The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-03-12
ut of the Atlanta Constitution for accus-


art election case. Mr.. Watson caused
to be read from the clerk S desk dispatch
TO the Constitution from its Washington
correspondent. who is the speaker S clerk.
wherein II was stated that Mr.. Watson had
voted III favor of the Republican coutcStee
because he expected financial aid from
that party in his next race for Congress.
That statement, Mr.. Speaker, in SO far as
1t pretendS TO state the facts. Is false.
The speaker of this House knows
II to be false: the gentleman who wrote it
knows il to be false: and every member of
this House knows it to be false After Il
half-hour address by Mr.. w atson the mat
was dropped, and the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Richardson
Tenn. in the chair. and resumed the coE-
sideratlOn of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. The unfinished sections
were considered without amendment The
committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House. and It was passed. The
House resumed the consideration Of the
bill allowing railroad companies to give
special rates to commercial travellers.
After long debate the demand for the
previous question was voted down. 30 to
70. and pending action on the amendments
| the morning hour expired and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-The entire day
had been consumed in the deSuitOry con
Slderatlon of unimportant private bills.
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the evening session beng for the consider
alton of private pension bills, removing
political disabilities and bills removing
charges of desertlOn. The evening SeS~
sion adjourned without tranSacting any
business, no quorum being p1eSent.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Among the eX-
ecutlVe communications presented by the
Speaker was letter from the acting sec
Tetary of the treasury. In this the secre-
tary says S5OO,9o will be required during
the fiscal year ending june 4. 1898. for the
purpose of collecting and preparing the
government exhibit for the World S
Columbian Exposition. On motion of
Mr.. Otis, of Kansas, resolution
was adopted directing the committee
on private land claims to make inquiry in
to the Maxwell land grant in New Mexico.
Mr.. Blanchard. of Louisiana, and Mr.
Coombs of New lork, were excused
from service on the committee of militia
and Mir. Meyer OF Louisiana, and Mr.. Craig
OF Pennsylvania, were appointed To fill the
vacancies. Mr.. Graf 9 was also appointed
a member Of the committee on education
Mr.. Fucker. of Virginia. from the COM
mittee on election of President. Wee
president and members of Congress. re
ported Joint resolution proposing a con-
Stitutional amendment changing the cate
of beginning and ending OF the terms OF
senators and representatives from March +
| to December 81. providing that the annual
session shall begin on the second Monday
| in January. ana further providing that
! the terms of President and Vice
| president shall commence and end
on April 80 instead Of March T..
! The urgent deficiency appropriation
| bill was then. on motion OF Mr.. SayeTS. OF
| Texas. taken up and passed without
amendment or debate. Mr.. latch. OF Mis-
as a deficiency. ~i50,0G0 for carrying onthe
| work Of the Bureau of Animal Industry
| and $4,000 for experiments IN the prOduc.
| ti0n of sugar. After warm debate. i'll
which MeSsrs. Holman and Hatch had a
| verbal sctto, the bill was passed, and the
| House went into committee Of the whole.
| Mr.. Cultivate, OF ONO. IN the char, on
| the invalid pension Appropriation bill.
| WAsHINGToN. March Immediately
| after the prayer in the House this morning
| Mr.. Bland demanded Immediate consider
| alton of the order from the committee on
| rules setting apart March 2224 for the con
sdcratlon OF the Bland silver bill. 70 this
| Mr.. Tracy Of New York. objected on the
ground that il was not i'll order until
| after the journal had been read. Speaker
| Crisp ruled that it was i'll order. and Mr..
| Tracy appealed and supported the appeal
| in an emphatic speech. a controversy en-
sued between the Speaker and Mr.. Tracy
| over the right OF the latter to have an hour
| for discussion Of his appeal. and yield such
| portion OF that time as ne desired to other
| members. Mr.. Tracy warmly resented
| the attempt of the chair, as he eX-
| pressed it. Ito take him off the floor
| The matter passed over without a
| decision by the char upon the point in
volved. Mr.. Tracy's appeal was laid on
the table by vote of l94 to %. After a
! long and rather personal debate, with the
| evident object of StavIng off final action,
| Mr.. Tracy made Il motion to recOmmlt the
| resolution with instructions to the com
| mittee on rules TO report 1t back with an
| amendment changing the date for the con-
| sideration of the silver bill from March -
| TO December II. The motion was defeated
yeas 20. nays POP. The previous queS-
ton was then ordered upon the resolution
! without further objection being made and
| 1t was adopted by a vote of 1870 to ST.
| WASHINGToN. March s. In his prayer
| this morning the chaplain of the House ra-
| ferred to the death of Representative Ken
| dali. of Kentucky. After Mr.. Mcmillan,
| of Tennessee. had given notice that he
would tomorrow call up for consideration
! the free wool bill, Mr.. McCreary an
nounced the death of his colleague. Mr..
| Kendall. and as a mark of regret TO the
memory of the deceased, the House ad-
! journed.