Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1898 — LEE HONORED. [ARTICLE]

LEE HONORED.

Former Conaul-Genernl to Cuba t*" Be Made a Major General-Pro-ceeding* In the House. Washington, May 4.— Expecting that th« senate would be in session Tuesday, the war department officials had prepared a list of persons whose nominations were to be sent in as major generals and brigadier generals. The list included the name of Hon. Fitzhugh Lee, formerly consulgeneral at Havana, as a major general, and It is believed also those of W. H. Bhafter, commanding the brigade at New Orleans, and J. F. Wade, commanding the regiments at Tampa, both of whom are now brigadier generals, to be major generals. Washington, May 4.—ln his prayer Tuesday the ohaplain of the house gave for the victory won by the American fleet: and prayed that it might be the means oC leading to an early end of the war; thalt peace might bring a wider prevalence of a* broader and more Christian civilization. What promised to be an uneventful aodt uninteresting session of the house was thrown suddenly, after three hours’ consideration of private bills, into a session of spirited speech-making among democratic members that savored at times much ofacrimony. The storm was precipitated by Mr. Lewis (dem.. Wash.), who referred, to the course of a speech, to the recent voteof Mr. Cummings (N. V.) in support at that war revenue bill with its incorporated !>on* feature. He made reference to Air. Cun»mtngs’ assertion that this perlc-i was as time for placing country above party, intimating that the New York member had# served the republican party and perhapw contributed to the satisfaction of unpatriotic monopolists and capitalists. ThS* brought an impassioned speech in reply .“from Mr. Cummings, interspersed with* j.some sarcastic comments that intensified the interest and called an outpouring of | members from the cloak rooms. Mr. Clark i (dem. Mo.) entered the lists and proceeded to criticise unreservedly the six demo--1 cfats who had voted for the revenue bill on 1 its final passage, and questioned their democracy. Messrs. Fitzgerald (Mass.) an&. i McAleer (Fa.), two other democrats wßo* ( voted for the bill were heard in defense of. 1 their votes and in refutation of the imputations of the Missouri member. Just before the recess until the night session was taken, the leader o i the democrats, Mr. Bailey (Tex.) spoke briefly in deprecation of the speeches of the democratic member* as being subject to misconstruction indica—j tlve of more serious differences within tho party than really existed. He reviewed | the record to show that no appreciable ground for such construction existed. At the night session 22 {tension bills and a number of acts correcting military records of and removing charges of desertion standing against soldiers were passed. The session continued until 10:30 o’clock. Washington. May 4.—The fortification# appropriation bill has been agreed on In conference, carrying a total of $9,377,494. The senate recedes from all Its new legislation put in the bill and the house recede* from disagreement to senate increases.