The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-02

kentucky, VINO inquired more HOlOIuOuSlS
because of the breach Of promise suit last
summer, and Mr.. Heard, of Missouri, who
was a member of the House for ten years,
over-shadowed in Importance all else that
occurred in the House today, and was al
most the only theme of conversation.
An hour was devoted to debate on the
Pacific railroad bill; a resolution was
adopted calling on the president for all
correspondence and information regarding
TIE alleged aid furnished the rebels in
Hawaii by representatives of our govern
ment, and the remainder Of the day was
taken up by the District Of Columbia COM
nittee,
The Funding Bill.
The House met at IL O'clock and gave an
hour to the debate on the Pacific railroad
funding bill before taking up the DlStr1ct
OF Columbia business, to which the day
was to be devoted, by an order made
Mr.. Bowers Republican), of California,
opposed the bill bitterly. In doing so,
however, he severely condemned co. glelT.e the
methods pursued 10y some California oppo-
DeptS Of the measure. notably Mayor
Sutro, of San Francisco, who had been
flooding the members with frantic appeals
THE foes of the gentleman claim that
Mayor Sutro is in reality attempting to
aid the passage of the measure said Mr..
Casninetd DEMOCRACY, of California;
Il do not" replied Mr.. Bowers, but
believe that is the real effect Of his circu-
larse."
Mr. Bryan Democrat, of Nebraska, also
opposed The bill, which, he said, dealt with
two classes, those who had been guilty of
acknowledgement and those y no would use
the lines in the future. ThS title, in mis-
opinion, should be amended so as to make
II read Thou shalt not steal in small
amounts to visit the iniquiSies of the
father on the son on the fourth generation
and for no other purpose" Q4aughter).
Mr.. Bryan devoted most OF his time
Cgif1 Faf lNGlTTT Tafl
the people on the line of the road and
the stockholders. The real purpose of
the bill, he said. vas stated by MIR. Powers
yesterday, when he said most of the stock
was held in New England. They wanted
dividends, and the men who had robbed
the road wanted immunity.
Mr.. Caruth (Democrat. of Kentucky,
consumed the remainder of The hour with
q speech in favor of the bill.
At L O'Clock the House resumed its
routine business.
On motion Of Mr. Grosvenor Republ-
cam, OF Ohio, joint resolution was
passed providing for a Joint committee of
the House ana Senate to report a plan
for participation in the exercises con-
nected with the dedication of the Chicka-
u.s. Rsaasa military park on September 49,
Hawaii Again.
Mr.. Hit (Republican), of Illinois, then
submitted from the Foreign Affairs COM
Tnlttee a privileged report en- Mr.. Storer S
resolution calling upon the president to
transmit all correspondence and informa-
ton regarding the report that the rebels
against the Hawaiian government were
melted. supplied with arms and partly
led by persons who claimed to be Brit
ism subjects. and that the minister OF
Great Britain interviewed in order to pre-
vent the application Of martial law to
those concerned in the rebellion. The re-
pert recommended the passage of a, sub
Stitute covering the same ground in diff
ferent phraseology.
Mr.. Hit made the report in Mr.
Storers absence and asked for its ini-
mediate
MIR. McCreary. chairman of the Com.
Inittee on Foreign Affairs, deprecated what
he called a further display of "Hawaiar
history" He said his committee was
unanimously In favor of the resolution
and it should be passed without stirrine
this Old question again.
Mr. Heard then demanded the previou:
question. This led TO the bandying o.
epithets ana a personal e3lcounter be
an account Of which is given elsewhere il
these dispatches.
Another brush.
After It was over. Mr.. Reed demanded
tellers on yeas and nays, stating, rathe
sharply, that the demand for the previou
question had sunlmarily taken Mr. Hit
of his feet This led to another excit
ing scene. The speaker replied ne wa
willing to take the responsibility him
self. After he had explained the parlia
mentary situation, Mr.. Hit explained tn
reason he had not been able. to give wa,
TO Mr.. Heard was that he did not know
that the gentleman wanted 10 speak Oh
the Hawaiian question.
Then Mr.. Breckenridge, in his usua
desired to say a few words of opposition
TO the resolution but had not had tim
to do So" He would in the future hav
occasion to say something upon it.
Then Reilly SpaIke.
Then Mr.. Reilly, of Pennsylvania, shout
ed regular orCer,' and after the speal6e
had, with difficulty, persuaded the mem
bers to take their seats, Mr.. Hit wen
Inn an r11o Hon.
luton. Possibly, he said, part of the Re
marks had been lost because of a littl
confusion which had diverted the atter
ton of the members.
Messrs. Breckinridge and Heard wer
then in their usual seats, thirty feet ava
from each other.
Mr.. NIcCreaI-y made a brief reply. in IL,
course of which he and Mr.. Hit got int
a good-natured wrangle, Mr.. NIcCrear
oontending that the Hawaiian cable {
which Mr.. Hit had spoken, had notbin
TO do with the question. Then the resolU
rion was adopted without division an
with little opposition.
Then Mr.. Springer Democrat, Of I
linois, and Mr.. Cox Oemocrat), of Ter
nessee became involved in a discussio
over the status of the report of III
administration currency bill, which NJ
Springer asked permission to report. NJ
Cox thought the report would cut off til
minority from the right to present II
views Mr.. Reed was demanding to know
does the gentleman from Tennessee objet
York, shouted to him: The SentIena
from TENNESSEE is able TO take care ;
himselfg' adding he Reed) wanted
queer the whole thing. Thereupon Sc,
eral members made a feint Of holding NJ
Tracey back from Mr.. Reed
The report was received with perrnissio
given 10 the other members of the con
nittee to file views The remainder Of n
day was consumed by the District /,
Columbia committee.
Mutual Apologies.
After mutual apologies from Mr.. Hem
and Mr.. Breckenridge for the scene earli,
IN the day, bill was passed to give =
additional judge in the Seventh iudici
district, and then, at o'clock, the How.
took a recess until 8 o'clock, the mig
session TO be devoted to the Consider
ton Af private pension bills.