Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-28
TIE LENrz- NJ ARsm TILE.
Particulars of IA stormy Debate in
tic Lower House OF ConyrcsS.


Washington, March IS When Mr..
I-ertz u Ohio delivered a scathing de-
OF militalisrn and the war in
the Philippines III The house yesterday.
MS atrack aroused ile Indignation OF
Mr.. Marsh of IllindtS. who in u bitte,,
eSesriatjen of The OHIO member de-
elaicd that the latte.s speech was a
fiiseiace 70 the American congress. He
{Iseiared he was responsible for what
he SAID said both on and off the floor
pf the house. His heated language did
net tilisw a rejoinder from Mr.. Lent
In his speech I.entz said the expcndi-
tal't 9r the army are growing until.
they my absorb one-tifth OF the gross
eXnslpiitures of the government. The
iifa latliery al the government cost the
nfaple now $40 per capita against 80
cents u the days ~ Thomas Jefferson.
The Monroe doctrine. under which sew
entssu republics had been built up
south Of us, no longer would be held
sacred.
Turning his attention 10 the Philip
pl,e question he produced an array of
in the Philippines had Mo heart in the
MAR against tie insurgents, and desired
II return home. H. challenged the
Presidents statement that the voiur-
tesrS had wiiingl remained after
theii tfeins of enlistment expired. He
read y letter from Assistant Secretary
al War Meiklejotn in reply ~ il re-
gus, for discharge Of a soldier de-
lsYing the Iequest saying the depart
ment MAS Hooded with such applica-
tons
He read letter from one medical Of
fieer serving in the Philippines. call
ing attention TO the frequency with
which soldiers were being incapacitat-
ed by self-inficted wounds. suggesting
the adyisabntfy # boards. such as IN
vesasate easas af desertipn. He also
MENTIONED rpolts concerning the
alarming frequency Of insanity among
the soldiers
Nj Marsh. IS his reply 10 Lentz,
spoke with great hea, The speech, he
said, Was cllara ieristic Of the gentle
man from ONO. IL The absence OF
facts. brilflaA imagination had been
dra~n upon. Gre complaint followed
another, rs san until tn. gentleman
from Ohio lad ssnea sebriquet ef
IfAe great seaIa so vltuperative
Jeremy Of his antry ne said, could
aaYe uttered more diabeiical senti-
M MIS-
= desire. h continued. with flushed
( fisce and emphatic gesture. 10 charac-
tefize his speech from the beginning
4 as disgrace 70 the American congress
ard q Nita2ion of all decencies OF this
house He has nlisrepresented his
coGhlry. misguided history and mis-
j stated the position of this side of the
! house H. has exhausted his Who'll,
4 vocabulary i'll unjust ard false aecusa-
lions against his country And make
these statements. said he, looking al
Mn Lentz. upon my responsibility d.
. member here and as Il gentleman
4 outside his house,
one Of the beautiful things about
5tthe constitution he went on sarcas-
Il tieally is thsl; no man can be pun
f!shed under the Jaw for words Spoken
~ debate here. 50 the gentleman from
ONO goes scot free, notwithstanding
the false charges he has made
Mr. Lenz interposed at this point Il
Ichallenge Mr.. Marsh to show the falsi
" Of the oiicia documents from which
he quoted
Mr.. MARSH replied that he had gon
as far as lle could in his characterize
Ter e NJ Ga;z's remarks; Il Il
had any language at his comman,
more emphatic. ne would have uesd it
Il Continuing he denounced the course o
the democratic party Which. he said
III time Of peace was hi for war
and in tiine Of war was Ill 70
peace He maintained that our It'll
TO the Philippines was as complete a
was our title u Florida, and it was ii
much our duty to suppress the re
bellion there rs in Florida