The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-21
LENIZ NAIED NRAIHY
BUT NOT MORE SO THAN DID HIS
REPUBLICAN COL
LEAGUES
Continued From FIRST Rage.


men he slandered were busy in the per
Torrance Of their duty. Mr.. Cannon
said that in his life he had heard more
eloquent men than the gentleman from
Ohio encourage desertion
When the life Of the nation was at
stake said he, "nlen all over the North
stood behind the firing line and encour-
aged desertion. leave them to the con-
tempt of an Indignant people," concluded
Mr.. Cannon amid a whirIwind of ap-
plause as he took his seat
WHERE WAS CANNON?
''Was the gentleman on the firing line?''
cried Mr. Lentz.
ut matters not where [ was" retorted
MIR. Cannon, jumping to his feet. ST was
not disloyal then, and what is more i'm
portant, / am not dlSloyal now" (Ife-
newed Republican applause.)
Mr.. Mahon rep. Pa challenged Mr.
LentZ to bring in a resolution to ask the
secretary of war whether such orders as
he had referred to ever had been issued
The result of such an inquiry, he said
would show that the report of them
was a falSehood
81 have heard such speeches as the
gentleman delivered before he continu
ed. "They are but a revan1p of the COP
perhead speeches from 1S61-65 The cop
endar to the Union soldiers The bows
in the Philippines are deserving because
you encourage them to desert, and the
man who encourages them Is worse than
the deserter. During the Rebellion [
thought if 5000 or 10000 of the copper
heads had been shot we would not have
been troubled with desertion. Some of
those men still Iive-thank God very
few. (Applause.)
'"Fhare roDo ", Arot4Lo,.
the people nor the press of my state
would be paid to make such charges as
the gentleman has made. l am not sur
prised that the good people of Ohio left
you at home-not because you charged
that the administration paid 100000 to
defeat you; you are not worth it-but
because OF your everlasting demagogue
ry." cloud Republican. arplause.)
This brought Mr. LentZ again to his
feet. When he declared himself JEFF
observation-disclosures Democrat the RepubIi-
cans jeered. Proceeding, he charged
that his defeat had been comprised by
bribery right and left.
''I was defeated" he concluded "yol
are welcome to the glory and satisfaction
of it"
Its a great satisfaction laconicallv
observed Mr.. Mahon. amid laughter
Mr., Grosvenor (Rep., o. also paid his
respects to Mr.. Lentz for terning himself
a follower Of Jefferson and Lincoln, and
Mr.. Moody (Rep., Mass.) almost brought
his side of the house up standing by read
ing an utterance of Lincoln condemning
more ''the willy agitator' who induced
the soldiers to desert than the soldier
himself
''Has Massachusetts shot Senator
Hoar?" shouted Mr.. Lentz, while the ap-
plause was reverberating through the
hall
ooh, get OUT" called Mr.. DalzeH (Rep..
Pa.).
The excitement then subsidized and the
consideration of the bill was renewed.
Mr.. Sherman Rep.) offered the follow
ing amendment, against which Mr.. Can
non raised point of order.
Provided further. That the superin-
tendent of the naval academy shall make
such rules, to be approved by the secre-
tary of the navy as will effectually pre-
vent the practice of hazing; and any ca
Diet found guilty of participating in or
encouraging, or coUntenancing such prac-
tice shall be summarily expelled from
the academy, and shall not thereafter
be reappOinted to the corps of cadets or
be eligible for appointment as CON-
missioned officer in the army or navy
Without deciding the point of order, at
$50 o'clock the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate spent the day on the post
Office appropriation bill, making some
progress. but not completing it. The
amendment Of Mr.. Butler On. CT pro-
posing a reduction Of about 9 per cent
in the pay for railway postal service was
defeated IS to 81, after debate in which
Mr.. Depew answered Mr. Buffers crid-
cisms on the large profits made by
American roads. Late in the day a sharp
controversy on the pneumatic tube queS-
ton was precipitated by an amendment
offered by Mr. Mason extending that
service to Chicago. and one by Mr.. Vest
extending it to St. Louis. Mr.. Hale Sc
vereIy criticised those promoting the
system referring to Job and lobby"
When he made a point of order that a
committee had not passed on the amend
ment, the advocates of the extension
quickly circulated call for a meeting OF
the committee on postoffices, and the ses-
sion closed with Mr. Wolcott's humor-
Gus announcement OF the committee
meeting in response to their imperative
demands made on him.
During the debate Mr.. Butler contrast
ed the cost of railway mail pay in Eu-
rope and in this country to the disad-
vantage of the United States.
Mr. pepew interrupted to say that the
wages paid by European continental
railroads was only about one-fourth or
the rate Of the railway wages in this
country, while the freight rates in this
country only a little more than one
fourth of what they were In Europe.
Does the senator mean inquired Mr..
Butler, that the American railroads are
losing money!"
81 do not mean to say they are losing