The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-08

grams ne ana Ounef m6IuDors WeFo r0Colf-
ing, urging them to stand by the Presi-
dent and said they were dictated by
financial greed.
Mr.. Lentz referred to the note presented
by the powers. He read from it the words
about the hope for peace in the settlement
of the existing differences with Spain. "
''We have no differences with Spain, !.
he cried. "We have 266 assassinated
Americans whom Spain must account
for Applause in the galleries:)
Yesterday he said, 1--WE had this
House filed, the galleries overlooked and
the Capitol grounds were covered with
psople, all expecting the Presidents mes
sage, which might lead to war. But
finally in the afternoon came word that
telegram had been received from Consul
General Lee in Havana indicating that
he wanted time and the message was de-
1ayed on that account. Now L don't be-
lisYe anybody had authority, statement
from the administration or any omolal
that justified the rumor that prevailed
here yesterday. A telegram by the Asso-
oiated Press yesterday said that all was
quiet in Havana and that General Lee
told correspondent that he had not been
requested to leave The other newspapers,
notably the New York Journal. have
similar dispatches. If these statements
are true there was nothing to justify the
statement sent to the Capitol yesterday. 1
say there will be no war.
continuing, he charged that Congress
was being overwhelmed by the kilograms
dictated by commercial greed all OF
which he declared emanated principally
from Wall street and Lombard street.
1t is the old question Of the almighty
dollar, said ne. 1t is the fall OF stocks
these gentlemen who control the admins
tration fear more than war. They care
nothing for 266 agsassinated Americans
who went down in Havana harbor, but
they care everything for 90 cents plus one
cent. l say my friend, that we owe an
apology to Judas 1scairot. l say he ought
to be brought back and deified. If Judas
lived in this age he would not have gone
to the potters field and hanged himself.
He would have been sent to the United
States Senate in due time. such speou-
Iator as he was. daughter and applause
on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Lentz read from the New York
Journal statements to thu effect that the
delay in the message pleased stock job
bers and they had advance information.
He read from the various stock reports to
show that stocks went up oil along the
line when the news was received that the
message would not go to Congress yester-
day. In conclusion. he referred to the
note of the powers to the government and
its response. MIR. Lentz's remarks
brought Mr.. Grnsyenor of Ohio, generally
REGARDED as the administration spokes-
man to his feet, with an indignant reply
in course of which he made statements
which caused great sensation.
1.-THE gentleman from Ohio, (Mr.
Lentz) said he, 'has predicated a long
speech here upon a statement OF facts
made by himself. He daclared that no
message came from General Lee yester-
day. shat It was fake report, given out
for a corrupt purpose by the President to
influence the stock market. Every
particle of this statement Is without ques-
ton absolutely false. Applause on the
Republican side.) call upon TIE distin-
guished gentleman from Kentucky Mr..
committee to say whether tell the truth
or not when say that such despatch
was received from General Lee and read
by him. There is the answer. That is
the character of the sort of assaults that
are being made on American honor and
the integrity of the President. Not only
did the despatch come yesterday but 1T
came in the day before and appealed to
the President of the United States. read
the telegram and there are twenty men
on this floor that read the telegram, both
Democrats and Republicans. 1t was read
TO the members of the foreign relations
committee of the Senate and every one of
them without qualification conceded with
the policy of the President not to send
again that on yesterday q most urgent
protest came from General Lee. Is General
Les at one end of the ticker. daughter
on tie Republican xide. How men ever
became educated to the idea that all men
are corrupt leave to your imagination.
Mr.. Lentz-f you knew this day before
yesterday why did you let the House and
galleries fill up with people and N here
and say nothing about it while Wall
street was SpeCulating upon lt2
Mr.. Grosvenor-Wall street was not
specializing on it, That story is as false
as the other. The President intended to
disregard Lees telegram of Tuesday, and
had his message signed and sealed and
ready to be transmitted to both houses
and yesterday morning when the final
protest. in the name OF humanity came it
as read before the committee OF the two
houses and without dissenting vote
they advised the President against send
ing his message here. The gentleman
made garbled statement. He stated that
the REPRESENTATIVES of the great powers in
this city today called on the President
aud asked him to delay. l have the state
ment here in my hand and there is not
one word said about delay. What the
gentleman did not read Is the response in
which the President put an end without
qualification to All suggestions OF delay
or interference. The gentleman is ar
raigning the President of the United
States; hs is sending a message to the
enemy showing them that here in this
House is man who will charge the
President of the United States with a
corrupt purpose. with corrupt intention,
with attempting to stop the progress of
the great march of patriotism. There is
no word of delay in all the language
which has been used in this connection.
IT call the attention of the gentleman
and of the House,
Mr.. Grosvenor continued, "to the state
1neut he made that this was another
stock iobbing performance and that here
was another purpose of delay in this de-
claration from the ambassadors Of the
great powers SO that Wall street would
ran upward. I hold in my hand the
statement that Immediately upon the
publication of this statement in the city
of New York, the market became very
weak and ran clear down upon every
one of the leading articles in the market.
sit is very easy to charge a senator.
The senator (meaning MIR. HANNAH has
made statement which challenge any
man to deny, that never in his life did be
buy a dollars worth of stock in Wall
street or anywhere else"
Mr.. McMillan-"Ca he say the same
thing about votes?' daughter and ap-