The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27
HIS SILLY MESS OF IT
HIS UNGRATEFUL ALLUSION TO
"POPULIST TRAITORS"
THE HOUSE WAS IN A WAR. LIKE TEMPER
Mr.. Cannon is Defeated in an Attempt to
Decrease the Number of Dry'Docks
in the Bill from Three
to Two.

Washington, ID. c., March 26.-Duung
the debate on the Naval Appropriation
bill today in the House, every utter
ance in favor of aggressive action
against Spain was applauded to the
ecao by the crowded. galleries. The
proposition to decrease the number of
timber dry docks authorized by the bill
from four to three. 1t led Mr.. Can
non, Chairman of the Appropriation
Committee, who made the motion, to
discuss the whole question of war prep
arations. and to inveigh against undue
extravaganza. He said the situation
should be met with loyal hearts and
cool heads" but the temper of the
House was in favor of the utmost liber-
aIitv. and he was voted down. 7S to 10T
A proposition to specifically eliminate
the provision for the dock at Ports
mouth. n. H., shared the same fate.
No point of order was made against
the proposed timber docks, but Mr.. Can
non gave notice that he would raise
point against the proposed steel dock
at AIgiers. La. on the ground that a
dock necessarily involved in the future
the establishment of Navy Yard.
There was some further discussion of
the relative merits of large battleships,
and smaller craft, in which the temp
er of the House seemed almost equally
divided. but the paragraphs relating
to the ships had not been reached when
the House adjourned.
~s,al 70 all
Republican members of the House this
morning to be in their places at noon
today. The leaders had decided to
bring in special rule to bring the Ma
val Appropriation bill TO vote if the
filibustering of yesterday was to be re-
sumed, but as the Democrats gave as
surancels that the obstructive tactics
would not be continued, the plan of
bringing in rule was abandoned. Be
fore the journal was approved Mr..
Bailey, democrat. Texas, called at
tention to what he thought was an
abuse of privilege to print personal
explanation given to Mr.. Pearson, TIE
publican, North Carohna).
Mr.. Pearson had, he said, been ac-
cused of abusing the Thanking privilege
of the House. and under leave to PRINT,
had made the very matter franka6le,
which he had been accused of lmzI
properly franking.
Mr.. Pearson maintained that he had
not abused the privilege granted HIM.
He called attention to the fact that some
of the matter printed was from a paper
in which W. j. Bryan was interested.
DO you object to what VIM. Jennings
Bryan says?" he asked smiling.
Il am inclined to indorse ANYTHING
Mr.. BRYAN SAYS at this time. tDemo-
cratic applause.) Mr.. Bailey then moved
TO strike the publication to which he OBJ
iected from the Record.
Mr. Handy Dem., Delaware,) de-
nm,uced Mr.. Parsons action ass ma
grant violation of the privilege OF the
House. The correspondence which he
WAS given leave to print, he declared,
could nor have related to the publication
which Mr.. Pearson had printed because
the correspondence began upon the day
bofarp thp publication originally appear
ed
Mr. Pearson then took the floor and
made his exclamation. 1t involved, he
said. questions of propriety and dellcacy.
He explained that the matter about
which he had written had appeared i've
DAYS before in Il North Carolina paper.
He had recognized Immediately that
five seats from North Carolina in this
House depended upon their attitude to-
ward the publication, which consisted IN
fact of resolutions adopted by the Popu-
lists at Raleigh endorsing the fusion CT
the silver forces.
The article from the other paper which
no nrinted in the Record bore on the
same subject. In conclusion Mr. Pear
son said that he would rather sit in the
House with a Democratic gentleman
than a Poprllist traitor. At his request
Mr.. Bailey then withdrew his motion
and by unanimous consent the article TO
which objection was made was stricken
from the record.
The consideration of the Naval bill
was then resumed. under the five minute
rule
Mr.. Elliott Dem., s. Co. moved an
amendment to provide the Naval militia
with clothing.
The amendment was lost.
Another amendment was offered by
Mr.. Foote (Rep., y. W to increase the
appropriation for arms, accoutrements,
etc, of Naval reserves from 100000 to
100000.
Mr.. Boutelle (Rep., Ills..) in supporting
the amendment. argued that it was the
duty of the United States to intervene
in Cuba.
MIR Lewis Dem. washington, )also
argued in favor of Intervention. War
he said, was already upon us. We were
fools to disguise it. 1t was not patriotic
to delude ourselves further The Span
ish torpedo Flotilla was sailing toward
our shores. He asserted that it wasI
the duty of the government to intercept
that feet and blow her from the seas.
When he quoted John Randolph's utter
ance delivered in the House in 1922 Gas
we would not be bullied by the British
lion SO we refuse to be frightened by the
Spanish jackal," the House broke into
cheers.