The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-27
No FilibuStering Nor Politics Vexed
the House Yesterday.
BIG AND LITTLE FIGHTERS
WHAT SHOULD BE OUR CHOICE
IN EMERGENCY.
Cannon Thought Money Spent Just
Now For Torpedo Boats Is Better
Than Appropriations For Battle
ships-Dry Docks and Naval
Yards-Naval Increase.

Washington, March ga special no
tice was sent TO all the Republican
members of the house this morning tc
be in their seats at noon today. The
leaders had decided to bring in a spe-
cial rule to bring the naval appropria-
ticn bill to vote if the fihbustering of
yesterday was to be resumed, but as
the Democrats gave assurance that the
obstructive tactics would not be contin-
ued, the plan of bringing in rule was
abandoned.
Before the journal was approved, Mr..
Bailey Dem., Tex.) called attention TO
what he thought was an abuse of a
privilege to print a personal eXplana-
ton given by Mr.. Pearson (Rep., N. c.
Mr.. Pearson had, ne said, been accused
of abusing the frankirg privilege of the
house, and under leave to print had
made the very matter frankable which
he had been accused of improperly
franking.
Mr.. Pearson maintained he had not
abused the privilege granted him. He
called attention TO the fact that some
of the matter printed was from paper
wherein w. J. Bryan was interested.
DO you object to what William Jen-
nings Bryan says?" he asked, smil-
rgly.
I am inclined to endorse anything
Mr.. Bryan says al this time said Mr..
Bailey. Democratic applause.) He then
moved TO strike the publication to
which he objected from the record.
Mr.. Henry CDem., Del.) denounced
Mr.. Pearson's action as a fragrant vio-
lation of the privilege of the house.
Mr.. Bailey said he would not have
pressed this matter, except to empha-
size the rigid manner in which the ma
jority in times past had held Demo-
Gratis TO words literally spoken in de-
bate
Mr.. Pearson then took the floor and
made his explanation. 1T involved"
he said, questions of propriety and
delicacy-" In conclusion, Mr.. Pear
son said that he would rather sit in
the house with a Democratic gentle
man than a Populist traitor.
At his request, Mr.. Bailey then with
drew his motion, and by unanimous
consent the article to which objection
was made was stricken from the rec
ord.
THE NAVAL BILL
The consideration of the naval bill
was then resumed, under the five-min-
ute rule.
Mr. Elliott Dem, S. CO moved an
amendment to provide the naval mi
litia with clothing. He pointed out that
the national guard We're provided with
uniforms. If war game the naval mi
litia would be called upon before the
national guard. In fact, the naval mi
litia of three states had already been
called out. The navy department en-
dorsed this proposition.
Mr.. BOutelle pointed out that the
government had never been called upon
to supply clothing to the naval militia.
and he did not believe the scope of the
government appropriations had been
broadened.
The amendment was lost.
mother amendment was offered by
Mr. -Foote CRep., n. ", to increase the
appropriation for arms, accOutrements,
etc. Of naval reserves from 100000 to
100000.
OUR DUTY.
Mr.. BouteI (Rep., Ills.). in supporting
the amendment, argued that it was the
duty of the United States to intervene
in Cuba. His remarks aroused several
outbursts of applause, but he was re-
peatedly called to order under the rul-
ing yesterday. limiting the debate to
the section under consideration.
AIr. Lewis (Dem., WaSh.) also argued
in favor of Intervention. War, he said,
was already upon US. We were fools
to disguise it. 1t was not patriotic to
delude ourselves further. The Spanish /
torpedo fotilla was sailing toward our
shores. He asserted that il was the
duty of the government to intercept
that fleet and blow her from the seas. |
When he quoted John Randolphs ut /
terance, delivered in the house in 1892, |
"as we would not be bullied by the
British lion, so we refuse to be fright
ened by the Spanish jackal," the house |
broke into cheers.
The amendment was defeated, 1851
An amendment was adopted to per- /
nit the secretary of the navy to use
any portion of Michigans naval militia 1
fund TO repair the damage TO the Yam /
tic. y paragraph to transfer the hy- 1
office from the bureau of .
navigation to the bureau of equip /
ment, which had been recommended by /
the navy department. went out on d
point Of order.
Mr.. Elliott Dem.. g. c. made a point
Of order against the provision that
rome of the money appropriated for the
naval station at Port Royal, 5. &c,
sa0uld be available until the United
States acquired title 10 the land
to the Port Royal dry dock The point
IF order was overruled. ThereupOn Mr..
Elliott moved to strike out the pro-
vision.
WAR AT OUR DOORS.
Mr.. Lentz Dem.. o. argued that it
was criminal TO suspend an appropria-
ion for a naval station for a proviso
1T such a time as this War was at
,ur doors. We had appropriated $780,
D00. ESQ TO prepare to meet it. The
Spanish fotilla was approaching the
1t is boys play" said he |
It is cowardice to talk about acquiring
title to land at n great naval station
low. The naval station should be pre-
Jared for action" (Applause)
Mr.. Dayton (Dem., w. Va said:
We can lick six countries like Spain
n the time necessary to build the pro-
POSED key wall at Port Royal"
The amendment was lost, 1853.
When the paragraph providing for
he construction of four timber dry
locks at Portsmouth, \. H.; Boston,
iare Island and League Island, Pa,
vas reached, no point of order was
made against il, but Mr.. Cannon, chair
nan of the appropriation committee,
moved to reduce the number of timber
Try docks to be authorized to three.
nd to be located at such navy yards
s the secretary Of the navy might
erect.
The findings Of the Bunce board and
he recommendations Of the secretary
( the navy with regard to dry docks,
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