddy the waters
ara 10 posture"