Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-29
Another Disgraceful Outbreak in the House
Before Settling Down to Business.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF NEBRASKA
Congressman Connell Receives Con-
gratul ulations-Appropriat ton for
Land Surveys-Miscellane-
Gus Gossip.
WAsHISGToN BUREAU TIE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET
WAsuINGroN, ID. c., August %.

di ffculty was simply an echo Of the series of
wordy collisions yesterday, a kind Of after
m ath, which was probably necessary before
the dead calm OF duh season could be
reached after the high pitch of nervous ex-
citement which characterized the pro-
ceedings Of twenty four hours before.
The trouble was precipitatcd by some
cutting inSinuatons by various members on
both sides of the hall in making statements
under a question of personal priv ege. 1t
was started by Mr.. Mason Of Ch hicago, who
led the fiji hting against the lard bill. Imme-
diatel Y after the latter was finally adopted,
about | o'clock this afternoon, Mr. Mason
stated that he had no apologies to make for
his action yesterday in leaving the hall
of the house a number of times in
order to break quorum. He would
not have resOrted to such measures to
defeat the bill had it not been that the
property of his constituents was to be ts-
Gated and ruined without q trial by jury or
otherwise. He said he premeditatedly dsap.
peared from the vision of the speaker to
breal<a quorum, aud that he would do 1t
again repeatedly under the same conditions
He thought the interests of his constituents
justified the means. He brought laughter
from the democratic side by saying that the
iron rules of the republicans proved bitter
medi cine, when applied to themselves, but
that since he had been compelled
TO sS make Mr. ne Mason hsa f then 'Sgi aeaared
the bill which has just passed, levying tax
upon compound lard, had been rushed
through the committee on agriculture with
out an opportunity having been afforded him
or other persons interested in 1t to be heard
The bill passed was not the Conger bill, he
| said.
This broug hit Chairman Funston TO his feet
and the six-foOt-four of Kansas flesh fairly
;,
| thunder tones ''If the gentleman says he
| was not given a chance to be heard on
| the lard bill he utters a falsehood.' One
| could have heard the exclamation almost
over in the senate end of the capitol and il
| brought half of the members and nearly
every one in the galleries to their feet. In an
| instant there was IA great furore. Mr..
| Cheadle Of Indiana jumped up and demanded
| that the words of Mr.. Funston be taken down
| and reported to the house, as they were inde
corous and unparliamentary. He said that
the proceedings OF the past twen ty-four hours
were disgraceful; that there must be on end
to such scenes, and the sooner the end was
reached the better IL would be for the house.
| Within two minutes about dozen mem
| bers on either side were clamoring for recog-
! milton from the chair and the din was al
most d.afening, The speaker was unable to
maiatai n order, When hnall quiet was r, re-
slende. democrat OF excitable inclina-
tions, got up and demanded that
4 the request of Mr.. Cheade be enforced and
that the words of the Kansas member be
taken down. ''I demand" exclaimed Mr..
| Enloe, saving the air with his arms, "that
| the words be taken down, - and he emphasized
his remarks with stentOrian tones. Like a
flash Mr.. Funston came TO his feet, and point
ing his long arm in the direction of the Ten
nesseean. exclaimed: ~ am glad to have my
words taken down and III the gentleman from
Tennessee does not sit down will take him
down, too.n This made pretty kettle of
fish, Everything was in an uproar. The
speaker for several minutes stood on
his feet and pounded vigorously with
his gavel, excaiming in loud tones
that there would be no proceedings
till the house was III order. Mr. Mason had
mean while taken his seat, and when order
floor, but Mr.. Funston contended that the
gentleman from Chicago had yielded the
floor and he would not permit him to speak
unless he (Mr Tunston) was allowed to
compromise, by which the words of Mr..
Funston We're taken down and read, and
Were allowed to stand without criticism,
after which he made an explanation, but the
explanation proved TO be no more salts
factory than his first assertion, for he ex-
planned that he did not intend to say that Mr..
Mason had uttered falsehood unless he held
that he had not been given a chance tc
II prefaced my assertion" exclaimed
Mr. Funston, 'with the proposition 'if'n-
over which the house roared with laughter
and for awhile good humor prevailed.
Mr.. Mason and others implored the demo
cratic side to cease time killing, as the min
utes which were being wasted came out o.
the time which had been set aside for tn,
labor bill, This measure was then taken VI
and the house resumed its former dullness.
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF NEBRASKA
special bulletin issued by the census of
flee today shows the financial condit ion OF the
| c hN mites The Of the
ties are not given, however, except in illus
tration and by way of explanation The gross
debt of Nebraska in 1850 was S5,2W,S sos; II
1880 it is S5So2,09l. Iowa, 1880, 81 80! 537; il
1890 it is S36+3,Sl4 North and South Dakota
1850, 1913 ,375: in 1880, South Dakota, 81 800,
4a; North DAKOTA, Sl,3SO,5S3. This i:
ties, not the state debt. The availabl,
10y states, are Iowa S2,093,6 Nebraska
1863, ,377 South Dakota 81 1881, ,735. Nebmski
ranks fifth in increase Of county indebted
ness, Iowa eighth and South Dakota twelfth
This side note is made, Although NebMsk,
, shows a considerable scattered debt, her,
and there on its map may be found small
groups of country without liabilities-Pierce
Cedar and Dickson counties in the northeas
, corner, and Clay, Fillmore, Saline, jefferson
and Thayer in the southeast may be men
toned as instances. a.
THE LIBERALITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATIONS.
Representative Dorsey today secure
| through the war department the loan OF 10
tents, TO be used at the Grand Army Of tn
, Republic reunion at North Platte, Neb. Thi
is the third loan of the kind granted TO tn
, soldiers Of Nebraska this summer. Th(
veterans are receiving very different treat
ment at the hands Of this administrator
, from that which was accorded them unde
the administration of Mr. Cleveland, whe
requests for the loan of tents to be used a
the Grand Army OF the Republic reunion
were invariably refused, Secretary Procto
has yet the first request of this kind to dc
cline.
N THE LAND OFFICE.
, At the land Office today 1t was stated tina
out Of the Si25, 600 appropriated in the sundr
S civil appropriation bill for land surveys, th
a following amounts mad been set aside F'o
North aud South Dakota surveys 1900
each, Montana $4,000, Washington 500, ,00(
= Idaho and Wyoming 10000 each There wa
! an appropriation of 500 600 made in anothe
y !. bill to be expended in surveying the Siou
= Indian reservation in South Dakota, so tina
that state gets Sl40, 600 for surveys. Onl
$50, 900 were appropriated for clerk hire au
examiners In connection with the surveys
but an effort is 70 be made at the next sessio
TO secure an additional amount
: C0NNELL's ElGMrHouR BILL PASSED.
g Congressman Council scored great victor