The age-herald., 1899-01-21

"Does the gentleman contend that if the treaty fails we will be at war with spain?" asked MT. carmack. (dem.) of Tennessee.
 Truce Now Exists
 'I do," replied MT. Grosvenor. "A truce now exists. The failure of the treaty would leave us exactly where we were the day before the protocol was signed"
 MT. Carmack recalled the fact that the treaty with Mexico was not adopted as it went to the senate and he tried to force from the gentleman from Ohio the state- ment that the failure of the treaty would be followed by resumption of hostilities. He contended that Spain would accept any terms we made.
 MT. Grosvenor ella med there was no au- thority for such a statement and charged that the death of every volunteer soldier who would be mustered out the moment the treaty was ratified should be laid at t,le door of those who contributed to the defea. of the treaty.
 "The death of every soldier in the fhiip- pines henceforth," declared MT. Carmaek. twill be laid at the doors of those who are now prosecuting the war against the Fi!- ipinos." Democratic applause)
 How would you meet the situation?'
 q would sail away from Manila and never look back" (Renewed democratic applause)
 And all the world would brand you as T coward" retorted MT. Grosvenor, to the accompaniment of burst of republican applause.
 "The brand should go on the back of the administration, declared MT. Carmack, nd ad war to destroy the liberties of the people of the Philippine islands, Democratic applause)
 Question of Ownership
 'I belong to a party, responded MT. Grosvenor, that has always unhed the cause of liberty-'
 q thought the party belonged to you,' in- terjected MT. Carmack.
 And I belong to a party" continued MT Grosvenor, not noticing the Interruption, "that has never pulled down the flag of liberty"
 You contend then" said Mir. Carmack. sarcastically, that the liberty of these islands was due to the republican party and that the republican party proposes to collect that liberty and own it..
 dSSiiS tO nLO", iieNi PSSN. @--' -1N>--N' (dem.) of Texas, If this new crusade against liberty is to be a companion piece of the presidents recent declaration about decorating the graves of confederate soldiers
 "In those graves, noble men who fought in a mistaken cause" replied MT. Gros- venor, twas buried the opposition to the republican cause of liberty, and it is-proper that the leader of the republican party should have made that generous stages tion." Republican applause.)
 MT. Lewis in replying to MT. Grosvenor convulsed the democrats with laughter at the expense of the veteran Ohioan and re- peatedly drew from them rounds of ap- plause. He referred to MT Grosyenor as the security of liberty and the defender of honor of his country. He did not wonder at the applause Mir. Grosvenor's speech had evoked from his colleagues.
 Respect Due Antiquity
 It had been made many times, and was entitled to recognition on account of it's antiquity. But he said MT. Grosvenor had now appeared in a new role. He had under taken to warn the United States senate of it's duty and to portray the terrib e b.ood- shed and devastation which would follow its failure to act in accordance with his ideas. The United States senate had been solemnly warned that if it did not ratify the treaty it would hear from the gentleman from Ohio again.
 But he assumed that senators would not be overawed; that they would continue their opposition to imperialism which would em- tlo vvffh which it's decrees would be written. But they must understand that the gentleman from Ohio was quite displeased with them. MT. Gros- yenor, he said, was the mouthpiece of the administration. He was the star of the performance, but the administration might we'll be asked to be delivered from the hands of it's friends. He had the voice of Jacob, but the hand of Esau. MT Lewis expressed his regret that the service of so distinguished and able an ad- yocate was enlisted on the side of those who in time of peace under the plea of patriotism asked bounties and free gifts but who in time of the national peril and stress took advantage of the government ] necessities.
 Mr. Grosvenor declined to make an ex-  ington. He said he only desired to repudi- ate again any idea that he was the mouth- piece of the administration. Further than that he would not reply to the gentleman's exuberant language
 MT Brumm. in charge of the Cramp bill tried to effect an arrangement for vote but was unsuccessful.
 The speaker announced the appointment of MT. Payne, of New York, to the chair manship of the committee on ways and means, to succeed MT. Dingley; and MT, | Richardson (dem) of Tennessee, on | the ways and means and rules committees to succeed MT. McMilin. The house recessed until o'clock, the evening session to be devoted to private pension legislation. At 10 o'clock the house | adjourned until Monday. STREET CAR SMASHUP. e1