The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-27
A SENSATIONAL
SCENE IN HOUSE
Lentz Charges That His
Speech Was Withheld
FROMPUBLIC PRINTER
Republicans Save the Day by an
adjournment.
SAMPSON AND SCH'L Ely.
Admiral Sampson's Letter Read on the
Floor. and That Officers Humble
Origin Was Referred to in the
Strongest Terms Comparison
Was Made Between the
Two Men.
SAMPSON AND sCH'L Ely.
TBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2G.-The House
.,aS ,ba scene of :. sensational incident
late this afternoon which tire" ina
body into a violent state oil cNcllelheh'-
For AN hour the storm Taseo' eHoi.'s
ab,,1p1lv when an adjournment was
,,,,en ,Ipou the motion of Mr. Payne, the
noor- leader of the majority Mr.. Ientz,
nm Ohio Democrat. stirred the Demo-
Gratis to a fever pitch by rising TO
question OF privilege and alleging INA,
a speech he had turned over l" ihe pun
lie printer under general leave TO print,
had been withheld from the Recoru anu
had been turned over to General Gros-
yenor. of Ohio. by the Speaker 1t was
AN attack upon Senator Hanna ana the
methods by which he was elected 10
The Senate.
AN ENCUSE.
The Speaker explained that it had been
1epresented 10 him that the speech Vlo-
lated the privilege of the House ana ne
had direct ed that il be withheld unlii
IN. ,ou1d look over it, Pressure OF busl-
ness had prevented him from doing 50,
however. and only twenty minutes be-
fore he said he had directed that the
speech go into the records. believing that
il it contained anything offensive 1t
could be stricken out by the House later
Intense excitement followed. Several
points OF order We're made by ReDubll-
cans, but the Speaker declined to side
track the matter H. that WAY, holding.
however that 10 proceed q proposition
of some kind must be before the House.
I'hereupon Mr. Richardson, the Demo-
cratic leader. offered n resolution aeclar-
ing that the Speaker had no right to
withhold speeches. Against this the
question Of consideration was raised by
MI Lacey and by a strict party vote the
House decided not to consider i'll
GREAT CONFUSION
Amid still greater excitement and con-
fusion Mr. Richardson offered another
resolution. condemninS the Speakers $
action in terms and directing that the
speech '.be delivered forthwith to the
public printer. Again Mr.. Lacey raised
the question of consideration; and again
by a strict party vote the House le
fused to consider it At this point fur
Iher proceedings were cut off by an adj
iournment taken upon a motion of Mr..
Payne, the floor leader Of the majority,
and again sustained by a strict party
vote. The controversy probably viii be
resumed tomorrow.
Earlier in the dag a partial conference
report on the Indian appropriation bin
agreed to and the bill was sent back
10 conference. The Western members
made an Intellectual effort to accept the
Senate amendment appropriatins 100000
for irrigation experiments on the Gila
-5S 10 %. The conference report on the
naval bin was beaten on account Of the
item creating assistant chiefs of bureaus
in the Navy Department and a motion
10 accept the Senate amendment author
iZing the construction of three additional
submarine boats was pending when the
row above mentioned was precipitated by
Mr. IentZ.
SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
Mr.. Dayton, of West Virginia, presented
the second conference report upon the
naval appropriation bill. The report still
left in issue the Senate proposition for
The transfer OF the Port Royal dry docks
to Charleston. the authorization of three
submarine boats and the promotion of
petty officers 10 the rank of ensign. These
probably viii he brought up for Il sepa-
rate vote.
In the debate on the bill Mr.. Berry, of
Kentucky. referred to the long standing
controversy between Admirals Sampson
and Schley. and said ii was still the evi-
dent purpose OF The Navy Department to
confer the highest honor upon the man
who nes ':tartherest away" at the battle
OF Santiago. Mr.. Berry read Admiral
Simpsons alleged recent letter to Secre-
1ary Long as to the inadvisahlity of giving
warrant officers III III navy commissions
on nccount of their lack OF social refine
meilt. Mr.. Berry said that Admiral Samp-
son was Of extremely humble origin HIM
SELF. and whatever refinement he had OBJ
tanned had been due to his service in the
American navy. BY contrast he recalled
Admiral SchicyS action during the stress
OF battle in sending word 20 those below
that ..all went we'll and when the battle
was over. in saving that the victory be-
lonsed TO the men behind the guns.