The herald., 1894-04-19
A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
Touched on in Congressional
Debate.
Cleveland'S Hawaiian Policy
Discussed.
Republicans Ridicule the Van Allen
appointment.
The Authorship OF the Reed Quorum
Counting Rule In Disputs-sen-
atoE Morrill Makes
Tariff speech.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The house
devoted the entire day to debate on the
consular and diplom attic appropriation
!. bills. 1t touched wide variety of sub
jects and at times was brimful of inter
esting personalities. The Hawaiian
policy of the present administration
came in for a good share Of attention
The appointment Of Van Allen as min
lister to Italy provoked very interesting
discussion. 1t was ridiculed by the Re-
publicane, who intimated that it was
direct reward for his $4,000 contribu-
tion to the Democratic campaign fund.
The Democrats in defending the ap.
rison administration by detailing the
history of the 100000 campaign fund
raised by x-Postmaster. General Wan
amaker. Later in the day Mr.. Wise
took up the authorship Of the quorum
counting as q parliamentary anA-f
clustering expedisnt, and quoted from
the Record to show that the fret propo-
sition in this line bad been offered by j.
Randolph Tucker, Virginia Democrat,
in 1880, when it ha. been vigorously
opposed by Mr.. Reed. Mr.. Walker OF
Massachusetts met this attack on the
ex-spt aker's name by shrieking out be-
fore the house the record OF the Demo
cratic opposition to the quorum count
ing rule in the fifty first congreas, when
Speaker Crisp led the opposition.
Before the house journal was approved
Burrows (Rep.) OF Michigan called at
tention to the fact that Wheeler of Ala
bsma, who spoke exactly one minute on
the new quorum-counting rule, had
printed in the Record speech which oc-
cupied four columns. AS Wheeler was
not present, it was decided to allow the
matter to 20 over until he could speak
for himself.
Dunphy Dem of New York asked
unan nous consent for the consideration
Of the New YorE and New Jersey bridge
Kilgore Dem, OF Texas stassd fath er
sarcaetically that az the house now had
rules by which it could transact business,
he could not agree to any requests for
unanimous consent. He demanded the
regular order, which was equivalent TO
an objection.
After the call of committees for reports
the house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Bonley of Texas in the chair,
for further consideration of the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. Grow (Rep.) OF Pennsylvania took
the floor and vigorously aIraigned the
Hawaiian policy of the administration.
McCreary Dem.) of Kentucky stated
that inasmuch as the house had dis
cuesed the Hawaiian matter for five
days, and had adopted resolutions ex-
pressing the sense of the house, he re-
garded it az sdjudicatsd.
Hooker (Dem.) of Mississippi, a men,
Der of the foreign affairs committee, fol.
lowed with a defense of the presidents
Hawaiian policy.
"Is it still the purpose Of the president
to restore the queen ?" asked Van Voor-
his (Rep.) of New York.
Hooker said that had been left to be
decided by congress.
Milliken (Rep.) of Maine replied to
some OF Hooker's structures on ex- Min
lister Stevens, in the course of which he
predicted it would not be many years
before the American flag would be raised
over Hawaii, and under auspices that
would insure it's remaining there.
Coombs (Dem.) of New York made
some practical suggestions in advocacy
OF a complete reform of the consular SER
vice in the interest of an extension OF
our foreign trade.
Quigg, in the course OF some remarks
criticising the Van Allen appointment,
got into verbal duel with Enloe Dem
of Tennessee. He had, in reply to q
question by Enloe, asserted that he WAS
elected to congress last January because
q chance had been afforded the Four
tesnth New York congressional district,
with it's 10000 Democratic majority, to
record an aye and nay vote on the Will
son bill.
Ibid you accom- plish what you came
here for ?" asked Enloe; ibid you kill
the Wilson bill, as you said you would
in your campaign"
II did not say I would" replied
Quigg. II said the election of Repub-
lican in Democratic district would do
much toward defeating the Wilson bill,
and think it is smashed"
"perhaps you are the author of the
speech against the Wilson bill deliv-
cred the other day by Senator Hill,
suggested Enloe, sArcastically.
IL had not that honor" replied
Quigg. I'VE Republicans know he is
ADio W bhk0 ChIo VI nlmHoll. Ilo las
done 80 frequently to our dismay and
discontinue, and, l thought, to your
satisfaction"
Meredith OF Virginia and Enloe of
Tennessee took hand in the discussion
of the Van Allen incident, using the
Harrison appointment of Mr.. Wana-
maker as an Offset.
Certain facts have been developed
by this debate" interrupted Reed.
First, that Whitney is great man !;
second, that Cleveland is good man,
and third. that Van Allen was not ap-
pointed to Office because he contributed
$4,000 to the Democratic campaign
fund. Now, why was he appointed ?"
''If he had been appointed because OF
his contribution" said EnIoe, 'that
would be the best and strongest reason
for his appointment from Republican
standpoint. know nothing of the
facts. but l will say this in his defense
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