The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-10
IN THE HOUSE.


measure hE large mascfllF- d % liz.
The District OF Columbia appropriation
f,sll. which was recommstfed early in
March. after a rrotracted fight against
appropriations for private AMI sec;arian
Charitable institutions. was brought into
the house today with the specific appro-
priat.ons stricken out. ard containing in
lieu thereof an appropriation OF lump
sum FOR charities. 10 be expended under
ths direction OF the district commission
ers. with the provi.o that no part OF the
APPROXIMATION should go 70 institutions
under ecclesiastical OF sectarfan control
The feature OF the debate was a vigorous
attack on the a. p. A by Fitzgerald,
Dem Mass 1T has been said sad re,
that the members Of the A +. A organi-
zat.on never made any opposition 70 the
APPROXIMATION Ter these institutions until
the night before they oomnardea me com
riitee room and INSISTED upon the appro-
p-tat.ons for these Institutions being
stricken out
.sThe ar,rnus Of this organiIation." he
proceeded. is well known. Members OF
the house have been inaSortuned not In the
interest Of justice. OF freedom. or OF broad
spirit of nberailty and Amsricanism. 10
oppose this bill. but because 1t appropri-
ated money for Catholic Institutions.
stand upon this floor, born and bred
Roman Catholic, and proud OF ii. and de-
nv The right Of any secret oath-bound or
ganization 10 come before the legal repre-
sentatlves Of the American people, and by
its dark. deep, underhand methods seek TO
deprivs me and the members OF the religion
which profess from the honest rights and
privileges ard dues OF American citizen~
shtp. What apology 10 there for Roman
Catholic to 1--we in this country? Is one
necessary? Look at the deeds OF bravery
and hero..n1 and craftsmanship that have
been performed by Roman Catholics.
challenge any member OF the A. P. A. Or
ganizat.on In this house, or any member
in sympathy with II, 10 name any sphere
IN life or any public duty that has been
badly Allied or lily performed by members
OF the Roman CATHOLIC church. In the great
war of the revolution Washington had no
firmer friends or firmer supporters than
the Roman Catholic members of his stan,
and when We look at the great naval strus-
gle which was the pride and glory OF the
American people at that time, the first
name that springs TO eur lips is that OF an
irishman, a Roman catholic. Capt. John
O'Brien, who achieved the first naval VIC
tory OF the war, OF tire coast OF Maine. II
was not asked whether Kosciusko or Fu-
laski or Lafayette were Catholics when
the thirteen colonies were struggling for
their independence. At that time could
you find any fanatics7 At that time could
you find persons stealthily creeping around
from one end of the country to the other
In secrecy Intriguing against a mans re-
ligion? / know We talk about the breadth
and libcrality of the Americans in these
days. Why. sir. II is not to be compared
with the breadth and liberality and wisdom
that were exhibited In those times. My
friends, II we should have war with Eng
land on account of the Venezuelan matter,
or war with Spain on account OF the Gu
ban matter, where xs,i1n the members OF
this Infamous organfSas.on be: where
would they be found? They would be found
in the same place and under the same au-
spices that they were found in the war OF
the rebellion-going to Nova Scotia TO put
themselves under the protection OF Queen
Victoria and the British flag"
Bartlett, Dem. n. Y, In opposition to the
amended district bill. reviewed the fight
that had been made against appropriations
for sectariaR charitable institutions. In
stead OF making such appropria tons d.
rectly. he said. 1t was now proposed that
congress shift the responsibility to the
shoulders OF the district commissioners by
giving them lump sum equal to those ap-
propriations, to be expended according to
their discretion. 1, was. he declared, a
cowardly course. This provision, he said,
was In almost the exact language OF plank
in the platform of the American Protec-
tive Association.
After some further remarks by Wheeler,
Dem. Ala; MeRae. Dem. Ark. and
Grout, Rep. Vt. the vote was taken on
the amended bill, which was passed on a
rising vote. 13+ 10 q. Sulzer. Dem. y. Y,
demanded the yeas and nays, but his de-
mand was not seconded.
The house non-concurred in the senate
amendments TO the postofiice appropria-
ticn bill and agreed TO 4 conference. Loud.
Rep, Cal: Smith. Rep, Ill, and Kyle,
Dem. Miss, were appointed conferees.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the motion Of Grosvenor 10 con-
slider the filled cheese bill reported from
the committee on ways and means. Cook.
Rep, Wis. the author Of the original bill
took the floor in support Of II. The filled
cheese industry. he said, had rapidly de-
veioped in the last few years The pro-
duct was often sold under false brands,
and was a fraud on the dairymen and the
consumers. There We're about 100 facto-
ries. which produced l2o1o pounds Of filled
cheese. an article manufactured from the
butter fat Of milk and neutral lard. The
cost of tie prodhct was about Az cents
per pound The bin requires manufac-
tuFers and dealers In filed cheese TO pay
license and the conspicuous branding
Of such cheese. 1t is expected that the de-
bate on this measure, which vitality af-
fects aairymen all over the country, Will
consume several days
\ resolution was adopted calling On
Secretary Olney for information re-
laung TO any measures by the
government to secure the Hbsra-
tion Of Mrs. Maybrick. now confined in
an English prison under life sentence for
poisoning her husband. At 5 p m The
committee rose and the house adjourned.