The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-17
FLYNN, OF OKLAHOMA
Makes An EnyenOmed Attack Upon Secre-
taryA0ka Smith for DereICtlon In Office.
STEWART ON ORIENTAL COMPETITION
Mr.. Gall, In the Senate, Nefersto Un.
reliability OF Cuban press. Dis
pntclcs-IRenvy Reduction OF Gold
Secretary Cnrltslc's re.
port neiorc the Senate.


Washington, d. c.. Dec. 16.-rhe evil
days with which Western nianufactur-
Ing industry is threatened by compcti-
tion from China and Japan, were pas
s.ionatcly portrayed In the Senate to-
day by Mr. Stewart. of Nevada, in con-
Ing the Finance Committee to Inquire
what the effect OF the difference of
exchange between gold standard coun-
tries and silver standard countries has
on tlc agricultural and manufacturing
industries OF tho United S'n'rS
The other proceedings In the Sennte
to-day were of Il routine character.
PETITIONS were presented for resto-
ration of the wool and woolcns sche-
dule Of the Mckinley tariff net, and
for one cent letter postage.
Bills were introduced to exclude
aliens from public employment and to
protect public forest reservations; and IL
resolution was offered by Mr.. Cnircry
ana agreed TO calling on the President
Tor report us to why the law providing
for the payment of II sugar bounty has
not been executed
MI. Call presented IL written stnte-
ment, the name of the writer hcing with
held, asserting the unrcliahility Of the
press dispatches relating to Cuba and
also asserting the complctc Organizn-
tion nnd success of the rcvolutionIstS."
Referred To Committee on Foreign Rcln-
tions
Among the numerous bills introduced
was one by Mr. Gallinger. excluding
alien -e-om public employment
At 2:a0 y. III. the Senate adjourned
until Tomorrow
House.-W Washington, Dec. 1G.-The
session of the House to-day lasted un
hour and forty minutes and was de-
voted chiefly to routine business Dele
Ia ,fra
luton which was adopted. calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for the
reasons, why that official shad not In nc
cordnnce with the law, thrown open to
settlement the Wichita Indian rcservH-
ton, in Oklahoma, nnd inQuirlng whcth-
er any of Secretary Smiths relatives
were Interested in delaying the time Of
It's opening. He severely criticized thef
secretary for dercliction In executing
the laws of Congress- and asserted that
there never was II Secretary OF the In
terlor since the foundation Of the Gov
crnment. who had devoted lass time 10
his public duties than Secretary Smith.
who. he said. was "parading around the
country changing his mind on the
money question:"
Tomorrow was set apart for the con
sideration Of amendments to the rules
OF the Fifty-first Congress-, so as Ia
permit an enlargement of the list OF
committees and an increase of member
~ bin was passed to legalze certain
practices In vogue of importing fish
ana packing them I'm bonded ware
houses for export.
Unsuccessful attempts were made to
nave printed In the Record various
memorials ana petitions on the Cuban
ana Armenian questions.
the House then. at 1:l0 D. M, ad-
iourned until Tomorrow.
Secretary Carlisles annual report to
Congress was laid before the Senate
by the Vice President n few nin,Itcs
after noon. and at the same time printed
copies were placed upon the desks of
Senators. The most significant state
ment drawn out by the report was. per-
maps. that of Mr.. Voorhees, and the
present chairman of the Finanoa Com
mlttcc, who expressed the belief that
a resolution declaring 1t to be mex
pedient and unwisc to retire the green
backs. would scarcely receive fifteen
negative votes in the Senate.
The torpedo boat Cushing left Brook
lyn to-day for Washington where she
Will 20 into winter quarters. She will
proceed by the inland route. A supply
of smokcless powder will be brought
to Washington by the Gushing TO he
tested I'm the 13-nch gun at Indian
Head. The Thetis arrived at San Diego
yesterday.
Shall there be one, two, or three com
mittecS to decide the thirty-odd contest
ed election cases now before the House?
That Is the question which Speaker
Reed is trying to settle, and In order to
reach conclusion he consulted this
afternoon with the leading Republican
ana Democratic members. This con
ference occurred in the Speakers private
room. 1t was attended by Messrs
Payne and Daniels of New York. Hen
dcrson of Iowa Cannon of Illinois and
Dalzell of PENNSYLVANIA. Republicans.
ana cH-Spcaker Crisp of Georgia. Mr.
bailey OF Texas, ana McM iilan OF Ten
nessee. The conference Tasted an hour.
At the expiration of that time the
Democrats withdrew, and the Republic
cans discussed the matter for an hour
longer. The Republicans were Il unit
in IaVor of three committees to consist
of nine members each Mr.. Mcmillan
Favored one large committee of say
twenty-five members. Mr. Bailey was
apparently influenced by the Republi-
can argument. and he is reported as
not looking with disfavCr upon a divi-
sion of the committee. EX-Speaier
Crisp Is reported TO have done more
listening than talking, but he was
opposed to the general proposition.
There Is little doubt that the result
of to-day's conference will be the for
nation of three committees which will
be announced with the other three
committees on. possibly. Friday of this
week. just before the adjournment for
the holidays.
1t is understood that Mr.. Powers, of