Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-01
THE DAWN CONGRESS
Passionate 0utburst of Ora
tory in the House.
CHEERS, JEtRs, KISSES.
Mr. johnson. or Indiana, Arouses the
Members and the Crowds In the
Galleries TO the Fever P,tch
OF Excitement.
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'V"as ihe packed galleries and
eNcHted members of the Hous,. ,is,er,.57
To a passionate ,,,rh,r,st of
the Cuban uutssti.lr1 ,1,,,I,, o,n 80
the intensity Of feeling was :iIrsrn.r.si,.
rlunltessisl By t:l,.a..rs ia.,-. - $3.50. 1tt''
Time and as.,tn inv. axlI,s., ;...,.s
in gi:le galleries w.4,-4 adn.rnl;Si, ~ onSs
silent. AT one 1i1n,4 n; la,,.. ~ .>. ~ l't
4f a motion w5uld N. n,a.,a =, -
rhen The 1l,re.. s1,s.c,.x, - ~ t'eti
tbs. lsSelsrnlacy. to H. - S'm !.
lrlade by MIR G,-asvan.1, ~ ~, NJ
III was assumed, spok.. for IT,. 49,, 49,
1S'tra tom and N-ny, ,,,,,,uti,,,lI,. ,,Is.i,
Ill 10 uht. cal,s,; If f,.aa i.,,t.o ~; ptstSeu
OF Texas. lhe ioernocrait.. Naa,ix.r 80,
announced the rDa,ns,,.,-,,,io 49,, ".lo
for Cuba without war If i. ,s.s,,I.i t ~,
avoided. but wilh v-ar If n...ss, 49, .,s
MIR Johnson. OF In,isans ~, 49, a t
10 go to IN. Extreme in rn.,sr,, -, $3.50.
Ia, avoid ti,,4 ,h.a,-,,,,s ,f ,,-,r NJ -
is Il Democrat fp.5m lyas1i,e,n, 49,,
1oktd the speech of Mr.. Johnson wf,i,h
aroused The members and ,rht. r,anltri.s
IL, the fever pitch of eye.;,..rn.nt M
Lewis H,ai denounced IE, 1,,.,n,ssiti.,n
THAT Cuba purchase. her fret.d,,,n ,fo,,n,
Spain, which, it was alleged. the ad-
ADMINISTRATION was fostering. Then VI
was that Mr.. johnson i'm q hriliaant
speech, Pleaded peace. iis fa,,-d mn
storm OF Kisses which ssy,,nt AVN
upon HIM from the ral)er.S Ike :,
spartan, and with rtasssion,1t,. 1itt..ran,...
adjured members to pause before they
pi'unSed the country into war ih.. eyfls
"f Which would follow after in endless;
train. IEl.. House mas had h..fnr. IL
Illustrations Of Mir. Juhnson's f.-an.ass-
ness, but nont. so striking as iu.l,I-
when ne ,suoust4d ,he unpornIlr,r 5,,,,n..,
and pleaded TO let tliplymo'-y ,hev,. lis
way. AT the sam,, time he gave it az
his opinion What If an 1,lti,n.,t,,ro had
been sent to Spain it meant war, as
SPANS Pride would not permit her to
alumylntt. herself before ,h. world H.,
s4ulorize,l ,ay.,-,- infnanna 80. -
made for peace, ana declared N' his ,,,. SaS
bhat uh-a Cuban juna would agree 10
pay 800, 100000 fol, this. indca1,ntlence
of the island.
MIR. Bailey the Democrats l,-,d..,
replied to Mr.. johnson
II know" NE. said "th.. standing of
the gentleman from Indinn., in tn.
councils of his own party and before
what lle has spoken has been spoken
Wi'.[h deliberat!on. and that i, is on
TITLED To ba considered almost auuho,i-
native. When he says that tht. Prt.ss
dent is trying to t-omr.,s,t. tdha n,ds,,n
delstanding between 1hi,s notipn and
The Spanish government. upon basis
which. Will compel THE island OF Cuba
no buy its liberty from th.. butchers ,,f
Spain. We are justified in suplr,sjnr
,llGit it is for that 1u,,nase nm, Uv,1ien
has been denied the opportelnEtv to
Vote on a resolution which declares th..
Cuban patliots have f,ll,lv won ,hu.ir
independence. CApplau... on tht. Dem
ocnatic sidc) | b,-ilryed y4s,,.r,1av
know today chat tt,. policy Of mat sfL1.,
OF THE House was to DELAY a df.cirsjnn
of this question N, THE hop,, t,hat ihe
rich and powerful Interests of This
and other ma lions, Will tomne, rh,.
strug CLING pat riots of Cuba to h,v tr..
freedom they have fairly won with their
courage and by 'tyht4r sword (An