The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-17
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

the treasury.
Washington, Jam. 16.-Mr. Dockeryi of
Missouri, occupied the chair in THE House
today, Speaker Crisp being im1isposed
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell OemocraD,
of Texas, "a bill was passed to authorize
| the Kansas CITY, Oklahoma &, Pacific rail-
road to construct a railroad through the
INDIAN territory.
On motion of Mr. Doolrttfe (Republican)
OF Washington, a. resolution was passed
authorizing the expenditure of the $4,000
appropriated for dredging the Everett
harbor, Washington, i'm the construction
OF a fresh water ha14bor ait that point.
In the morning hour Mr.; Outhwaite
from the Committee on Military Affairs
called up and had passed bills to author
dze the board of commissioners of the
Soldiers Home to sell asylum lots" on
PaSoagoula bay Mississippi: ITO amend
the act of March 2, 1883, relating to the
relief of soldiers of the Mexican and civil
wars from the charge of deSertion. TO give
brevet commissions conferred on officers
OF volunteers now in the regular army for
services in the war of the rebellion, the
force and recognition of Those i'm the reg
lllar service; and several other bills OF
lesser Importance.
Mr.. Curtis bill TO amend THE existing
tatlteS so THAT the corps of cadets shall
consist of one from each congressional
district; ONE from each territory, and one
from the District of Columbia; and such
number as may be appointed at large not
eXceed1ng ten annually, and THAT they
Shall be actual residents of the districts
from which they purport TO be appointed,
caused some discussion.
The morning hour then expired and the
ftouSe went into committee of THE whole
StIan appropriation bill.
Mr.. Flynn CRepubican), of Oklahoma,
started the debate with am assault on the
Indian office, which he charged with
Mr.. Weadock Oemocrat), of Michigan,
devoted some time to the discussion of
lthe proposed policy of disseminating the
contract school system and opening gov
eminent schools, taking the position that
provision for building schools should keep
pace with the diseontinIance of the con-
tract schools. The charitable schools
Should not be dnterfered with.
Walker and the Treasury.
Mr.. Walker Republican), of Massachu-
Seuts. took advantage of the latitude al
lcWed for debate to discuss the cordition
OF the treasury and the sources of reve-
nue. out OF which THE enormous expendi-
HlMeS or THE government were to be de-
trayed. He said all the Republicans asked
was 'bhat the sections OF his currency bill
be considered in logical order. That be
ang refused, they voted against its con-
slderatlfon. He challenged anyone on the
Democratic side to point out In his bill
a single feature THAT Should NOT be there
line Republicans would vote for amy rnea-
sure that would furnish sufficient revenue
that would reform the currency.
VIII the gentleman guarantee" in
CURED MI. Warner Democrat, of New
YORK, that his own bill will have the
solid support of the Republican side?''
Never" responded Mr.. Walker. until
we are assured it will pass. We will not
be placed in the position of voting for
without responsibility for legislation
When we come into power you will see
what we will do" applause on the Re
publican side)
The gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Walker) we'll knows said Mr. Warner
that SO far from this Republican mi
nority which he has Vaunted as so ready
to assist US in the financial question be-
ing agreed upon any point whatever,
the measure which he proposed lis the only
one that any member upon that side has
dared to expose to the air, and he will
not claim there are ten men on that
side. who will even vote for the consid-
alton of it.
I'VE all know" he continued, that
on the day to which he referred there
was witnessed in this House an unprece-
dented political event when the two wings
of the fiat money party, heretofore es-
tranged from each other by unfortunate
political differences, the one led by the
other led by the gentleman from Missouri
Q3land), Topped together until they are
sore from their attempted cooperation.
Q4aughter)
1.-The gentleman will also remember that
upon that day for the first time On
record-and it is q credit to his party
that they have kept so long apart from
such alliances-the soft money Democrats,
the silver Democrats, the Populist party
en- maSse and the Republican party unan-
1mouSly, with the exception OF the one man
who had not been here long enough to be
gotten into discipline, voted. successfully
to prevent further consideration of the
measures for the relief of this country
that the administration had suggested,
and that the majority of the Democrats
v ere then pressing for action do not
blame the gentleman for one moment, eX-
cept as to the matter of taste, for speak
ing of the nightmare which he has before
Republican party is dragged here and
led to make a holy show of themselves
before the country. I am bound to say
l have sympathized with the feelings of
other parts of the country who have
criticized 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 them to save
enough of their epithets to treat with the
consideration it will deserve the situation
they will soon have to deal with when
they find a silver Republican Senate and a
greenback Republican House standing in
the way of all decent legislation for the
relief of the treasury. or for the preserVa-
ton of the honor of the American PEG
Reed Takes the Floor.
Mr.. Reed took the floor and humorously
suggested that the Democratic side was
trying to get consolation out of its de-
feat, except" he added, ''the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Warner), who al
ways came out of the same hole he went
in Qaughter.0 AS a matter OF TACT the
Carlisle bill fell of it's own weight, 1t had
OF consistency enough to stand alone.
That was proven by the fact that no one
had objected to the withdrawal Of the
rule, not even Mr.. Warner. The bill pro-
posed was not satisfactory. to the House,
! to the country, to anybody, and every
the fact. The simple fact was the govern
ment was running behind S5,WO000
i month, and the remedy was simple. Make
, the revenues equal to the output and
you will restore the public credit and
cure the situation. The remedy is simple
Gaughter) Then they can face frown-
ing world (Renewed laughter)
Mr. Simpson (PopuliSD of Kansas, man
aged to get the floor long enough to
create a laugh by stating seven votes
cast by Populists had defeated the rule
| and If both the other parties were seek
! ing 10 avoid the responsibility Tor us de
/ feat. the Populists were willing 10 as
sumo it, and would consider themselves
worthy of credit if nothing more thah the
defeat of this measure could pc charged
Messrs. Bland and McRae made some
brief statements of their position, When
MIR Cockrell. in whose time the debate
had taken place, claimed tne MOOT anu
proceeded to discuss the lndlan OH;
At the conclusion OF MI. C9cht nj % IT, IT,
marks the committee rose, ana at 4.5o the
House adjourned.
nyDS NEVER DISCHARGED.