Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-22
Portraits of Two ex-Speakers
Presented to the House.
A Free Coinage Bill introduced
by Mr.. Bland.
Sockless Jerry Simpson Makes His
Maiden Speech.
New House Rules Eeportsd-stanford
Addresses the Senate on Bis Land
Loans Bill-Peffer Endorses
the Measure.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-New oil por-
traits OF ex-Speakers Grow and Randall
were presented to the house today. The
presentation speech was made by G. w.
Stone OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Holman
of Indiana, who was member OF the
twenty-seventh house, over which Mr..
Grow presided (the only member of the
present house who enjoyed that privi
lege), in pleasant speech accepted the
gift. Mr.. Springer escorted Mr.. Grow,
who was present, to the speakers desk,
where he was rendered seat on the
left of the speaker pro tenn.
Bills were introduced for public build
ings at Sterling and Dixon, Ill.
Bland introduced bill for the free
coinage of gold and silver, and the issue
of coin notes.
On motion of Cultivate, resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary of
the treasury for statement of the draw
the Mckinley bill. Also for statement
salt for curing fish and meat.
Harvey OF Oklahoma from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, reported bill
rppropriating $4,000 to complete the
allotment of lands to the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians in Okl homa. In the
discussion of this measure Simpson of
Kansas had an opportunity to enter the
arena OF debate, and his remarks were
Teot< \ A. l.
said the $4,000 already appropriated
had been squandered, but he was strong
ly in favor of the pending measure, as it
would allow settlers to secure homes
He turned his attention to the tariff,
strongly denouncing the protective pol.
icy pursued by the Republicans. 1t had,
he said, brought disaster to the farmers
[Applause on thes Democratic side] and
they wanted to seek homes and begin
life under Democratic administration
which he hoped would repeal the Nc
Kinlev law ana all kindred tariff laws,
and bring prosperity to the country.
The bill passed.
Catchings. from the committee on
rules, reported the new code of rules,
which were ordered printed.
Adjourned until Monday.
IN THE SENATE.
Stanford today addressed the senate
In advocacy of his bill to issue $780,
OO0, 600 in national notes and loan it on
farm lands.
Mitchell asked Stanford whether.
under the proposed bill, any large cor
pOratlon that was large owner of land
fland grant railroads) could not borrow
49, I~1f I,.o I hos,. l. l.
Sanford replied in the affirmative.
Morrill, inquired whether there was to
be more than one place in each state
where money was to be lent by the
government.
Stanford said the idea was to have an
agency of the land bureau in every large
city and town of state.
Morrill, suggested that it would entail
. very large expense, and Stanford re-
piled that the agencies would not be
necessary in state.
PETER made a long speech in advocacy
of the bill, which was then laid aside.
The La Abra bill was then taken up,
but without disposing of it. The SEN
ate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned until Monday.
THE NEW HOUSE RULES.
There was meeting OF the full house
committee on rules this morning at the
rooms of Speaker Crisp. The majority
members drafted a code of rules sub
gtantially the same as those of the fifth
eth congress, with three changes. One
change is a return to the rule in vogue
prior to the forty ninth congress, under
which legislation on appropriation bills
was permitted when in the interest of
retrenchment in expenditures. Another
change limits the call of states for intro
duction of bills on suspension Mondays
to one hour. The third change gives to
\ report from the committee on rules,
fixing the time for the consideration OF
and voting on any measure the parlia-
mentary status now accorded to mo-
tion to suspend the rules. The purpose
of this amendment is to check dilatory
motions.
A minority report will be made by the
Republican members, urging the adop-
tion of the rules of the last congress.
SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections this morning. in the con-
tested Florida election case OF Call VS..
Davidson, decided to recommend that
Call retain his seat. Action in the 9th
ct contested election case, Dubois and
Claggett of Idaho, was deferred until
the next meeting of the committea