The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL,
NJ SESSION Dt' TssE SEN,EE Co.
DAY.
Fbs Po"t"at"" appropriation RuI
ndtr Consideration in the
House

rbs Po~tonic" Appropriation nv
nder Consideration in the
akOuse.
telegraph % the state en- onlcIe.
WASHINGTON, May %. I House
iha legislative, executive and iudi
.aI appropriation bill was reported
DIS morning by Mr. Forney dem. Of
Alabama and placed on the calendar
IL sayers dem Of Texas endeavored
eAsa a bill for the relief of John "
Wb'.ield, late register of the land of
aee The Delaware land district Of
kn,as, but Mr.. Bailey (dem) Of
IeNl- as usual, raised the point of no
quorum This caused Mr.. Hopkins
rep Of Illinois to remark that the
gentleman from Texas was maxine
useless objections. This rather
Nei'sd Nj. Bailey. who said that
i was not the province of the
Gentleman from Illinois to criticise
am and the more be Hopkins
1aea, Tie more be showed that his
.'tIon (bailsy's) was correct Mr.
tioRe.us rt,orred that he only voiced
saa sentiment Of all the members or
'aa 'aor. After this spicy colloouy
tr Bailey went over to Mr.. Hon.
o0ss desk aud hid an animated con.
setsaton. during which he told the
,n.ltman from illinois that he (Bai.
- would bold the former respon-
,'u.s 'or bis remarks. Mr.. Hopkins
ald he (Baiiey) vas at liberty
do 80 at any time: after
Yards truce was declared bv
A...t Of Nj Hopkins to Mr.. Bailey
sad the matter va, dropped after =
mutual agreement TO .xpuage the col
iolay from the records On motion Of
Nlr Mcmillan Dem Of Tennessee, a
e. luton was passed providing for ar
As.aainment to-doy until Tuesda,
a.Nt The House then went into
mm.ttre Of the whole on the post
3'.js appropriation bill, Mr.. Buchanan.
p N , OF Virginia, in the chair. Mr.
Bergen, { Rep} of New Jersey, opened
tHe debate in opposition to tLa Dill and
said tbat the bill crippled the postal
.Nita Mr. UConnell, Of Michigan.
made az earnest appeal for the free
delivery of mail in rural districts
Nr. Kendall, (Dem. Of Kentucky.
Who recently succeeded bis father.
#..gered his maiden speech to-day.
aa dtvotsd his remarks 10 the silver
eestion and said that there was some.
'.atg wrong with our system Of GOV.
1ment Shen 10000 people controlled
: large proportion Of the wealth Of tn
eaautry. lie believed this Congress
should pass a silver bill, whether the
president vetoed il or not He did
not think if free silver bill was
passed that the United States could
be the dumping ground for silver.
The country would never be DESTROYED
by silver deluge. No nation could
maintain financial system based upon
its debt Is We had attempted to do by
our miserable national banking sys-
tenn by allowing them to issue money
upon the bonds owed to them. Mr..
tichian, ldcm. of Illinois. branched
oft into discussion Of the tariff oues-
ilon and attacked the iniquitous pro.
visions OF the McKmly bill. Mr..
watson, alliance Of Georgia.
lhe democratic party
tor their cowardice IN not
repeating the Mckinley bill. They also
cared to pass silver bill. They had
not Kept their pledges on the stump.
Mr. titchian (dem of Illinois. inter.
.apted bim and read his (Watson's)
graphy from the congressional di-
'ee,ory Tor the purpose OF cornering
I'm on his record. Mr. Watson said
la had stood by his record He was \
ree trader, and he was also elected on
ae OcaIa platform. He ran as s.
sleNeland elector in iSs4ard in 1888.
de believed in the Mlil. LiIl which the
moerats had repudiattd The debate
1s. iurther continued by Messrs.
" aiker, Enloe and Mallery. Mr..
simpson fpeople's party) of Kansas,
: ragned the democratic party for its
wholly DO nothing, and the republican
.arty Tor being the friend of the rail,
.'aa oolmarsnts' as he styled the land
'Ta1t mail routes. The committee rose.
ana oa motion OF Mr.. Henderson Of
North CaIoiina, the HOUSE at $50 D
w. adjourned until Tuesday.
arrived at EApr ssc.tln.