The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-20
HOT TIMES IN CONGRESS.
One Senator Calls Another a Liar-Ths
House Witnesses Lively Scene-SpeakeE
Reed Scores Mr.. Bailey.

One Senator Calls Another Llar-Ths
House Witnesses Lively scene-SpeakeE
Reed Scores Mr.. Bailey.
Washington, April 16.-The senate of
the United States is still discussing
the Hispano-American crisis. While
the senate talks, the people of the civ
ilized world awaits its verdict
That verdict will be returned in ac-
cordance with an agreement reached
last night, some time during the legis-
lative day of to-day.
After the debate had continued for
eight hours, an effort was made to
reach an agreement to begin the vote
upon all of the pending resolutions at
I o'clock this evening" and in the col
loquy among senator's there was made
manifest a disposition to filibuster.
Mr.. Caffery La.) objected to any
agreement to the fixing of time to
vote. The debate then proceeded, but
in a few minutes Mr.. Wellington (Md.)
moved to adjourn. This was defeated
by a vote'of 81 to 10.
The scene in the senate as the war Of
words was being waged was memoir
able one. With one exception every
member of the senate was present and
the exception (Mr. Walthall, Mss
was ill.,
The debate, beginning at the unusu-
ally early hour of 10 o'clock, continued
until far into the night and yet the
throngs remained as if held under
some spell. Speeches were delivered
by Mr.. Cullom Qll.); Mr. Berry (Ark);
Mr.. Daniel (Va.); Mr.. Tillman Is. C.);
Mr.. Wolcott (Col); Mr.. Spooner wis.,;
Mr.. Chiffon (Texas); Mr.. Teller (Col.),
and Mr.. Stewart New
Ali the deliverances were character
lied by brilliance and eloquence, but
the notable utterances were made by
Mr.. Wolcott, Mr.. Daniel and Mr..
Spooner. Mr.. Daniel carried aloft the
flag of recognition of the Cuban repub-
lies independence, while Mr.. Wolcott
and Mr.. Spooner magnifcently sup
ported the policy of the president and
the foreign relations committee in
favor of armed intervention with ulti-
mate independence. Amid all the talk,
however, it is not apparent that sin
gle vote on the main question has been
changed.
A sensational incident occurred last
night. In personal squabble over the
recent trip made by Mr.. Money Miss. }
to Cuba, between him and Mr.. yelling
ton (Md.) Mr. Wellington charged Mr..
Money with speaking in the senate as
the agent of New York newspaper,
when after a heated colloquy Mr..
Money said "You lie," to the Maryland
senator. Subsequently Mr.. Money
apologized to the senate for using un-
parliamentary language.
HoUsE-There was a lively scene in
the house yesterday. Rising to a per-
sonal explanation Mr.. Bailey said
Speaker Reed was responsible for the
scene in the house on Wednesday. Hot
words passed between him and Mr..
Dalzell rep, Pa who alleged that Mr..
Bailey was taking his daily airing and
that he had, as the papers had stated,
lost his head. Mr. Bailey responded
angrily that gentlemen when insulted
and called liars were charged with
having lost their heads if they resented
it. He said he would prefer to lose his
head in resenting an insult than his
self-respect in submitting to one.
Speaker Reed declared that he re-
fused to enter into a discussion of his
course with Mr.. Bailey. Whatever he
had done on Wednesday last or on any
other day had been done in the pres
ence of the house and of 1000 wit
nesses, He scored Mr.. Bailey severely
and said he was ready to rest his justi-
fication upon the judgment of those
who had witnessed it. Mr.. Bailey at
tempted to reply, but the regular or
der was demanded and routine busi-
naSs was reSumad