The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-28
A HIGH OLD TINE.
Congressman Lentz. of Ohio, Given tie
Lie Direct.
HOUSE AROUSED TO fEVLR PITCH
The Ohio rIan Says Our Soldiers
In The Philippines Are Justified in
DESERVING.

They are having lively times in
Congress during these closing days OF
the session as the following report of
the proceedings of Wednesday Will
show:
Washington, D. c., speciai-The
House finally passed the sundIy civil
APPROXIMATION bill and entered upon
consideration Of the general defcien-
y-the last OF the general appropri-
alton bills. Mr.. Lentz. an Ohio Demo-
crat, who in this and the previous
Congress has violently attacked the
administration. furnished the sensa-
tion of the day. He used newspaper
paragraph recountng the deatn OF
Charles Lyland. territorial judge CT
New Mexico, who had been a m 2mJer
OF the Legislature which elected Sena-
tor Hanna, as a text for charging cor
ruption in that election. This called
forth a severe rebuke from Mr.. Can
non. General Gros venor, OF Ohio, AZ
tempted to reply and the two OhioianS
were anxious for the fray, but MI
Cannon would not permit it. he
thought il dirty linen" was to pe
washed the gentlemen should hire 1
hall. Later Mr.. Leatz made a second
onslaught of a mDre sensational chaE-
aater on the troops in the Philippines
and brought down upon himself fne
whole Republican side Of the House.
After the sundry civil bill had oeen
reported to the House and passed, the
House went back into committee OF
the whole and took up the general de-
fcieacy appropriation bill. Speaking
to a pro forma amendment, Mr. LehlZ
attacked corruption in high and low
places. charging that a judicial p'@:@
had been given Mr.. Lyland for his
vote for United States Senator.
Mr.. Steele. Of Indiana, made the
no;nt or order that Mr., Lentz was not
Speaking to the subject under consi.
deration, but yves jumping on deao
man"
81 am not jumping On dead man.
replied Mr.. Lentz, "but on man VINO
is so alive that he will ride down Pen-
nsylyania avenue with the President
one week from Monday
Mr. Groseynor sought to reply 10
Mr.. Lentz, who refused to allow MIN
to do so. Mr.. Grosvenor then angrlly
declared that the gentleman from ONO
Mr.. Lentz, had BEEN guilty OF man,
cious falsehood. And he knows IT,
added Mr.. Grosvenor.
A very sensational episode occurred
when the paragraph providing tnat
not over $50 should be paid Tor the
apprehension of a deseIter from tne
army was reached. The paragraph
was seized upon by Mr.. Lentz for
base for an attack. He declared that
reoorts we're coming back from tne
philinnines that our soldiers were KILL
ING prisoners and he said that he knew
~ a letter received by the father or
soldier in the Philippines telling OF
how a native had been buried alive ~
his captors and then beheaaeo. u
that was the sort Of civilization 1haI
was being carried into the PhiLpplnes'
Mr. Lentz declared that it would take
IS 900 to prevent our soldiers from ds,
serting. Again and again he s4outea
that they were justified in deseE|ins.
Mr.. Lentz's remarks aroused the
House to a fever pitch. Mt Granan'
Repdblican. Of PENNSYLVANIA, chaiien-
eed Mr.. Lentz TO produce the letter ha
had referred to, which Mr. Lentz le-
nIied could not be produced without
getting the boy into trouble.
Mir. Cannon in Impressive tones oc,
cIared that a gentleman who would
rise in his place in the American Con
press and advise men who had enlist
"A under the American flag to de'er.
might be safe here, but if ne shoula
saw the same things in the PhlnpplneS
he would be tried by drlmhead court-
NATAL and shot. This statement
brought fotrh a round OF applause
from the Republican side.
Urged to Attend In7uguration'