The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-21

nose Of live man. ! have the proof here
II you desire to open up the subject
Augercd by Mfr. Lents's refusal to allow
nim TO be heard Mr.. Grosyenor. with
flushed face and uplIftcd arms. declared
that Mr.. Lcnts nad been guilty Of a ma.
iicious falsehood. 'and he Knows IT," added
Mr.. Grosvenor.
Mr. Lentz then proposed that Mr.. eros
venor be given fifteen minutes and he
CLcntz) ten minutes.
"oh, ! object" called out Mr.. Cannon
III the gentlemen desire to wash their
dirty linen they should hire hail.
Uaughterl
very sensational episode occurred
when the paragraph providing that not
over $4,000 should be paid for the aprc.
hension Of deserters from the army was
reached. This paragraph was seized upon
by Mr. Lentx for a base from which 10
attack what he said was going on In the
Philippines and which SO disguised our
soldiers there that they deserted. He lie.
clared that reports were coming back
from the Philippines to the effect that oer
soldiers were killing prisoners and said
that he knew Of letter received by the
father Of soldier In the Philippines tell
Ing of how native had been buried alive
by his captors and then hchended. Mr.
Graham Pa) republican, challenged MIR.
Lcntg 10 produce the letter, lie said lie
thought IL existed only In Mr. Lentss
imagination.
Mr.. LentE declared that the letter could
snot be produced without getting the boy
into trouble.
Mr.. Cannon, In Impressive tones, decar-
ed that man who would rise In his place
In the American congress and advlse men
who had enlisted under the American Tag
TO desert might he safe here. but II he
should say the same things In the Philip.
pines he would be tried by drumhead
court martial and shot.
Mr.. LentE read newspaper account OF n
letter alleged TO have been received by the
father OF n soldier, saying that the soldiers
were ordered 10 shoot every man and beast
they found. Mr.. Lcntz declared that u
such orders had been issued congress
should be ashamed to face the world.
Mr.. Mahon (pn), republican, challenged
Mr.. Lents TO bring In resolution to ask
the secretary OF war whether such orders
as he had referred 20 never had been is.
sued,
During the civil war" said Mr. Mahon,
'I thought II 5000 OF 10000 Of the copper
heads had been shot we would have not
been troubled With the dcscrtlon. Some
of those men stu llvc--thank God very
few. (ApplauseD There are none IN my
state who could be paid To make such
charges AS the gentleman has made am
not surprised that the good people of Ohio
loft YOU az home-not because you charged
that the administration paid 100000 TO de.
feat you, you are not worth II, hut be-
cause OF your everlasting demagoguery,"
loud npplausc)
This brought MIR. Lentz again to his feet.
When he declared himself Jeferson-L Lin.
coin democrat, the republicans jeered Pro-
ceeding. he charged that his defeat had
been compassed by bribery right and left.
81 was defeated" he concluded; 'you are
welcome to the glory and satisfaction OF
TT
ITS n great satisfaction observed Mr..
Mnhon, amidst laughter.
Mr. Grosvenor also paid his respects In
Mr. Lentz for termIng himself follower
of Jefferson and Lincoln, and Mr.. Moody
tEep. MISSY alrnoat brought his side Of
the house TO Its feet by reading an utter
auce OF Lincoln conforming the "wily agl.
tator" who induced the soldier TO desert
more than 1t condemned the soldier him.
self.
"Has Massachusetts shot Senator Hoar?"
shouted Mr.. Lentz while the applause was
revcrberatng through the hall.
"Oh get out" called MIR Dalzell tPnl.
The excitement then subsidized and the con.
sideratlon Of the bin was renewed
MIR sherman rep, n. W offered the
following amendment, against which DIR.
Cannon raised point of order Provided,
further, that the superintendent of rhe
naval academy shall make such rules 20
be approved by the secretary of the navy
as win effectualIy prevent the practice of
hazing; and any cadet found guilty Of par.
ticlpnting In, or encouraging, or coun.
tennncing such practice shall be summarly
expelled from the academy and shall not
thereafter be reappointed TO the corps Of
cadets or be eligible for appointment as a
commissioned officer In the army or navy
Without deciding the point Of Order IT
$3.50 p. m. the honsc adjourned.