New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-08
TIE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
. gENsAr1oN CAUSED BY Mp oRosvENoR'
REPLY TO Mr.. LENTZ.


vras,,,r.on April Little evidence OF excite
rent existed when the House met al noon to-day
The public galleries we're crowded. but empty gaps
e,ovred IN ne reserved galleries Members seemed
- have settled down 20 the conviction mat they
would Nave 20 wait with what patience they coL4c
-he DEVELOPMENTS until Monday. when ne message
e 20 go % Congress. The chaplain prayed fer
ver.iy fo- peace
NJ Hull. chairman Of the Military Affairs Com
mica realizing the opposition 20 certain features
q ;hs Army Reorganization bill. said before ne
consideration q THAI biI was resumed tina; al 'Ae
r-ooer time ne should move 70 strike OUT every
.h,ng exooot the first two sections providing for
.he three-bat:al!on formation The section pro-
,-.a,,r .or the expansion 0, he Regular Army Y
-i-. % var 20 lo4 400 would be stricken out. De-
~ - then proceeded
W sulze- Dom. y Y. who supported the
III as e. was proposed 20 modify y, made FlSo'
&C rro-C ban speech. II Cuban independe1ce were
recognized he declared. Cuba would soon be free.
lie declared that The majority n Congress and
re PRECEDENT little understand he intense ceiling
r. ,,eirnat.on among he people of n" count-y
OYER tho Maine AFFAIR and ne delay n The calling
a. Spain % account. 'On. for one Gay or Annrf"
Jackson IN the White House" Re concluded no
vo-,lt say: Onward ths feet Forward the whole
lrs and 10. he hottle-cry be, Cuba must b f-ee
VI Lewis Dem. WASH vigorously assa..ed the
~ Ua no. ONLY charged that K war part ~ a
--or-a---ne % increase re Regular Army n time
- rsace but Re declared that the three-batfa4.on
formation had proved failure. and Aad been 30
cto-ac-er.zel by no commandments ~ me
british Army.
MR LENT ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT
~ Lent C)orn. Ohio). n opposing the oil. &C.
cla~ea tha- there would - war, that the peace
ra-tv" which was Specializing IN stocks and bonds
would prevail He said there was an irreconciiablc
DISPARITY between the reasons given ,,r the deiay
Q, the Presidents message and The fs2a' mos from
Havana The message had been held back because
Iee could no, get Americans out of Havana ye'
the press dispatches said all was quiet in Havana
AID tsat General Lee said he had not been recalled
lie denounced the kilograms he and other members
were rece,vir~ urging them 20 stand by The Presi-
dent a.l said they were dictated by financial
greed
Mr. IHntz referred % ire note presented ~ ne
Powers. he red from g. Tie words about 'h"
hope .or peace FL tie settlement of the existing
differences with Spain" We have no dlNeFence.
WI SPAIN he cried. We have 265 assassina'ed
American. wn!cn Spain must account for cap
plaEsc .- tAe galleries.
"Yes,or4ay," he sid we had this House hAed'
The ga..4.ies overaowed and the Capitol grouhos
wee COZ cred vtth people. al expecting the fIes'-
dents message which might lead 20 war hN'
finally. IN the afternoon came word that L mes
sage had been received from Consul-GenerAI Lee
~ Havana indicating that he wanted time Emu
me message delayed that account wow
-'h believe anybody had authority 10Y the sat-
iA@nt from the Administration or any o'hcial lh"'
JUSTIFIED the rumor that prevailed here yesterday
ieeyram by tho Associated Press yesterday said
th-i az was quiet IN Havana and that Genera
Lee io.d Z correspondent that he had not been rc-
ctested 10 leave. The other newspapers. no'Aoiy
re New-York Journal have similar dispatches
Il ihese statements true. there was noth'ns %
Justly the statement sent 10 the Carito! yeS'e'-
cay say there will be war
continuing. he charged that Congress was peIhg
overwhelmed by the kilograms. dictated by com
Iefcai greed. ali Of which. he declared. eInan@'-
90 principally from Wall Street and Lombard
street II Is the old question OF the almighty dol
4"'' sa'd he. 1t IL the fall OF stocks these gen
uemen who control tho Administration fear more
'n"h var They care nothing for 2S5 assass'nated
Americans who went down In Havana Harbor. but
'hey care everything for % cents plus cent.
tay my friends that eve an apology 20 JUDAS
!Scar1ot say he ought 70 be Brought back and
osilec III Judas lived in this age he would not
nave Cono TO the Potters Field and hanged him
se!t He would have been sent to the United States