The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-13

created a riot in Cuba. but it would
not have been among the Spaniards in
Havana. 1t would have been among
the insurgents in the interior"
daughter and applause on the Demo-
cratic side.)
Il rise to a parliamentary inquiry"
shouted Mr.. Berry (Dem. Ark What
need have we for an army and navy
anyway" Naughter)
That is not a parliamentary in
curry replied the speaker. smiling
blandly, amid renewed laughter.
Mr.. Ridgeley pop, Kan.) then OBJ
jected.
The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on a bill relating to
the District of Columbia.
During the debate Mr.. Botkin (Pop..
Kan) and Mr.. Greene pop. Neb) took
occasion to discuss the Cuban question.
but their utterances were not infiam-
matory.
THE REAL QUESTION.
After some discussion of the financial
question by Mr.. Hartman (sil. Rep,
MONTH and Mr.. Lacey (Rep., la, Mr..
Lewis got the floor, and in a vigorous
speech declared that in the dust clouds
which had been kicked up by diplom-
acy, congress was losing sight of the
vital question before the people The
country, he said, favored the freedom
of Cuba, but that was only sentiment
The avenging of the Maine, he said,
was the real duty of the government
Later, while Mr. Hit of Connecticut
was discussing the question of reform
ing the currency, Mr.. Simpson (POp.,
Kan.) became so obstreperous that Mr..
Hopkins (Rep., Ills.). who was in the
chair. ordered him to take his seat, and
when the Kansan declined, he instruct
ed the ergeant-at-arms TO use the sill
yer mace, the emblem of the house au-
thority. to compel him to take his seat.
TAKE 1T BACK.
One of the assistants took the mace
out of its place and marched up the
aisle toward Mr.. Simpson. The latter
laughed at him. Take that thing
back" he said.
AS the mace cannot be employed, I'M
der the rules, in committee, the chair
did not press the command, and the in
cident closed with a round of laughter.
TAINTED THE REPUBLICANS.
Shortly before the adjournment Mr..
Lentz (Dem., o. made a vigorous as
sault upon what he called the 'vacil-
lating 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 the White House with
John ]. McCook. He tainted the Re
publicans because the president had
not declared for the independence of
Cuba, which the Republican platform
had demanded.
1T remains to be SEEM said he.
whether the majority of the house can
be lined up and whipped in
Congress, he declared, should act.
and could better act than the executive
formulating his policy at midnight
behind closed doors with the aid of
plutocracy.
"A stable government; What do you
propose now? Let this congress give
to the president the army and navy.
he says, and l will go over there and
force the Cuban patriots to submit to
a stable government at the hands of
Spain. because the queen regent has
already advised the administration that
she has ordered a suspension of hostili-
ties she cannot order a suspension of
hostilities by the insurgent. She has
not among all her bull fighters and
bullies manhood enough to order a
suspension of hostilities on the insur-
gents. This administration. with all
this vacillating policy, which was criti-