The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-22
'ln1 NAN OF TEXAS.
HUTCHINSON READS THE RIOT
ACT IN THE HOUSE.
THE EXTRA SALARY GRAB SCORED.
Popuitsts Criticized for Voting FOR 1t
The Hawaiian Oucstion in the senate
Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations Win Power
n to Fully Investigate the
Mo- Matter aud Report.

WASHINGTON. Dec 21-1'he house
spent the day m the consideration Of
the two pending conference reports,
those on the urgent deficiency of the
last session and for the New NorE and
New Jersey bridge bi,lsfrreparatory
to the adjournment for tue holiday
recess to-day. Both reports were
agreed TO after some very lively
speeches. The deficiency bill called
forth very bitter arraign ncnt of
both parties for wautou extravaganza
from Mr.. llutchisou OF Texas, and the
bridge bill. as amended 10y the senate
was vigorously opposed br Air Cum
mings. Mr. Waruer, General Sckles
and Mr.. Bartlett of New York but 1t
was finally passed boy % decisive vote.
The pure food bill, introduced 10y
MIR Hatch was referred 90 the com
mittee on commerce and Mr. Hatch
moved change of reference to the
agricultural committee. OF which he
is chairman, but the demand as tenn
porarily withdrawn TO permit matters
of more urgent Importance to be dis
posed Of
The report of the secretary of the
treasury was laid before the house.
Mr. Savers called up the conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill of
the last session and Mr.. Hutchinson
took the floor lie made vigorous
speech in which he scored congress
and the members of all political
parties for the reckless and vanton
extravaganza DISPLAYED in these halls.
before he came TO congress he had
worshipcd the Democratic party rs a
man worships his mother He now
wished to apologize for the words of
glorifcation he had uttered during
his canvass.
80, the gentleman from Kansas,
Mr.. simpson, need not smile he said,
squarcly facing the Kansas Populist.
81 intend to pay my r'spect, TO his
party before | finish lie stood here
yesterday, when members were voting
MIN mileage, like Casabianca on the
burning deck, whence all but him had
fed But whore were his PopuIist
col eagues? Every one of them voted
for the steal
/ lie had lost hope Of the Populisl
party when but one member, simpson
4 would vote against Sucu plAuNtIlhE a.
took place yesterday. lie still looked
/ with hope. however. to the silver Dem
ocrats: fortv-seven of the torty-cight
/ who voted against the mileage propo
+ sition were silver Democrats. At the
conclusion of Mr. liutchi~on's remarks
vote was taken which resulted IA
TO 50 and the house receied from its
disagreement This disposed of tn,
bill
Mr.. Cultivate presented n resolu-
ton providing for "A holiday reces.
from to-day until January 3. 1894
and, without division. it was agreed 10
Under the call of committees for re
| ports. Mr. Wheeler from the commit
tee on territories reported "a bill fo
the admission of Oklahoma.
Private bills for the relief of lIenr,
James of the Hot Spring, reservation
and for the relief of settlers i'm Okla
homa territory, who made homestea,
entries Of less than lG) acres. wer,
taken up and passed.
A bill to permit The state Of Mon
tana to locate Ger ain public laud'
provoked some debate. The bill wa
pasSed.