The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-19
House Proceedings.


Washington, Jan. 1S-In the House
tia Senate bill granting to the Gila
Valley Railroad company a right ct
way through the San Carlos Indian
reservation, was passed.
At $40 the consideration of the Indiar
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Picker charged that il was un-
3alr to proceed with the consideration
OF this oil today as many members
interested had left the House believing
that the remainder of the day would be
used by the District committee. H5
. snaugurated a fflibuster which resulted
L an caH Of the House and continued
MS hlibustering movement for two
hours, but finally yielded.
Mr.. Wsadock OemocraO, Of Nichi-
gan, Offered an amendment to the pro-
zreiS0 that only so per cent of the Indian
school appropriation should go to the
, contract schools and providing for a q
per cent reduction each year thereafter
until the diScOntinuancs of contract
schools 50 as 20 further provide that
in making such contracts preference
shall be given to the schools as have
given satisfaction in the past ard now
have contracts With the Indian bureau
and desire TO renew them
Mr.. Hihman made a point of order
against the amendment but it was over
ruled.
The whole proposition relative to In
dian schools 10y an arrangement was
allowed to &c over.
Mr.. Grosvenor Republican,. of Ohio.
Rit This point took advantage of The
ha,Gtude allowed in debate TO call al
tentiOn to an incident that occurred in
MS district in the late campaign. rela-
tive 20 The representation of his
position on Indian schools made in a
circular sent ont from this city by
Green Clay Smith and by the Peoples
Voice. an A P. a. paper. published at
Columbus. Ohio. The latter paner mad
commented on his course as antagon-
5sttc to the A. 2. a, which was styled
''Amertcanisla," and had declared that
ST his opponent was not a cardinal
with a IE1 hat, ne should be elected
Mr.. GroSVenor Denounced the mis-
representation and then won a round
of applause by saying Tha1 although
he came from Puritan New England
stock who had been Protestants since
1864 they have always opposed COM
binations of church and state, and
had never been so hard pressed that
he was forced 10 make war upon any
living man because he did or did not
make certain religious professions.
IF the time ever comes he said
s'when | must make such war to be
popular or to be successful, l will go
out Of politics of my own notion
. NIN44OuN 4ulNliSi aNl4O!l IIS committee
rose. and at 4:2O the House took q
recess until s O'Clock, the evening ses-
sion to be devoted, under the rules.
TO the consideration of private pension
bills
There was another row at the night
session of the House tonight. which
grew out of the events which tram
spired last week. Feeling ran high
and bitter words were spoken. n
started after the failure of an effort
TO increase the pension of the widow
Of General -Abner Doubleday and 10
pension another widow who performed
services as a voluntary nurse during
the rebellion. Both bills were blocked
by the obstruction of Mr.. Jones, dem.
0crat), Of Virginia.
Mr.. Cooper Democrat, of Indiana.
turned on Mr.. Jones savagely and with
much temper he charged him with laclS
of chivalry in his assault of the fair
sex.
Mr.. Jones absolutely denied there
was any foundation for the statement
that ne was lighting a woman.
"Ali 1 am fighting for" he said. "la
against the granting a large pension
70 the rich, powerful and influential"
II question che motive of the gem