The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
WORK OF TIE HOUSE.
Subsidies and Clevelend's Views
Talked of.

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WARRINGTON, Feb. 1s.-In the absence
of the speaker, who was confined TO his
room by a severe cold, the House this
morning proceeded to the election Of
speaker pro tenn. Mr.. Payson Of Illinois was
elected. and YES escorted to the chair by
Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio and Mr.. Dockery Of
Missouri, amid the plaudits Of both sides OF
the chamber.
A conference was ordered on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill and on the
military academy appropriation bill.
The House then proceeded TO further con-
sideration Of the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Perkins asked unanimous consent
that the reading Of the amendment to carry
into effect the treaty with the CRur
d'Alene and other tribes Of Indians be dis
pensed with, but Mr.. Turner Of Kentucky
objected.
ahe reading o. the amendment consumed
over an hour and a half, and it was then
agreed to. The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Funston Of Kansas a
joint resolution was passed appTopriating
sos, 900 for printing 100000 copies OF the
report on the diseases of horses, prepared
under the supervision Of the chief OF the
bureau animal industry.
BLoJST RUNS DOWN SUBSIDIES.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the postof1ice appropriation
bill
In the general debate Mr.. Blount Of Geor-
gia took q position against the shipping bill,
on the ground that all efforts to build up the
merchant marine by means of subsidy
would prove futile so long as the present
high rates of duty were maintained. He
inveighed against the general policy Of sub
sIdies and insienced the Pacific mail steam
ship subsidy as being of no benefit 70 COM
MERGE, but resulting only in a scandal rest
ing on the American congress.
Mr.. Kerr Of Iowa favored the shipping
bill as tending to build up the merchant
marine.
Mr.. Simmonds of Connecticut spoke in
favor of the shipping bill.
Mr.. Cummings OF New York addressed
himself to an advocacy OF the resolution
protesting against the persecution OF the
Jews in Russia.
CLEVELAND AND SILVER.
Mr.. O'Ferrall Of Virginia submitted an
argument against the shipping bill. In the
course of his remarks, be touched upon the
silver question; and in response to a ques-
tion by Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois as to the
position OF ex-President Cleveland upon
that subject, he declared that Grover Cleve-
land was deeper down in the heart of the
democracy Of the country than any
other living man. 1t might be
that Mr.. Cleveland's views on
silver did not suit the democracy. They
were the views of an Individual member of
the Democratic party. He (Mr. O'FerralD
assumed that whatever Mr.. Cleveland's posi-
ton might be to-day on the question Of
silver coinage, when the national convention
spoke In 1892 he would indorse the prin-
ciples of their platform, whatever
they might be- He did not believe
that Mr.. Cleveland would surrender his
convictions, but there were questions Of
democratic principle paramount 70 the
question of free coinage Of silver.
Several other gentlemen discussed topics
entirely foreign to the bill before the House
Without disposing of the bill, the COM
mittee rose and the House adjourned.