Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-23

plaiiOn bills.
Mr. LcutH, IN ohio Democrat. who
in llis aul previous congresses has rin-
l,ntiT attacked the administration, fur.
nlshrd the sensation of the day. IL"
read II para .rapE from II newspaper. re-
porting the death of thairS l.Nland,
territorial .iudg" of New Mexico. who
WAS at one time !; member Of the OHIO
legislature On This, Mr.. irntH al
tackled corruption. charging that II jl-
dcial place had been gwen Nlr. l.vlnnd
on the return for his vote for Senator
Hanna.
This called forth Il rrhuEc from Mr..
Cannon. General GlHSvcnnr OF ohio
also attempted to reply. bat Mr.. LrntZ
Objected. unless lie were given 10 mia
utcS to follow Mir GrJSNtnur. The two
OhioaM% were nrNiOUS for I'll" fray. but,
Mr.. Cannon would not prrmt'it. II"
washed the gentlemen should hire Il
lall
Mr.. steele ,Indl made the point of o..
der that Mr. l.rniz was not speaking
to tie subject under consideration. hut
was jumping on Il dead nam.
Il ain MOI Jumping un Il dead man.
replied Mr. Lent. hut on Il man who
is 80 alive That he will ride down Pom
sylvnnia avvnu" with the president one
week from Mouday.
Il do not inow Mr.. Lyland." inter.
posed Mr.. Cannon. cmphatically. but
| do know tn" gentleman from Ohio.
Brave men i@ht thr living: ghoulS ray
iSh the tombs Of The dead"
Later on Mr.. GroSvcnor attempted to
secure an opportunity to rri.Fy To Mr..
I.cntz, but Mr.. lclit2 objected.
.\ngrrcd by Mr.. i.cnt/'S refusal to al
low him TO he heard. Mr.. Grosycnor de
clarrh that Mr.. l.rntz had been guilty
of y malicious !alSchood and Ii" knows
it," added Mr.. G;roSyrnur.
4 very SENSATIONAL episode occurred
when the paragraph providing That not
over 500 should ir pHid for I'll" apElc-
hrnSion of Il irSrrt"r from tine army WAS
reached. Ola this paragraph Mir. I.cntz
attacked what he Sail was going on il,
the Philippines. and which he said 80
diS.us,Cd our soldiers that they de-
serted. lie declared that reports were
coming back from the Philippines 10 he
effect that our soldiers were killing
of II letter received by tie father Of a
soldier in The Philippines telling how
Il native had been buried alive by his
captors. and then h"lr0dCL.
Mr.. Cannon said that in his lifetime
he had heard more eloquent men than
the gentlemen from Ohio encourage dn-
scrlion. when lie life Of the nation
was at stake" said he. "mcn all over the
north stood behind the firing line AMI
encouraged dcSrrlion. leave the gen.
tleman to the contempt of an indignant
people" conclLded Mr.. Cannon.
WAS the gentleman Oh the firing
line" cried Mr.. Lent.
III matters not where | was" re-
tortcd Mr.. Cannon, jumping TO his feet
81 was not diSloynl then. and what Is
more important. | am not d:Sloyal now"
Il am not surprised. said Mr.. Mahon
Qicp.. pa.). that the good people of
Ohio left you ut home not bccauSr You
charged that the administration Iuid
100000 TO defeat YOU; you are not
worth 1t. but because Of your cvrrlast-
ing demagoGucrH."
When Mr.. I.cntz declared himself Il
JcffrrSouian-L Lincoln Democrat, The Re-
publichnS lrcrrd. Proceeding, he
charged that his defeat had been COM
passed by bribery right ard left, IL
Was ucicatcN.' he concluded, "aud yo,!
are welcome to the glory and satisfau-
tion Of it,"
Its Il great satisfaction" observed
MIR. Mahon, amid laughter.
Mr. Moody uicp., MaSs.). almost
brought his side Of the house upStand-
ing by reading IN ultcrancc of lincoln
condcmniny more the willy agitator"
who induced the soldier to desert, than
the soldier himself.
HAS Massachusetts shot Scnator
lIoar:' shouted Mr., Lrntz, while
the applause WAS revorbrrating through
the hall.
The excitement then subsidized.
The senate spent the day on the post
office appropriation bill. making some
progress. but not completing it. The
amendment Of Mr.. Butler proposing a
reduction of about o percent in the pay
for railway postal service was defeated
Is to II.
Late in the day Il sharp controversy
on the pneumatic tube question was
prccipitatcd by an amendment offered
by Mr.. Mason. extending that service
TO Chicago. and one hy Mr.. Vest, ey-