The Indianapolis journal., 1894-05-10
CLEVELAND DEFENDED.
The Carnegie Armor Plate Frauds
Discussed i'm the House.

WASHINGTON. May 9-In the House,
to-day, after the reading Of yesterdays
journal, the Speaker laid before the House
certain Senate bills and resolutions. Among
these was resolution for the printing of
5000 copies Of the eulogies of the late Ran
dali Lee Gibson, Senator from louisiana
and Mr.. Richardson asked unanimous con-
sent for its consideration. No objection
was made. but Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Burrows
took occasion to express the hope that a
stop would soon be put to this useless ex-
penditure of money. Mr.. Burrows thought
that members Of Congress never read the
eulogies but either gave them away or
threw them away. AT least he knew 1t
was SO in his own case. The resolution
was then agreed TO.
The House passed the bill to authorize
the East st. Louis and ST. Louis Bridge
and Construction Company to build a
bridge across the Mississippi river at ST.
Louis.
House bill, granting to the Columbia
Irrigation Company the right of way
through the Yaquima Indian reservation,
was passed.
At Los p. m. Mr.. Cummings, In charge
Of the naval appropriation bill. moved that
the House go into committee of the whole
to consider the bill, and, pending that.
moved to limit general debate to four
hours, and on this demanded the previous
question The Republicans began to fill
very far Mr.. Cummings had a consultation
with. the Republican leaders, the result of
@ of debate o TO Ttend 5R
three and a half hours on each side The
House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, in
the chair.
Prior to going into committee of the
whole Mr.. Springer, chairman of the COM
nlittee on banking and currency. reported
favorably his bill TO suspend the taxation
OF 10 per cent on State bank issues during
he would cali up the biz for consideration %
a week from to-day. Mr.. Cox, a member
when the bin was called up he would offer
an amendment to repeal for all time the 10
per cent State bank tax.
Mr.. Dolliver protested against the scan
dals. libels and party criticisms leveled at
the navy and the officers of the Navy De-
Mr.. Meikeljohn stated that at the proper
time he would offer an amendment provid-
government from the substitution by the
Carengie company OF fraudulent plates ex-
ceeded the sum Of $4,000 the amount OF
the damage should be recovered from the
company.
Mr.. Pendleton. of West Virginia, replied
to the charge that the President was in
negie's letter favoring tariff reform to re-
1uce the judgment of the Secretary of the
frauds. Such a charge. he said, was alb
surd. Whatever SANDER and detraction had
been hurled at Grover Cleveland and
heaven knows In public life had
ever been subjected 70 such calumnies and
attacks. every one knew that he was not
a man OF such dishonest action. No one
would believe that Mr.. Cleveland would
think letter from Mr.: Carnegie on the
be worth any sum at ALL Every true
Democratic tariff reformer would treat
such n letter with great suspicion for il
was well known that Mr.. Carnegie was the
chief beneficiary of q protective tariff
After some discussion the committee rose
and the House, at $780, adjourned