The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-17
LEAVING THE MAIN Issue.
Pleasant Badinage in Legis-
latiye Halls.
Appropriations for Poor Lo Lost
Sight of.
House Members Discuss the Condi n
of tho Treasury with
Mich Gusts.

house today, Speaker Crisp being indis-
posed. The houae went into COMMITTEES
of the whole for the further considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
Flynn OF Oklahoma started the debate
by an ASSAULT on the Indian Office, which
he accused of double dealing.
Walker, Republican. of Massachusetts
took advantage of the latitude allowed
for debate to discuss the condition of
the treasury and the sources of revenue
out of which the epormoua expenditures
of the government we're to he betrayed.
He said all the Republicans asked Was
that the sections of hia currency bill be
considered 10 logical order. That bsing
refused they voted against its considera-
tion. He challenged any one on the
Democratic side to point out single
feature in his bill that should not be
there. The Republicans ould vote for
any measure that would furnish Ruffi :
Gent revenue to meet tho demands on
the treasury and that would reform the
currency.
NO GUARANTEE,
"Will the gentleman guarantee" in .
quired Warner, Democrat. of New York
that his own bill will hsvs tina 1olid
support of the Rspublican side?"
Never" responded Walker, "until
we are assured it will pass. We will
not be placed in the position Of vo ting
for bill that is not to pass when we are
without responsibility for legislation Z.
When we come into power you will see
what we will do" Applause on the
Republican side.l
THE gentleman from Massachusetts,
| (Walker) we'll knows," said Warmer,
that 90 far from this Republican
| minority which he has Wanted as so
ready TO assist us in the financial ques-
ton being agreed upon eny point wha t.
ever, the measure which hs proposed is
tho only one that any member upon tn at
| side has dared to expose to the air and
he will not claim there are 10 men on
that side who will even vote for the con.
sidsration of it.
1--WE all know" he continued, that
on the day to which he referred there
was witnessed in this house an unpre-
oedented political event when the two
wings of the first money party, hereto
fore estranged from each other by un-
fortunate political differences, the enc
led by tho gentleman from Maine (Reed)
and the other led by the gentleman from
Missouri (Blsnd) Topped together until
they arc sore from their attempted CO.
operation. Laughter.l
| GREATLY TO HIS CREDIT.
"Ths gentleman will also remember
| Aknk n - do for ha
record-and it 10 a credit to his party
that they have kept 90 long apart from
such alliances--the soft money Demo.
Gratis. the silver Democrats. the Pop u
list party en- mssae and the Repub car
party unanimously with the exception
OF the one man who had not besn here
long enough to be gotten into disciplln Q.
voted successfully to prevent. turtle 7
consideration of the measures for relief
OF this country /; that the administra ton
had suggested and that the majority of
the Democrats were then pressing for
consideration. l do not blame thu
gentleman for one moment. except as
a matter Of taste, for speaking of the
nightmare which he has before him in
case. by an extra section, the Republic
can party ia dragged here and led to
make holy show of themselves before
the country. am bound to say have
sympsthized with the feelings of some
OF our friends in the north and
other parts of the country who have
criticized this Democratic majority for
not having been able to enact in this
congress the measure for financial re-
lief of which the country stands in need,
but l now and here beg them to save
- al !,
the consideration it will deserve the
situation they will soon have to deal with
when they find silver Republican een-
standing in the way of all decent legisla-
ton for the relief of the treasury or for
the preservation of the honor OF the
American people," Applause from
Democratic side.
WARNER AND THE HOLE.
Reed took the floor and humorously
suggested that the Democratic side was
trying to get cancellation out of its de-
feat, Except" he added, "the gentle
man from New York (Warner) who
always came out OF the same hole he
won't in" Laughter.l
"As matter of fact tho Carlisle bill
fell of ito own weight. 1t had not con-
sistency enough to stand alone. That
WAS proven by the TACT that no one had
objected to the withdrawal of the rule,
not even Mr.. Warner. The bill proposed
was not aatiefactory to the house, to the
country, to anybody, and everybody
knew it could not pass. That was tho
fact. The simple fact was the govern
ment was running behind So, ZOO. 900
month, and the remedy was simple
enough for the Democrats to apply.
rLaughter.] Then they can face a
frow ming world" Renewed laugh
ter.]
Simpson. Populist. of Kansas, man.
aged to got the floor long enough to
create q laugh by stating that seven
votes cast by Populigts had defeated the
rule, aud if both the other parties were
seeking to avoid the responsibility for
its defeat, the Populists were willing to
saume it and would consider Themselves
worthy of credit if nothing more than
tho defeat of this measure could be
charged TO them.
Meaara. Bland and McRse msdo come
brief statements of their position, when
Mr.. Cockrell, in whose time She debate
had been taken, claimed the floor and
proceeded to discuss the Indian bill.
At che conclusion of Mr.. Cockrell'e
remarks the committee rose and at 4: 35
the aouss adjourned.