The National tribune., 1892-03-31

| walking Tn answer to this DIR. Wales says
His charge is absurd, and long to get him
| before 4 District jury. Why, the fellow can
| waltz, and has watzed since the accident, as
well as he ever did, and q man who snapped
| him with kodak obtained picture that shows
| him to be free from the least limp. After the
| fracture of his leg, as an excuse for non-p
| ment of my bill, he INDUCED in talk about
| poor treatment on my part. If he had pleaded
| poverty or inability to pay I should have let
| the matter drop and made no effort to collect
| my bill, but it riled me considerably to have
him bring these accusations"
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| The House of Representatives fully sus-
tanned its od-tmc nickname of " the bear gar
| den +" during the afternoon and evening of
Thursday, March 81. after the previous cues
| ton had been demanded on the free-coinage
bill. Several times during the session the Ser
geant-at- Arms or his deputy was ordered to
| march through the hall with the mace, the
! emblem Of the Speakers authority, before which
| knots of members who had congregated in the
aisles Immediately dispersed and resumed their
seats; but no sooner than the mace had been re-
stored to its resting-place beside the Speaker S
| desk would the silence be broken and clamors
for recognition would come from all parts of
| the hall. This was continued during the en-
tire session, and dilatory motions were put
whenever any of the members were recognized.
The scene at times battles description, and the
like has not been seen for many months. The
silver men were much surprised at the strength
developed by the opponents of the measure,
which proved to be sufficiently strong, with the
aid of almost the entire Republican, minority
(only IL Republicans voting with the frec-coin-
age mem, to defeat for the time being the meas
ure. Personalities were INDUCED in frequently
the Speaker coming in for good share of con-
domination from the anti-silver men for what
they termed unfair rulings Mr.. Bland finally
acknowledged his temporary defeat, and moved
to adjourn, but has since framed a cloture ras-
olution that will force vote on the bill when
ever it is reported from the Committee on
Rules, which will be in a few days. as ma
jority of that committee are favorable to the
bill.
The District Commissioners have issued an
order or regulation making it unlawful for any
person to keep open any billiard hall, pool
room, or bowling-aley on the Sabbath Day
Complaints have been frequent of late that pro-
prietors Of these halls were in the habit of per-
uniting boys not of age to frequent their places
aud play pool and billiards on Sunday, and
hereafter any one who does this will be assessed
not less than So nor more than $40, at the dis.
cretion of the Court. The Commissioners are
fully determined to put stop TO the practice.
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A long argument resulted over the Indian
appropriation bill in the Senate on Wednesday,
March %, when an amendment recommended
by the Committee on Indian Affairs, which re-
qnires the appointment or detail of Army
officers for Indian Agents, was reached. Senator
Hawley of Connecticut and Senator Proctor,
of Vermont, championed the cause of the Army
officers, while the side favoring the civilian
Agents was led by Senator Dawes, Of Massachu-
sets. Both sides thought they gave good rea-
sons why each should be preferred to the other.
The cause of the Army officers prevailed at last,
however, as the amendment was adopted.
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As rule the proceedings Of the Executive
sessions Of the Senate are known to the wide-
awake newspaper correspondents almost as soon
the doors are opened, notwithstanding the
fact that they are held in secrecy. Thore have
been innumerable investigations to ASCERTAIN
the Of this leakage Of State secrets all to
no purpose But the Executive sessions of the
Senate of late have been conducted with such
secrecy that but little can be obtained by willy
correspondents. Since the Bering Sea matter
has been under discussion, hardly scrap of
reliable news has been given out, and much
wonder has been expressed at the reason. On
Thursday. March "a, when tine doors of the
Senate were closed, the venerable Doorkeeper,
Capt Bassett, was for the first time during all
the years that he has been acting in that ca
pacity, excluded from the floor Of the Senate,
and the Secretary. Gen. Arson g. McCook, and
Sergeantat- Arms Valentine, were the only en-
ployes allowed to remain upon the floor of the
Senate. Capt. Dassett has been an employe Of
the Senate for the past CD years, commencing
as a page and going through the various grades
to the position OF Principal Doorkeeper, which
latter position he has held for at least 80 years.
And never before during his long term Of con-
tinuous service has he been excluded from the
Executive sessions That he felt keenly the
lack of confidence which the Senate thus dis
played in him as An official, no one can doubt.
1t is understood that il is not fear Of the
threats which were uttered by some Senators
against informers that has scaled so tightly the