Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-21

oore eloquent men than the gem
nen ,,an nom ohio encourage desertlon.
tuie,fhan the life Of the nation was ~
-" Ne said. men all over the
s,@nh stood behind the firlng-line and
Noa ged DISCRETION. leave the gem
.in,,,an Ia The contempt OF an indlg-
Iler m, neople.' continued Mr.. Cannon,
n na,id a whirlwind Of applause. as ne
took his seat. o.,.
oWas the gentleman on the hrlns-
l,ne?' cried Mr.. Lentz.
"It matters not where | was re-
,..ted MIR Cannon, jumping to his feet.
81 ~ Mas not disloyal then. and what Is
more important. | am not disloyal
Mir r Mahon (Rep.. Pa challenged Mr..
rontz 10 bring In a resolution 10 ask the
serrotary Of war whether such orders
os referred TO ever had been Issued.
rhe result of such an Inquiry, he said,
would show that the report Of the COM
nittee was falseho0d.
81 have heard such speeches as the
rentleman delivered before" he con-
,inned "They are but reyamp OF the
connerhead speeches from 1861 to 1860.
The copperheads charged every crime
IN the calendar to the Union soldiers
The boys In the Philippines are desert
ing because you encourage them to de-
cert and the man who encourages
them 10 desert is worse than the de-
serter. During the rebellion thought
~ 900 or G000 of the copperheads had
heen shot we would not have been
troubled with desertion. Some Of those
men stIll live--thank God very few.
There are none In my State.
Neither the people nor the press Of
NV State would be paid TO make such
charges as the gentleman has made. /
am not surprised that the good people
Jeff YOU at home-not because you
charged that the administration paid
sl00 600 10 defeat you, you are not
worth it--but because OF your everlast-
ing demagoguery" cloud Republican
applause)
This brought Mr.. Lentz again to his
feet When he declared himself JEFF
fersonian Lincoln Democrat the Re-
nublicans jeered. Proceeding, he
Charged that his defeat had been COM
passed by bribery right and left. Il
was defeated" he concluded, you are
welcome 10 the glory and satisfaction
OF IT,"
cally observed Mr.. Mahon. amid laugh
ter.
Mr.. Grosvenor also paid his respects
TO Mr.. Lentz for terming himself fol-
lower Of jefferson and Lincoln and
Mr.. Moody (Rep., Mass) also brought
his side OF the House up standing by
reading an utterance OF Lincoln con-
demning more the willy agltator' who
induced the soldier to desert than the
soldier himself.
HAS Massachusetts, shot Senator
Hoar?' shouted Mr.. Lentz, While the
applause was resounding through the
hall. =,
"Oh get out" called Mr.. Dalzell
(Rep., Pa.). The excitement then sub
sided and the consideration Of the bill
was resumed.
Mr. Shermon REP, N. " offered
the following amendment. against which
Mr.. Cannon raised point or order:
Provided further. that the superin-
.endent OF the naval academy shall
make such rules. to be approved by the
secretary OF the navy, as will effectual-
y prevent the practice Of hazing; and
any cadet found guilty of participating
N. or encouraging or countenancing
such practice shall be summary ex-
oelled from the academy and shall not
hereafter be re-appolnted 10 the corps
If cadets. or be eligible for appointment
Is commissioned officer of the army
)r navy.
Adjourned