The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-12
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Farmers
Alliance arraigned the Democratic and
Republican parties in the house today on
The charge OF extravaganza in public eX-
penditureS, and insisted that the leading
parties were ignoring the principal legisla-
lion OF the session, IN order TO provide
lucrative positions for the favored hench-
men of the dominant parties. Representa-
tive Simpson, whose sobriguet OF "the
socklesS Stateman' has won him national
Tepute, was the man TO proier these charges
against the dominant parties, and his
speech was one of the most amusing and
exciting incidents of the day.
The question OF expenditures came up
under a resolution reported 10y the commit
tee on accounts to appoint Walter f. Hal
leCk, an eX- Mon veteran, to the position
Df assistant door keeper of the house. At
Ter two or three Democrats and one or two
Republicans had favored the resolution
Mr.. FIthisn took the floor and insisted that
1t was time that the Democratic majority
of the house WAS coming to its senses.
Yesterday IL had passed a resolution Civ
ing two messengers to the minority of the
house: today, another resolution was pro-
posed for assistant door keeper, and to-
morrow, he supposed, another resolution
would come IN giving some place to some
pet ot some gentleman,
Mr. Butler OF Iowa said that the house
sion was 70 be based on sentiment or red-
son-whether its action should be based
on the judgment of men or on the senti-
ment OF people who did not know the
difference between wind and patriotism.
Ii was at this luncture that the Farmers
Alliance leader from Kansas arrai3ned
the dominant parties. Abiding to the
sessions when The resolutions for addi-
tiOnal employees had been passed, he
charged the two leading parties with log
rolling on these occasions and with diviG-
ing the additional positions equally be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans.
1t appears" said Mr. Simpson, that
legislation Is lost sight OF in this attempt
10 inaugurste a new system of reciprocity.
daughter. The Democrats and the Re
publican parties have adopted new reci-
proclty IN this house, IN voting each other
additional employees. Why, Mr.. Speaker,
! have constituent of my own here from
the state OF Kansas who has done more for
this country IN regard 10 valuable services
rendered IN war than any man recon-
mended for position 10 this congress. He
actually saved the army of General Pope
from destruction IA 1885,, aud saved the
city of Washington from capture by the
rebel army. tGreat laughter.
II, WAS a man in the employ of the Sc
cret service and went through the rebel
lines luIo Richmond; entered the reJel
army, becoming spy, aud got intelligence
that would save the army Of Pope As
EOon as he obtained the intelligence he de-
serted, came through the rebel lines,
swan the river. got across safely and iu-
formed General Pope of the danger which
menaced him. aud he has the evidence To
show for 1t, bearing the signatures Of Gen
erals Pope and Sisel on il. Applause
Notwithstanding this fact l have been uu-
able 10 obtain even a messenger : position
for that man, simply because he does not
belong 10 the parties IN power simply
because be is neither a Democrat nor Re
publican. ct the great congress 81 he
United States has been consuming TWO az
three days together in making positions
for some men, because of the tact that
members on one side or the other want 10
Ret their friends IN uihce.
Mr.. Simpsons speech was interrupted
10y frequent cries OF Put him on the roll, -
Amend the resolution" aud lie saved