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Show SIBLEY GOES FOR SMITH Pennsylvania!! Creates Sensation Sen-sation in House. DENOUNCES THE GENERAL j Declares That He Was a Disgrace to tho Uniform He Wore anil Expressed Ex-pressed the Hope That tho President Presi-dent Would Strip Him of His Uniform Uni-form Within rorty-Clght Hours-All Hours-All This on Account of tho Orders Issued by American Officer In the Samnr Campaign. Washington, April 25 ltcrescnta-tlvo ltcrescnta-tlvo Sll)lc, of lVnnsjIvnnla created iv sensation here today during the general debate on Iho agricultural bill, denouncing1 denoun-cing1 Cleneral Jacob II Smith for the orders he Issued In the S.imsr cam-pilgn. cam-pilgn. llo declared thnt e'.en Hinlth vvns a disgrace to tho uniform he wore nnd expressed the hope that the President Presi-dent would strip him of bis uniform within fort .eight hours now it was ltnoiuvnt). Mr. Hlble's speech was i iithusiasti-cilly iithusiasti-cilly applauded by the Democrats and wim revelled with some evidence of approval on the Republican side, Tho speech was considered the more rc-markablo rc-markablo In that It came from a He-publican He-publican who left the Democratic party on the Issues rnlsed by the Hpan-l.h Hpan-l.h war and who has slnco been nn nr-dent nr-dent expansionist. Upon the conclusion of the general debate slow tu ogress was made with tho bill, only thlrt-nvc of the fortj-nlno fortj-nlno pages being disposed of. AoitiomriJUAL liiw. vi This wnn District of Columbia day In tho House under the rules but the regulnr order was postponed until Monday Mon-day next In order thnt tho House might proceed with the consideration of the ngrlcultur.il bill The nnvul appropriation appropria-tion bill was reported nnd the House then resumed tho consideration ot tho cruris Di:ri:Nii tunston. Mr. Curtis made n brief but fervent defmso of Qen, Tunston against the criticisms to which bo hnd bien sub-Jected, sub-Jected, "The peoplo of Knnsas," he bo-Kan, bo-Kan, "aro proud of the bravery und dnrlng of gnllunt I'red I'linston. lie lias been criticized hero for un act which for daring and conception and execution ranks with the greatest feats of arms ho captured tho new fleorgo Wnshlngton Agulnaldo, if nn-ntber nn-ntber hud accomplished what (5cn Illusion did," he said, "the Democrats would InVc mado him their cnndldatu for president." KACTH AltU CITIID. Ho called ntlentlon to tho fact Hint his promotion had been recommended by lien. Wheatoti nnd (Jen. McAr-thur, McAr-thur, both soldiers of tho Civil vvnr. "Soldiers who knew mnro of war nnd tho rules of vvnr than nil the politicians In this country combined" And his commission," bo added, vvns signed by tho greatest president we have ever had the soldier, statesman nnd mar-tr. mar-tr. William MeKlnley. LAWS Ol' NEUTltAMTY. Mr. 1'eelcy, of Illinois, submitted somo remnrks In support of the contention that the laws of neutrality were being violated by this government In allowing allow-ing the shipment of mules nnd horses to South Africa for use by the Ilrlllsh nglnst tho lloer republics. llo said public sentiment favored the cause ,of tho Ilocrs nnd Insisted that neither secretly or openly should our govirn-ment govirn-ment extend aid lo the llrltlsh. Mr. Tecley and Mr. (Illicit (Mass) clashed on the Interpretation of that portion of tho treaty of Washington Vhlch bound the United States and England us to what constitutes war materials. SiniXY AN EXPANSIONIST. Mr, Sibley, Ilepuhllcan, (l'enns)l-nnla) (l'enns)l-nnla) Buld ho Ind been nn expansionist expansion-ist and defended the policy of the administration ad-ministration In the acnulsltton i of tho Philippines. Duty and honor, he sold, Justllled our position there. Tho com-merclul com-merclul vvelfnro ut tho nat on demanded that we should control that nrchlpcl-ago, nrchlpcl-ago, which stands as the gateway to the Orlentul world. llo then said. DKNOl'NCES OILS'. SMITH. When I have heard the statements rrnde that we were cruel In the conduct of that war. I hnve thought, p.rhsps he partisan was bik iiVctiiB 1 ut . li. i. I have nnd. as I have within the pu fort-elght hours, tint a liencrnl weur- ng the uniform ot the army of the I'nlted States, one who standi under the shadow of our army, Issues orders not lo conciliate a, province, but ,"; howling wilderness and to HI I all nb vo 10 vears oil, then It seems to in.; Ihul humanlti must hnvp marched '"eKwiird for eighteen centuries, nn I that Herod iign n mipeurs. 