The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-06
HOUSE is IN TURMOIL
Approaching End Today Brings
Scenes of Bedlam.
HOT WORDS ARE PASSED
LENTz, HALL AND OTHERS EN-
GAGE IN PERSONALITIES.

GAGE IN PERSONALITIES.
Washington, June 5.-The house en-
tered the throes of dissolution today
and all day and all evening the gal
Ieries were crowded.
The picturesque incidents were few.
Partisan passion running high in the
face of the impending presidential
campaign broke out several tines dur
ing the afternoon, and hot words were
banded across the political aisle Mr..
Hull of Iowa and Mr.. LentZ OF Ohio
crossed swords, and later Mr.. GrOs-
venof of Ohio and Mr.. Gai3es of Ten
nessee had lively encounter. Through
cut the day at every opportunity there
was a play for political advantage and
taunt and challenge were banded back
and forth. But all this was merely in
cidental TO the work of crowding
through the big supply bills which had
the right of way.
During the interim between the con-
sideration of conference reports, mem
bers clamored like mad men in the
wheat pit on panic day for recOgnl-
ton for private bills upon which their
political salvation might depend.
At the night session the galleries
were thronged with gaily-arrayed wo-
men, and the ftOOr was d Veritable bed
lam. Hour after hour the conferees
struggled on with their reports, the
speaker, firm and resOlute, steering the
house through the turmoil and confu-
sion. Toward midnight the galleries
thinned out, but the tired legislators,
with the prospects of an all-night ses-
sion ahead remained in their places,
getting what comfort they could from
the knowledge that tomorrow the end
would come.
Reads Letter From Bryan.
Mr.. Cummings read the following let
ter on the floor of the house:
Lincoln, Neb., june ,. Ny Dear Mr..
Cummings: 1 see that the Republicans
are asserting that I think a cOnstitu-
lional amendment necessary Tor the
humiliation of the trusts.
i have never said or believed that an
amendment was necessary ] have
urged legislation which I believed to
be constitutional and have eaid that ]
favor a constitutional amendment if the
decision Of the supreme court declare
such legislation unconstitutional. The
Republican party does not want to de-
strOy the trusts. During this session
OF congress the Republicans have unan-
imOusly supported proposition to give
the national banks control of the cur
{.
trust. 1 enclose a copy of my Chicago
antitrust speech, which discusses the
question of constitutional amendment.
Yours truly, W. j. BRYAN"
The Democrats cheered vOciferOusly
when Mr.. Cummings concluded the
reading.
Mr.. Cushman OWash.) had a sharp
exchange with Mr.. Cummings over the
letter
THE trouble with Mr.. Bryan" he
said. is that he is Tor the supreme
court when il decides his way and
against it when it decides against him"
Miles and Corbin Opposed.
The house on assembling today
adopted the conference report on the
Alaskan code bill. The report showed
a complete agreement. a conference
was ordered on the Nicely extraditiOn
bill end then the differences between
the two houses on the military academy
appropriation bill were considered. an
hour being given each side for debate
Mr.. Hull Qa) said the most import
AMI amendment To the bill was that
increasing the rank of the senior major
general and the adjUtant general Of the
army.
Er. briggs u. u criticized severely
the proposition TO raise General Miles
To the rank of lieutenant general. say
allied rank of Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan would be little less than an
outrage. So far as Adiutant General
Corbin was concerned he called atten-
ton to the marvellous rapidly of Cen
eral COrbin's promotion since 1895.
when he was a lieutenant colonel"
Mr.. Cummings IN. " regretted
that his colleagues had opposed the
prOmetiOn of General COTbin.
II VIII support this amendment" said
he. because I believe victories are not
eWon more readily because both these
officers were volunteer officers who rose
from the rank of private soldiers" ZAP
plause.)
Lentz on Occur d'A1enes.
Mr.. Clayton IN. " favored the pro-
positions TO promote Miles and COrbin.
He stas followed by Mr.. Lentz co.,
who made an onslaught upon the pro-
position 20 promote General Corbin and
who severely arraigned the Republican
members of the military affairs COM
mittee for declining to take action look
ing 10 the adoption OF a senate resOlu-
ton to print TO- GOO copies of the Occur
d'Alene investigation. 1t was, he said
another step in the direction of militar-
ism.
Mr.. Lacey 0a) asked Mr.. Lentz
about the politics of the governor of
Idaho and jeered him until he finally
admitted that he called himself Dem
ocrat. But, he said, every Democrat on
the military committee has signed a re-
port condemning. Governor Steunenberg
and President Mckinley for blacklist
ing organized labor.
Assails Corbin and Hull.
Mr. Lentz then directed his assaults
against General Corbin, who, he said.
mad been hanging about the corridors
of the capitol begging for promotion.
II have not any more respect for mill
tary beggarS than I have for political
besgars." said he. Il believe that mill
tarN men should fight for their promo
tons not beg for them"
The excitement had been rising dur
ing his remarks and things were at a
high tension when Mr.. Hull rose TO
reply.
Mr. HUI denied that the adiutant
general had haunted the corridors or
asked members OF congress for pro-
motion.
Mr. Lentz-ls It not a fact that he
appointed sons of members and indi-
reetly got their influence in that way Z?
Mr. Hull-He has appointed a good
many staff officers The gentleman
from Ohio is evidently anxious to get
the fact before the country that I have
a son in the army who has served in
the staff department at Manila That
Is something / am very proud of. He
went and enlisted first with his own
regiment, having served in the Nation
al Guard for ten years and got a com
mission BIZ the votes of his own COM
rades for the rank of captain. CAP
plause on the Republican side9 And
be was promoted and is now major on
The staff in The philfpninpS fPppa5Vad