The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-27
4 Hot TIM F.
p Sensational Debate in II usu of
REPRESENTATIVES.
PHILIPPINE WAR DISCUSSED
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There vas hot time in the Htu,e Of
Represen stives last "Wednesday. Mr..
LentZ, a1 Ohio Democrat, furnished
sensation of the day. He used a news
paper prsgrsgh -ecouating the desth Of
CHARLES L7land, territorial judge Of
New Mexico, who hal bsen member
Of the legislature which elected Ssoa
tor Hanna, IS text for charging cor
ruption in that election. This called
forth severe remark from MIR. Cannon.
Gen. Gros7enor Of Ohio attempted to
reply and the two Ohioans we're arxious
for the fray, but Mr.. Cannon would
not permit it. He thought if dirty
linen" was to be washed the gentlemen
should hire hall. laler Mr.. Len'z
made second onslaught Of mcre SEN
satioDal character of the troops in the
Philippines and br ught down uEoa
himself the whole Republican side OF
the house. Mr.. Lentz attacked cor.
ruption in high and low places charg
ing that . judicial lace had had been
given Mr. Lyland IN return for his vote
for United States senator.
Mr.. Steele of Indisoa made the point
Of order that Mr.. Lentz wss no, speak
ing to the subject under consideration,
but vas jumping on dead man."
II an not Jumping on a dead man ,
replied Mr. L.ntz, but on msn who.
is so alive that he will ride down Penn
sylvania averue With the president ore
week from MOI dsy."
MIR. Gros7enor sough ht to reply 10 Mr..
Lsntz, who refused to allow him to do
so. NJ. Grosvencr then angrily de-
clsre6 that the gentleman from O,io,
MIR. Lentz, lad been guilty Of a mali
cious falsehocd. And he knows it"
added Mr. Grosvsnor.
q Very sensational episode occurred
when the paragraph providing that not
over $50 should be paid for the sppre
hension Of deserter from the arDy
was reached in the appropriation bill,
which was under discussion. This para
graph was seized upon by Mr.. Leo'z
fors base for an attack. He declared
that reports were coming back from the
Philippines that our soldiers were kill
ing prisoners and said that he knew of
letter received by the father Of SOL
dier in the Philippines telling Of how a
native had been buried alive by his cap
tors and then bebeaded.
IF that was the sort Of civilization
that was being carried into the Philip
pines Mr. L,ntz declared that it would
take S., 600 to prevent our soldiers from
deserving. Again and again he shouted
that thew were justified in 3eserting.
Mr.. Lsntz's remarks aroused the
house to fever pitch. MIR. Graham,
Republican, of Pennsyl7anis, chal.
lerged Mr. Lsn,z to produce the letter
he had referred to, which Mr. Lsn,z re-
piled could not be- produeei without
getting the boy in to truble.
Mr.. Cannon in impssslve toIes De
clared that 8 gentleman who would
rise in his place in the American con-
grsss and advise men who had enlisted
under the American flag to desert might
be safe here but if they should FAY the
same things in the Philippines they
would be tried By drum-head court
martial and shot. This statement
brought forth round Of applause from
the Republican side.
But Mr. Lsntz returned to the as
sault Re read re#spaper account
Of 9 letter alleged to have been re-
ceived by the father Of 5 soldier saying
that the soldiers were ordered to shoot
every man and beast they found. MIR.
Lentz declared that he could net be
brow beaten" If such orders had
been issued, he said, this congress col.
leetively should be ashamed to face the
world. He charged that our soldiers
were guilty of murder snd ssid that the
time had come when the country was
entitled to know the facts and not to
rely upon censored press"
Mr.. Cannon ssid the gentleman was
lashing himself into passion while the
men he .slsnde.ed were busy in the per
formance Of their duty.
Mr.. Cannon said Il at in his lifetime
he had heard more eloquent men than
the gentleman from Ohio encourage
deserrion. When the life of the na-
ton vas at stake" said he, men s!l
ever the north stood behind the f ing
line and encouraged dstertion. leave
the gentleman to thee Acontemrt OF an
indignant people" c)ncluded NJ. Can-
non amid Whirlwind Of applause.
WAS the genrlsmso on the hrina
liner" cried Mr.. L 'nz
st matters not where l was" re
torted Mr.. Cannon. L was not disloysl
then, nor now" (2enewed Republican
applsuse.) :,
Mr.. Mahon, Republican of Pennsyl
wants, challenged Mr.. L:ntz to bring in
resolution to ask the secretary Of wal
whether such orders as he had referred
to ever had been Issued. The result,
he said, would show the report to be a
fslsehood. -,
Il have heard such speeches as the
gentleman delivered before" he con
einued. They are but re7auo OF the
copperhesd speeches from 1861, TO. The
copperhead cha. eed every sin IN the
calander to the Union soldiers. The
boys in the Philippines are DESERVING
because you encourage them to desert
and the man who encourages them Is
worse than the deserter. During the
rebellion 1 thought if 5000 or Is. 600 Of
the c,pperheads had been shot Te
would not have been troubled WIFE oe
sart;on. Some Of those men still live
thank God very few. (Applsuse
There are meme ir my State. Neither
the people or the press Of my STATE tt
could be paid to make such charges 8:
the gentleman has made. l an MOI