1 have imhI of Tlniour, tho Tartar, 1 hive read of Achilles, j have read of the Saracen seourg., but I thank Ood that since tin. Iruiili menu nn ("ilvurv It Ins taken eighteen centuries to nroduce u Smith NOT CIVILIZATION. I have read of tho waler cure. Can nnv man whose blood pours In Ills tulses, ny man who has rea.l his Hlble, or whu bus been rcired st the Klie of Christian woman. Justify the p. rpctrntlon of such crucltleB upon nnother man who wears the guise and the limao of his creaior7 And jet wo heurd this rnnn attempting lo justify acts by which men are pumped bo full of water as murl to drown them, and then biouaht haik to life bv thump-lug thump-lug them over, the stomiih with the bulls of muskets That Is not elv lllxa-tlon, lllxa-tlon, that Is not Christianising Ihe world 1 am thankful thut these nro spoi idle cases ASKS HOL'SK TO PItOrEST. Against that, as a nun who belongs. I hope, not alone to Ihe Itepubllian runks, but to the whole brotherhood of man the wide world around, I want the numbers of this House, on this sido of the chamber cham-ber and thai, to voice their protest against nil such measures A friend of mine said u few minutes ago. 'Oh, I know you hnd better wait nnd hear his defense ' 1 hope, tho Preside Presi-de ut of the I'nlted Stales will have tho courage, upon what the mm ndnlts to ellschnrgo htm dishonorably from the ser. vice that ho tus so disgraced Il ml-mils ml-mils that ho Issued tho order to leave tho province u howling wuste and a wll. derness. and lo kill till above lu jeu,rs of age, tho Innocent with the guilt). lUTTliU IN UI1.MW1.1IIU.1. That man never ought to be permitted to slay lu tho service of the I'nlted Stales until the sun goes down He Is a disgrace not ulong to the i nrt but to ever) man who ivir wore tho uniform of the United Btntes, nnd he Is a blot and a disgrace to our present civilization 'that mun does not live who can justify such orders 1 care not how adroitly his lawj ere mny flame their plea or how subtle he their reasoning, tho fnct ud. mltted by bis own mouth, thot he Issued such orelers Is sufficient for the hope that there Is the courage and putrlntlsm nnd thu humanity and the Christianity at the olher md of the avenue thin will not let him wear tho 1 ederal uniform twenty-four hours hence ENDOUSED I1V WILLIAMS. Mr. Williams (Mlrs ) heartily endorsed en-dorsed Mr. Blbleys onslaught upon (len, bnillh, whom he described as a, "bruto In unlfotm." "Hut I nm a little nfiuld," he lontlnued, 'that he does not Htrlko the evil In the right quarter. It is the stem which should be struck out, not the man who unconsciously enrrlea out the spirit of the system. Wherevtr tlieie Is a way of conquest ugnlnst a weak and Inferior people, deeds of brutality natuinlly ncrui. Ihe chief danger Is not the Injury to the weak tace. but that the temptation to tyranny will react upon the strong race nnd mnke brutes ot lti soldiers. Tor f''?nlepBH that reason sudi wars should be) splflvP TflBI avoided I agree with the gentleman fiEffi' V)'9Bl from Pennsylvnnli that there can be net valiPliQ smB Justification for n. civilized man to Is- JHBl Wi HI sue an order to lay waste ft. whole HlKlt IsBH lountrj and kill ever) bad), Including tfEIHI 8HI children over 10 cnr of uge " 1HBUW.I iB TlOEItlNCi ON aoEHEL CASE. 'IB'lf ! Mr lloerlng uf Kentucky, replied to SlflJl'jf 1 p some remnrks made a few da)s ago ErtKSultf'fliiH b) Mr. Ullbert of Kentucky, denting; yiH!:?ff3WH Home of the hitter's statements con- l!Jlr? llllH coining some ot the conditions that pie- V vXJ ;C-'UsiH v. Hied when (loebel was assassinated. IiaCtl !VtMH After some further debate on mlscel- CHolls I'.NMsH Inneous topics, general debate closed tSf't?2- !t$HiH and the bill vvns rend for amendment i.Y&i- IliHH under the tlve-mlnuto rule ffljllffif ' ttHH STIHCKEN rilOM HILL. flW' Pfl Mr Cniinon succeeded In hiving sev- Wilt' 1 (Ml ernt Items stricken from the bill by rnls- IMg . M ffM Ing points of order ngatnst them One tit;! U. lM piovlded for nn appropriation of fin,- PRH tit H ) for the purchase ot sites nnd tho r(j; . kl gM erei tlon of building for use ns weather Vfvb ' M RHi bure iu observatories ViWilLj vi llH Mr llob.-rts of Mnssaehussctts, of- i ,rjT IS IMI fered an amendment to permit clt) nnd V w- ; MllHI rotinl) members of the House lo elect I lia? ttCMH whether they would receive flower or If 'SlMMMiHI vigelnble seeds ', !lJBf IvIBHI The confeience report on the Chlnesn fi j' 'il'illH exclusion bill was adopted without de- j Jli UfflHI lute This sends It to the President. At ., gk nHH 5 20 p. in the House adjourned. , IJittlMH |