The herald., 1898-04-05
IN THE HOUSE
The Temper Exhibited Is Most I'm
ouestionably Warlike

WASHINGTON, April Awhile there
was no attempt to force consideration OF
| resolution regarding the cuban SITUATION
lin the house there was brief OUTBREAK
in the course of which the warl:ke temper
| of the crowded galleries was SO manilest
| that Speaker Reed threatened TO clear
| them if it was repeated
| The outbreak occurred over bill to au-
thorize the president to erect temporary
Qualifications in case of emergency upon
| land. when the written consent or the own
ers was obtained, without awaiting the
long process of legal condemnation. rms
| led to a demand by Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader, for information as to the
facts which warranted all these war meas
ures. The particular statement when
aroused the galleries was to the effect that
while the Democrats were willing to wait
any reasonable time for the president TO
transmit a message that would meet the
annroval of the American people, they
would not wait a minute for him to con-
tinue negotiations with the butchers OF
Spain. When the demonstration in the
galleries was rebuked by the speaker he
declared that the galleries were the Amer
loan people in miniature. Mr.. Cannon ac-
cused Mr.. Bailey of ''posturing' and play
ing to the galleries. The bill was passed
and it was arranged that the army re-
organization bill should be taken up on
Wednesday unless a report was made from
the committee on foreign affairs. The re-
mainder of the day passed without incident
in the transaction of District of Columbia
business.
During the morning thousands swarmed
o1a rit IL
mission to the galleries.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of the senate
resolution suspending a portion of section
S55 of the revised statutes. so as to permit
the United States to erect Notifications in
cases of emergency upon any land upon OBJ
tanning the written consent of the owners
"This is another war measure" inter-
posed Mr.. Bailey. 81 shall object until
find out whether we are going to have any
war;
Mr. Cannon explained that the passage
of the bill was urgently recommended by
the chief engineers. He moved to pass the
bill under suspension of the rules. Mr..
Bailey, the Democratic leader, took the
floor after Mr.. Cannons explanation and
made speech which aroused the galleries.
He called attention to the fact that on
several occasions within the last thirty
DAYS the house had been called upon to
vote upon several propositions which in
dicated that war was directly ahead of Us.
Yet he said, congress was not in possession
of any fact which warranted this belief.
when was the message to come in?" he
asked. "It seems to me important that the
house and the country should know what
the government was doing and intended to
to. We ought not to be asked to vote
blindly. If the occasion warrants it, we are
ready to vote for every proper measure to
prepare for war, and if war comes, we are
ready to vote for every measure designed to
prosecute it to successful conclusion"
A perfect storm of applause swept the
galleries, which the speaker had consider
able difficulty in subduing. The speaker
warned the galleries that no demonstra-
ton of approval or disapproval would be
permitted. But the next utterance of Mr..
Bailey redoubled the applause.
"Those galleries. said Mr.. Bailey, wav-
ing his hands toward the thronged gall
leries, "are but miniature of the Ameri-
can people. If congress could face the gal
leries of the people, they would force this
house to action
This time the speaker sternly warned the
galleries that if the demons tration was
again repeated he would order them
cleared.
ooh, I think that would hardly be fair"
interposed Steele Republican, of Indiana
"the gentleman is only talking to the gal
leries." daughter.
at is better" retorted Bailey ito speak
to the listening galleries than the deaf ear
of the majority. I say now that if the pres
ident wants one two or even three days to
prepare a message which will meet the ap-
prevail Of the American people, we on this
side are willing that he should have them:
but if he wants one day or one hour to con-
tinue negotiations with the butchers, of
Spain not one minute will we give him."
Great applause on the Democratic side
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