The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25

nomination.
The platform was adopted without
debate and the convention adjourned.
THE DAY IN The HOUSE.
Military Affairs Stir Up RecoIiec ions of
War Iimes
Washington. March 24.-The bill de-
bated yesterday to abolish the death
penalty in certain cases prescribed in
the federal statutes was passed, 40
to 60.
Hit called up the message of the SEN
ate announcing the senate disagree
ment to the conference report of the
Cuban resolutions, and on his motion
the house agreed to the further con-
ference asked by the senate. The
speaker appointed the following con-
freres: Hit, Adams and McCreary.
Boutelle reported the naval appro-
priation bill. Evans, republican, Ken
lucky, called up from the committee on
ways and means a bill to amend section
3449 of the internal revenue laws so as
to make the sale of spirituous liquors
except under the brand by which they
i were known to the trade designating
/ the kind and quality, punishable by
| fine of $500 and Imprisonment for six
/ months and the forfeiture of the Ii
quors.
| Cummings, democrat New York,
made a humorous speech, in which he
/ urged the passing of the bill, not only
| as a protection to the revenue, but as
conducive to the safety of human life.
He instanced a case where he had pur-
/ chased, for a sick friend" peculiar
| ly good quality of brandy which the
, physicians said would Kill at 40 rods.
! 1t consisted, he said, of a compound of
/ wood, alcohol, whiskey and strychinia.
Creating the revenue was bad enough,
! Cummings said, but destroying life for
~. - - tctf aFaf
| to be tolerated.
! Connolly, republican, Illionis, was in
sympathy with the purpose of the bill.
but objected to the word knowingly"
as qualifying the sellers of these spu-
rious liquors. The word would furnish
the loophole by which offenders could
| escape conviction. Evans proposed 10
withdraw the word, but Crisp, demo-
crat, Georgia, objected, declaring that
I he would never vote for law which
made a man liable to penalties for a
crime which he did not knowingly
! commit.
Evans replied that no internal rev.
enue law contained the word know
| ingly." No dealer in spurious liquor
| could do so without knowing exactly
! what he was doing. The word know
ingly" was stricken from the bill and
the bill was passed.
The senate joint resolution for the
1 ulSDOSlllOU VI piOptlNy iON al
the hands of the receivership of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints was adopted.
A bill was passed amending the act
| creating a circuit court of appeals. so
| as TO give an appeal on court orders ap-
pointing receivers.
Other bills called by the judiciary
committee were passed: To make rail-
road corporators, for the purpose Of
jurisdiction, citizens of the states
| through which they pass, and to make
IL unlawful to shoot or throw any mis-
siles at locomotive or car engaged in
/ interstate commerce.
When the committee on military af-
fairs was called there was a feeble echo
of the war talk raised by the presi-
dents Venezuela message. 1t Will be
remembered that the senate at that
time passed Senator Hills bill remov-
ing the restriction to appointment in
the army or navy of persons who held
commissions in the army or navy be-
fore the rebellion. and who subsequent
ly engaged in instruction against the
United States.
The debate that followed was both
interesting and entertaining. Boutelle
took the floor in opposition TO the bill.
He did not hold a commission from
the union soldiers. he said, and repre-
sented nobody but himself But he
| COulu see no ItdSOn pdSSdeSt u
this bill. The sentiment behind IL was
very beautiful. and what practical pur-
pose would II subserve? Was there any
officer who could be commissioned UNI
der It? Boutelle, proceeding, declared
that IL no practical purpose was to be
served it's only effect would be to cast
discredit on those who enacted this
law II hold in my hand" said Bou-
teile. fiourishing a pamphlet aloft, IA
copy of the constitution of South Caro-
lima, which provides "A uniform tax on
all voters in the state save such as
served in the confederate army. who
are relieved of the tax"
This brought Wilson. democrat
South Carolina. in the field to defend
his tate. He had been a member of tht
constitutional convention. he said. anC
the only discrimination in IL in favor 81
ex-confederates was that those over 81
years of age should be relieved from
road duty.
Grosvenor, republican. Ohio. got th'
floor IL IL had been left 20 him, h
said. ne could not have introduced IN,
resolution. but. being brought up. h.
would vote for il. He did not care wha
the South Carolina constitution con
tanned. He said he would vote for any
bill that made possible higher degre'
Of loyalty Of every man who served tn
| confederacy. (Applause on the demo
cratic side) The time has come. ~
said. when we need unity on both side
Of Mason and Dixon's line. He cite,
I the numerous statutes relieving th'
a - al . Ha.