The age-herald., 1898-04-05
--e4-4 a-AA BILL TO PROVIDE
 COMPLICATIONS Its Consideration InterSperSed With Live
 ly Debate on Cuba. BAILY WANTS THE LIGHT Nation Is Preparing For Var With Con-
 sreSS in the Dark. REED SURPRISES THE GALLERIES BaiIy Declared Spain's Fleet Would Never Get Close Enough to Bombard City if ''e We had the Right Sort of
 Administration.
REED SURPRISES THE GALLERIES

l Washington. April 4.-Whle there was m | attempt to force consideration of the reso l lution regarding the Cuban situation in th | house today, there was a brief outbreak | in the course of which the warlike temper | of the crowded galleries was so manifest
 that Speaker Reed threatened to clear then | if 1t was repeated.
 The outbreak occurred over bill to au. thorize the president to erect temporary | Notifications in case of emergency upoi | land when the written consent of the own- 1 CTS was obtained without awaiting the long | process of legal condemnation. This led to | demand by MT. Bailey democratic lead | er) for information as to the facts which warranted all these war measures. The | particular statement which aroused thf | galleries was to the effect that while the | democrats were willing to wait any req | sonable time for the president to transmit | a message that would meet the approval | of the American people, they would not wait minute for him to continue negotia- tions with the butchers of Spain." When the demonstration in the galleries was re- buked by the speaker, he declared that the galleries were the American people in miniature.
 Mr. Cannon accused MT. Bailey of postur- ing and playing to the galleries. The bill was passed, and 1t was arranged that the army reorganization bill should be taken up on Wednesday, unless report was made from the committee on foreign at- fairs.
 The remainder of the session was con- sumed in the transaction of District of Columbia business.
 MT. Cannon asked for unanimous consent for the consideration of the senate resolu- tion suspending a portion of section 355 Of the revised statutes so as to permit the United States to erect Notifications in case
 of emergency upon any land upon obtaining the written consent of the owner
 Waiting to See if War is Coming
 "This is another war measure" inter- posed MT. Bailey. "I shall object until I find out whether we are going to have any war"
 MT Cannon explained that the passage of the bill was urgently recommended by the chief of engineers He moved to pass the bill under the suspension of the rules. Mr. Bailey took the floor after MT Can- non's explanation and made the speech which aroused the galleries. He called at- tention to the fact that on several occasions within the last thirty days the house had been called upon to vote upon several prop ositions which indicated that war was di- rectly ahead of us. Yet he added con- gross was not in possession of any fact which was warranting this belief He had voted, he said, for the emergency $50 0O0, 900 appropriation, but he had voted for 1t | under the impression that we were peril ousy near to war. If democratic presi- dent had asked democratic house to au- thoriZe such expenditure without con- trol or limitation he should have denied it. He should have demanded the esti-
 mates. But in this case, believing danger was at hand, he had voted for it. Much of that vast appropriation had already
 been expended, yet information except such as came through the newspapers was still withheld. Today the house was asked to meet another emergency. Last Wednes- day when the house was asked to meet the vital question the majority had refused to | meet 1t. It was then everywhere an nounced the president would be prepared to send massage to congress today. / The house adjourned Friday until today with that impression Yet now every well informed man knew there was to be none today. When was the message to come in he asked.
 Turn on the Light 'It seems to me important" said he "that the house and the country should know what the government was doing and intended to do. We ought not to vote blindly. We are ready to vote for every | and if war comes we are ready to vote for every measure designed to prosecute it to 1 a successful conclusion.
 A perfect storm of applause swept the | galleries, which the speaker had consider | able difficulty in subduing. The speaker | warned the galleries that no demonstration | would be permitted. But the next utter | ance of MT. Bailey redoubled the applause Those galleries" said MT. Bailey, way. | ing his hands about the thronged galleries l "are but miniature of the American peo- | pie. If congress could face the galleries l of the people it would push this house tc action"
 | This time the speaker warned the gal | leries that if the demonstration was re- l peated he would order them cleared. l "Oh, that would hardly be fair," inter- | posed MT. Steele (rep. Ind.). "The gentle.
 man is only talking to the galleries l Uaughter.)
 Bailcy's Hot Retort ''It is better" retorted MT. Bailey, "tC | speak to the listening galleries than the
 deaf ear of the majority. say now that l if the president wants one, two or ever | three days to prepare a message which
 will meet the approval of the American | people we on this side, are willing that he l should have time; but if he wants one day | or one hour to continue negotiations with | the butchers of Spain, not one minute vii | we give him." (Great applause on tho | democratic side and scattering applause or | republican side.)
 l Mir. Hopkins, (rep.) of Illinois, suggestn. | that they would need discretion at sucf | times these. "We cannot advertise ou
 weakneese," said he, "nor make prepara
 tions with g. brass band"
 | MT. Lentz, (dem.) of Ohio, said he though
 an amendment he desired ito offer to rec | ogndze the indepndnc of Cuba should bt | attached to the bill. Spain had recognized
 the Confectionery within thirty days aftel
 Sumter was fired onl Why shou9d we hesi | tate?"
 MT. Williams, (dem.) of Mississippi,
 member of the foreign affairs committee
 this junoture made an important stanemen
 considering the fact that the foreign af
 fairs committee had adjourned within al
 hour and that Isome disclosures had beer
 made which seaied the lips of all the mem
 bers of the comnSutee. republicans ant
 democrats alike. He said the propcSef
 amendment ait this time was anDppor cone
 Would Move In Solid Phalanx