The herald., 1898-01-21
IN THE HOUSE
Personal Questions Prove More Elk.
citing Than Cuba

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Speaker
Reed, from the rostrum of the house,
and Bailey, leader of the Democrats,
from his place on the floor, glared at
each other at the close of the Cuban
debate today and joined an issue of We
racity. This sensational episode COM
pletely overshadowed the interest in
the Cuban debate which has continued
uninterruptedly in the house for three
days during the consideration of the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
Yesterday notice was given by Will
liams of Mississippi, Democrat that at
the conclusion of the debate today mo-
tion would be made to recommit the bill
with Instructions. Today when the mo-
ton was made by Bailey it was ruled
out of order by the speaker Bailey
thereupon startled the house by affirm
ing that he had private understanding
with the speaker by which a vote should
be taken directly on the motion to re-
commit. This the speakSs emphatically
denied, and these two leaders of the re-
spective parties in the house, with white
faces and voices shaken by emotion, set
their statements against each other,
while the galleries looked on in breath
less amazement and the members were
in an uproar. Smith of Michigan, who
said he was present, corroborated the
speakers side of the controversy. The
result of the speakers position was that
an appeal was taken from his decision.
and by strict party vote it was laid on
the table 1853 to ia, the Democrats and
Populists, as on the previous days, vot-
ing against the solid Republican
strength. The debate was not as inter-
estng as on the two preceding days. vot-
ing against the solid Republican
strength. The features were a charac-
terstic speech by Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, a strong appeal for conservatism
from Mr.. Johnson of Indiana, repre-
sentation of his observations in Cuba
during his recent trip to the island from
King of Utah, and an hours speech by
Dingley of Maine, in explanation of the
causes of the reduction of the wages in
the New England cotton industry
Before the Cuban debate was resumed
in the house today, Lacey of Iowa, Re
publican, chairman of the committee on
public lands, called up a bill to extend
the public land laws of the United
States, and to grant alright of way un-
der certain restrictions, to any railroad
organized under the laws of any state
in the Union.
1t was explained that thA right of way
grant was 100 feet on each aida of the
road but that all mineral deposits were
specifically reserved. Without COM
pletlng the reading, 1t went over, and the
House went into Committee of the
| Whole and resumed the reading of the
I. Il 0inlOm1t tic a ior
bill.
Mr.. Clark Oem.) of Missouri opened
the debate with one of his characterls-
tic breezy speeches. He said in part:
IF Spain does not bring the war to a
speedy Close the United States ought to
expel her from the Western Hemis-
phere. There can be no doubt as tc
what has been our traditional foreign
policy. What our foreign policy is un-
der the Mckinley administration. like
the peace of God. passeth all under
standing.
I'm these days of Mc-Hannaism oui
foreign policy Is so feeble, so cringing
so cowardly, that even old and decrepiI
Spain insults our flag. maltreats our cit
liens and searches our ships with per-
feet impunity, and President Mckinley
instead of sending men-of-war to pro
tect our honor, assert our supremacy
and teach the insolent and impoten
Dons a lesson they would never forget
passes the hat around and invites the
American people to contribute aims fol
starving and dying Cubans.
1T is high time that we serve plair
and emphatic notice on all Kings, EN-
perors and potentates that the navie'
of transatlantic powers shall not b'
used as collection bureaus for question
able debts, as was done year or twt