Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-03-01
Claims That Official Ordered His
Speech Withheld from Publica.
tion-An Effort at Censure
IL Defeated.

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had turned over to the public printer,
under general leave to print, had
been withheld from the Record, and
had been turned over to Gen. Gros-
venor, of Ohio. by the speaker. The
nature of the speech vas not devel-
oped during the events that followed,
but it was learned that it was an at
tack upon Senator Hanna and the
methods by which he was elected to
the senate. The speaker explained
that it had been represented to him
that the speech violated the priv
ileges of the house and he had d.
rected that it would be withheld I'M
til he could look over it. Pressure of
business had prevented him from do
ing So, however, and only 20 minutes
before, he said, he had directed that
the speech go into the Record, be-
lieving that if it contained anything
offensive it could be stricken out of
the Record by the house later.
Causes Excitement.
Intense excitement followed. Sew
eral points of order we're made by re-
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sidetrack the matter in. that way,
holding, however, that to proceed a
I proposition of some kind must be be-
fore the house. Thereupon Mr.. Rich
ardson, the democratic leader, Of.
fered a resolution declaring that the
speaker had no right to withhold
speeches. Against this the ques-
/ fi1r 0f Nrci1oroti0 u,oc rosonl lxy
Mr.. Lacey, and by a strict party vote
the house decided not to consider it.
Amid still greater excitement and
confusion Mr.. Richardson! offered an
other resolution condemning the
speakers action in terms, and direct
ing that the speech be delivered
forthwith" to the public printer.
Again Mr.. Lacey raised the question
of consideration, and again by a
strict party vote the house refused
to consider it. At this point further
proceedings were cut off by an adj
iournment taken on motion Of Mr..
Payne, the floor leader of the ma
jority, and again sustained by a
strict party vote. The controversy
will be resumed to-day.
Earlier in the day a partial confer
ence report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was agreed to and the bill
was sent back to conference. The
western members made an i%neffectu-
al effort to accept the senate amend
ment appropriating 500, 900 for irriga-
ton experiments on the ella river, in
Arizona, but they were defeated, S.
81. The conference report on the
naval bill was beaten on account of
the item creating assistant chiefs of
bureaus in the navy department, and
a motion to accept the senate amend
ment authorizing the construction of
three additional submarine boats
was pending when the row above
mentioned was precipitated by Mr..
Lentz.
Washington. Feb. 27.-An important
amendment to the Philippine amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was agreed to in the senate Tuesday.
1t was an application of the amend
ment previously offered by Senator
Hoar. laying restrictions upon the sale
of public lands and the granting of
franchises and concessions in the Phil
ippines. It was accepted by the COM
mittee in charge of the measure and is
now a part of the committee amend
ment. Senator Morgan (Ala.) contin.
ued his speech begun Monday and oc.
cupied the floor during the greater part
of the day. He concluded his address
just before the afternoon recess, after
having discussed comprehensively both
the Philippine and Cuban amendments.
He appealed to the committee to with.
draw both propositions, maintaining
that congress vas treading upon dan.
gerous ground and trifing with edged
tools in acting upon them without am
pie information. During the afternoon
Senator Allen obtained the floor from
: Senator Morgan and severely arraigned
Rear Admiral Sampson for some in.
dorsements he is alleged to have made
upon an application of Chief Gunner
Charles Morgan, Of the navy, for pro
motion to the grade of commissioned
officer. Senator Aliens denunciatior
of Admiral Sampson was sensational
During the day the conference repor,
upon the District of Columbia appro
priation bill was agreed to, as was also
q partial report of the conferees on the
post Office appropriation bill.
ST. Louis Bill in Plight.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Speaker Hen
derson Tuesday referred the St. Loui!
exposition bill with the senate amend
ments appropriating $250.o0o for thu
Charleston exposition and providing
for the closing of the exposition OF
Sunday. to the special committee
which reported the bill. The bill ha!
been on the speakers table for severe
days in the hope that it could be gotter
into conference by unanimous con
sent. The request made by Mr.. Tawney
at the close of the session Monday