The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-07
EDMUNDS HAS. AN IDEA
But II Doesn't Appear to nsst With Favor
In the Senate.
Mr.. 8raden OF Helena Calls at the
White House and Has
Gay Old Time
There.

gross all the attention here. The most
exciting OF these is the attempt Of the
senators to find out how the newspaper
men get the senate's secrets and how tn
stop them. Mr.. Eelmunds proposed
bright idea to-day. He suggested that all
the senators he compelled to swear that
they do not reveal any secrets. That was
taken as an insult and rejected. Mr..
Dolph was mad because the papers
published true accounts of his sal
mon and champagne lunch i'm
the restaurant and, practically. he
swore itcanust he stopped. Some of the
with the newspapers to see IL an agree
ment cannot he reached to what news
shall he published. This ought to give
the country n fair idea of the extent to
which the senate desires to control the
press. The senators will have to- back
down, the newspaper men will get and
send all the news tn he had.
The second topic that cxcitcs public i'm
tercst il that relating to the public-build-
ing grab i'm the house. 1t began to-day,
progressed slowly, brought Oh hot dis
clission and only five bills, for 81 .5OO.OOO,
were passed.
Spruillc Braden, the assay officer at
Helena, was received at the white house
by President and Mrs. Harrison, tonight,
and was made n good deal of while there.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March G.-Beforc the
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president transmitting the report of the
Chippewa commission. Referred.
Morse of Massachusetts presented PEE
tition from the Woman's Industrial league
asking that two women he appointed ON
the worlds fair committee of 1892. Re
ferretl.
The bill was called up appropriating
SaOO,OOO for a public building at San Jose,
California. II was the object of a vigorous
attack from Cannon of Illinois. He
public buildings and grounds and alluded
to- the "pork In the pot" In his own
town., 6anville. postoiIice site was
cient for postofiice building thcr.. and
the business was more there than i'm the
mittee provided for the erection of public
Miiiiken replied that nobody doubted
that the Rcntieman's town was cheap
Cannon said he would content himself
with voting against bills which his judg-
mcnt told him were not proper. The gen-
tlcmen must answer To their constituents
for their votes. If members of the com
them he had got for them $4,000 or 500,
600 in compensation for improvilent APP
preparations, he Cannon supposed il
Millikcn said l,e would cnsleavor to get
along with his constituents without lee
il was not for Friendly feelings toward the
gentleman from Illinois, he would sug-
gest further that he had never seen u man
had sspork i'm the pot ~ that he was not the
first fellow to get his hand into the pot:
enough % to . explain nh his last remark. I ID Did the the
gentleman mean to say that he Cannon
had asked or minated, that hc desired the
Cannon said he had criticized the COM
mittee, as he had z right TO do so He
had no, SrtiSisea i ,a the gentleman en- pSrso
eiation to aiieee that il il had not been for
urge aught against my character or other
wise. here end. Now let us have Seth
AS he was utterinR those words he
slowly approached Millikcn, and as he
finished the sentence he tapped that gem
of the house. throughout the COLONY
both gentlemen manifested good
| deal OF excitement. but the house
enjoyed the controversy. which ended by
Milliken disclailninG amy intention tn i'm
sinuate ANYTHING against the gentleman.
| the world.
Peters of Kansas criticised the hill as
| to give statistics showing the postotiice
business there transacted.
Clunie said IL he had known tina, his
bill was going tn create so much disturb
ance i'm the house he might not have in
trosl,,ced il. But he had thought il would
pnblic building i'm his district, to ask com
9rcss 10 give him one. ILnughter.l He
was informed by the gentleman the
publican side that there was "A disposition
| on the part of congress to expend the
| public money i'm giving the people build
ings necessary to carry on their business.
| He did not believe that after he had
| voted for every bill coming from
| the republican gentleman from Illi-
| nois that he would create so
| much excitement over the first bill conn
| ing from the democratic side. Laugh
| teri What better use could congress put
| money to than i'm distributing il over the
| country in public builtings: While the
| pile was being divid, Il around he did not
| think Il immdRlest to ask q little slice for
| San Jose. LauQhter.l There was not a
man ON the republican side who had not
pattc<l him on the back ard said. ''Clunic.
we win stand by you." Laughter. DEM
| ocrats were anxious to get a chance to
| vote tor his hill.
| After further debate the bill was laid
| aside favorably and the committee rising.
| it together with the proceeding bills were
| reported 20 the house.
| In the house Cannon made a vigorous
| fight against the Washington, ID. G., post
| Office bill, moving to adjourn amid cries
| Of ''ciilatory motion" from the democrats.
| and raising the point OF no quorum amid
shouts OF "fiiihusterin9" from the same
source.
| The speaker counted n quorum and the
bill was passed were the other bills rs-