The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-10
KILCORE CORES THE PRESS.
The Texan Makes a Sweeping Charge
Of Corruption.


Blair Points Out That the Charge
Should be Accompanied by specif-
cations-The Fire Eater, However,
Seemed to be Supplied With Glitter
ing Generalities only-The District
OF Columbia Appropriation Bill
Under Debate.
Washington, March 0.-The House to-
day agreed to the request Of the Senate
for conference upon the Joint resolution
authorizing the printing of 8 1000 copies OF
the Hawaiian correspondence. The SEN
ate wants the indexing of the volume
done by its committee on foreign rela-
tions and the House wants it done by the
secretary Of state. Messrs Richardson,
Mckaig and Broderick were appointed
conferees on the part of the House.
Mr.. Hager, rep, of Pennsylvania, en-
deavored to get through by unanimous
consent bill for an increase Of the pension
OF a constituent, but Mr.. Kilgore OBJ
Iected, Several members suggested that
this, with several similar measures which
had been previously passed, had been con-
sidered at a Friday night session. MIR.
Kilgore said he had made no objection
heretofore, but he had concluded that the
practice was bad one and should not be
continued. The business Of Friday nights
sessions should not be dumped into the
House in that way
The House went into committee of
the whole on the District of Colum-
bia appropriation bill, the general
debate to close at o'clock The argu-
ment of Mr. De Armond, dem, Of Mis-
souri,. that the general government should
no longer divide with the people of the
district the expenses of the district, was
antagonized by Messrs. Grosvenor, Hen
derson, reps, OF Illinois, and Goldzier,
dem, Of Illinois
KILGORE ATTACKS TIE PRESS
Mr.. Kilgore supported Mr.. DeArmond's
position, saying the people of the district
ought to pay their own bills. In the
course of his remarks, Mr.. kilgore at
tackled the newspaper press Of Washing
ton, saying he had never known the pa
pers here TO fail "to advocate any scheme,
| do not care how infamous il was, that
looked to the expenditure of the public
money in the interest of Spectators in
and around the city"
Mr. Blair, rep, Of New Hampshire,
asked if the gentleman from Texas made
this as an indiscriminate charge, If So he
protested against it. The press of the
capital, he said, was no more subject to
charges Of that kind than the respectable
press OF the country at large. The press.
he said was as honest in the advocacy Of
measures as the professions OF the
country.
Mr. kilgore said he did not agree with
the gentleman from New Hampshire. II
make the charge distinctly that they are
corrupt and that they have advocated
a. l..
troduced in congress TO plunder the
treasury in the interest of private inter-
ests."
Mr.. Blair said charge of this nature
should be accompanied by specifications,
and should be either sustained or with
drawn. The press of the country was the
chief source Of information on which con-
gress and the public act.
Mr.. Kilgore-As long as the great
metropolitan papers are the subserviant
tools of the aggregate wealth of the coun-
try they are not entitled to the confidence
Of the country, and that is the condition
now.
Mr. Blair-Well, an affirmation, when
it amounts to charge of general crime,
ought to be sustained by proof
With that the matter was dropped and
Mr. Kilgore proceeded with his remarks
on the bill.
When the general debate closed, Mr..
De Almonds amendment, repeating all
laws which require the United States to
pay half the expenditures Of the District
Of Columbia, was defeated-ayes 23; nays
g.
Mr.. De Almond then offered an amend
ment, fixing the governments proportion
of the expenses at one-third instead Of
one half, as now required by law. This
amendment was also reiected--35 yeas; 50
nays.
MIR. De Almond made the point of no
quorum and tellers were ordered. After
unavailing efforts, extending over nearly
an hour, 10 secure quorum, the vote was
announced as 30 ayes to Ill noes, and
call of the committee was begun under
the rules. The call disclosed the pres
ence OF 1859 members, and vote by tellers
was ordered on Mr.. De Almonds amend-
ment, and the amendment was lost-ayes,
81 noes, l29.
After the disposition of ten pages of the
bill with but one slight amendment, the
committee rose and at 5 O'Clock took re-
cess until o'clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of private pen
sion bills