The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-28
IN THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. There
was small attendance of members
when the House met this morning.
The bill providing for railroad
wagon bridge across the Mississi opi
was passed.
Mr.. Hatch introduced a bill pro-
viding that all oleomargarine trans
ported into any State or Territory,
or remaining therein for consump-
ton, sale or storage, shall be sub
Iect to the operation and effect of
the laws of such State or Terri
tory and shall be put up
on the same basis as oleomar-
garine, manufactured in said State
or Territory and shall not be ex-
empt from legal restrictions, and
moved its reference to the commit
tee on agriculture. The Speaker
ruled that it should 60 the commit
tee on judiciary. On an aye and
nay vote of 1928 to 10o the bill was
referred to the committee on agri-
culture.
Mr.. Martin, of Indiana, offered a
resolution which was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs, call
ing upon the President for all CORE
spondence bet ween this government
and Chill upon matters concerhing 9
the government of Chilli by the So
called Balmacedalf regime and
! since It's overthrow, upon all sub
jects connected with the recent
civil war.
, The consideration of the rules
: was then resumed. Mr.. De Ar
mend, If Missoori, made a -..-
speech on the subject, in which ht
took occasion to arraign the Re
; publicans for their sins of omission
| and commission in the last Con
gress.
: Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, de
5 livered a ten-minute speech touch
l ing upon the unconstitutionality 0
D counting quorum Of member
S present when they were not visibl
e to the Speaker and quoting author
. tiles in support ofhis position.
l. Time was then given to tn
e Third, or Farmers Alliance party
: TO debate the rules. Mr.. Otis, Q
;. Kansas, was very glad that tn
r Third party had an opportunit
i now for the first time to occupy tn
door of the House. He said tha
n the Third party was founded o
p equal rights, Jeffers oman, prime
r. Piles, the Washingtonian policy {
le Washington and the Lincoln ide
# of the power of Labor over Capita
y The rules conferred a dangeror
IS power upon the Speaker. Mr.. Wa
Is son, of Georgia, recited the prime
of Piles of the Farmers Alliance part
IN which demand that nation'
n banks of issue should (
IN abolished, that silver coinae
as should be free and unlimited, th'
o. aliens should cease to hold land
H. that no mans wealth should
built up at the expense Of his fe
d. low man, and that trusts should
e. abolished. The House should
as organized on Jefersonian prl
a ciples. He arraingned both the Del
la. ocratic and Republican side al
o. took occasion to refer to MIR. he
[c- who was seated beside him as +
an despotic Gear of the last Congre'
ms a remark eliciting loud laughter
ed over the hall. He favor
he the election of United Stat
it Senators by direct par
lis. vote of the people. Centrallzatl
i'll and usurpation had nearly caus
Id the political destruction OF
led country. Trusts were curse
tor the country, so was the monopol'
not The larger manufactures had sw
ia. lowed the smaller and the syst
his was growing worse every day. l
he Farmers Alliance party was
ate striving for Office or official IN
of ence. Were there nothing bett
was the Alliance party could ride
nm tho ourface of their reason {