Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-31
THE COMMITTEE At WAR
Steunenberg'S Attorney Made 10
Apologize TO The Angry
Democrats.
LENlZ AND HULL TALK FIGHT.
idaho's Governor StiIl on the Stand and the
Questions Are Not TO
His Liking.


hostility between Chairman Hull and
Representative l.eutA of the Cuur d'Aleue
investigating committee eliminated in
small riot AT this mornings meeting.
The lie was passed and repassed and the
whole OF the democratic minority be-
came involved. Threats of throwing adj
versares ont of the window were all but
| fulfilled.
| The trouble originated in Lentz's
cross-examination of Steunenberg, who
Is still on the witness stand. His uues-
tions were particularly offensive to the
governor, who considered many of them
personal insults. Taking up the charac-
ter OF deputies employed after the riots
..entz tried to make it appear that Steu-
nenberg etained ex-convicts and men of
the most immoral type. In particular he
referred to one St. Clair, an alleged dep
uty, who i'll the Corcoran trial admitted
under oath that he was living with no
torious woman, and had lately been re-
leased from the Montana penitcntiary.
Weren't your deputies ex convicts
and consorts of prostitutes" demanded
Mr. Lent.
Before the governor could reply his at
torney, Judge Clancy, was on his feet.
THAT charge is absolutely false, and /
hurl it back i'll your teeth" he shouted
to Mr. Lentz. The whole committee was
i'll an uproar.
"lf you didn't have the majority OF
this committee behind you would throw
you out of the window for that" roared
Mr.. Lentz at his new opponent, "Why
don't the chairman rule him out of or
der? want TO say that if the chairman
means to defend the witness in such
falsehood he is a party to it, and l hur
that i'll your teeth, Mr.. Hull"
The confusion that followed was ter
rife. The democratic members were
siding with Lentz in his resentment o
Chaney's slur
81 wart to say right now that | know
what | shall do if the attorney for Gov
Steunenberg makes such an attack ol
: me. This room won't be big enough 70
both of u.s." shouted Mr.. Hay of Vii
gina, usually one of the most placid c
. men. whenever that lawyer declare
that any member of this committee is
liar there is only one thing for him to dc
either apologize or fight" shouted oil
General Cox Of Tennessee above the dir
"The only thing we can do is to expe
him from the committee, and | NOV
: that he be SO expelled" ," cried Jett of
> linoiS
> Meanwhile the unfortunate Judg
. Chauey had managed to make himse
= heard above the confusion. Il didn
!. mean to say that Mr.. Lentz was a liar,
!. he cried. Then apologize" shoute
!. Mr.. Cox, and CLANCY accordingly apol'
gized.
J That move quieted the ruction for
y time, but as soon as the committee ha
= adjourned Hull and Lentz were at
again. Leaning far over the table Ii
eyes flashing. the little congressman fro
Iowa fairly shouted at big Mr.. Lentz,
give you fair warning now that this cor
mittee room will never hold both of us
you ever talk TO me that way again"
Mr.. Lentz squared back for a fgf
while the infuriated Iowan kept on. aye
have gone as far with me as any man ca
90, and ! won't stand your insults al
more. Don't you ever dare talk to i
that way again don't you dare. l g
you fair warning"
"Don't YOU ever talk to me that wa
then" rctorted Lent; II won't stand
either. | give you warning not TO ia
to me as YOU have. You havnt treat
me decently at any time"
~ don't take you for any model Of {
ceucy," snapped Hull.
"You are no criterion of decency yo
self, growled Lent, ferociously.
The two men were still wrangling VIII
Hail ended the fight temporarily by LEI
ng the room with friends.
a Nj. Lentz continued the cross gu
Il tioning. The governor said he had be
in the Cmur d'Alene region during I
days in February before coming he
There were three state deputies on dr
at that time and DR.. France, who
J been in the service Of the state contii
: ally throughout the trouble. On one of
s previous visits he talked with Stims'
$ one OF the Imprisoned men. He had be
& told by Or, France that there was t
81 dcnce connecting Sumson with the C
q spiracy and that on April IS, prior TO
. blowing up Of the mill, Sumson advI
q certain individuals to get out of Wa
y ner, as there was gong to be trouI
g The governor detailed number OF VI
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