The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
ROW in THE HOUSE.
Congressman Lent Stirred Up an
Abundance of Excitement.
STORM RACED AN HOUR.
The Chic Member Made an Attack on
the Speaker
FOR SURPRISING A SPEECH.
The Democrats We're Excited TO a Fever.
iSh Pitch.
SPEAKER OFFERED AN EXPLANATION
He Said He Was Holding the Speech
Up to Look Over It for objee-
tionable Matter.
The Democrats Were Excited TO a Fever.
iSh Pitch.
PEAKER OFFERED AN EXPLANATION


Washington February 26-1he house was
the scene of a sensational incident late
this afternoon which threw that body into
violent state of excitement For an hour
the storm ragged, ending abruptly when an
| adjournment was taken on motion OF MIR
| Payne, the floor leader of the majority.
Mr. Lentz (ohlo), who has created many
sensations during his service in the house,
stirred the democrats TO fever pitch by
rising to question of personal 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
General Grosvenor OF Ohio by the speaker
The nature of the speech was not developed
during the events that followed, but It
was learned 1t was an attack upon senator
Hanna and the methods by which he was
elected TO the senate. The speaker OK
planned that 1t had been represented to
him that the speech violated the privileges
OF the house and he had directed that 1t
De withheld until he could look over H.
| Pressure 81 business had prevented him
IRON doing SO, however, and only twenty
minutes before. he said, he had decided
/ -
| believing that If IL contained anything Of
| fenslFe. II could be stricken out OF the
record by the house later Intense excite
| meht followed. Several points OF order
We're made by republicans, but THE speaker
declined to sidetrack the matter IN that
way, holding, however, that 10 proceed
| 4 proposition of some kind must he before
\ the house ThGreupon Mr., Richardson's, the
democratic leader, offered n resolution de-
caring that the speaker had no right to
Withhold speeches Against this the Ques-
]
! Lacey, and by strict purity vote the house
decided not TO consider 1t. Amid stil
/ greater excitement and confusion sir. Rich
| ardson offered another resolution condemn
| Ing the speakers action In terms and di-
! rectng that the speech be delivered forth
| with to the public printer.
| Again Alr. Lacey raised the question OF
consideration, and again by n strict party
| vote the house refused to consider H. At
! this point further proceedings were cut on
! by an adjournment taken on motion OF
| Mr.. Payne and again sustained by strict
| party vote.
The controversy probably will be resumed
! tomorrow.
Early In the day a partial conference re
| part OF the Indian appropriation bill was
! agreed TO and the bil was sent back 10
| conference. The Western members made an
| effort to accept the senate amendment ap'
propriating 100000 for irrigation expert
| ments on the ella river In Arizona, but
they were defeated5s 10 ~.
The conference report on the naval bill
was rejected because the item creating AS
slstant chiefs OF bureaus aud nm amend
mcni authorizing the construction OF threc
| additional submarine boats was pending
| when the row above mentioned was precipi-
Al the opening of the session the bill TO
authorize the attorney general on request
| of the secretary Of the interior to appear
In suits relative to school lands was
! passed.
! on wnvs and means from that committee,
] fha
/ the secretary Of the treasury for informa
| ton regarding the imposing or conntcfVail-
ing duties on Russian. sugar with the
recommendation TINT Il lie upnn the table.
MIR. Sulzer appealed % Mr. Payne TO NJ
low him Ave minutes to make n state
ment regarding the resolution but Mr.
| Payne declined 10 yield for that pur'
Vailed 90 to 90
| and noes but only fourteen members on
his side backed his demand.
Mr.. sherman y. Y presented q partial
conference report OF the Indian appropria
ton hill which was agreed to.
The house further insisted upon IT'S dis
agreement TO the amendments still In is
sue. except, the two irritation amend
AIr Little Ark moved the house. re-
cede aud concur IN the first of these
amendments. which appropriated Sl00.00f
iion 10y n dam across the ella river neal
San Carlos; Arlz II was arranged thai
there klnulQ ne m Nfff UfDNtt upon
side upon the proposition.
Mr. Curtis fKanJ opposed Mr.. Little''
After further debate Mr. Cannon closed
the debate in opposition, declaring that
the purpose Of the amendment YVES Il
commit the government 10 the irriga
tion 81 arid lands Mr.. Little's motion
The bill was sent back TO further con
Mr. DAYTON Nv. Val then presented
the second conference report on the navn
appropriation bill The report still left
In Issue the senate proposition Tor the
transfer Of the Port Royal DRY dock "a
Charleston. the authorization Of subn0
rino boats aud the promotion q petty
officers 70 the rank Of cnsgns. Mr. Day
ton demanded the previous question on
the adoption % the report, but the de-
mand was rcfused--4S 20 rs. Tho cnntro
~ the floor then pissed 70 Mr.. Hepburn
who opposed the feature Of the report ac
cpptlng the senate amendment relative e
the detail Of assistant bureau chiefs IN
the navy department lis grol1a q op
position was that appointing naval officers
al The head Of bureaus year by year wn'
raising the service 20 an "arlstocracy.
and which enabled the payy TO lobby here
IN Washington when legislation Affecting
the navy was before congress- In his
Judgment there should not he a single
naval officer directly connected With fhs
Admlrals Schler and Sampson was mad
the subject OF comment by Mr. Ferry
Eyl. who said II was still the eyiden
| purpose OF the navy department n confe
the highest honor upon the man VINO wal
rfarthesf away at the battle Of Santiago
He had read Admiral SIMPSONS alleged