Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-21
WORK OF CONGRESS
Speaker Reed and Congress-
man Bailey Lock Horns.
A QUESTION OF VERAClTY
The Gentleman From Texas Accuses the
Republican Car of Rcpuiiating an
Agreement Made sn Good Faith.
Proceedings OF the Senate.
(By Telegraph \

(By Telegraph)
Il !" AstfiNGTON. Jan. 20.-Speaker
Reeu. from the rostrum of the House,
and Mr.. Bailey. leader of the Damo
Gratis. from his place on the floor, slar,.d
at each other at the close of the Cuban
debate today and Joined an issue of
Iveracity.
I This sensational episode completely
oVerShadowed the interest in the Cuban
debate which has continued uninter-
ruptedly in the House for three days
during the consideration OF the diplo-
matlc ana consular appropriation bill.
MIR Clark CDemocraO. OF Missouri.
opened the debate with one of his char
Acteristic breezy speeches. He said in
part:
IF Spain does not bring the war to
la speedy conclusions the United States
ought to eXpel her from the western
hemisphere. There can be no doubt as
to what has been our traditional policy
lWhat olir foreign policy is under the
IMckinley administration. like the peace
tof God, pasSeth all understanding
There ought to be MO question as to our
foreign policy in the future. Tersely
and bluntly stated, it is this and it
ought Ito be enforced with an iron hand
THAT we intend at all hazards, and
whatever costs, to thoroughly dominate
| the west ern world.
I'm these days of MICH a nnaism, our
foreign policy is so feeble. SO cringing.
so cowardly that even old and decreptt
lSpain insults our flag, n2ltreatS our
citizens and searches our ships with
perfect iHpunity; and President Nc
k,irey. instead of sending men-of-war
to protest our honor. assert our Suprem-
acy and teach the inSolent and impo-
ltent donS a leSS,.n they would never
forget. passes the hat around and in
vites the American peaple to contribute
aims for starving and dying Cubans.
ITO every suggestion that we should
re-enter upon vigorous foreign policy,
which will thoroughly protect America n
citizens and American interests on eV-
cry part Of the habi ia bic globe, we are
met with the hysterical shrek that we
are advocating war. 1t is not true,
but suppose it were? There are some
things worse than war-deplorable as
war unquestionably is-and one OF them
- TO play the cry-baby act until we are
lsiespised by all nations and kindredS
and tongues. .m
MY Republican friends" he said in
conclusion. II invite You to lay aside
The weight that is holding you do wn,
assert Your rights. come out on the side
Inf eternal Justice and human liberty.
thereby demonstrating that you are
worthy of the high vocation wherein
! you are called. we Democrats and
lPopulists stand here ready to remove
1 from America her great reproadh. We
on this side will contribute ONE hundred
land ifty-twee votes. Il only twenty
seven Republicans will break the yoke,
Il uCly lHSfE tdShildSleTS dlhl JONI Us uii
this noble work before the sun sets
this day. we will send the glad tidirgS
ringing round THE world that Cuba Is
freeH Free, thank God. by the act of
the American Congress"
Mr.. Williams Oemocrat). OF MiSSis-
Sippi. a member of the foreign affairs
Icommittee, sneered at the statement of
MIR. Hitt yesterday that the granting
Iof bellgerent rights to the Cubans
would afford them no advantage.
Shades of history and all the people
who have ever rebelled against 'tyran-
Iny!" he exclaimed, what q pity that
George Washington. Nathaniel Greene
land Thomas Jefferson, when seeking
the recognition of belligerency during
the revolution did not know that bel
hgerent rights world not be advantag
enus to them. What a pity that Robert
Il. Lee, Jefferson Davis and other Con-
federate statesmen were not informed
that beligerency would not aid their
cause when they We're seeking that re-
cognition abroad
Mr.. King Democrat), of Utah, who
has recently returned from a visit to
1Cuba, gave the House some of the re-
lsults of his PERSONAL observation. He
described the narrowing conditions
there, characterized the scheme of au-
tonomy as a deluson. and declared II
peace came on that basis Spain would
saddle tine war debt on Cuba. There
world be resistance, and once more the
ll.Sss III ISSoiuhPb1l "oilA NC
Permanent peace could not come to the
island until independence was achieved.
iar. Johnson (Republican), of Indiana.
in a fifteen minutes speech, sustained
1.-the course of the admins tratiun The
President he said, had displayed good
sense, sound Judgment and exalted pa
triohism. Congress. he said, would not
be warranted in attempting to override
the president and rushing the country
Eashly into war frausht with tremen-
dOuS consequences.
\ Mr.. Simpson. of Kansas, speaking of
the third party. said he was not Lying
awake o. nights" worrying over the Gu
I ban question. but he was satisfied, he
said, that the real secret behind the at
,ltitude of the administration was the
fact that the holders of Spanish bonds,
$400, 000. 900 in amount, We're not yet sat
isfied that they would get their money.
After some brief pro-Cuban speeches
by Mr. Robinson CDemocraD, of 1ndi-
ana, and MIR. Cochran (DemocraD. OF
missouri, Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, took
the floor ito reply to some of the re-
marks made during the course of the
iilebate relative to the wage reductions
4 IN the cotton industry during the past
Jew months 1t was due TO
the sudden an unexpected decline in the
price of cotton In three months the
price had declined 30 per cent. because
the Southern planters insisted upon
growing 100000 bales more cotton than
the WORLD wanted. In aCtti ton To unls
he pointed out the effect of the compe-
tSsion that had grown up in the South
where longer ho,irs and lower wages
We're in vogue. Eventually the South
would come up to the northern stand
ard. but temporarily present conditions
gave the South the advantage.
At 4 O'Clock the committee rose under
THE arrangement made yesterday and
reported the bill to the House. One OF
the most dramatic and sensational epi-
sodes of this Congress followed. The
Sneaker of the House and MIR. Bailey
of Texas. the, Democratic leader, clash
ed on a question of yeracity. and the
excitement rose to 'bhe boiling point
The Texan moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committee tc
report It back with an amendment en-
bhdylng the terms of the Senate Cubar
belfigerency resolution.
!, Mr.. Hit Immediately made the point
of order that THE amendment was mo-
sermane. and was obnoxious to this
rule against new legislation.