Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-30
CR0SvEN0R AGAIN
THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO HAS
ANOTHER TILT.
THIS TIME WITH Mr.. BAILEY
MR.. ALLEN PROPOSES A BRILLIANT
WAR SCHEME.
Suggests That General GrOsSenOr
Lead u Company of COngressmen
House Discusses Addition
of Cheese and Tobacco
to Army Ration.


political episode in which Mr.. Grosvenor.
Republican, Of Ohio and Mr.. Bailey. Dem
ocrat, of Texas, figured the principals.
Mr.. Allen proposed that company OF con-
gressmen be raised and go to Cuba AFTER
sending the Indian and sundry civil Diiis
back for conference. consideration OF oiiis
from the military affairs committee, under
the rule adopted yesterday, proceeded. NOT
able among the measures passed were those
providing for the enlistment of COOKS IN 'he
army; providing for the appointment OF
military storekeeper for the army; provid-
ing for the protection of harbor Gefenses
and fortificationS against wanton ana ma
licious injury, and giving the secretary OF
war discretion to permit any churcn OF
religious sect to erect its house OF worship
upon the West Point military reservation.
The last named bill precipitated consider
able discussion. it being framed at the IN
stance of Catholic effort, but giving equal
privileges to all churches.
Mr. Hull elaborated the arguments in
support of the BILL and Mr.. Bromwell. Re-
publican, of Ohio, opposed it as being
framed solely for the Catholics and he an
tagonized launching upon policy that
would erd in a fight between the churches
for control of the worship at West Point.
Il am a brother-in-law to the Methodist
church." declared Mr.. Cannon, Republican.
of Illinois, land the gentleman cannot claim
that there is anything in the bill that dis
eliminates against the Methodist church OF
any other church.
Mr.. Perry, Democrat. of Kentucky. sup
ported the bill, and Mr.. Northway. Re-
publican. of Ohio. opposed it. declaring his
opposition to any movement that would
result in special favors to any church.
Mr.. Bailey defied any one to contend that
it contained anything that favored one sect
over any other. Incidental to his argu-
ment for the bill. he paid a superb tribute
to the Christian soldiers of the country,
notably to the Confederate leader, Stone
wall jackson, and to the spirit Of the faith
ers of the republic which moved them in
Incorporating in the constitution the safe
guards of religious liberty. In response to
an interruption, he said:
"A government that maintains bar
room within its capitol and refuses the
right for any church to build its own
church on the reservation where its SOL
diers are trained is disgrace"
| Mr.. Cummings, Democrat. of New York.
and Mr.. Henderson, Republican, of Iowa.
supported the bill.
| The bill was supported further by Mr.
I Adams Republican, of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Lentz, Democrat, OF Ohio, and q vote
| was then taken. The bill was passed-lS
| to Is.
A protracted discussion was precipitated
| by the bill to increase the daily army ra-
| ton by the addition tri-weekly of one
| quarter of a pound of full cream American
| cheese and two ounces of canned corn. The
| bill was attacked as presented, not in re-
| sponse to the demand of the army. but of
the cheesemakers. Mr.. Allen, Democrat, Of
Mississippi, was opposed to the bill and
| took occasion to reply to the assertion of
| in fba
| vention, in which he was reported as say
| ing the opposition to the Republicans had
practically unanimously opposed all neces-
| sary war measures since the passage OF the
$50 900, 900 urgency appropriation.
| Mr.. Allen denied it, and said he could
| only explain the utterance on the ground
| that Mr.. Grosvenor was one of those who
| thought no man could be patriot who
opposed bond issues. and had based his
| statements upon the vote of Democrats
! and Populists against the war revenue Dill
| with the bond provision.
| Mr.. Allen created great applause by MAX
| ing the proposition that a company of con-
I, gressmen led by General GrosvenOr be
| raised and go to Cuba.
When Mr.. Allen concluded. Mr.. Grosve-
| pcr. Republican, of Ohio. arose. He did
| not believe, he said, that the floor of the
| house was the proper place to attack and
comment upon political speeches and mat
| ters which arose outside of the house 1t
was not his purpose now. he said. to go into
a. detailed answer to the criticism that had
| been showered upon him for his Ohio con-
| yenticn speech but in due time he would
| take occasion to follow in detail the votes
| of the opposition, since the war began, and
| endeayor to show that the spirit if not
every word of his speech was warranted
| A somewhat sensational occurrence fol-
lowed when Mr.. Grosvenor, proceeding. sad
| IL was strange that he should be singled
out for criticism, when Democrats were In
dulg!ng in quite as severe reflections upon
| their party, He produced an editorial from
n Washington paper "a leading Democrat
| fc organ" he said, published on June =.
the day the Ohio convention was In ses-
sion, and announced it was written by a
Democratic member of congress, and was
quite as severe as anything he (Grosvenor)
had said in criticism of the Democrats.
Name him! Name MN! crieo d uoAeh
Democrats, eXcitedly.
Il shall not" responded Mr.. Grosvenor.
He was proceeding, when Mr.. Bailey, the
leader of the Democrats, on whom every
one knew the article was an attack. arose
nIainlv excited and indignant. The Ohioan
read a paragraph severely rejecting upon
the recent course of the minority and
stopped, as it subsequently developed, to
| comment. when Mr.. Bailey, with rigor. in
terrupted him.
Il want to say it is an attack upon me,
said the Texan, land l want every WORD
| of it read
81 shall read what I please" replied Mt
Grosvenor, and Mr.. Bailey then made the
point of order it could not be read.
personal colloquy followed, in which acri-
| mony was plenteous, when Mr.. GroNenoI
| said he was not schoolboy to be dictated
to by Mr.. Bailey, and the latter referred
| to the Ohioan as one who was too inde-
, cent to be courteous. Finally Mr.. Bailey
| insisted upon his point, and the speaker
declared 1t well taken. Mr.. Bailey then
| withdrew it, saying he merely wanted II
made plain that MIR. Grosvenor was pro.
| of his own right. Mr.. Grosvenor read the
editorial In full and commented upon II
| as being a more severe arraignment OF
the Democratic party than his speech con-
tanned.
the gentleman from Ohio say who wa:
| the Democratic congressman who, he de-
| clared wrote the editorial?"
Il submit" came the response. that
cannot do that unless the gentleman who
positively informed me gives me permis
| sion 1t would be breach of confidence
| am willing to name the Republican mem
ber who heard my informant name the
! Democrat who wrote the editorial"
Il am inclined to believe" Mr. Bailey
right in declining to violate what he con
siders a confidence, but 1t occurs to nn'
, that if any member on this side wrote thu
| editorial, he would certainly have th'
The incident thus closed. and shortl!
| thereafter the house at 8 o'clock, ad