The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
anything offensive 1t could be stricken
out by the house later.

out by the house later.
Eariier in the day a partial confer
ence report on the Inoian a2propria-
Dill was agreed to and the bill was
sent back to conference. The western
members made an Intellectual effort To
accept the senate amendment appro-
pr1ating 500. 600 for Irrigation expert
ments on the ella river in Arizona, but
they Were defeaded-58 to 81.
The conference report on the naval
Dill was beaten on account of the item
creating assistant chiefs Of bureaus in
the navy department. and a motion to
accept the senate amendment author
izing the construction Of three addi-
tional submarine boat was pending
Wnen the row 90 mentioned was
precipitated by Mr.. Lentz.
The SuiZer resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for infor-
nation regarding the imposition of
c~ouDtervailing duties on Russian sugar
was laid on the table by a vote OF SO to
60.
In the debate ON the conference re-
port on the naval bill Mr.. Berry, Of
Kentucky referred TO the long stand
Ing controversy between Admirals
sampson and Schley and aid IL was
Still the evident purpose of the navy
department TO confer the highest honor
upon the man who was ''farthest
away" at the battle OF Santiago.
Mr.. Berry read Admiral Samp-
sons alleged recent letter to Secretary
Long as to the inadvisability OF giving
warrant officers in the navy commits
sons ca account Of their lack of social
refinement. Mr.. Berry III that Ad-
miral Sampson was Of extremely hum
BILE origin himself and whatever refine
ment he had obtained had been due to
his service in the American navy. BY
contrast he recalled Admiral Schley's
action during the stress of battle in
sending wore to those below that AL
went well" and when the battle was
over, in saying that the victory be-
longed to the "men behind the guns"
Mr.. LentZ here arose to his question
Of personal privilege. He said he want
ed to know whether congress is to lave
a censorship such as exists in the Phil
ippines. The speaker explained the
government printing officer rtpresen-
tative had called his attention to the
fact hat the written speech of Mr..
Lent was in violation of the house
rules.
Mir. Richardson, the minority leader,
submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the speaker OF the
house has no right to withhold from
the record the speech of any member
made under general leave to print"
Mr.. Cannon made the point of order
NAiCN AA1 "a VIII q SSAA-
eral subject did not bear directly upon
the question and, therefore, was not in
order.
The speaker held it to be in order.
The speaker added that he had no in
tent on of keep ng Mr.. Lentz's speech
out of the record. but q asked to
have it held until he could look into
the representations that had been made
to him.
The house voted-11S to 130-not to
consider the resolution. AS soon as
the result was announced Mr.. Rich
ardson offered as a matter OF privilege
effecting the integrity of the house the
following resolution:
Whereas. The speech of Mr.. LentZ,
of Ohio. on the general deficiency bill,
made IN the house on Wednesday last.
February goth. has been withheld
from publication in the Congressional
Record, after h same was delivered
to the public printer for publication
by Mr.. Lentz; and
Whereas. Said speech as been
turned over to the speaker of the
house. who, it is alleged, has delivered
the same to a m of the house
for some purpose to the house I'M
known;
Resolved, That such action is here
by condemned by the house. and it is
hereby ordered that said speech be de-
livered forthwith to the public printer
for publication in the Record
A scene of the widest confusion fol-
lowed. Party feeling by this time was
at fever pitch. A dozen members were
on their feet clamoring for recognition.
The speaker again ruled that the roe-
olution was in order.
Twice Mr.. Lacey, republican. OF
Iowa, raised the question of consider
alton Members on each side were
shouting at each other across the polit-
ical aisle. The speaker pounded vain
ly for order. Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Wheeler. democrat, of Ken
lucky. were engaged in a wordy duel.
Finally the house refused to cOnsid-
er the resolution-115 to 127. Then by
another strict party vote-115 to 101-
the house at sos o'clock adjourned.