The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-28
ALL SORTS IN THE HOUSE
THE ARMY BILL LED TO DEBATE
ON MANY QUESTIONS.

The Alleged Republican ''Dcaf' az to
Porto Rico Called Forth Some
COmment-SuIzer wanted to he Put
on Record as Against the War
England Is Making on the Beers.
Lentz on MiIitarism and Mnrsh's
Warm Reply.
Washington. March 27-Lively debate
covering a wide range of topics, includ-
ing Porto Rico, Philippines and the Boer
war, was engaged in the House to-day
while the army appropriation bill was I'M
der consideration.
At the outset Mr.. Talbert of South Car
DINA complained of the measures vast ex-
travagance, and replied to structures on
his course as to private pension legisla-
ton.
The published interview with an I'M
named Republican representative charging
that the Porto Rican tariff was the result
of a bargain for campaign funds was
again brought up by Mr.. Pierce of Tenn
essee.
Mr.. Steele wanted to know how the
Porto Rican tariff bill could be used to
raise a campaign fund.
MIR. Pierce replied that he could not
give the exact steps, but that vast sums
of money had been raised by the Repub-
lican party in 1896 from various quarters
could not be denied. The contributors
in one instance had even logged the mem
DRY of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
he had not dared to resent the insult
Democratic appause.)
Mr.. Hull of Iowa, as a member OF the
Republican Campaign Committee, said no
man worthy of belief, would make such
charges anonymously.
SuIzer and south Africa.
Mr.. Sulzer of New York denounced the
administrator attitude toward the war
in South Africa. All the pro-Boe reso-
lrtions, he said, still slept in committee.
81, therefore," he said, desire to place
on record my adherence and condemna-
ton of the unjust, the lnhuman the pre-
datory. the cruel and the barbarous war
the empire of Great Britain is relentessly
waging in South Africa to destroy and
eXterminate two brave little republics
sisters of our own--and as free and in
dependent.
America must do its duty The great
republic, the beacon light of the world, in
the name of liberty, humanity and Justice
must demand peace and make that de-
mand good. We have the right to interfere
and insist on peace. We have the right to
express our sympathy. We have the right
to aid the Red Cross Society Interna-
tional law gives us these rights and we
should exercise them. We sympathized
with Poland with Hungary, with Greece
wit a he
with Armenia and with Cuba in their
struggles for freedom Many we helped
Why, l ask in the name of all that is just
and honorable, in the name of our glor-
ious past, should we now refuse to render
moral support, our sympathy and our aid
to the patriots Of South Africa? is the
great light Of the republic going out?
"a republic that has sunk so low that
il elories in the downfall of sister re-
public is IN danger of destruction itself
A republic that refuses sympathy to a
sister republic struggling 10 maintain its
Independence against mcnarchial aggres-
sion is unworthy of the name and in
danger of monarchy itself. republic
that will secretly aid a monarchy 10 de-
stroy a republic and blot out it's free in
stitutons is a republic rotten to the core
and viii soon fall like a decayed tree on
the banks of a turbulent stream 10 be
swept away forever.
IN OPINION, the 0eIedt OF the Beers
will be the sevcrest blow to republican
institutions that has been struck in more
than a century and every friend of lib
erty the world over would fervently pray
that Dom Paul may be successful. The
administration seems to be secretly in
sympathy with Great Britain and render
ing her all the aid it can. Every liberty
loving citizen of the republic should
denounce and condemn these pro-
English tendencies of the White
House This republic should stand
by republcs-not against them. God
bless the embattled farmers Of South At
RIGA Is my fervent prayer, and from the
ashes of the conflict may there arise a
greater and grander republic, the glorious
United States Of South Africa"
Lentz on MiIifnrisnl.
Mr.. Lentz of Ohio, a member Of the
Military Affairs Committee, discussed the
evils of militarism. The expenditures for
the army had grown, he said until they
now absorbed one-ffth of the gross ex-
penditures of the government
Mr.. Lentz charged the soldiers in the
Philippines had no heart In the war
against the insurgents, and desired to re-
turn to their homes, and referred to a
number of alarn1lst reports about the
troops.
Mr. March Of Illinois, replying with some
heat characterized Mr.. Lentzs speech as,
hroughout' ulSBTdce 10 lhe American
Congress, a violation Of all the decencies
of this House. He asserted Mr.. Lentz had
misrepresented his country, misquoted
history. made unjust and false accusa-
lions and no Vtupera i've enemy Of his
country could have uttered more diabol-
ical sentiments. He said this he added,
on his own responsibility as a member,
and Oeaning toward Mr.. Lentz) las a
gentleman outside this House"
Continuing, he denounced the course of
the Democratic party, which he said In
time Of peace was hell for war" and
in time OF war was hell for peace" He
maintained that our title to the Philip
pines was as complete as was our title to
Florida, and It was as much our duty TO
suppress rebellion there as in Florida.
II the President should withdraw the