The herald., 1898-04-08

| increase the regular army In time Of peace
| but he declared that the three battalion
| formation had proved a failure and had
| been so characterized by the commander
in-chief of the British army.
Lentz, Democrat, of Ohio, in the course
| of his remarks in opposition to the bill,
declared that there would be no war; that
| the peace party" which was speculating
| in stocks and bonds would prevail. He said
| there was an irreconcilable disparity be-
| tween the reasons given for the delay Of
| the presidents message and the dispatches
| from Havana. The message had been
postponed because Americans could not
| get out Of Havana, yet the press dispatches
said all was quiet In Havana and that Gen.
| Lee said he had not been recalled. He de-
uounced the kilograms other members
were receiving. urging them to stand by
| the president and said they were dictated
| by financial greed.
| Lentz referred to the note presented by
| the powers. He read from 1t the words
about hope for peace in the settlement of
the existing difference with Spain.
1--WE have no differences with Spain" he
cried. 1--WE have 1865 assassinated Ameri-
cans whom Spain must account for" Gap
| plause in the galeries.)
Yesterday" he said, 1--WE had this
| house filled, the galleries OVERLOOKING and
the capitol grounds were covered with peo-
! pie, all expecting the presidents message,
which might lead to war. But finally, in
the afternoon, came word that message
| had been received from Consul General
Lee In Havana indicating that he wanted
| time, and the message was delayed on
| that account Now, I don't believe aay-
body had authority for the statement from
| the administration or any other official
| that justified the runior that prevailed here
yesterday. The telegram by the Associat-
ed Press yesterday stated that all was
quiet in Havana, and Gen. Lee told cor
| respondent that he had not been requested
| to leave. Other newspapers, notably the
New York Journal, have similar dispatch.
es. If these statements are true, there was
| nothing to Justify the statement sent 10
| the capitol yesterday. I say there will be
| no war;
Continuing, he charged that congress
was being overwhelmed by kilograms die
tated by commercial greed" all Of which
he declared, emanated principally from
| Wall street. "It is the old question Of the
almighty dollar" said he.
"It is the fall of stocks the gentlemen
who control tie administration fear more
than war. They care nothing for the 26t
| assassihated sailors who went down in the
Havana harbor, but they care everything
for 80 cents plus one cent. say, my
| friends, that we owe an apology to Judas
Iscariot. I say he ought to be brought
| back and deified. If Judas lived in this
age he would not have gone to the potter
| field and hanged himself. He would have
been sent to the United States senate in
| due time, such speculator as he was"
daughter and applause on the Democratic
side.)
Mr.. Lentz proceeded to read from the
New York Journal statements to the effect
that delay in sending the message helped
stock jobbers, and that they had advanced
| information. He read from the various
stock reports to show that stocks went up
| all along the line when the news was re-
ceived that the message would not 60 to
congress yesterday. He referred to the
note Of the powers to the government, and
It's response.
Mr. Lentz's remarks brought Mr.. Gros-
venor of Ohio, generally regarded as the
| Administrations spokesman, to his feet
with an indignant reply. in the course OF
which he made some startling statements
which caused great sensation In the
| house.