The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21
w Bailey sad Gar Reed the Prln-
clpai Figures.
or vERACl1Y IS RAISED.
Democrats and Populists Combine
Against Republicans.
CUBA IS STILL THE SUBJECT.
Champ Clark Of Missouri Dcnounccs
the Policy Of Mcl<iniey--IDlnGicy
Explains Wage Reductions.

Washington, January 20.-Spcaker Rec
from the rostrum Of the house and MI
Bailey, leader OF the democrats. from hi
place on the floor glnred at each aother n
tho close Of the Cuban debate today en-
Joined an issue Of veracty. This sensa
tional arisode completely oyershadowcf
the interest in the Cuban debate which ha
continued unintcrruptedly in the hous,
for three days during the consideration o
Tho diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill.
Yesterday notice was given by Mr.. VIII.
liams Dem. Mlss.) that at the conclusion
OF the debate today motion would b,
made to recommit the bill with instruc-
lions. Today when the motion was made
by Mr.. Bailey, Il was ruled out of order
by the speaker.
Mr., Bailey thereupon startled the house
by affirming that he had a privileged I'M
derstanding with the speaker by which a
ton to recommit
This the speaker cmphatically denied
E and these two leaders OF their respective
parties in the house with white faces and
voices shaken by emotsrn, set their state
ments against each other while the gal
leries looked Oh in breathless amaze
anent aud the members were In an uproar
Mr. Smith tMich.) said he was present TO
corroboraie the speakers side OF the case
The case OF the speakers position was that
an appeal was taken from his decision
and by u strict party vote it was lad
on the table. 1GS TO ia, the democrats
nnd populists, as on the two previous days,
voting against the solid republican
strength.
The debate today was not as interest
ing as on the preceding days. The fca-
tu1'eS were = characteristic speech by
Champ Clark of Missouri, "A strong appeal
1or conservatism from Mr.. johnson of In
diana, presentation of the results OF his
observations in Cuba during his recent
TRIP to the island from Mr.. King Dem,
Utah), and an hour speech by Mr. Dngley
OF Maine, In explanation Of the causes Of
the Reduction Of wages IN the New England
cotton industry.
BEFORE the Cuban debate WAS resumed In
ahe house today Mr. Lacey fRep lnwa).
chairman OF the committee on public lands,
called up I, bill to extend the public land
laws OF the United States and to grant a
right Of way under certain restrictions TO
any railway organized under the Laws OF
nny State in the Union, IL was explained
that the rlght-ot- way grant was 90 lecl on
eacn side OF the road, but that all mineral
deposiia wefe specifically reserved. 1ne riil
had especial reference to Alaska. Vita
out completing the consideration OF the bill
IL went over and the house went into com
Tlttee OF the whole and resumed consid.
Grafton of the diplomatic and consular app
preparation bill.
Mr. Clark tDem., MOI opened the debate
With one OF his characteristic breezy
speeches, He said in part
~ Spain does not bring the war to
speedy conclusion The United States ought
TO expel her from the Western hemisphere.
There can be no doubt as to what has leeu
our traditional foreign policy. What our
1oreign policy is under the Mckinley nd
ADMINISTRATION, like the peace of God. paaseth
all Understandings In these days OF Me
Iannaism our foreign policy Is SO feeble. so
bringing, so cowarily that even old and
decrepit Spain insults our flag, maltroats
our citizens ami searches our ships with
perfect impunity: and President Mckinley,
Instead OF ordering men of-war to protect
our honor assert our supremacy and teach
the insoent and impotent dons lesson
they would not forget, passes the hat
around and invites the American people To
contribute aims for starving and dying Gu
bans. II is high time that we served plain
and emphatic notice on nil kings, emporors
ana polentates that the navies OF tho
transatlantic powers shall not be used MS
contribution bureaus for questionable debts
u n IA ali
ana as was done a month or SO ago M
itayli. The. Cuban case Is this.
fpr three years the insurgents have
tousht Win u courage and suffered with N
forrltude that has challenged the ad,nirn-
ton OF the world--saye and except the Alo
hiniey administration, Three or four hum
dred Thousand people, some of the papers
say 900 900, have died. men. women and
chliaren. as much i',artyrs as was Warren
or any other hero who died that wa mIyht
be Tree, and vet the Mckinley aaminIs;ra.
uon iiits not its finger TO stay this sIaugh-
rai,a, en- y, van ehink OF nothing more for their
Ieiiei that TO pose us the big beggarman
The party OF Summer, Chase and Se,y-
ara, which proudly Wanted itself az the
TREND OF man, has become the ally OF pss-
tricnce and aicon, famine. devastation
rape and murder. To every suggestion thnt
we should rc-entcr upon a vigorous foreign
Rciicy we are met with the historical
.nriek that we are advocating a war n
IS rot true; but suppose 1t WERE There
ere some thiags worse than wais--doplora-
PIE 80 war unquestionably Island ono Of
them Is 70 play the cry-baby act until We
are deapised by all nations and kindreds
and tongues Now that We number TO-
900 souls, republican administration
Can not be tainted. Kicked or cuffeti into
resentdng an insult or demanding rcpara-
tion for an injury. Such contemptible
AND pusillanlnaons policy Is enough to make