The times., 1898-01-28
De LONE GAVE Permission
De Almond Throws Light on the
Names Visit to Havana.
TELLS THE HOUSE ABOUT 1T
Longs Request Granted BY the Span
Happiness at the White House
Hartman Scores the Repu ublicans
for Their Submission to Reed.

Nr Hartman, of Montana, yesterday
made a bitter attack on the policy of
the Republican party, its inclinations
for a single gold standard, and the sub
| serviency of the Republican members
to the will of Speaker Reed, consuming
fifteen minutes, during the debate on
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Hartman began by commenting
on the consideration by the HouseCom-
mittae on Banking and Currency of the
indianapolis monetary commission
BILL and after a few sharp thrusts at
this measure turned his attention TO
Secretary Gage, Satirically commenting
on the SecretaryS $ definition OF plhee-
ailism given by him in speech at
Philadelphia on Tuesday. He declared
that the action of the St. Louis conven-
tion barred the Republican party from
the right to use that term he assert
ed that Secretary Gage had outlined the
whole policy OF the Administration
when he appeared before the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency, ana that
sueh policy is to irrevocably commit
the Government to the gold standard.
He was very earnest in his protest
against the proposition of Mr. Gage to
retire the greenbacks, and asked:
What will they DO about ii when the
Banking and Currency Committee re-
ports the bill to retire greenbacks. IL
we may judge the future by the past
there is little doubt Of the result. This
is no longer d House OF representa-
tiVes; ii is a house of registers, IL is
house TO register the viii of those
who control it"
Mr.. Hartman related Sle scene en-
acted in the House in 1894, when the
bond bill was before il, and which nc
declared never had the Endorsement of
the Republican platform or Repub-
lican caucus. AS to his own action at
that exciting time, he said:
Il was then one of little band of
rebels sclemnly pledged to vote against
the bill. Just before the vote was taken
we counted noses and numbered seven
ty-tWo. j reioiced that the bill was
beaten. The cIoakroo1ns We're filed with
the mutterines OF rebellion against the
domination of these in control. Then
suddenly the party whip began to
crack and l saw the slaves file out of
the cloakroom one after another and
vote for the bill their consciences and
constituents condemned. In the House
we should change the oath. Instead
OF taking an oath TO support protect
and defend the Constitution of the
United States, and perform our duties
TO the best Of our abilities, we should
at the opening of each session swear
TO support protect and defend the Com
stitution provided we can obtain the
consent OF the leading nations OF the
earth, and TO perform our duties if the
Speaker VIII permit us so to do"
Shouts OF laughter and thunderous ap-
plause greeted this climax When or
der was restored he continued:
Il have no criticism to make against
the Speaker personally, but it is the
| system that l am opposed to and not
| the man. II we must have a master
and a tyrant. Thomas b. Reed is good
enough for me. l have told the rnany
members whom / have heard in the
| cloalSrooms complaining of their mas
| ter that if they did not like the tyran-
| ny OF the Speaker they could shear him
! of his power"
Mr.. Quigg at this point Interrupted
! Mr.. Hartman to say: Il am afraid the
! gentleman from Montana has got his
| cloakrooms mixed
Perhaps / have" replied Mr.. Hart
! man, but / give notice that those who
are mixing their cloakrooms now will
| do so in 1898 and 1900 and triumph
! eventually upon the declarations of the
Chlcago platform under the leadership
! of William ]. Bryan" Enthusiastic and
greeted this retort.
Further along in the debate Mr.. De
Armond. of Missouri, obtained the floor
| ana MADE some remarks relative to Gu
ba. He said. among other things. in
reply to prosperity speech:
we welcome not only that issue but
all the issues that have been made by
the other side during the session. We
welcome that of Cuba. while not ,n-
q fn nnt hot
has been sent there, sent there to ap-
pease the people and delude the coun-
try into hope that at last the Admin
istration is about to assert it's man
hood. The way that vessel went there
needs passing comment. 1t seems
that the Spanish Minister called at the
State Department, and when II was
suggested that this Government would
like to send ship to Cuba if it would
not offend Spain, the minister ac-
quiesced in the proposition.
"The Assistant Secretary of State
having learned that the Spanish Min
lister had most graciously consented to
the sending of a war vessel to Cuba
FASTENED to the Secretary of the Navy
and told him the good news, and Mr..
Long was so glad to get q vessel there
without offense to Spain that he placed
his arm through that of the assistant
secretary and together, like happy
school children, they hurried away to
tell the news to the President, and then
the triplets rejoiced, and the war vessel
was sent.
Did it go to assert American man.
hood?" asked Mr.. De Almond, with
much emphasis. "Oh. no; it was mere
ly friendly visit without offense to
Spain"
Mr.. De Almond concluded his speech
by declaring the newspapers in Amer
lea had done more to aid Cuba in her
suffering than all of the great American
Government.
Mr. Dolliver, of Iowa. imposed the
task on himself of defending the course
that has been pursued by the Admin
istration in relation to Cuba.
From Cuba the debate shifted to
prosperity again. and Mr. Greene, of
Nebraska. refuted the wild statements
made by Gen. Grosvenor the day be-
fore.
Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, made an
able speech to refute the Republican
claim made few days ago that low
wages In the South are responsible for
the strike in the New England cotton
mills.