The San Francisco call., 1898-01-21
ISSUE OF VERACITY
 IS RAISED Speaker Reed and Leader Bailey
 Clash. Exciting Episode in the House, but the Chair Is Sustained. Democrats Continue the Talk to Recognize Cuban
 Belligerency.
CHAMP CLARK'S APPEAL
Arraigns the Administration, but Fails to Amend the Consular Appro-
 Priation Bill.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs Ho

Call Office, Riggs House, 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 to-day and joined in an issue of veracity. This sensational ep- isode completely overshadowed the in- terest in the Cuban debate, which has continued uninterruptedly in the House for three days, during the consideration of the diplomatic and consular appro- priation bill. Yesterday notice was given by Williams (D.) of Mississippi that at the conclusion of the debate to- day motion would be made to re- commit the bill with instructions. To- day, when the motion was made by Bailey, it was ruled out of order by the Speaker. Baker thereupon startled the House by affirming that he had a pri- Vate understanding with the Speaker by which vote should be taken di recty on the motion to recommit This the Speaker emphatically denied. and these two leaders of the respective par ties in the House, with white faces and voices shaken by emotion, set their statements against each others, while the galleries looked on in breathless 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 de- cision and by a strict party vote it was laid on the table, 16S-114. the Demo crats and Populists, as on the two previous days, voting against the solid RepubIlcan strength. The debate was not as interesting as on the two pre- ceding days. The features were a characteristic speech by Champ Clark or Missouri, a strong appeal for con serVausm from Johnson (R.) of Indi- ana, presentation of his observations In Cuba during his recent trip to the island from King (D) of Utah. and an hours speech by Dingley of Maine. in explanation of the causes of the re- auction of the wages in the New Eng land cotton industry.
 Clark (D0 of Missouri opened the de- pate with one of his characteristic breezy speeches. He said in part: If Snain ooes not bring the war to a speedy con Sn SSlusion the United States ought to expei her rom the Western Hemisphere There can be no doubt as to what has been our tIaaltonal foreign policy. What our for nninistration. like the peace of God if passeth all understanding.
 In these days of McHannaism our for
 
 eowardly that even old and decrenit spain insults our flag, maltreats our cftf- zens and searches our ships with perfect lmpunity, and President McKinlev in stead Of sending men-of-war to protect our honor, assert our supremacy and teach teach the insolent and impotent dons ''s. a passed the hat around and invites the American people to contribute aims for starving and dying Cubans
 It is high time we served plain and empnat1c notice on all kings, emperors ana other potentates that the navies of trahsoAtIantlc oIA powers shall not be used es collection bureaus for questionable deots, as was done a year or two ago at Corinto, and as was done a month or two ago at Hayt. The Cuban case is this. TOT three years the insurgents have fought with a courage and suffered with fortitude that have challenged the ad- miration of all the world-save and ex- cept the Mckinley administration Three or four hundred thousand people have oled; men, women and children, as much Warren or any other hero who died that we might be freed, and yet the Mckinley administration lifts not its finger to stay the slaughter, and can think of nothing more effective for their benefit than to pose as the big beggarman. The party or sumner, Chase and Seward. which man, has become the ally of the pestilence and arson, famine, devastation, rape and
 '"To every suggestion that we shouId re-enter upon vigorous foreign policy we are met with the hysterical shriek true but are snppose a%rocdns i war It is not some things worse than war-depiorable as 1t unquestionably is-and one is play epised of all nations and kindreds and tongues. W anu ''We now number over 70 900 900 souls. and a Republican administration cannot be taunted, cuffed or kicked into resent ing an insult or demanding reparation for an injury. Such a contemptible and pusil- iC Itvlaf sherman. Sheridan. Dupont Farragut and Porter restless in their collins.
 My Republican friends" said the speaker, in conclusion, ''I invite you 10 lay aside the weight that is holding YOU down; assert your rights: to come ont on the side of eternal justice and human lib- worthy of the high vocation to which you are called. Democrats and Populists stand here ready to remove from Ameri- ca her great reproach. We on this side will contribute 152 votes. If only 27 Re- publicans will break the yoke, defy their taskmasters and join us in this noble work, before the sun sets this day we will send the glad tidings ringing round the world that Cuba is free' free, thank God, by the act of the American Con gress."
 At the conclusion of Clark's remarks. Hit yielded to Otgen (R) of Wisconsin, who called attention to the embezzlement of the money of Francis Hinton of Wis consin. who died some years ago in Paris. by the vice-consul of the United States at that capital and the fact that there was no way by which the heirs of the de- ceased man could recover on the bonds of the Consul
 Williams O) of Mississippi. member of the Foreign Affairs Committed fol- lowed. He sneered at the statement of Hit yesterday that the granting of bel ngerent rights to the Cubans would af- 1orQ them no advantage.
 Shades of history and of all the peo- pie who have ever rebelled against tyr amy" he exclaimed. what a pity that