The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-05
HOUSE TALKS OF H0STILITlES.
.nDOx HITS THE CONGRESSMAN A
HARD RAP.

thinks Every Member should Be
uofore He Talks of Sending Others
- Fight-Mr. Bailey Accused OF
D,oxin~ to the Galleries When
Tbev Applaud WarIike Utterances
ou the Floor.
washington, April Awhile there was
%, attempt TO force consideration for a
.asol1tion regarding the Cuban Situation
IN the House to-day, there was a brlef
outbreak. in the course of which the war;
,f,e temper of the crowded galleries was
60 manifest that Speaker Reed threatened
~ clear them if it was repeated.
The outbreak occurred over a motion by
AIR cannon TO pass the Senate resolution
p, authorize the President to erect tenn
,,rarv Notifications in case of emergency
mon land when the written consent of the
ouners was obtained without awaiting the
long process Of legal condemnation
This led to a demand by Mr.. Bailey, the
democratic leader. for information as to
fine facts which warranted all these war
measures.
The particular statement which aroused
the galleries was to the effect that while
the Democrats were willing to wait any
reasonable time for the President to trans
mil his message that would meet the ap-
proval of the American people, they would
nor wait a minute for him to continue ne
eotjations with The butchers of Spain"
When the demonstrations in the galleries
were rebuked by the speaker, Mr.. Bailey
declared that the galleries were the Amer
lean people in miniature.
Mr. Cannon accused Mr.. Bailey of pos
turing" and playing to the galleries.
Mr. LEM of Ohio said he thought al.
amendment he desired to offer TO recog-
nze the independence of Cuba should be
attached to the bill. Spain had recognized
the Confederacy within thirty days after
Sumter was fired on. Why should we
hesitate?
Mr. Williams, Dem, of Mississippi, a
member of the foreign affairs committee,
at this juncture made an important state
ment. considering the fact that the COM
mittee had adjourned within an hour and
that some disclosures had been made
which sealed the lips of all the members
Of the committee, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike.
He said the proposed amendment at this
time was inopportune 81 believe" SAID
he, that when we move we should move
in phalanx and in line. On this side
our position is known and understood by
the country. To emphasize it now might
do more harm than good"
As an emergency war measure he would,
he said, support this bill.
Mr.. Maddox, Dem, of Georgia, thought
Congress and the country should be fully
Informed of all the facts regarding the
crisis so that members could proceed
with elaboration. If there was to be war
ii would be the war of the people of the
United States and not of any party But
there should be no hasty impetuous plunge
into war. The members of the Congress
OF 1861, said he, plunged the country into
war and then carefully hid away in their
bomb-proofs and allowed others to do the
fighting. He thought every member should
be willing to fight before he asked others
10 fight. (Applause).
The bill was passed. and It was arrang-
ed that the army reorganization bill
should be taken up on Wednesday unless
report was made from the committee
on foreign affairs The remainder of the
udy passed without incident in the trans
acton OF District of Columbia business.
AT 5:lO o'clock the House adjourned.