The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-21
A BELLIGERENT TIME.
The Members of the Lower House
Used Some Very Harsh Terms.
Mr.. LENTZ OPENED FIGHT
By a Criticism of Administrations
Methods In the Philippines.
SEVERAL SENSATIONAL PASSAGES.
The Member from Ohio Also Fired a Shot
at Senator Mark Hanna.
SPEECH OF PRIVATE" JOHN ALLEN
II Was OF a Humorous Turn, and the
House Voted Unanimously
for His Measure.

Washington, February 2o-rhe house
| finally passed the sundry civil appropra.
tion bill today and entered upoa the con
sideration OF the general deficiency BILL
the last of the general appropriation bills
Mr. Lentz ohol, who. In this and the
previous congress, has violently attacked
the administration. furnished the sensation
of the day lie used u newspaper para.
graph recounting the death of Federal
| judge In New Mexico, who had been n
member Of the legislature which elected
Senator Hanna as text for charging cor
ruptlon In that election This called forth
q rebukc from MIR. Cannon, who declared
that brave men fought the living and only
ghouls rRvished the tombs of the dead
General Grosvcnor (Ohio) attempted to re
ply and the two 0hionns were anxious for
the fray, hut Mr.. Cannon would not per
init It. He thought II dirty linen" were
to be washed the gentlemen should hire a
hill. Later Mr. LentZ made second on
slnught of more sensational character
| This brought down upon himself the whole
republican side Of the house. In some re.
marks about n paragraph In tue bin for
payments for the apprehension Of doserters
Mr. Lentz made the startling charge that
soldiers in the Philippines had buried Il
native alive and had then bcheaded him,
and he read n letter, written, he said, by
soldier in the Philippines, saying that he
and his companions while on an expedition
were ordered to shoot every man and beast
they found Mr.. Lent2 said II these things
| are true, the soldiers were justified In de
sorting
Mr.. Cannon, Mr. Mahon pa, Mr.. Gro;.
venor lohiol and Mr.. Moody amid warm
applause. strongly rebuked Mr. Lcntz Mr.
Cannon declared that were Mr.. Lentz IN
the Philippines he would be tried by court
martial and shot Mr.. Mahon said MIR
Lentz's remarks were revamps of the cop.
perhead speeches OF forty years ago aui
MIR. Moody read the words of Lincoln that
the man who encouraged soldier to desert
is worse than the deserter.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment de
signed to prohibit hazing in the naval
academy on penalty Of dismissal This
amendment was pending on a point OF or
der when the house adjourned.
The proceedings were enllvened bv n
humorous speech made by Mr. Allen
tMss), "thc Wit Of the house" In favor Of
amendment offered by him to appro
PIRATE $4,000 for n fish hatchery AZ Tupelo.
Miss. Mr. Allen goes our Of congress
March A. after service Of sixteen years
He declared that thousands and millions
of unborn fish We're clnmorlng to this con.
gross for the opportunity OF being horn In
Tuepelo" (sir. Aliens home).
The amendment was unanimously
adopted.
The question of re-arranging the hall OF
representatives, for the accommodation OF
members In accordance with plan agl.
tated some years ago to remove the seats
and substitute benches, something after the
manner in which the house of commons Ia
arranged, came up on motion by Mr..
Crumpacker CIndD TO appropriate S115,00O
TOR refurnishing and rearranging the hall
Of the house, including the removal OF the
individual desks of members and the re-
duction Of the size. and the reseatlng OF
the hall in n manner that will be most
convenient for the members of the house.
The amendment also provided for the re.
furnishing of the speakers room. The
proposition was debated at considerable
length and then defeated-ayes As, noes l61.
The bill was then passed.
Speaking 10 a pro forma amendment 10
the general deficiency appropriation bill,
which was taken up next, Mr.. Lentz Ohioj
had read the paragraph from a Columbus,
Ohio. newspaper reporting the death OF
Charles Lyland. territorial Judge OF New
Mexico who was at one time a member
Of the Ohio legislature. aud who, the news
paper said, voted for Mr.. Hanna for United
States senator. With this paragraph as
text. Mr.. Lentz attacked corruption in high
places and low, charging that judicial
place had been given Mr.. Lyland for his
vote for United States senator.
Air. steele nud.l made the point Of order
that Mr.. Lentz was not speaking TO the
subject under consideration, but was
jumping on dead man"
Il am not Jumping on dead man." re-
piled Mr. Lcntz, but on man who Is so
alive that he viii ride down Pennsylvania
avenue with the president one week from
Monday"
II do not know Mr. Lyland,r interposed
Mr.. Cannon dl.), emphatically. ''but do
know the gentleman from Ohio. Brave
men aght The living; ghouls raylsh the
tombs Of the dead. That is all have TO
say. IAppause.l
Mf. Grosyenor attempted 10 secure an
opportunity 10 reply to Mr. Lentz. bur Mr.
Leutz objected until twenty minutes were
allowed on a side
"It is not possible that my colleague viii
insist upon bis objection" said Mr.. Gros.
vennr. 'IIe made an attack upon dead
man and ] desire ave minutes 10 reply.
II did not make an attack upon dead
man." replied Mr.. Lentz. II made an ex.