The news & observer., 1901-02-22
LENTz SCORES THE
ADMINISTRATION
Our Soldiers Are Justifie ] in
Deserving.
A SENSATIONAL DEBATE
General GroSvenOr Attempts to Reply
to Lentz.
A SENSATIONAL DEBATE
He WAS PREVENTED BY Mr.. CANNON
The Whole Republican Side Of The House At
tackled Mr.. Leniz and Sa, S He Would
be Shot If on the Firing
Line.
(By the Associated Press.) J

Washington, Feb. 20-The House finally
passed the Sundry Civil Appropriation
Bill today and entered upon consideration
OF the general deficiency-the last of the
general appropriation bills. Mr.. Lentz,
an Ohio Democrat, who in this aud the
previous Congress has violently attacked
the Administration, furnished the sensa-
uon or the day, He used newspaper
paragraph recoupting the death of Chas
Lyland, Territorial Judge of New Mexico,
who had been a member of the LegisIa-
dure which elected Senator Hanna. as q
text Tor charging corruption in that elec-
tion. This called forth severe rebuke
from Mr.. Cannon. General Grosvenor. !.
on OHIO. attempted to reply and the two
Ohi0aDs were anxious for the fray but
MI. Cannon would not permit it, He
thought if dirty linen, was to be
washed, the gentlemen should hire a hall
Later Mr. LcntE made an onslaught of
more sensational character on the
troops in the Philippines and brought
down upon himself the whole Republican
side of the House.
After the Sundry Civil Bill had been
reported TO the House and passed. the
House went back TO committee of the
wnolc. aud took up the General Def
cheney Appropriation Bill
Mr.. Lentz attacked corruption in high
and low places, charging that judicial
place had been given Mr.. Lyland in re-
turn for his vote for his United States
Senator.
Mr.. Steel Gnd). made the point of
order that Mr.. Lentz was not speaking
to The subject under consideration, but
was jumping on a dead man.
II am not Jumping on a dead man.
replied Mr. Lentz but on man who
is SO alive that he will ride down Penn
sylvania Avenue with the President one
week from Monday
Mr.. Grosyenor sought TO reply TO Mr.
Lentz. who refused to allow him to do
so. Mr.. Grosvenor then angrily declared
that the gentleman from Ohio (AIr. Lentzl
had boen guilty Of a malicious false
hodo. "And he knows it, added Mr..
Grosvenor.
A very sensational episode occurred
when the paragraph providing that nor
over $50 should be paid for
me apprehension of deserted from
the army was reached. This paragraph
was seized upon by Mr.. I.entz for a
base for an attack. He declared that
'NpOt - we're cOilllHS pack from the
philippines that our soldiers were kill
ing prisoners and said that he knew Of
a letter received by the father of SOL
dier in the Philippines telling of how
native had been buried alive by his
captors and then beheaded
IL that was the sort Of civilization
that was being carried into the Philip
pines Mr.. Lentz declared it would take
$4,000 to prevent our soldiers from de-
sertiEg. Again and again he shouted
that they were justified in deserting.
Mr.. Lentz's remarks aroused the House
TO fever pitch. Mr.. Graham, (RepO.
Pa). challenged Mr.. aentz to produce
the letter he had referred TO. which Mr..
Lentz replied could rot be produced
without getting the boy into trouble.
Mr.. Cannon in impressive tones de-
clared that gentleman who would rise
in his place in the American Congress
and advise men who had enlisted under
the American flag to desert might be