The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-27
EFFORT TO KILL
LENTES SPEECH
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Withheld From COngression-
al Record by Speaker.
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ACTION CAUSES &
SENSATION IN HOUSE
Said to Have Contained Refiec-
tiOns on Mark Hanna.


Washington. D. C., Feb. 26-The house
was the scene of a sensational incident
late this afternoon which threw that
body into a violent state of excitement.
For an hour the storm ragged, ending alb
ruptly when an adjournment was taken,
upon motion OF Mr. Payne, the floor
leader Il the majority. Mr.. Lentz, an
Ohio Democrat, who has created many
sensations during his service in the house,
stirred the Democrats to "a fever pitch,
by rising to 2 queston of privilege and
alleging that a speech he had turned
over to the public printing office under
general leave to print, had been WITH
held from the Record, and had been
turned over to General GrOsvenor OF ONO
by the speaker. The nature of the speech
was not developed during the events that
followed, but it was learned that IL was
an attack upon Senator Hanna and the
methods by which he was elected 10 the
senate.
Earlier in the day a partial conference
report on the lndiau appropriation DliI
was agreed - and the bin was sent back
tC conference The western members
made an inemectual effort to accept the
senate amendment apprOprlaung $lOJVJ
for irrigation experiments on the ella
river i'm Arizona, but they were defeated,
The conference report on the naval bill
was beaten on account OF the IT = ere
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The sensational episode. occurred when
Mr.. Lentz OF Ohio rose to a question OF
privilege. lie declared that under the
general leave to print granted some days
ago. he had prepared speech for the
Record Yesterday, which mad not APP
peared and upon inquiry today he had
been Informed that it had been withheld
by the direction of the speaker OF the
house, and that il was now IN the hands
of Mt. Grosvenor. He demanded TO know
by what authority it had been withheld
out of the Record.
The Speaker Explains.
Thespeaker stated that his attention
had been called 10 what was said to be
a great abuse OF the privileges of the
house and the general leave TO print, and
he had asked that the speech of the gen
tleman be withheld lnul ne had an OPP
portunity TO LOOK 1t over BuI the pres
sure of public business had been such
that he had noC had time to do this. and
within twenty minutes ne hdd directed
THAI i should go into the Record Sub
sequently if 1T appeared that the speech
contained anything offensive or wrong il
could be corrected by the house
Mr.. Lentz asserted that 80 living man
could have known word or what MS
speech contained until $3.50 O'Clock last
night, and that therefore whoever told
the chair what it was said TO contain,
The speaker replied that the matter had
been brought To his attention Dy "a repre-
sentative of the government printing of
fee
Mr. Richardson the minority leader,
read the following: Resolved, That the
speaker OF the house has no right to with
hold from the Record the speech of any
member mace under general leave 10
print.
against the resolution. bat the speaker
held that il was in order. The speaker
added Uhat he had no Intention of keep
ing Mir. L6ntZ speech out OF the Rec
ord, but had asked to have il held until
he could look into the representations
which mad been made To him.
The house voted, lis 10 100. not to con-
slider the resolution. As soon as the re-
suit was announced mr.. Richardson offered
as matter of privilege affecting the
INTEGRITY Of the house the following reso-
lutiop-
Whereas The speech of Mr.. Lentz OF
Ohio on the general deficiency bill, made
in the house Wednesday last. Feb 20, has
been withheld from publication in the
Congressional Record after the same was
delivered 10 the public printer for pUbii-
cation by SIR. Lentz; and
Whereas SAID. speech had been turned
over 20 the speaker of the house who, 1t
is alleged, nss Delivered ten same TO Il
member of tie house for some purpose
To the house unknown.
Resolved. That such action is hereby
condemned by the house. and it is hereby
ordered that said speech be delivered
forthwith 10 the PUBLIC printer for publ
cation in the Record.
Was Wild Confusion.
A scene OF the widest confusion fol-
lowed. Party feeling bv this time was at
fever heat. a dozen members were on
their feet CidmOrlng for recognition. Mr.
Payne the Republican leader, sought to-
make q point of order that the coHsidera-
ton OF the conference report before the
house could not De interrupted by suca
an Interruption. 10 which Mr. Richardson
cried out that the matter was one OF the
highest privileges affecting the integrity
O 1.-THE house.
The Speaker raled that the conference
report having been voted down was not
before the house, and that the resolution
was IN order.
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question OF consideration. Members on
Cacn side were shouting M each other
across the political aisle. The speaker
pounded Vainly for order Mr. GrOsvenor
OF ohio and AIr Wheeler. Democrat OF
Kentucky, We're engaged in a wordy duel
btt what they said could not be heard
in the din and confusion.
Al last when order was restored, the
speaker ruled that the question of con
sideratiCn could be raised against any
proposition and the vote was taken.
Zach side voted solidlV and the house
refused tp consider the resolution. rs TO
12E As soon as the result was announced
Nr. Payne, the Republican leader. moved
an adjournment
II make d point that the motion is =
latory. shouted Mr.. Richardson.
Ih2 chair overrules the point" said
the speaker Dlan0ly, as he put the Ques-
ton by q strict party vote, us to 10I,
the notion was carried and at Cos o'clock
adjourned.