The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-17
FLYNN SCORES HOKE
The Oklahoma Representative Rises
to Make an Important Inquiry.
AND HIS RESOLUTION GOES
Other House Business = Senator
Stewart of Nevada Takes the
Occasion to Severely Arraign
the Ooldbugs-Ouite Warm.

Washington, Dec 16.-Proceedings In
the house opened by Cannon. republi-
can, Illinois. Offering a resolution for
consideration tomorrow of an amend
ment to the rules for an increase OF
membership of the leading committees
from Is to IL. the number In the last
house, and for the creation of an ad-
ditional committee on elections. The
resolution was adopted after Crisp
stated the minority would not object to
the Increased membership. but certain
ly would oppose the creation of an ad-
ditional election committee.
Flynn. republican. Oklahoma, asked
unanimous consent for consideration of
resolution calling upon the secretary
or the interior to inform the house of
the reasons for delay in the appoint
ment OF alloting agents to allot lands
to the Wichita Indians. and whether
any blood connections OF the secretary
of the interior were interested In de-
laying the opening of those lands TO
settlement.
Mcmillan. democrat, thought the res
olution was not drawn in the usual
form. While he was examining Il.
Flynn called out: II don't affect any
Of your importations into Oklahoma"
Il don't make importations." replied
Mcmillan sharply.
We'll Hoke Smith does for YOU" re-
turned Flynn
Mcmillan protested this was not an
occasion for levity. He pointed out the
defect in the resolution and at Flynn's
request. the words. IF not incompati-
bic with public interests" were insert
ed.
Flynn made a brief explanation. He
declared the alloting agents required by
law had not been appointed. 1T is a
well known fact said he that Hoke
Smith has a lot of relations who are
profiting by the delay In this matter.
They are acting as attorneys for the
Indians" His attack on the secretary
of the interior was bitter. He said.
among other things. he had seen to-
day a contract by which a man was to
receive s2,700 IL he could prevent Sec
retary Smith from ratifying the agree
ment.
Cooper, democrat, Florida, denounced
Flynn's extraordinary speech" He
protested that Flynn had INDUCED in
language concerning a member of the
cabinet unbecoming a member of the
house and eulogized Smith as a man
who stood as high before the Ameri- |
can people as any man on this floor
Flynn replied with some temper He |
admitted he had feelings in the matter |
and explained the cause of IL In n trim |
to Washington last spring. He had |
come 1.500 miles to see the president |
and find out why Secretary Smith had |
not complied with the law. He had /
written Cleveland for an audience and |
waited in vain for a week to see him.
He appealed to Secretary Smith and |
the commissioner of the land office. but |
to no avail Flynn then demanded the |
previous question. The resolution was
adopted without division.
On motion of Moody. Massachusetts,.
by unanimous consent, a bill was pass
ed for the amendment OF the act of |
1878, for the establishment of bonded
for storing rice for export,
so as to include permission for curing
and repacking fish for export In such
Several requests for unan-
mous consent were refused a number
of them relating to the printing of pc
titions fop the recognition Of the Gu
ban belligerents, after which. at l:4O
o'clock, the house adjourned.
representative Smith of Michigan
introduced bill to restore the McKin-
ey tariff schedules. covering agricuI-
tural products. wool and wooden goods
and silks.