The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-19
NGTON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 1909

of Nero. who Ed6ied while Rome burned.
and sapsaely ard indirersn-iy stand by
when men almost within sight cs ouy
shores are fighting vigorously FOR princ8-
pies a. holy as patriots ever espouseSf or
heroes ever ss.endede Further snacsion
is = dlsgrace 10 cur manhood
TIE autonomy offered By Spain. De
Almond declared. was revolving mock
cry. a sham deius.cn. He warned
the other side that the question could
10. be evaded or lodged With this
opportunity before them. they could
not sc back 20 their constituents and plead
the ruth as an excuse for non-action.
He was. proceeding 20 dsnoarce the ad-
minlstratson for following the example OF
IT'S predecessor in sending out the United
States navy to hunt down the synpsthiz-
ers with struggling Cahan=. when Steele
ot Indiana and Hit both called the srten-
ton % the chair 10 the fact thar De
Almond was not discussing the poin, OF
order. De Almond said he well under
stood this. bus he would not finch from his
purpose He would say more. But II the
point Of order was sustained, he declared
II was his purpose TO appeal from the de-
cision OF the chair and give the house an
opportunity to determine that question
itself He felt constrained to do this out
of sense OF public duty.
HIT Does Not Reply.
Bailey. the Democratic leader, reinforced
the views Of De Armond arguing that a
proposition 10 recognize a state OF war In
Cuba was certainly germane to the bill.
II had been his purpose TO offer the same
Cuban belligerency resolution as an amend
ment. The climax Of his speech came when
he offered TO withdraw the amendment IL
Hit. the chairman OF the foreign affairs
committee. would give assurance that the
senate resolution would receive considers
ton within q reasonable time.
The Democrats appiauded this chai-
lenge. They paused, awaiting Hits
answer. but Hit did not rise.
The gentleman tHit). added Bailey.
lis as silent as the Republican party on
this question
Again the Democrats cheered and the
galleries also applauded.
Then Hit arose. bat instead OF reply
ing to Bailey's challenge. he called the
attention OF the chair TO the fact that
Bailey was not discussing the point OF
order.
1T is an attempt to have two general
debates" said he.
The Democrats 1eered this statement
Hepburn. in the chair. then sustained
the point OF order whereupon De Almond,
in order to get the question before the
house in better form. offered the senate
Cuban resolution as an amendment, and
when 1t was oyerruled, appealed from the
decision of the chair.
Dingley Joins in the Battle.
BY this time. the greatest excitement
existed in the house. The galleries had
filed TO oyerflowing: messengers had
been sent scurrying to all quarters Of the
capitol to summon Republicans who were
absent from the hall. 1t was evident that
there was fear on the part of the house
managers that the house might be car
ried off Its feet ON this first occasion of
g. test of the sentiment toward Cuba.
The house managers made their hight
for regularity of proceeding. The speak
er. who was In the lobby. came into the
hall and helped 70 rally his followers.
Dingiey. the floor leader of the majority.
took the floor. He characterized De Ar
mond's appeal from the decision of the
chair as a most extraordinary PROPOSE
ton. 1t was a proposition TO override
the rules and establish a new mode OF
procedure and TO destroy the orderly
transaction OF business.
Many a time" he was saying. II might
have been tempted for partisan purposes
-
Then the gentleman comedies this is
a partisan question" shouted Terry Of
Arkansas: that the Democrats are on
one side ard the Republicans on the
other"
Dingley waved Terry aside and paid no
attention 10 the interruption. which the
Democrats had applauded. Dingley ap
pealed TO his side OF the house TO sustain
the rules Of the house. The Republicans
indicated their support by warm manifes-
tations OF approval.
De Almond got the floor again, and In