The record-union., 1898-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Speakar
Reed, from the rostrum OF the HOUSE,
and Bailey, leader OF the Def1ocrdl',
from his place on the floor, glared at
each other at the close of the CUBAN
debate to-day, and joined an issue OIL
veracity. The sensational eplsoue
completely overshadowed the interest
in the Cuban debate, which has con-
tinued interruptedly in the house LOT
three days, during the consideration OF
the diplomatic and consular appropfla-
ton bill.
Yesterday notice was given by Will
Jams CD of Mississippi that at the
conclusion of the debate to-day a mo-
ton would be made to recommlt the
bill with instructions. To-day, WheH
the motion was made by Bailey, II was
ruled out Of order by the Speaker. Bal
ley thereupon startled the House by al
firming that he had a private under-
standing with the Speaker, by when
vote should be taken directly on the
motion to recommit. This the Speaker
emphatically denied, and these two
leaders of the respective parties IN the
House, with white faces and voices
shaken by emotion, set their statements
against each other, while the galleries
looked on in breathless amazement and
the members were in an uproar.
Smith of Michigan, who said he was
present. corroborated the Speakers side
of the controversy.
The result of the Speakers position
was that an appeal was taken from
his decision, and by strict party vote
it was laid on the table-16S to 114-the
Democrats and Populists, as on the
two previous days, voting against the
solid Republican strength.
The debate was not as interesting as
on the two preceding days The
features We're a characteristic speech
by Champ Clark of Missouri, a strong
appeal for conservatism by JohneSon OF
Indiana, a presentation of his observa-
tions in Cuba during his recent trip
to the island from King of Utah, and
an hours speech by Dingley of Maine,
in explanation of the causes of the
reduction of the wages in the New Eng
land cotton industry.
WAS A BREEZY SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Before the
Cuban debate was resumed in the
House to-day Lacey R.) of Iowa,
Chairman of the Committee on Public
Lands, called up a bill to extend tho
public land laws of the United States,
and to grant a. right of way under GER
tain restrictions to any railroad or
ganized under the laws of any State
in the Union. 1t was explained that
the right of way grant was 100 feet on
each SIDE of the road, but that all
mineral deposits were specifically re-
served.
Without completing the reading, it
went ever, and the House went into
Committee of the Whole and resumed
the reading OF the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill.
Clark O.) of Missouri opened the
debate with one of his characteristic
breezy speeches. He said, in part:
IF Spain does not bring the war to q
speedy conclusion, the United States
ought to expel her from the Western
Hemisphere. There can be no doubt
as to what has been our traditional for
eign policy. What our foreign policy is
under the Mckinley Administration,
like the peace of God, passeth all under
standing.
I'm these days of Mc-Hannaism our
foreign policy is so feeble, so cringing,
so cowardly, that even old and decrepit
Spain insults our flag, maltreats our
citizens and searches our ships with
perfect impunity, and President Nc
Kinley, instead of sending men-of-war
to protect our honor, assert our su-
premacy and teach the insolent and
impotent Dons a lesson they would
never forget, passes the hat around and
invites the American people TO contrib
ute almost for starving and dying Gu
bans.
1T is high time that we served plain
and emphatic notice on all Kings, EN-
perors and potentates that the navies of
transatlantic Powers shall not be used
as collection bureaus for questionable
debts. as was done a year or two ago at
Corinto. and as was done a month or
two ago at Hayti.
1.-THE Cuban case is this: For three
years the insurgents have fought with a
courage and suffered with a fortitude
that has challenged the admiration OF
the world-save and except the Nc
Kinley Administration. Three or four
hundred thousand people have died
men, women and children, as much
martyrs in the cause of liberty as was
Warren or any other hero who died that
we might be freed-and yet the Mckin-
lev Administration lifts not its finger to