The herald., 1896-02-22
Members of the House Object
to Economy
HE GRAVES BID FOR BONDS
Made the Subject of Resolution to
Investigate
Tslbcrt and Our Own Bowers Exchange
Compliments, but the Call Of Time
Prevents Damage
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.-The house in
committee of the whole today again re-
fused to follow some of the Republican
leaders in the matter of reducing the sal
aries of Indian inspectors from $4,000 to
$2500, the latter being the salary in the
law for the current year. Yesterday an
appeal was made to the house in behalf of
economy and retrenchment and was de-
feated. Today the struggle was resumed.
The defeat of the economists today was
emphasized by the fact that parliament
AIRY wrangle of over two hours was re-
quired to demonstrate that their amend
ment was in order and that, having on the
first half of their victory in the decision of
the chair, the house, by vote of 81 to rs,
refused to adopt the amendment. In pur-
suance of their policy of retrenchment,
however, Mr.. Cannon raised point of
order against two provisions which changed
existing laws and they went out of the bill.
The progress today was very slow. only
two of the sixty-one pages of the Indian
bill being disposed Of.
Mr.. Colson (Republican of Kentucky in
troduced resolution to investigate Secre-
tary Carlisle's action in declining to accept
the Graves bid for bonds. The resolution
was as follows:
Whereas, it has been charged by W. M.
Graves, in a statement made by him and
given to the public press, that Hon. John
G.. Carlisle, the secretary of the treasury
of the United States, has refused to de-
liver to said w. M. Graves $4,5OO,OOO
in bonds of the United States at ii 1891,
after having accepted the bid of said
William Graves therefor at said figures,
although the said William Graves has
rendered the secretary of the treasury the
amount of said bid for said bonds in gold
at the sub-treasury in the city of New
York, and that the secretary of the treas
ury has awarded said bonds to }. F. Nor
gan. for the sum of 100000 less than the
amount bid and rendered by the said
William Graves.
Resolved, That a committee of five men,
bers of this house be appointed by the
speaker of this house to investigate said
charge and report to this house in writing
the result of the investigation; that there
be and is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the contingent fund of the house
the sum of 81 . 900 or 80 much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the expense OF
making the investigation hereby author
lied.
While Talbert of South Carolina and
Bowers of California, two rather hot.headed
gentlemen, we're hammering away at each
other with much lustiness of voice and a
whirlwind of gesticulations, some ardent
sportsman called out, "Go it, Fitzsim-
mons.'' Amid the laughter that followed
some one called 'tirne,' and the incident
closed. The house adjourned over Satur-
day, except for night session devoted to
private pension bills.
The evening session was devoted exclu-
sively to the private pension calendar.
Five bills were passed and nine were re-
ported to the house by the committee of
the whole, with favorable recommends
ton.
COMMITTEE NOTES
A hearing on the swamp land question
was had today by the house committee on
public lands, California delegation urg-
ing that the state should receive the per
cent commission given other states. The
committee made favorable report on the
bills allowing unused park and school
lands in Oklahoma to be settled. also the
bill providing for the swearing of witnesses
before local land officers.
The house committee on judiciary today
agreed to report fayorably a bill to abolish
the fee system as applicable to United
States marshals and their assistants and
deputies and to substitute salaries.
The senate committee on public lands
today decided to favorably report the
house bill extending the time within which
suits may be brought by the government to
annul unauthorized grants of public lands.