The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-22

Among the distinguished audience.
were 81 hundred or more Of the men,
bers CT the house of representatives,
justices Of the supreme court, men,
bers Of tine presidents cabinet aud 9TH
ers eminent in the life Of the country.
An Inspiring Scene.
1t WAS an inspiring-a historic scene,
and one rarely witnessed even in this
country OF great and notable assem-
blaGss. III such circumstances it is
not surprising that the brilliant orators
who addressed the senate rose to and
even surpassed their best previous eff
forts. The occasion, the surround
1ngs: the .ne,nnntous subject under dis.
quences Inspired them. Their lips were
rich With eloGueEce; their reasoning
close and cogent; their wit as keen as
tile flashing sword, their collouuies as
sharp ana piercing as the pistols
crack.
The debate. beginning at the I'M
usually early hour of 10 o'clock, con-
hnued until far into the night, and vet
the throngs remained as if held under
some spell. During the day speeches
We're delivered by Mr.. Cullom of ILL
nois, Berry of Arkansas, Daniel of
Virginia, Tillman of South Carolina,
Wolcott of Colorado, Spooncr of Wis
consin. Chiffon Of Texas, Teller Of
Colorado and Stewart of Nevada.
Fully twenty others are on the vice
presidents list OF speeches. All the
dellverances We're characterized 10y
Brflliance md ElOauencc
but 1T is no detraction from the efforts
OF any man to say the notable utter
ances were made by Mr.. Wolcott, Mr.
Daniel and Mr.. Spooner Mr. Daniel
carried aloft the flag of recognition Of
the Cuban republics independence,
while both Mr.. Nvolcott and Mr..
Spooner frequently supported the pol
icy OF the president and the foreign re-
lations committee in favor Of armed in
tcrvention with the ultimate indcpcnd-
ence. The argument of Mr.. Spooner
was exhaustive. profound and brilliant.
Amid all the talk, however. it is not
apparent that single vote OH the
main question has been changed. The
minds OF senators are made ND as
clearly as is AMerica's case against
Spain. a sensational incident, not real
ly growing out OF the debate upon the
pending question, occurred at 9:25 in
the evening. In personal squabble
over the recent trip made by MIR.
Money of Mississippi to Cuba. between
him and MI. Wellington of Maryland,
Mr.. Wellington charged Mr.. Money
with speaking in the senate as the
agent of a New York newspaper,
when, after a heated colloquy MI.
Money said you lie'' to the Maryland
senator. Subsequently Mr.. Money
apologized to the senate for using I'M
parliamentary language.
Washington, April 1G.-Thcre was
another lively scene in the house. Ris-
ing to personal explanation, Mr.. Bal
ley denied that he was responsible for
the late scene in the house, and said
that the speaker alone was the cause
OF it. Hot words passed between him
and Mr. Dalzell Rep., Pa). who al
legged 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 gentle
men, when insulted and called liars,
were charged with losing their heads
If they resented it. He said he would
infinitely prefer to lose his head in re-
senting such IN insult than his self
respect in submitting to one. The
house was keyed up to an intense
pitch. The Democrats applauded MI.
Bailey's utteranccs and the Repub-
licans broke into cheers when the
speaker, with a voice trembling With
suppressed excitement, declared that
he refused to enter into discussion of
his course with Mr.. Bailey. Whatever
he had done OH wednesday last, or on
any other day, had ben done in the
presence of the house and Of 1000 wit
nesses. He scored Mr. Bailey severe
ly and said he was ready to rest his
justification upon the judgment OF
those who had witnessed it. Mr.. Bal
ley attempted to reply. but the regular
order was dcmandd and routine bust
ness resumed