The times., 1898-04-05
THE VOICE Of THE PEOPLE j.
II is Heard at the Capital of
the Country.
GALLERIES ARE CROWDED
Patriotic Utternnccs Chcered in Spite
of Gar Reeds Thrcats-An OBJECT
Lesson That Should he Taken Ia
Heart ut the Other End of the Ave-
nue..

The people who crowded the House gal
leries yesterday gave the hesitating mem
bers of the House and the halting occu-
pant of the Speakers CHAIR a lesson in
American patriotism. They cheered ev-
| cry utterance for an aggressive American
! policy without regard to whether 1t
came from the Republican or Democratic
| side of the House.
Speaker Reed made several futile at
tempts to repress the applause in the gal
leries but for once he found himself
! arrayed against a force too strong for
him
Interviews with the Republican MEM
bers of the House showed that they
had reluctantly concluded to give the
President another chance. Some of them
openly declared that they would not
wait beyond today. Others said they
were losing confidence in the President.
1t is>Sot exceeding the literal truth to
| describe the sentiment prevailing on the
| Republican side of the House yesterday
as one Of distrust of the President
There was a feeling of suspicion that
| while he was putting every restraint upon
| Congress to prevent it from taking any
| advance step, he was secretly listening 10
projects of mediation on the part of for
/ eign powers.
The cable news from Madrid to the
! effect that the Pope had been invited TO
use his good offices in behalf of the MAIN
| tenance of peace, was a subject of seri-
Gus discomfort among the Republicans,
notwithstanding its denial by the State
Department
| 1t was said that the presence of Arch
| bishop Ireland in the city, his quiet con-
ference with Senator Elkins and other
leaders of the 'peace-at-any-price' eie-
ment tended to show that there was
some sort of foundation for the report OF
| mediation.
Even the conservative Republicans
were not disposed to contemplate with
| liberation the spectacle of mediation from
| a power entirely alien 10 America. ANY
| scheme of mediation between America
and Spain must include the wreck OF the
| Maine as one of the factors to be thus
! disposed of.
Chairman Cannon of the Appropriations
| Committee asked unanimous consent for
! the passage of the Senate joint resolution
to temporarily suspend the operation of
the statute prohibiting the construction
of works of public defense on private
grounds before the written opinion of the
Attorney General is obtained showing
Government title TO the site,
Mr. Bailey objected, saying he would
| not consent 10 any more. war measures
until he knew whether or anot,we were to
have war. isiih II > 20
Mr.. Cannon then moved to pass the
resolution under Suspension, OF the rules.
The joint resolution was read and sec
! onded A letter from Gen. Wilson, chief
+ of engineers, was read stating that IL was
| absolutely necessary to erect temporary
fortifcations on sites such as described in
, the statute, and urging the suspension of
, the latter.
Mr. Bailey said the Democrats had vot-
ed greater emergency powers 10 President
Mckinley than they would have done to
a Democratic President. If the President
wants two or three days to prepare mes
sage. the Democrats would concede ii, but
they were not willing TO grant another
hour TO enable the President TO conduct
negotiations for the purchase of Cuban
liberty by the Cubans,
The crowds in the galleries provoked
censure from Speaker Reed by loudly ap-
| plaUding this sentiment.
Mr.. Bailey, continuing, said the Demo-
Gratis We're willing to vote everything
deemed necessary to successfully prose-
cute war for national defense and hon
or, but they were not willing 10 increase
fthe extraordinary power of the President
while he is endeavoring to negotiate
peace -Jtdglf4
Again the galleries applauded. and the
Speaker threatened to clearrthem should
the offense be repeated. .t, f.-.
Representatives MhBulFG OF tdlltOFnld,
Williams of Mississippi and Lentz OF Ohio
supported Mr.. Bailey Mr.. Lentz moved
TO amend the resolution by adding a
clause Immediately recognizing the indie
pendence of Cuba
This greeted with applause from
the floor and the galleries. Mr. Bartlett
of Georgia said he was in favor of the
resolution, but he thought the Republi-
cans ought TO frame their Indictment
against Spain and submit it to Congress
: Mr.. Johnson interrupted to remark that
the DEMOCRATS were equally responsible
with the Republicans under the present
] emergency
: Mr.. Bartlett replied that he had thought
so until he saw all the Republicans vote
against Cuban resolution the other day
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts sup
ported the resolution, saying the Govern
, ment ought TO have the power TO con-
struct Notifications
In a one minute speech Mr. Bailey
withdrew his objection. saying he had
made il in the hope that the Republi-
cans would give the House some infor-
nation as to the real emergency In the
belief that the emergency will be forced
upon the Administration. he said the
Democrats would vote for the resolu-
ton.
In his concluding speech Mr.. Cannon
said the President had already used ST.
sos coo of the emergency augmentation
and he is ready to use $40 600 600 more for
the same purpose.
He stated that under the existing stat
ute the Government cannot erect forts
and Notifications until a title shall have
been procured to the ground on which
these works stand and until the legisIa tIIre
of the State in which the works are To-
Gated shall have ceded the United States
control and Jurisdiction of the territory
Messrs. Sayers and Dockery of the APP
preparations Committee favored the reso-
luton, holding that il was wise in its
provisions and ought to be made per-
manent. They both declared their will
ingness to prepare for war and protested
against peace unless ii were in keeping
with national honor. The joint resolution
: was agreed 10 without a dissenting vote
Chairman Hull, of the Military Com
mittee, moved TO suspend the rules and
! put the bill for the reorganization of the
r Army on its passage
Some of the Democrats wanted four
hours debate-two hours on each side
/ Mr.. Hull offered to agree to one hour for
each side.
No agreement could be reached on this
$ basis, and Mr. Hull renewed his motion
; for suspension of the rules
The question Of arranging time for de-
= bate created some petty squabbling No
understanding could be reached and the
motion to suspend the rules was pat This
BILL as amended, authorizes the Presi-
dent, after Congress shall have declared
war to increase the Army to an aggre-
gate OF 10000 men and officers. Finally
an agreement was reached postponng
further consideration Of the bill until
next Wednesday,