The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-28
LENTZ RAISES ROW
Ohio Congressman Creates Sensa-
tion in the House.


late Tuesday afternoon which threw
that body into a violent state of ex-
citement. For an hour the storm
ragged, ending abruptly when an adj
journment was taken, upon motion
of Mr.. Payne, the floor leader, of the
majority. Mr.. Lentz, an Ohio DEM
ocrat, who has created many sensa-
tions during his service in the house,
stirred the democrats to a fever
pitch by rising to a question of priv
ilege, and alleging that a speech he
had turned over to the public printer,
under general leave to print, had
been withheld from the Record, and
had been turned over to Gen. Gros-
venor, of Ohio, by the speaker. The
nature of the speech was not devel-
oped during the events that followed,
but it vas learned that it was an at
tack upon Senator Hanna and the
methods by which he was elected to
the senate. The speaker explained
that it had been represented to him
that the speech violated the priv
ileges of the house and he had di-
rected that it would be withheld I'M
til he could look over it. Pressure of
business had prevented him from do
ing So, however, and only 20 minutes
before, he said, he had directed that
the speech go into the Record, be-
lieving that if it contained anything
offensive it could be stricken out of
the Record by the house later.
Causes Excitement.
Intense excitement followed. Sew
eral points of order were made by re-
publicans, but the speaker declined to
sidetrack the matter in that way,
holding, however, that to proceed a
proposition of some kind must be be-
fore the house. Thereuporr Mr.. Rich
ardson, the Democratic leader, Of
fered a resolution declaring that the
speaker had no right to withhold
speeches. Against this the ques-
ton of consideration was raised by
the house decided not to consider it.
Amid still greater excitement and
confusion Mr.. Richardson offered an
other resolution c~ondemning the
speakers action in terms, and direct
ing that the speech be delivered
forthwith" to the public printer.
Again Mr.. Lacey raised the question
of consideration, and again by a
strict party vote the house refused
to consider it. At this point further
proceedings were cut off by an adj
iournment taken on motion of Nh.
Payne, the floor leader of the ma
iority, and again sustained by a
strict party vote. The controversy
will be resumed to-day.
Earlier in the day a partial confer
nee report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was agreed to and the bill
was sent back to conference. The
western members made an i%neffectu-
al effort to accept the senate amend
ment a~ppropriating 100000 for irriga-
ton experiments on the ella river, in
Arizona, but they were defeated, SIS
81. The conference report on the
naval bill was beaten on account of
the item creating assistant chiefs of
bureaus in the navy department, and
a motion to accept the senate amend
ment authorizing the construction of
three additional submarine boats
was pending when the row above
mentioned was precipitated by Mr..
Lentz.
Senate.
Washington, Feb. 27.-An important
amendment to the Philippine amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was agreed to in the senate Tuesday.
It was an ampliication of the amend
ment previously offered by Senator
Hoar. laying restrictions upon the sale
of public lands and the granting of
franchises and concessions in the Phil
ippines. 1t was accepted Oy the COM
mittee in charge of the measure and is
now a part of the committee amend
ment. Senator Morgan (Ala.) contin-
ued his speech begun Monday and oc-
cupied the floor during the greater part
of the day. He concluded his address
Just before the afternoon recess, after
having discussed comprehensively both
the Philippine and CEban amendments.
He appealed to the committee to with
draw both propositions, maintaining
that congress was t~reading upon dan
gerous ground and trifling with edged
tools in acting upon them without I'M
Pile information. During the afternoon
Senator Allen obtained the floor from
Senator Morgan and severely arraigned
Rear Admiral Sampson for some in
dorsements he is alleged to have made
upon an application of Chief Gunner
Charles Morgan, of the navy, for pro-
motion to the grade of commissioned
officer. Senator Aliens denunciation
of Admiral Sampson was sensational.
During the day the conference report
upon the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was agreed to, as was also
a partial report of the c~onferees on the
post Office appropriation bill
st. Louis Bill in Plight.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Speaker Hen
derson Tuesday referred the st. Louis
exposition bill with the senate amend
ments appropriating S250,0cO for the
Charleston exposition and providing
for the closing of the exposition on
Sunday, TO the special committee
which reported the bill. The bill has
been on the speakers table for several
days in the hope thatit could be gotten
into conference by unanimous CON
sent. The request made by Mr.. Tawney
at the close OF che session Monday
night 10 and send the bin to
conference having been met with an
objection from Mr.. Shepherd Tex it
made it necessary to refer the bin to
the committee under the rules. Nj.