The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-27
The STORMY LENTZ
AGAIN STIRs THE HOUSE INTO AN
UPROAR.
SCHLEY AND SAMPSON.
a TELLING CONTRAST OF THEIR
CHARACTERS.


view-The Democrats Furious over
This Alleged outragc-ResoluttOn
Condo ming the Speakers Action
Defeated by Strict Party Vote-The
Transfer of the Port Royal Dry
Dock Sti1l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SIMPSONS Letter Read.
Washington, Feb 26.-The House was
the scene of sensational incident late
this afternoon which threw that body
into a violent state of excitement. For
an hour the storm ragged, ending abrupt
~ when an adjournment was taken upon
: the motion of Mr.. Payne, the floor lead
er of the majority.
Mr.. Lentz. Democrat of Ohio, who has
created many sensations during his SER
vice in the House, stirred the Democrats
to a fever pitch by rising to a question
of privilege, and alleging that a speech
he 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. Grosvenor of Ohio
by the Speaker. 1t was an attack upon
Senator Hanna and the methods by
which he was elected 10 the Senate. The
Speaker explained that it had been rep
resented to him that the speech
violated the privileges of the
House and he had directed
that it be withheld until he could look
over it. Pressure of business had pre-
vented him from doing so, however, and
y min l. he
had directed that the speech go into the
Record, believing that if it contained any
thing offensive it could be stricken out
by the House later.
Intense excitement followed. Several
points of order were made by RepubN-
cans, but the Speaker declined to side
track the matter in that way, holding.
however that to proceed propositi n of
some kind must be before the House.
To Condemn Speakers Action.
Thereupon Mr.. Richardson, the Demo
cratic leader offered a resolution, de-
c!aring that the Speaker had no right to
withhold speeches. Against this the ques-
ton of consideration was raised by Mr..
Lacy, and by a strict party vote, the
House decided not to consider It Amid
still greater excitement and confusion
Mr.. Richardson offered another resolution,
condemning the Speakers action in strong
terms and directing that the speech be
delivered forthwith TO the public printer.
Again Mr.. Lazy raised the question of
consideration and again by strict party
vote the House refused to consider it.
At this point further proceedings were
cut off by an adjournment taken upon a
motion CT Mr. Payne, and again sustained
by a strict party vote. The controversy
probably will be resumed tomorrow.
No Irrigation Experiments.
Earlier in the day a partial conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
was agreed to and the b II was sent back
to conference. The Western members
made an Intellectual effort to accept the
Senate amendment appropriating 800 600
for irrigi ton experiments en- The ella
river In Arizona, but they were defeated,
IS to 81.
The conference report on the naval bill
was beaten on account of the item, Gre
ating assistant chiefs of bureaus
in the Navy Department and a
motion to accept the Senate amend
ment autho ling the construction
of three aid tional submarine boats
was pending when the row al owe MENTION
ed was prec pitated by Mr.. Lentz.
Mr.. Dayton OF West Virginia then pre-
scented the second conference report upon
the naval appropriation bill. The report
still left in issue the Senate proposition
for the transfer of the Port Roya. dry
dock to Charleston. the authorization Of
three submarine boats and the promotion
of petty officers to the rank of ensign.
These probably will be brought up for
separate vote
Sampson of Humble Origin.
In the debate on the bill Mr.. Berry Of
Kentucky referred to the hong standing
controversy between Admirals Sampson
and Schley, and said 1t was still the evil
dent purpose Of the Navy Department to
confer the highest honor upon the man
who was "fartherest away" at the battle
Of Santiago. Mr.. Berry read Admiral
SIMPSONS alleged recent letter to Secre-
tary Long as to the inadvisability of CIV
ing warrant officers in the navy commits
sions on account of their lack of social
refinement. Mr.. Berry said that Admiral
Sampson was Of extremely humble origin
himself, and whatever refinement he had
obtained had been due to his service
in the American navy. By contrast he
recalled Admiral Scheys action during
the stress of battle IN sending word TO
those below that "all went we'll" and
when the battle was over, In saying that
the NltAOAs OIlOhSNA " eiN hiNA ONhaAfN
the guns"
The Sulzer resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
ton regarding the imposition of coun-
tervailiug duties on Russian sugar was
laid on the table by vote of 90 to &C.
A partial conference report upon che
Indian appropriation bill was agreed TO.
The House further insisted upon It's dis
agreement to the amendments still in is
sue except the two irrigation amend
ments placed upon the bill by che SEN
ate
The first amendment appropriated $780,
COZ for investigating the question of lr-
rigation across the ella river near San
Carlos. Arizona.
Mr.. Talbert Of South Carolina and 9TH
ers favored a motion that the House con-
cur in the amendment.
Mr.. Cannon closed the debate In oppo-
sition. declaring that the purpose OF the
amendment was 20 artfully commit the
government 60 the irrigation OF arid
lands
The motion wos lost, IS % a.
The bill was sent back 70 further con-
ference.
Mr.. LcntE starts a Racket
Mr. Lentz here arose 20 his question
Of personal privilege. lie said be wanted