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tanned, without awaiting the long pro-
cess of legal condemnation. This led

cratic leader, for information as to the
facts which warranted all these war
The particular statement
which aroused the galleries was to the
effect that while the Democrats were
willing to wait any seasonal Ia time tor
the president to transmit o message
that would meet the approval OF the
American people, they would not wait
for him to continue negotiations with
the "butchers Of Spain. The bill was
passed without division and the house
adjourned.
TuEspAY-The crowds which throng-
ed the galleries Of the house to-day
were disappointed. There were no
outbreaks of any kind on the floor on
the Cuban question. The whole day
was spent on:the private calendar there
sultthat several bills were passed,
amnog them one to pay theheirs Of john
Roach the ship builder, $3.50, 900 on
claim which has been pending dozen
years and another to pay 0. .: Bosby
Shell, superintendent of the Phlladel-
phia mint, $4,000 extracted from the
gold vaults by weigh clerk: At
o'clock the house recessed until . pm.
the evening session to be devoted to
private pension bills.
WEpNEsDAY-After waiting patient
ly in the galleries and corridors OF the
house for hours. the thousands who
had come to hear the presidents Gu
ban message turned away weary and
disguised at the delay. Never was
there such disappointment OF the CAPT
toll. The members felt it even more
keenly than the spectators, and for
hours afterward they stood about the
Hobbies discussing this latest phase OF
the situation. The news of the pro-
posed armistice which came on the
heels Of the announcement that Gen.
Lee had cabled for delay received quite
as much attention as the request OF
Lee. The debate in progress in the
house over the army reorganization
bill attracted little or no attention. It
was completely overshadowed by the
more absorbing question. Considera-
BILE opposition to the bill developed on
the ground that its provision for an e1-
tension of the regular army in time Of
war to 1000 men would be inimical
to the national guard and the volunteer
forces upon which the country had
heretofore relied in time of stress. An
amendment was offered to reduce the
size Of the companies from $50 to 200.
At 5 o'clock, without action on the
bill, the house adjourned.
THURSDAY was a scene OF
great excitement in the house late this
afternoon, during the consideration Of
the bill for the reorganization Of the
army. It was caused by Mr.. Lentz OF
Ohio, who made vicious assault or
the administration, charging that thu
policy of delay was in the interest o
stock jobbers in Wall street. He al
legged Wall street was in the possession
of information that the message woult
not go in long before it was known a
the capital and Wall street had prof
tied heavily by the advance in tn
price of stocks which resulted. H
even charged that there was no war
rant for the alarming statements abou
the situation in Havana, which wer
made as justification for the delay 0
the message. Mr.. Lentz' speech GRE
ated profound sensation and was me
with an emphatic reply from MI
Grosvenor, now generally regarded a
the administration spokesman on til
floor. Mr.. Grosvenor not only indie
nantly denied that there was justifcs
!, ton for the reports, but held Nj
Lentz up to scorn for alleged CORFU
: motives against the president. M
Lentz disclaimed this, but the irat
friend of the president gave him L
t mercy. He was thoroughly arouse
. and laid about him with veritab
! bludgeon, charging that the Democra
: were seeking political advantage an
e paying his respects to John J. M
}. Cook and others. Before he CO.
y cluded he expressed the opinion til
|, war was as certain as that we wou
!; live until next week unless it W
; averted by Spain. The debate on Il
!. army bill then developed more al
J. more opposition. Mr.. Hull tried
l. save the bill by agreeing to strike o
all its provisions save the three bs
tallion features After some furth
j. debate on the bill motion to stri
10 out all but the first two sections of u
}. bill was carried. The bill was tn
a recommitted l50-6l. At 5:55 p.
h the house adjourned until Monday.
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