Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-12-22
PROCEEDINGS or THE SENATE.
Dave Hill Has Come to Thomas Reed.
A1x OF Ill

Dave Hill Has Come to Thomas Reeds
Way Of Thinking.
Washington, Dec. 1S3-One of the first
acts Of the senate today was to pass
an appropriation Of Sl00. 600 for public
printing. Chairman Cockrell of the ap-
preparations committee. saying it was
absolutely necessary or the public print
ing would come to a stop this evening"
Senator DOlph. in reporting adversely
the general land grant forfeiture bill
expressed the belief that congress had
not power to forfeit these lands, but the
right 70 them was vested in the rail-
roads. Even if congress had the power
to forfeit them it would be unjust and
ineQuitable to the railroad companies
Senator Berry. Of Arkansas said the
majority in the committee for reporting
the bill adversely was but one Five
members, including himself had voted
for its passage. In order to get the bill
On the calendar one member had
changed his vote and had consented to
an adverse report for that purpose. He
declared the senate ought to pass the
bill, and said the railroads We're not en-
titled to one foot Of land
On motion Of Senator Carey, of Wy
oming, the senate passed a bill to per
feet title to the toWnsite Of Yuma, Col
orado.
Senator Gallinger, Of New Hampshire.
presented resolution inviting the an
nexation Of Canada. Senator Gallinger
said it was written BY a strong advocate
for a continental union, member for
Ne ~
and now connected with a New York
paper He asked reference of the reso-
luton 73 the COMMITTEES 1ll foTel.,n If
fairs.
Senator Lodge introduced a resolu-
tion calling on the president for the cor
respondence in the extradition case of
General Ezeta, and asked for it's pres
ent consideration, but Senator Gray Of
Delaware objected.
HILL ON NEW RULES.
Hill, Of New York, then made
speech i'll favor Of changes in the rules
Of the senate 70 expedite business He
said:
THE sentiment Of the country, mani
tested through the press, rostrum and
other avenues in which public opinion
is usually communicated, seems to de
sire the adoption Of some new methods
Of procedure whereby necessary legisla-
ton may better be facilitated, the ses
sions Of congress may he materially
shortened and the best interests Of the
country, 50 interviewer with or largely
affected by congressional action, may
be more seriously preserved in their
normal condition. The demand for a
change is not limited BY any party en-
yirOnments, it is not sought merely to
secure partisan advantages, it does not
challenge either the patriotism or in
tegrity Of the senate itself, but it re-
fleets deep conviction that time is
unnecessarily wasted. that useful legis-
lation is a t times unreasonably restrict
ed, | assert that the privilege of un-
limited debate in q Legislative body is
inconsistent with and destructive Of the
right and power Of legislation. Such a
condition Of affairs naturally forces COM
promises and concessions of doubtful
propriety as a condition of any legisla-
ton before it is permitted 1t is an
open secret, OF at least 1t is largely T)e-
lieved, that during the recent tariff de-
bate. many concessions We're made and
amendments accepted to the bill for the
very purpose 9l dNOiuIllS tile ilIttl III
Unable debate which was threaten by
some Of the minority. It is believed
that the present act affords an oppor-
tunity for accomplishment of the pro-
posed Innovation, especially Where
there is not pending in the senate any
general political measure upon Which
unusual interest is centered and de
manding protracted discussion. 1t is
wise to anticipate the future and folly
to shut our eyes to the signs OF the
times 1t is as certain S anything III
political affairs that if our republican
friends obtain control Of this body and
desire to enact important legislation to
carry out their principles, they will
boldly amend the rules to enable them
to do it promptly, and their reluctance
to join with us now III framing reason
able rules to regulate debate leads to
the suspicion that they intend some
thing altogether more radical and
sweeping than anything we have pro
posed" The senator argued in favor
Of counting q quorum and closed by de
claring that no silly cry Of gag law
should prevent an amendment TO the
rule.
The Vote on reporting the general
land grant forfeiture bill stood as fol-
lows: Ayes-Berry. Pasco. Martin. Nc
Lauren, Allen. Noes-Vilas, Dolph,
Pettigrew. Cary. Dubols. Not voting
Power Senator Allen afterWard
changed his vote 50 as to permit the
bill to be reported adversely, as that
appeared to be the only way OF get
ting it reported al all. Senator Power
declined to vote either way. He said
after the adjournment Of the commit
tee that he was opposed to the bill but
he took exception to the antagonism
Of his mineral land bill by some OF the
western senators who opposed the land
forfeiture bill and took his position
today on that account.
Cleveland Goes Hunting.
washington, Dec. 16.-Fresident CleVe-
land accompanied BY Dr. o Reilly, cap
tain R. D. Evans and Charles Jefferson
left Washington this evening on an At
lantic coast train for a hunting trip on
the coast of South Carolina. The party
will return in about a Week.
Robbed Of 81, 200
Greenville. Tenn. Dec. 15.-On the out
Tor