Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-02-28
a HIGH OLD TINE
Congressman LentL of Ohio, Given tie
Lie Direct.
HOUSE AROUSED TO tEVLR PITCH.
Hie Ohio Han Says Our Soldiers
In The Philippines Are Justified in
DESERVING.


They are having lively times in
Congress during these closing days o.
the session as the following report of
the proceedings Of Wednesday will
show:
Washington, d. c., speCial.-The
House finally passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill and entered upon
consideration Of the general defcien-
sy-the last o. the general appropri-
alton bills. Mr. Lentz, an Ohio Demo-
GRAFT, who in this and the previous
Congress has violently attacked the
administration, furnished the sensa-
aion of the day. He used a news PAPER
paragraph recountng the death Of
Charles LyIand, territorial judge Of
New Mexico, who had been a member
of the Legislature which elected Sena-
tor Hanna, as a text for charging cor
ruption in that election. This called
forth a severe rebuke from Mr.. Can
non, General GTUS VenOr, Of Ohio, a.
tempted to reply and the two OhiOians
Cannon would not permit it. ne
thought if dirty linen was to be
washed the gentlemen should hire 4
hall. Later Mr.. LeiltZ made s6conI
onslaught of more sensational char
aoter on the troops in the Philippines
and brought down upon himself me
whole Republican side of the House.
After the sundry civil bill had been
reported to the House and passed, the
House went back into committee OF
tho whole and took up the general de-
fciency appropriation bill. Speaking
90 a pro forma amendment, Mr.. LentZ
attacked corruption in high and low
places, charging that a judicial plaIa
had been given Mr.. Lyland for his
vote for United States Senator.
Mr.. Steele, Of Indiana, made the
point or order that Mr., Lentz was not
speaking to the subject under cOnsi-
deratiOn, but yves jumping on a dead
Ran."
81 am not jumping on dead man."
replied Mr. Lentz, but on a man who
is so alive that he will ride down Pen
nsylvania avenue with the President
bne week from Monday"
Mr.. Grosevnor sought to reply to
Mr.. Lentz, who refused to allow him
to do So Mr.. Grosvenor then angrily
declared that the gentleman from Ohio
mir. Lentz, had been guilty OF a mali
cious falsehood And he knows it,"
added Mr.. Grosvenor.
A very sensational episode occurred
when THE paragraph providing that
not over $50 should be paid for the
e q
army was reached. The paragraph
was seized upon by Mr.. Lentz for
base for an attack. He declared that
reports were coming back from the
Philippines that our soldiers were kill
ing prisoners and he said that he knew
of letter received by the father Of a
soldier in the Philippines telling Of
how a native had been buried alive Ey
his captcrs and then beheaded. If
that was the sort of civilization that
was being carried into the Philippines, |
Mr.. Lentz declared that it would take
S. 900 to prevent our soldiers from de-
sertins. Again and again he shouted
that they were justified in DESERVING. |
Mr.. LenltzS remarks aroused the |
House to a fever pitch. Mr.. Graham, !
Republican, OF Pennsylvania. ChllIen-
ged Mr.. Lentz 20 produce the letter ha |
had referred TO, which MIR. Lentz re-
piled could not be produced without
getting the boy into trouble.
MIR. Cannon in impressive tones de- |
clared that gentleman who would |
rise in his place in the American Con-
gress and advise men who had enlist |
ed under the American flag to desert |
might be safe here, but if he should |
say the same things in the Philippines |
he would be tried by drumhead court
NATAL and shot. This statement !
brought forth a round Of applause !
from the Republican side.