The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-27
HOUSE WAR FEVER HOI.
Economy a Side Issue In
the Crisis.
LEWIS ON JACKAL AND LION.
Former SaVannahian EVOkes a
Storm Of Cheers.
FURIOUS AGAINST FLOTILLA
Claim Made That II Should Ba
Blown From the Ocean.

Washington, March 26.-During the des
bate on the naval appropriation bill to-
day in the House every utterance in favoH
of aggressive action against Spain was ap-
plauded to the echo by the crowded galler-
les. The main contest of the day was oven
a proposition to decrease the number oH
timber dry docks authorized by the lbilE
from four to three 1t led Mr.. Cannon.
chairman of the appropriation committee
who made the motion, to discuss the whola
question OF war preparations and to in-
Weigh against undue extravaganza
He said the situation should be met with
loyal hearts and cool heads" but tha
temper OF the House was In favor OF tha
utmost liberallty and he was voted down.
Is to qG7.
A proposition to specifically eliminate tho
provision for the dock at Portsmouth, ~.
H., shared the same fate
No point of order was made against tha
proposed timber docks, but Mr.. Cannon
gave notice that he would raise a point
against the proposed steel dock at Algiers.
La, on the ground that a dock necessarily
involved In the future the establishments
of navy yard. There was some further
discussion OF the relative merits Of large
battleshlps and smaller war craft, In which
the temper of the House seemed alrnost
equally divided. but the paragraph relating
TO the ships had not been reached when
the House adjourned.
A special notice was sent to all the Re-
publican members of the House this morn-
ing 10 be In their places at noon to-day.
The leaders had decided to bring In a spec
ial rule to bring the naval appropriations
bill to vote II the hlibusterlng of yester-
day was to be resumed, but as the Demo-
Gratis gave assurances that the obstructive
tactics would not be continued. the PLAN
OF bringing In a rule was abandoned. Be~
fore the journal was approved Mr.. Bailey,
Dem, Of Texas, called attention TO what
he thought was an abuse Of privilege, td
print personal explanation, given to Mr..
Pearson, Rep, of North Carolina.
Mr.. Pearson had. he said, been accusen
of abusing the franking privilege OF ths
House and under leave to print. had mads
the very matter frankable which he had
been accused of improperly franking.
Mr.. Pearson maintained that he had noe
abused the privilege granted him. He call.
ed attention to the fact that some of tho
matter printed was from paper In whicif
w. J. Bryan was introduced.
do you object TO what william Jen~
nings Bryan says?" he asked smilingly
II am inclined TO indorse anything Mr..
Bryan says at this time" Democratic
applause).
Mr.. Bailey then moved to strike out ths
publication TO which he objected
hN
nounced Mr.. Pearson's action as a fagrans
violation of the privilege of the House.
The correspondence which he was given
leave to print, he declared, could not have
related to the publication which Mr. Pear
son had printed, because the corresponds
ence began upon the day before the pub
licatlon originally appeared.
MIR. Pearson then took the floor ana
made his explanation. 1t involved, ha
said, questions of proprlety and delicacy.
He explained that the matter about which
he had written had appeared five days
before in a North Carolina paper. He
had recognized Immediately that five seats
from North Carolina in this House de-
pended upon their attitude toward the
publication, which consisted, In fact or
resolution adopted by the Popuiists at Re-
leigh indorsing the fusion of the silver
forces The article from the other paper,
which he printed In the Record, bore ON
In conclusion, MIR. Pearson said that he
would rather sit in the House with DEM
ocratlc gentleman than a Populst traitor.
AZ his request, Mr. Bailey then with
drew his motion, and by unanimous con-
sent the publication TO which objection
was made. was stricken from the Record.
The consideration of the naval bill was
then resumed, under the fve-mlnute rule.
Mr.. Elliott, Dem, of South Carolina.
proposed an amendment to provide tha
naval militia with clothing. Lost.
Another amendment was offered by Mr.
Foote, Rep. of New York, to increase tho
appropriations for arms. accoutrements.
etc, of the naval reserves from $eo,O00 to
100000
Mr.. Boutelle, Rep, OF Illinois, IN sup
porting the amendment. argued that ID
was the duty of the United States 20 In
tervene In Cuba.
Mr.. Lewis, Dem, Of Washington, also
argued In favor OF Intervention. War he
said, was already upon us. We were
fools to disguise il. IL was not patriotic
TO delude ourselves further. A Spanish
torpedo notilla was sailing toward our
shores. He asserted that It was the duty
OF the government TO intercept that fleet
and bow herefrom the seas. When he
Contfnt,ad ~, Seventh r,..w.