Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-07
lHE SENATE AND House
Silver in the Senate and Russian Aid
in the House.
lIR. PENDLETON'S FIRST SPEECH
kais on the Subject Of ApprOpriahng 100000 to
Carry the Food Given By the Western
Farmers and MillsrS 70 Russia
The Measure Defeated.

4he measure UeledleQ.
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 6.-The
attendance in the House this morning
WAS not as large as that Of yesterday,
many of the members whose names have
been called King advantage OF this
fact 10 absent themselves and 70 attend
b department business.
Mr.. Mcmillan, speaker pro TEN, took
the chair promptly al nuOE, aud the
journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved, the Speaker pro
tem having laid before the House the
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy 70 transport con
trIoutiOnS for the relief of the Suf-
ferIng poor of Russia, Mr.. BlOunt, of
GeOgia, asked that IL be referred 20 the
cOmmittee on naval affairs. II anything
was to DC done 1t WAS easy TO be seen
that 10 must be done at an early day.
He therefore further requested that
Tthat committee nave leave 70 report at
any time. To this Mr.. GugOre, or
Texas, objected, as be cOnteGded that
the resolution, under the rules, came
under the jurisdiction OF the committee
on appropriations, and that II should DO
referred TO that committee.
The Speaker pro TEN. thought that in
the absence of rules the House could
dIsUOse Of the resolution as it saw mt
but that the first motion in order was
oue of reference. Mr.. McCreary, Of
keutucky, presented the petition of
CaSsius NJ. Clay, formerly minister TO
~ Fr, Of
Extending aid TO the famine sufferers.
Mr.. Bryan, OF Nebraska, hoped that
the appropriation Of 100000 would be
Stricken from the resolution. N Con-
gress was not empowered 10 aid the cit
liens OF It's own country in Nebraska,
duriug a drouth, how was il empowered
10 carry corn raised in Nebraska 70 an
'Uther country. Where would this stop?
How show partiaiity TO one nation and
hot TO another?
bis Republican friends were claiming
THAT toe Mckinley bill had been throw
Ing out OF employment many labOrerS In
other countries, and that they were now
in distress. II II was our duty TO aid
1hose whom the wisdom of God had
brought TO distress, how much more
would Il be our duty 20 aid those whom
the folly OF an American Congress had
brought TO distress. LanghteT and
applause.
MIR. Pendleton, Of West Virginia, ar
Cued that Russia was perfectly able TO
. q her own subjects fl she desired TO
Go 50. Russia was menace TO modern
'civilzation and a threat 70 peace. Some
Ventlemen had spoken OF the friendship
'existing between the two countries.
That friendship was the friendship eX-
listing between the puritan and the
blaclileg. This House had been elected
On the issue of retrenchment and re-
form. and now it was propoSen 10 oegIn
by sDproUriatiug SlOO, 600 for the relief
of Russian subjects when that money
could be applied, If applied at all, to the
rclief Of American citizens within 100
miles Of Washington.
The resolution was then considered
in the House as in committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, moved 10
strike out the appropriation clause. lie
could see no reason why the IhIted
States should charter a ship to transport
fbo provisions contributed by her cltI-
zeDs TO the sufferers in Russia. Ihe
Bnssiap Government was amply able TO
b. this herself.
Mr.. breckenridge, Of Kentucky, said
N il were Democratic to spend money
at all. let 10 be spent without higgllng
over such a small matter. IL was con-
s.itutioual: IL was humanity; therefore
u was American, and therefore, u was
Denocratic: and, for one, he was Will
N take Democratic responsibility Tor IT,
Applause.
Mr.. Dockery, OF Missouri, called at
"a ention 10 the fact that the report or
Ia Secretary OF the Treasury showed
fbat the expenditures Of the govern
nent were exceeding the revenues. Inc
Democrats. whose seats had been galued
"a the issue OF retrencnmeht anu re-
form. must realize that they were con-
ironted by more than Sl4O,OOO'OOO Of eA-
sting and matured indebtedness ior
wbicb there was for payment to-day
oplv an available cash supius, excluding
Subsidiary coin. of so, ,OOO,O
Mr.. Chipman, OF Michigan, doubted
neither Russia's treatment OF her peo-
nle entitled her 10 the comfy extended
q civilized nations. After further de-
hate Mr.. Holman's motion TO strike OUT
- apDroprlatiOn clause was agreed 10,
- i6s. nays 20; Mr.. Breckenridge, OF
rentuckv. remarking that 10 was per
ecrIv clear that the United States navy
~ M sbiDs which could be used and
fSat the resolution was now a useless
ope. moved to postpone ITS consideration
Indefinitely. This motion was agreed
fo. % TO u. (This is equivalent 10 d
aefeat of the MEASURE
The House then adjourned until To-
morrow.