The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-05
/ Makes BAILEY TIRED
the GALLERIES GO WILD
ODoaksr bed Grows Angry and Threat
ens 70 Order Them Cleared II They
Don't Keep Quiet Anxious for
Immediate Action.


was no attempt to force consideration
a . resolution regarding the Cuban sit
uaeion in the house. there was a brief
outbreak. in the course of which the
wnrlike temper Of the crowded galleries
wns 20 manifest that Speaker Reed
threatened to clear them II the demon
strusion was repeated. The outbreak
occurred over a bill to authorize the
nreeident to erect temporary fortiffca-
ttons in ease Of emergency upon land
vhen the written consent Of the own
era wa obtained without awaiting the
long process Of legal condemnation. ms
"a 10 a demand by Mr.. Bailey, the
oomccratic leader. for Information as TO
u facts which warranted all these
war measures. The particular state
ment which aroused the galleries was
10 the eject that while the democrats
were willing to wait n reasonable
time for the president to transmit a
mensare that would meet the approval
Of the American people, they would not
wait Q minute for I'll to continue ne
gotsations with the butchers OF spain.
when the demonstration in the galleries
wa rebuked by the speaker. he de-
clared that the galleries were the Amer
lean people In miniature.
Mr. Cannon accused Mr.. Bailey or
s~.poeturing'' and playing to the galleries.
the bill was passed and IL was arranged
that the army reorganization Dill
should be taken up on Wednesday. un-
lees . report was made from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. The remainder
az the day passed without incident In
IT, transaction of District OF Columbia
business. During the morning thou
nnnde gwarmed through the corridors oil
the house end Of the capitol, clamoring
for admittance into the galleries.
Mr.. Cannon. chairman OF the commit
tee on appropriations. asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF tht
senate resolution suspending a portion
of section 355 Of the revised statutes, SC
a To permit the United States to erec'
f~ortincations in cases OF emergenc,
upon any land upon obtaining h writ
ten consent Of the owner.
This Ia another war measure, IN
terposed Mr.. Bailey. Il shall object un
I'll I nnd out whether We are going Il
have any war;"
Mr.. amor explained that the pas
Rage Of the bill was urgently recon-
mended by the chief of Engineers. IL
moved to pass the bill under suspension
Of the rules. Mr.. Bailey. the demo
cratic leader. tool the floor. after MI
Cannon's explanation, and MADE
speech which aroused the galleries. II
called attention to the fact that on sew
eral occasions within the last 30 dag
the house had been called upon 10 Vot
upon several propositions when ina
Gated that war was directly ahead ,
us. Yet. he said. congress was not
possession OF any fact which warrante
this belief. He had voted: he SAID. !.
the extraordinary $50. 000. 900 appropria
ton. but he had voted for IL under IN
impression hat we were perilousl
near to war. IL a democratic presiden
had asked a democratic house to au
thorixe such an expenditure withou
control or limitation. he should haN
denied IL. He should have demande
the estimates. But in this case. he
lfeving that danger was near at han'
he had voted for II. Much OF the vas
appropriation had already been es
pended, yet Information such as cam
through the newspapers was still witt
held. To-day the house was asked I
meet another emergency. Last Wednes
day, when the house was asked to me-
the vital question. the majority had r,
fused to meet IL. IL was then every
where announced that the presider
would be prepared to send a message
to-day. The house adjourne
from Friday to to-day with that in
preston. Yet, now every well-ir
formed man knew that there was MOI
to-day. When was the message
come IN. nt dshto.
1T seems to me important" said h
that the house and the country shou
know what the government was doir
and intended to do. We ought not to
asked to vote blindly. III the occasi,
warrants IL, we are ready To vote 4
every proper measure to prepare 4
war, and IL war comes. we are read
10 vote for every measure designed
prosecute II to a successful concl
sion"
A perfect storm OF applause swe
the galleries, which the speaker HI
considerable difficulty in subduir
The speaker warned the galleries tn
no demonstration of approval or di
approval would be permitted. But {
next utterance of Mr.. Bailey redoubl
the applause.
'"These galleries." said Mr.. Bailey. wa
ing his hand about the thronged CALLERS
ARE hut a miniature of the American ps
PIE. IL ongress could face the gallert