The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-10


In the course Of the Ceour dAlene en-
quiry before the Committee on Military AZ
fairs Of the House today, rather a vehem-
ent contention occurred between Repre-
sentatives Mondell OF Wyoming and Lentz
Of Ohio. Acrimonious feeling vas displa/
ed. The colloquy arose because Of ~ -
lection to the admissibility Of cert9 tes-
! timouy on the ground Of irT gancy,
made by the Representative m Wyo-
ming
Frederick Martin. an Idaho miner. who
saw service in the bull pen in which the
miners were cOrraled by the Federal mill
tary authorities, and whose examination
was begun yesterday. returned 10 he
stand. Mr. Lentz proceeded 10 question the
witness concerning the strength and effec-
uveness Of the Idaho National Guard com
panies OF which IL Is alleged were at Ward
ner AID Kellogg and might have been en-
ployed, instead Of Federal troops. had the
services OF soldiers really been necessary.
Mr.. Lentz asked: How many compan-
les Of militia were at Wardner?"
Chairman Hull said: Now you are
speaking from your own knowledge and
not from common report2"
Witness; Il know nearly every man IN
the companies
Mr. Lentz: You may answer my cues
ton as 70 how many companies Of militia
were at Wardner."
Well, there were two companies at
Wardner and one at Kellogg
How many Of the men in those compa-
MES volunteered for service IN the Span
ish-AmeTican war;
Mr.. MOndell protested with some agf-
! tation. Mr.. Chairman. / do not see how
| that question or the answer which may
be made 70 il. can possibly be pertinent
! 20 this enquiry. / take 10 that We are all
anxious to get thrOugh-at least some
time during the present session-and IL
we 20 into his line Of iE-=z-.gation. IL may
never lead US 10 an end We have slready
gone al over creation"
Mr. Lentz; 4 think that question is
particularly pertinent TO this case m
ing his index finger al Mr. MondeU he
continued Il want TO show that there
were good many State troops left in
I Idaho after the volunteers for the Span
lsh-AmericaR war had gone 10 the front
and that there we're plenty Of soldiers TO
take care OF your bad and wicked miners
WHO MT- LentL continued 10 aim his
index finger al Mr. MOndeH. and there was
a strong vein OF irony in his voice as he
/ said, your bad and wicked miners Who
but Mr- Moudeu did not let Mr. LeutZ
conclude the sentence The Representa-
/ tive from Wyoming. with a degree Of
! vehemence amounting almost 10 a display
/ Of anger. said
Mr.. Chairman. I think this has gone
I far enough ! consider il unwarranted
Z that the insinuaJiOn should be made that
| l consider the Idaho miners q bad and
I wicked body OF men L is not the hrst
/ time that the gentleman from Ohio has
/ made statement Of this kind. aud ! de-
maud that il shall stop. 10 member OF
! this committee shall have the right TO
make the charge that ! am on one side
! or the other Of this case"
The force with which Mr. Noudell spoke
had caused a ruddy glow 90 spread over
his face. AS Mr. MGndsll abruptly closed
I the sentence: No member Of this commit
tee shall have the right 10 make the
charge that / am on one side or the other
OF this case, Mr. Lentz looked somewhat
I impioringly at the chairman Representa-
! tive Hull, across whose face played the
I smile that nearly always rests there.
Before the color in Mr.. NondeiIs cheeks
and forehead had faded Mr. Lentz again
pointed his finger and declared. But YOU
would not let NE finish what l was golng
TO say
But" said Mr.. MondeT. you said
enough. II is not the first time you have
said IT, 1 would thank the gentleman
! fIOm Ohio not 10 use IL again We would
have made much more progress in this
/ case but for the dragging In OF irrelevant
matters
Neither the statements OF Mr Lentz nor
I Mr. NOndell were made with that calmness
with which they might have been spoken
l in the House The spectators from Idaho.
/ 10 many Of whom turgid language is fire.
QUently the preface TO OUJDurS- Of physical
! force looked on as though a collision be-
| tween Mr.. Mondell and Mr.. LenJz might
! be expected at any moment When the
! Representative from Wyoming made his
/ allegation about the dragging IN Of ir-
relevant matters the Representative from
| Ohio retorteJ. We would have been much
I further along i'm this investigation but for
your Interruptions and"
| Mr. MoudeiI. Il have not interrupted
/ the gentleman from Ohio. and the question
I az issue here has arisen q number Of times
/ before
Here Mr. Lentz arose TO interrupt Mr..
| Mondell who continued TO speak. and de-
1 cliucd TO yield when Chairman Hull. with
the smile on his face trihe fainter thsn
! usual. said sharply. The committee viii
please he in order
Mr.. Lentz then stated TO the chairman
what he expected TO show by the testi-
mony Of Mr.. Martin and Mr. Fay Of Vir-
ginia objected on the ground that it had
been shown that at the time Of the dis
| turbance in the COeur d'Alene region there
we're no state troops in Idaho
| Mr.. Lentz said: Il have followed this
investigation more faithfully than any 9TH
/ or member Of this committee and ! can
| recall having heard no such testimony
here"
| After considerable controversy, the Wit
| ness was allowed to state that out OF the
three National Guard companies az Ward
ner and Kellogg. eighteen men volunteer
ed for service in the war against Spain,
| and that Of these, three were rejected by
| the mastering officer.
Were these companies fully organizel2''
! asked Mr.. Lentz-
Yes sir: they were
| Mr. Hull asked: What do yOl mean
when you say they were fully organ
lied - "
4 mean that they had their full compile
| ment OF officers and men"
| ''But 20 be organized means to be armed
and equipped Were those companies arm
ed? Did any Of them carry guns?'
| I do not know that they hai guns"
| At noon the committee took a recess.
THE QUARANTINE RAISED.