The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-14
MUCH WAR TALK IN BOTH
BRANCHES.
LENTZ AGAIN HEARD FROM
Hepburn and Grosvenor Defend the
Prcstdonps Message-Jerry simpson
Obstreperous Three strong
War Resolutions in the
senate and Many Cuban
Speeches.

WASHINGTON. April t2-General
Grosvenor of Ohio, now generally re-
garded as the spokesman OF the Presi-
dent on the floor OF the House, late
yesterday afternoon, in reply TO an
attack upon the policy of the admins
tration, interpre tated the recommend
alton in the Presidents message to
mean a request for authority TO use
the army and navy of the United states
to establish on the island of Cuba a
government independent of Spain.
IL was regarded as AN exceedingly
important and significant announce
ment In the brief debate the open
ing guns OF the contest that begins to-
day were fired Broadsides were ex-
changed, and then the House adj
iourned. Mr. Lentz, an Ohio Demo
crat, who drew the fire Of General
Grosvenor last Thursday returned the
assault again yesterday, attacking
what he termed the 'vacillating' pol
icy of the President, the midnight
con ference at the White House with
Senator Ellxins and John J. McCook,
and asserting that the Presidents rec
concentrations really meant that the
United States should coerce the Cuban
insurgents into an acceptance of
Spain's scheme Of autonomy. Mr.
Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa,
made spirited aud indignarC re-
ply, denouncing the intimation of
such a policy as little short of scoun-
drelism Then came General Grosve-
ncrs important announcement upon
which Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic
leader, countered, taking the position
that If the President had meant to de-
clare for the independence of Cuba he
would have said SO in specific words.
The message was clear and lucid, he
said, except as to the recommends
tions, and IL had required all the in
genuity of General Grosvenor to tor
ture such an interpre taton from them.
In conclusion, he declared that the
President who should coerce the Gu
ban patriots would not live to survive
the odium Of the American people.
Later, while Mr.. Hin was discuss
ing the question of reforming the cur
reucy, MIR. Simpson, Populist, of
Kansas, became SO obstreperous that
Mr.. Hopkins, Republican, OF Illinois,
who was in the chair, ordered him TO
take his seat, aud, when the Kansan
declined, he instructed the sergeant
alarms TO use the silver mace, the
emblem of the Houses authority, TO
compel him to take his seat One OF
the assistants took the mace out of its
place and marched up the aisle TO
ward Mr. Simpson. The latter laughed
at him. Take that thing back, he
said.
As the mace cannot be employed
under the rules, in committee, the
chair did not press the command, anC
the incident closed with a round o.
laughter
For nearly three hours the Senate
had the Cuban question in its severa
phases under discussion. Three reso
luhons bearing upon the question
were introduced, one by Mr. Lindsay
of Kentucky, directing that the CON
templated operations against the
= Spanish army in Cuba be in concer
with General Gomez, the suprem,
lGOHllAl1uu 10 bb NtHAtu III AiAt COM
mander Of the United States forces
to the end that the indepeudenc,
of the Cubans be secured; the
second by Mr.. Wilson, OF Washington
directing the President Mt once 4
I take such steps as will secure to tn
I Cuban people an Independent, repub
q lican form of government and th
9 third by Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska. de
claring the existence of war in Cuba
and directing the President TO talk
steps TO stop II and secure 60 the
I, people of the island stab lie and ind,
pendent government Following tn
= introduction of the resolutions
d. speeches were delivered by Mr.. Pet
tus, of Alabama Mr.. Mason, of mi
nos, and Mr.. Butler, Of North Ccrolin,
Judge Pettus presented an argumer
that the Congress could not delegat
To the President the power TO max
war, in a general or special sens,
and declared that the making Of an
war without an express declaratio
by Congress would be disgrace
the nation. Mr. Mason's speech wa
largely legal argument in favor a,
the recognition Of the independent
of the Cuban republic, and was a
livered with characteristics fire an
vehemence.
Mr. Butler spoke for the "oppos
tion" on the tloor of the Senate, mali
tanning that IL had thus far u9hel
the hands OF the administration, an
would continue to do so for de
!. mite and vigorous policy. He r.
II gretted that the President had M
,s presented such policy 20 Congress
and held that intervention witho,
the recognition Of independence wou
simply mean the crushing OF the
a ban patriots. Cons liberation of Il
sundry civil bill was resumed, but /
progress was made