The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-08

Washington, April Little evidence
of excitement existed when the house
met at noon. The public galleries were
crowded, but yawning gaps showed in
the reserved galleries.
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the military
affairs committee. stated today before
the consideration of the army reorgan-
ization bill was resumed that at the
proper time he should move to strike
out everything except the first two sed
tons, providing for the three battal
ion formation. The section providing
for the expansion of the regular army
in time to 104. 900 would be stricken out.
Debate then proceeded
FOR CUBAN RECOGNITION.
Mr.. Sulzer Oem., N W, who sup
ported the bill as it was proposed to
modify il, made a vigorous pro-Cuban
speech. If Cuban independence were
recognized, he declared, Cuba would be
soon free. He declared that the ma
jority in congress or the president lit
tie understood the intense feeling of
the people of the country over the
Maine affair, and the delay in calling
Spain to account. "Oh, for one day of
Andrew Jackson in the White Housed"
he concluded. He would say, On
ward, the fleet; forward the whole line,
and let the battle cry be: Cuba must
be free!'' >"
Mr.. Lewis Dem.. Wash.) vigorously
assailed the bill. He not only charged
that it was part of a programme to
increase the regular army in time of
peace, but ne declared that the three
battalion formation had proven a fail
ure, and had been so characterized by
the commander-in-chief of the British
army.
PEACE PARTY.
Mr.. Lentz Dem., o., in the course of
his remarks in opposition to the bill.
declared that there would be no war:
that the peace party" which was
specializing in stocks and bonds, would
prevail. He said there was an irrec-
oncilabIe- disparity between the reasons
given for the delay of the presidents
message and the dispatches from Ha-
vana The message had been post
poned because Americans could not get
out Of Havana, yet the press dispatches
said all was quiet in Havana, and that
General Lee said he had not been re-
called. He denounced the kilograms
he and other members We're receiving
urging them to stand by the president,
and said they were dictated by finan-
cial greed.
Mr.. Lentz referred to the note pre-
scented by the powers. He read from
it the words about the hope for peace
in the settlement of the existing diff
ferences with Spain"
1--WE have no differences with Spain,
he cried. We have 266 assaSsinated
Americans which Spain must account
for. applause in the galleries.)
WANTED TIME.
Yesterday" he said, I'VE had this
house filed, the galleries overlooked
and the capitol grounds were covered
with people, all expecting the presi-
dents message which might lead to
war But, finally, in the afternoon,
came word that a message had been
received from Consul General Lee in
Havana indicating that he wanted time,
and the message was delayed on that
account. Now, I don't believe any
body had authority for the statement
from the administration or any other
official that justified the rumor that
prevailed here yesterday. The tele
gram by the Associated Press yester-
day stated that all was quiet in Ha-
vana. and General Lee told CORE
spondent that he had not been request
ed to leave.
"Other newspapers, notably the New
York Journal. have similar dispatches.
If these statements are true, there was
nothing to justify the statement sent to
the capitol yesterday. L say there VIII
be no war"
Continuing. he charged that congress
was being overwhelmed by kilograms
dictated by commercial greed" all of
which he declared emanated principally
from Wall street and Lombard street.
ct is the old question of the almighty
&c l1n f1n n
stocks the gentlemen who control the
administration fear more than war.
They care nothing for the 266 assassin
ated sailors who went down in Havana
barbor. but they care everything for
90 cents plus 1 cent. l say, my friends,
that we owe an apology to Judas Is
CARROT. I say he ought to be brought
back and deified. If Judas lived in TINS
age he would not have gone to the
notter's field and hanged himself. He
would have been sent to the United
states senate in due time, such spec
1iIator as he was" daughter and ap-
plause on the Democratic side.)
STOCK JoBBERS HELPED.
Mr. Lentz proceeded to read from the
New York Journal statements to the
effect that the delay in sending the
message helped stock jObbers and that
they had had advance information. He
read from the various stock reports
TO show that stocks went up all along
the line when the news was received
that the message would not so to con-
gress Yesterday. In conclusion, he re-
ferred to the note of the powers to the
government. and it's response.
SPOKESMAN FOR M'KINLEY.
Mr. Lentz remarks brought Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio. generally regarded
as the administrations spokesman, to
his feet with an indignant reply, in the
course of which he made some startling
statements. which caused a great SEN
sation in the house.
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Lentz), said he, has predicted a long
speech here upon a statement of facts
made by himself. He declares that no
message came from General Lee yes
terday; that it was false report; that
il was false, given out for a corrupt