The herald., 1895-03-04
IN THE HOUSE
After an Albright Session the Lower Branch
Of Congress Still Works

S5 000, 900 for the payment OF sugar boun-
ties earned up to June 30, 1885, which re-
suited in the adoption of an amendment
shortly after midnight this morning, the
session dragged YEARLY on through the
watches of the night until the sundry
civil and Indian appropriation bills had
been sent back to conference.
As the gray dawn was breaking the
House took recess until O'Clock this
afternoon, and the wornout members hur-
ried home to catch few hours rest and
nerve themselves for the siege which
promises to last until tomorrow noon.
When the Speaker again took the chair
at 2 o'clock, more than half the members
were in their seats. The bright sunshine
and balmy air of tho spring day and the
attraction of the excitement OF the closing
hours OF dying Congress- drew thousands
to the public galleries. The private gal
leries are also thronged. No conference
reports were read when the House recon-
vened, and the Speaker recognized several
of the members clamoring for an oppor-
tunity to secure consideration of measures
of local or personal interest to them.
The following bills were passed: The
Senate bill to increase the pension OF
the widow OF Joseph H. Potter from $50
to $50; "a joint resolution providing for
the two houses OF Congress in the dedica-
tory exercises OF the Chickamauga mill
tary park next September; Senate resolu-
ton making provision for digest Of the
laws and decisions relating to the appoint
ment, salary and compensation of officers
of the United States courts and also the
Senate bill for the relief of Silas p. Keller
motion to suspend the rules and pass
bill granting pension Of 500 to General
John G. McClernand encountered the ag-
gressive opposition of Mr.. Jones' Demo
crat OF Virginia. This opposition drew
from Mr. Sickles, the one-legged hero of
Gettysburg, an eloquent appeal that fairly
made the ceiling ring with plaudits from
the floor and galleries.
Let us pass one good bill, !" said Mr.
Sickles, ''as an atonement for all the bad
ones we have passed. grateful country
should not allow General John McCler-
nand to die in poverty. remember the
words of Lincoln to me when he spoke of
| Douglas, Dix, Logan and McClernand.
In my humble way | had offered my SER
vices for the Union and Mr.. Lincoln said
to me that the action of such men as
Logan, Dix and McClernand and my
sell had lifted Il great burden from his
shoulders. Ii there is to be party war,
said he, then it cannot succeed. but when
| see great Democratic leaders coming
forward from the ranks, | lift up my
hands and thank God that such success is
within our grasp.
At the conclusion of Mr. ,Sckles speech
the bill was passed with a whirl. series
of resolutions to pay the funeral expenses
of House employees who had died during
this Congress and the bill to instruct the
auditing of the quartermaster claims OF
John Quinn of st. Louis were passed,
after which Mr.. Holman called up the
second conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill, which showed the Sen
ate had abandoned one item, to appro-
pirate S., 900 for the Miami Indians of In
diana, thus leaving two Senate amend
ments still in dispute.
After some debate the House decided
to further hold to its disagreement on
both amendments in dispute and the
bill was again sent to conference. Then
at q 10 d. IN. q recess was taken until Z 100
There were but few members present
when the House met after recess, at Z 80.
The bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicat-
ing LIQUORS to Indians, which had been
objected to when brought UP before, was
called up by Mr.. Meikleiohn, and passed.
| Ats clock the conference report on the
sundry civil bill was called up by Sayers
When the proposition for an interna-
tional monetary conference, to which the
House conference had acceded, was
reached the silver men demanded time.
Sibley called attention to the satisfaction
with which the proposition for a none
tary conference had been received by the
monometalic press of the East, on the
ground that it might lead to some adjust
ment by which silver could obtain larger
legitimate use. ,.,,,
'have held the doctrine that a wise use
of silver was necessary because tney saw
the curses that had followed the falling OF
prices the world over. What the United
States should do is to act, not to consult,
and he expressed the opinion that
monetary conference would simply post
pone the daywhen silver could go TO 7 ne
minis for free coinage on the same terms
with gold. Simpson said the proposition
for a conference was the same old game,
twice played on the people, OF holding
out a promise that would never be real
lied 1t would postpone free coinage at
least six years, and six more years Of the
gold standard would so complete the
financial bondage of the country as to
make it forever impossible to break the
power of the gold kings. He was opposed
to again entering on the farce OF none
tary conference.
Mr.. Pence in ringing speech argued
that no good could come from monetary
commission. Possibly" he said lit
might result in something if the speaker
should name as members OF the commit
tee from the house three presidential can
didates. | trust if the speaker is called
on to make selections he will not over
look the distinguished Republican leader,
Mr.. Reed With some bitter sarcasm, he
detailed the address of the silver Demo-
Gratis issued last Friday. He commended
the bold, courageous and manly action of
those who had signed the address, but
rebuked some of them for already looking
with favor on the proposition.
Mr. Springer called Mr.. Fences atten-
tion to the fact that the proposition for
a conference had emanated from the sill
yer men in the Senate, not from the gold
men. Mr.. Hepburn, Republican OF Iowa,
favored the proposition for a conference.
At time when the great gold countries
of the world were showing first symptoms
of favorable sentiment towards silver,
he expressed his surprise that avowed
friends Of silver like Mr.. Pence and Mr..
simpson should oppose propositions fora
monetary conference. By neat parliameTn.
floor at this point and yielded his time to
Mr.. Savers, who Immediately cut off de-
bate BY demanding the previous quess,
ton. The conference report was adopted
but the sundry civil bill was laid away 50
far as the House is concerned. Several
bills were then hurried through by laF7r-
imous consent, among them g resolution
calling on the President o insist upon
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