Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-19
FREE AND EASY DEBATE
The Wits of the House Indulge
 Tn Repartee.
DISCUSSION TOOK A WIDE RANGE

From the Van Allen Appointment to the
 Originator of the Quorum Counting Rule.
 The Debate on the Tariff Goes solemnly
 on In the Senate.
 l WASHINGTON, April 19--The house de- voted the entire day to debate on the con- sular and diplomatic appropriation bill. | It touched a wide variety of subjects and | at times was brimful of interesting per sonalities. The Hawaiian policy of the 1 present administration came in for good share of attention. The appointment of MT. Van Alen as minister to Italy provok- ed very extended discussion. It was held up to ridicule by the Republicans, who in- timated that it was direct reward for his $50, 600 contribution to the Democratic campaign fund. The Democrats, in de lending the appointment, tried to counter | on the Harrison administration by detail | ing the history of the $400,000 campaign 1 fund raised by eX-Postmaster General 1 Wanamaker.
 | Later in the day MT. Wise took up the authorship of quorum counting as a par liamentary antiflibustering expedient and l quoted from The Record to show that the | first proposition in this line had been offer ] ed by J. Randolph Tucker, Virginia OSu1OCTdOy III 1CoO "nCn It hdu DSch N1G- orously opposed by MT. Reed. MT. Walker of Massachusetts met this attack on the ex-speaker's fame by shrieking out before | the house the record of the Democratic op- position to the quorum counting rule in the fifty-first congress, Speaker Crisp lead ing in the opposition.
 MT. Ouigg In a Controversy. MT. Quigg of New York, who took the | floor in the course of some general re- marks criticising the Van Alen appoint ment, got into a verbal duel with MT. En- Joe of Tennessee. He had, in reply to a question from Mir. Enloe, asserted that he was elected to congress last January be cause a chance had been afforded the Fourteenth New York congressional dis trict, with it's 10000 Democratic majority, to record a yea and nay vote on the Will son bill
 Did you accomplish what you came here for?" asked MT. Enloe. Did you kill the Wilson bill, as you said you would in your campaign"
 'I did not say I would," replied Mir. Quigg. T said the election of Repub- lican in a Democratic district would do much toward defeating the Wilson bill, and I think the Wilson bill today is smashed"
 Perhaps you are the author of the speech against the Wilson bill delivered the other day by Senator Hill" suggested MT. Enloe sarcastically.
 'I had not that honor," replied MT. Quigg I've Republicans know that he is able to take care of himself. He has done so frequently, to our dismay and dis comfort and thought, to your satisfac- tion.''
 During the discussion of the Van Alen incident Mir Reed said:
 Certain facts have been developed by this debate-first, that Whitney is a good man; second, that Cleveland is a good man, and, third, that Van Alen was not ap- pointed to office because he contributed $50, 900 to the Democratic campaign fund. Now, why was he appointed?"
 If he had been appointed because of his contribution, said MT. Enloe, "that would be the best and strongest reason for his ap- pointment from Republican standpoint. know nothing of the facts, but I will say this in his defense: He has had the decen cy not to insult the American people by accepting office as did John Wanamaker"
 Mir. Cannon of Illinois, who followed MT Enloe, waXed sarcastic. "I would not say anything, " he said, against that great and good man, Grover Cleveland. If I dipped my tongue in gall, I could not say anything half as mean against him as the Democratic press is saying" He created great amusement by telling how the Dem- ocratic national convention had prepared a platform, and how afterward that "great and good man" had written a letter modi- flying it.
 Turning to the Democratic side, he ask ed: Who is your prophet? Is it Grover? Is it Walter O. Is it Hoke Smith? Is it David B. 2"
 'Give it up," calculated Mir. Burrows amid great laughter.
 MT. Cannon struck right and left. He referred to MT. Bland as the wild eyed son of destiny from Missouri, and he wanted to know why the Democrats, in choosing men for the most responsible offices in the gift of their administration, were obliged to draft renegade Republicans or mug wumps.
 In the Senate.
 The proceedings in the senate were void of any incident of special interest. Good progress was made in the discussion of the tariff bill, speeches being made against it by Senators Morrill,, Cameron and Quay, and for it by Senator Turpie.
 In the morning hour Senator Caffery called attention to an article in a New York evening paper in which he, together with several other senators, was accused of being an obstructionist to the tariff bill. Not only was this untrue, he said, but he was in favor of the bill in its present shape and would do all in his power to hasten its passage.
 The announcement of Senator Mills that he would speak on the tariff bill on Tues day, following the statement of Senator Harris that he wanted time for one Demo cratic senator to close the debate next Tuesday and reply to what had been said against the bill before the bill is taken up by paragraphs, is taken to mean that Sena- tor Mills has been selected by the majority to make the closing argument, and that he l is likely to be Senator Vance's successor