New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-05
THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
ANOTHER DEFENCE MEASURE PASSED
BAILEY AT IT AGAIN

ANOTHER DEFENCE MEASURE PASSED
BAILEY AT IT AGAIN
Washington. April 4.-Fifteon thousand people
swarmed through the corridors OF the House chd
Of the CAPITOL this morning clamoring for adin!s-
sion to the galleries. Everybody seemed to be IN
an excited frame Of mind. and on the floor the most
dsquet'ng rlrors prc,allei None seemed to
know what the day would bring forth. Fears ~
an outbreak were expressed everywhere but the
Republican leaders seemed confident that they
would hold tho House until tomorrow az east.
The leaders Of the aggressive Republicans who took
part in the conference counseied their associates
TO keep I'm line to-day and urged them 10 DO
nothing until the conference" tonight
The floor Of the House. owing to the immense
crowds which thronGod the aises We're cleared half
an hour before noon. Every seat in IA" reserved.
Executive and diplomatic galleries was occupied.
Speaker Reed assembled the rostrum At noon and
called the House 70 order Amid an impressive
silence that followed the blind chaplain prayed
that the Nations Legislature might with clear
thought. wise dclibcration and unanmity OF action
meet the grave situation which confronted the
country.
resolution to print several thousand additional
copies OF tho report Of the Court OF Inquiry the
Maine disaster led Mr. Livingston dem. Ca to
ask why the House could not wait for the next
message from tho President.
There ia an enormous demand for this report in
tho country" replied Mr. Perkins.
"Wher- is the demand? In soa'n'" asked ,ir.
Livingston
MIR Cannon. chairman 81 tho Committee on APP
propriatlons asked unanimous con~cn, Pr the con-
sheraton - the Senate resolutions .usneuIug
IA portion Of Section 255 Of the Revised Statutes.
as permit tho United States 10 erect fortiaca-
tons in - emergency on any land on obtain
Ing tn" written consent OF the owner.
This IL another measure" lnterposed Mr..
Bailey. Il shall object until ind ont whether
are going to have any war"
Mr.. Cannon explained that the passage Of this hi
WAS urgently recommended ay the chic; OF En-
enecr-. lie moved to pass the hl under suspen-
sion ~ the rules.
BAILEY STIRS THE GALLERIES.
Mr.. Pailey. the Democratic leader took the floor
after MI cannon's explanation. and made a speech
which aroused the galleries TO pitch u enthusi-
that brought down upon them threat from
tho Speaker that they would DE cleared n sIch
demonstrations were repeated.
Mir Bailey called attention - the fact tha. on
several occasions within the last thirty days the
House had been called 10 vote on several PROPOSE
tious which Indicated that WAS directly ahead.
Yet. ne said. Congress was no, in possession Of
any Fac. watch warrants this bc,ict. He had voted.
he said. FOR the extraordinary emergency 81 90 0p)
appropriations but he had voted FOR 1t under the I'm
preston that the country VAS pcriously near war.
rn,ir"l or mi 49, ho,Ii anl, ~'"JI,
case. believing that danger vas a. hand. Ne had
already been ex ,cndcd. yet Information except
such - came through the newspapers. WAS SSH
another emergency Last Wc4neslA when the
House was asked to meet the vital question. the
majority had refused 10 meet II. II then every
where announced ;aat the President would be- pre-
The House adjourned Friday unul to-day with
thai impression Yet row ever weli-.nformcd man
knew there VAS to be none today. When was the
message 70 come In! he ASKED. IL seems to me
Important" he said that the House and the coGn.
try should know what the Go crnn'eni was DOING
vote bllndiy. II the occasion warrants f. ara
ready TO vote for every proper measure 20 prepare
for war and II var comes We are ready 10 vote Tor
every measure designed To prosecute IL 10 sue
perfect storm o. applause swept through the
galleries. which the Speak, MAI considerable dl
eres that demonstrations ~, approval or Dis
approval wouI hc permitted. But the next utter
"Those sal ii said Mr Hacy nry,nr his
hands toward Them ar" out m'n!1:Gre of the
eres Of the people they would force This House 70
This time the speaker sternly warned the gal
lcrcs that II the demorstrauon WAS again re-
p.4t%d h , MGHld SrGer o ngm n eySred To-
only talking to the galleries d.ausht,rS -
ma jori,y say now thnt II the Prcsidcn, wants
saso which VIII meet the approval Of the Amerl-
should have time: but II he wants one day or ono
hour to continue negotiations with the butchers
Spain NOT one minute Will We give him" Great
applause on the Democratic side and scattering an
piausc the Republican sde.)
Mr. Hopkins OHep.. lIl) suggested that there was
need of discretion At such times these. I'VE
cannot advertise our weaknesses" said he ''or
make war preparations with a brass band" 80
Mr. Lcnz dem Ohio said ne thouvht nm
amendment h. desired 10 oner to recognize the IN
dependence OF cuba should Dee attached 10 the bin
Spain had recognized tho confedcracy within thirty
days after Sumter fired Why should this
country hesitate2
FChEIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES ACTION
Foreign Affairs Committee. made an Important
statement. considering the fact that the committee
Lad adjourned within an hour and that some dis
closures had been made which sealed the lps of
all the members Republicans and Democrats ak,
Ho said the proposed amendment at this time WIS
ihopportune. 81 beiievc' said he. THAT when w..
move we should move In phalanx and In line ON
this slide our position Is known and understood by
the country. To emphasize II row might do moro
harm than good AS an emergency war measure
be would he said support this bin.
Mr.. Maddox (Dcm.. Ca thought Congress and
the country should he fully Informed OF all the
facts regarding the crisis 50 That members could
proceed with elaboration IL there was to he war
II would be the war OF the people oi the United
states, and not of any party. But there should be
no has,y impetuous plunge into war. The mem
country Into war and then carefully hid away IN
their hombproois ana allowed others 10 do the
fighting He thought every member should he will
Ing to hsht before he asked others to light Cap
plause)
Mr.. Fitzgerald dem. Mass) said that all meas
urcs designed To place the country In state OF
defence should be passed At once.
Mr.. Bailey sad that he did not desire To oppose