The record-union., 1892-02-12
PROCEEDINGS III CONGRESS.
THE SENATE TAKES AN ADJOURN
MENT UNTIL MONDAY.
Simpson Arrafgns the Republicans
and Democrats for ExtravaGant
Expenditures.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. u.-In theSenate a
motion was adopted that the Senate adj
journ over until Monday from to-day.
An adverse report was made from the
Committee on Military Affairs on the
bill to provide for the biennial issue of a
book to be known as the Military Reg
lister of the United States,' and the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
Call offered resolution asking for an
investigation into the alleged efforts of
railway and other corporations to control
the election of Senators in the Florida
Legislature. Laid on the table until Call
speaks upon il.
The bill providing for Postoffice build
ings in towns and cities where the Post
office receipts exceed 5000 annually was
made the special order for Monday week.
The calendar was then taken up, and
among the bills passed was one appro-
priating $500. 600 for public building at
Cheyenne, Wy.
After a short executive session, the
printing bill was taken up, the question
being on Coke's amendment to increase
the number of extra copies of the agri-
cultural report from 100000 to 100000.
Agreed to. The number of extra copies
OF the report of the Bureau of Animal
creased from 10000 to $4,000. The bill
then went over without action.
Gibson introduced bill to improve
navigation and afford ease and safety to
trade and commerce on the Mississippi
River and prevent destructive floods, APP
propriating SIG, ,000, 900, OF which not more
than $3.50, 900 is to be expended in any
one year. Referred to the Comraittee on
Commerce.
Adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Farmers
Alliance arraigned the Democratic and
Republican parties in the House to-day
on charge of extravaganza in public
expenditures, and insisted that the lead
ing parties were ignoring the principal
legislation Of the session in order to pro-
vide lucrative positions for the favored
henchmen of the dominant parties. Rep
resentative Simpson, whose sobriquet,
The SockleSs Statesman has won him
national repute, was the man to prefer
these charges against the dominant par
ties, and his speech was the most anus
ing and exciting incident of the day.
The question of expenditures came up
under a resolution reported by the Com
mlttee on Accounts to appoint Walter Z.
Halleck, an ext Mon veteran, to the po-
sition of Assistant Doorkeeper of the
House. After two or three Democrats
and one or two Republicans had favored
the resolution, paying high tribute to
Major Halleck. Fithian of Illinois took
the floor and insisted that it was time the
Democratic majority of the House was
coming to its senses. Yesterday it passed
resolution giving two messengers to
the minority of the House. To-day an
other resolution proposed for an Assist
ant Doorkeeper. and tomorrow he sup
posed another resolution would come in
giving some place to some pet Of some
gentlemen.
Simpson took the floor. He charged
the two leading parties with log-rolling,
and dividing additional positions equally
between the Democrats and Republicans.
1T appears" said Simpson, that legis-
lation is lost sight of in this attempt to in
augurate a new system of reciprocity.
Why, Mr.. Speaker, l have a conStitu-
ent of my own here from Kansas, who
has done more for this country, III
regard to valuable services rendered
in the war. than any man recon-
mended to a position in this Congress.
He actually saved the army Of General
Pope from destruction in 1862, and saved
the city Of Washington from capture by
the rebel army. He was in the employ of
the secret service, and went through the
lines into Richmond, and got intelligence
that saved the army of Pope. Notwith-
standing this, l have been unable to OBJ
tain even a messengers position for that
man, simply because he does not belong
To the party in power; simply because he
Is neither a Democrat nor a Republican.
Laughter and applause.l Yet the great
Congress OF the United States has been
consuming two or three days together
making positions for some men because
members on one side or the other want to
get their friends in office. So you have
gone on, until the whole city Of Wash
ington is besieged by hungry horde of
political partisans, who are anxious to
reach down into the pockets of the tax
payers and take their money TO pay po-
litical followers and friends for political
services" [Great applause.
whelmingly defeating the resolution.
The Military Academy bill consumed
the remainder of the day.