The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
Speech by Mr.. Warner, I'm which He
Deratcs Republicans for Not PULL
ing the Majority Out of a Hole.
EX-SPEAKER REEDS REPLY
ADMINISTRATION SCHEME TO DROP
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Underhand Way of Carrying Out
Gumeht in the Debs Case.

AAo0SC to-ddy. NhdJ. L. ~. IoNlcS, SiiASI
Clerk, called the House to order and read
a communication from Speaker Crisp, who
is somewhat indisposed, appointing Repre-
sentative A. NJ. Dockery, of Missouri, to
conduct the duties Of the Chair to-day.
/ Mr.. McGaLn asked unanimous consent for
consideration of a resolution to increase
the pay of printers and bookbinders at the
Government Printing Office from 40 to so
cents per hour. Mr.. Sayres objected.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell, a bill was
| passed to authorize the Kansas City, Okla
homa & Pacific road to construct a rail-
road through the Indian Territory.
On motion of Mr.. Doolittle, a resolution
was passed authorizing the expenditure of
the $4,000 appropriated for dredging Everett
Harbor, WASH, in the construction of a
fresh water harbor at that point.
In the morning hour, Mr.. Cultivate, from
the committee on military affairs, called up
and had passed bills to donate two can
denned cannon to the village of Chelsea,
Mich; to authorize the board of commits
sioners of the Soldiers Home to sell 'asy-
lum lot" on Pascagoula bay, Miss; direct
ing the Secretary of War to issue four con-
demned cannon to the keeper of
Cemetery, Chicago; to amend the act of
March 2, 1889. relating to the relief of SOL
diers of the Mexican and civil wars from
the charge of desertion; to give breyet com
missions conferred on officers of volunteers
now in the regular army for services in the
war of the rebellion the force and recog-
several other bills of lesser Importance.
Mr.. Curtis's bill to amend the existing
consist of one from each congressional dis
trict, one from each Territory and one
number as may be appointed at large. not
exceeding TEN annually, and that they
shall be actual residents of the districts
from which they purport to be appointed,
caused some discussion.
When the morning hour expired the
House went into executive committee of
the whole for further consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Finn started
the debate with an assault on the Indian
office, which he charged with double deal
ing;
discussion of the proposed policy of discon-
tinuing the school contract system and
opening government schools, taking the po-
sition that the provision for building schools
should keep pace with the discontinuance
Of the contract schools; the charitable
schools should not be interfered with.
WALKER GOADS III MAJORITY.
Mr.. ,,alker took advantage of the latitude
allowed for debate to discuss the condition
of the treasury and the sources of revenue
out of which the enormous expenditures Of
the government were to be defraved. He
said that all the Republicans asked was
that the sections of his currency bill be
considered in logical order. That beine re-
fused, they voted against its consideration.
He challenged any one on the Democra &c
side to point out in his bill a single feature
that should not be there. The Republicans
furnisi, V suf,c der s reven niHas to meet enft tb @o .lal
mands on the treasury and that would le-
form the currency.
will the gentleman guarantee" inquired
Mr.. Warner, that his own bill will nave
the solid surrort of the Republican side"'
Never" responded Mr.. Walker, until
we are assured that it will pass. We Will
not be placed in the position of voting for
a bill that is not to pass when We are with
out Responsibility for legislation. When we
come into power you Will see what we viii
do?" (Arnlause on the Republican sfdel.
The gentleman from Massachusetts CMr.
Waiker) well knows" said MIR. Warn n,
which he has vaunted as so ready to ass y :
us in the financial question. being eereed
he proposed is the only one that any mem
Der on that side has dared to expose to the
air and he will not ella claim nit, that there are
consideration of it. We all know that on
the day to which he referred there was
witnessed in this House an unprecedented
political event when the two wings of he
fiat money party, heretofore estranged from
each other by unfortunate political din 4r-
Maine s tuI Reed ana the eihsT led BY TIC
Topped together until they are sore from
their ATTEMPTED cooperation. lLaughterl:
upon that day. for the first time upon .ec-
ord-and it is a credit to his party that they
the soft money Democrats. the silver
Democrats, the Populist party en- rlasse anc
the Republican party UNANIMOUSLY, with the
exception OF the one man who had not been
here long enough to be gotten into discl-
pline, voted successfully to prevent further
consideration of the measures for the relief
of this country. that the administrat ton la |
suggested and that the majority CT the lem
cratic majority were then pressing sar
"a HOLY SHOW"
'T do not blame the gentleman for one
moment except as 20 the matter of taste,
for speaking of the nightmare which he has
1afara hin, in case Inv an eyt-o session
the Republican party is dragged here and
led to make a holy show of itself before
the country. l am bound to say that /
have sympathized with the feelings of some
of our friends in the North and in other
parts of the country, who have criticised
this Democratic majority for not having
been able to enact in this Congress the
measures for financial relief for which the
country stands in need; but | now and here
beg of them TO save enough of their cpl
thets to treat with the consideration which
it will deserve the situation which they
will soon have to deal with when they find
a silver Republican Senate and a green
back Republican House standing in the way
of all decent legislation for the relief of the
treasury or for the preservation of the honor
of the people. applause on the Democratic
side.)
Mr.. Gatherings then took the floor and
explained that the rule upon which the
House was called to vote was not the Off
spring of his committee. but was brcught
in pursuance of the direct OF
the Democratic caucus, ana the 1lentlca
terms required by the caucus resolution.
In the caucus, he said. Mr.. Bland hae
neither asked nor demanded an opportunity
to vote on his amendment He CHR. Bland,
knew it would fall under a point of order
and when the order was brought in he
attempted to coerce a provision for voting
for it in the rule.
Mr.. Reed took the floor and hun1orously
suggested that the Democratic side wa
trying to get consolation out of its defeat
except" ne added. "the gentleman from
New York (Waraer), who always came on
of the same hole he went in daughter.
As a matter of fact, the Carlisle bill fel
of its own weight. II had not consistency
enough to stand alone. That was proven
by the fact that no one had objected Il
the withdrawal of the rule-not even Mr.
Warner. The bill proposed was not salts
factory to the House, TO the country, Il
anybody. and everybody knew it could no
pass. That was the fact. The simple fac
was that the government was running De
hind 5,000.00O a month. and the remedy
was simple. Make the revenues equal Il
the output and you Will restore the publ
credit and cure the situation. The remed,
is simple enough for the Democrats TO ap
ply Qaughter1-when they can face . frown
ing world. fRenewed laughfer.)
Mr.. Simpson managed To get the floor Ions