Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-13
Dallp xennebec Journal.
OPENING GUNS
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cussion OF the official question by Hart.
anan. Sill, Mont. and Lacy Rep. Iwoa.
Lewis got the floor and in a vigorous
speech declared that in the dust and
clouds which had been kicked up by
diplomacy, Congress was losing sight of
she vital question before the people The
country, he said, favored the freedom of
cuba, but that was was only sentiment
The avenging of the Maine, he said was
the real duty of the government.
Later while Hin. CT, was discussing
abe question of reforming the currency
Simpson, Pop, Kan, became SO obstrep-
erous that Hopkins, Rep. H.. who was
in the chair, ordered him to take his seat
and when the kansan declined. he in
Structtd the Sergeant-at-ar1 to Use the
silver mace. the emblem of the House all-
thority To compel him To take his seat
one of the assistants took the mace out
of its place on the malaChitc pedestal and
marched up the aisle toward Simpson
The latter laughed at him. Take that
thing back" he said. As the mace can
not be employed under the rules in com
mittee. the Chair did not press the COM
mand and the incident closed with a
round of laughter.
Shortly before the adjournment Lentz.
Dem. Ohio. made a vicious assault upon
what he described as the vacilating policy
of the President reading from various
newspapers to show that the President
had repeatedly changed his mind. He
commented especially upon the report of
an alleged midnight conference between
Senator Elkins and the Spanish minister
after the former had been at tn White
tiousr WIN JoHh j. Me- ""h. ne taunted
had not declared for the independence of
t ',a Which the Rep1niCan platform had
~, ..i Vi tl Ii i" i Ntid
can be lined up and whipped in" Con-
Sress he declared, should act and could
latin.s his policy Al midnieht bnhin1
cloSed doors. with the aid of plutocracy.
He declared that in effect the Presi-
him the army and navy he would force
the Cuban heroes to submit tn stable
government at the hands of Spain. be
cause the Queen Regent had already adj
NiSed the administration that she had or
uerei a Suspension OF host1iltlrS. tie said:
ms dunllhiStfatloh' with ni thiS Nacil-
idtihS poIicH' Whlch was cflti1ized ny the
n,tc'S" ht an t.!l iapei
i1',l =, 70. - ny IN, ~ ~ -
-, ~ ~ "rui ~ 'uIil9lt tIc udi i
80 i;,t re' ~ ,li' iti'St i'r' D;t s NJ
~ &C., IF ' tb. "irf ~ On
rage. il is n stencil i'm t6r nI;trils of
every decent American
Henhurn Ron iowa ir,onad 10 bie
feet as Lentz sat down. Mr.. Chairman"
he said Sometimes Il MEASUREMENT is so
gross that it becomes mendaclty and men,
daCity 50 foul that it becomes scoundrel-
ism. The President has neIcr said that
he desires the use of the army and navy
at the han IS OF Congress in order to es-
fapnsh SPAN 5 supremacy on the island
VI - upa, lAppiauSeli .. 49,,
ne I Fsiuelit ; : my d : NiliVts it<'os
SPAN on 81 mat isa an durns % years Of
fvranny has hroueht .'hoi7t smoI, q CO.. ~
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sunnortabIe and must cease. Ire Presi-
dent asks the use of the army and navy
TO put an end to that intolerable and in
sufferable condition. (Applause on Re
publican side}.
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