The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-21
A LITTLE FAMILY JAR
A Sensational Outbreak In the Republican
Ranks Against the Management.
COMPLAINT OF BAD TREATMENT ENTERED
Mr. Walker Dramatically ExcIaims
that, He Gets No More ConsidcPa.
tion than n Dog-A Reference TO
Demagogism and Mr. DaIAeIr's Re.
tort-what the Senators Did.

Washington, May 2O-The House dis
posed OF ;he !mmisr ra ton question to- lay
by passing fhel Mccall educa tional test
bEl. together with the Corliss bin, in.
tsnding to protect the Lake cities from
Canadian competition. The latter was
agreed to-121 to 45-and the amended
bin was passed-195 to g. A record of
the vote by ytas and nays was refused.
onlN thirty-siX Lne1nbers rising to Sec
ond the demand by Mr.. Fitzgerald
Oem). of Massachusetts,, therefor.
The consular inspection bill, proposed
by Mr.. w. A. Stone CRep.). of Pennsyl-
vania, was rejccted-57 TO l31. He., too,
was unable to get IL vote Of record The
debate on the question was participated
In by MesSrs. Wilson, of South Carolina,
and Danford' (Rep), of Ohio, in support
of all the bills; by Messrs. Mccall (Rep.),
of Massachusetts, tand Batholdr (Rep.).
tional bill. Anl by Messrs. Mahoney
(Rep). of New York, and Hendrick
(Dem.), of Kentucky, against any addi-
tional restrictions.
The continuation of the debate was
preceded by a sensational outbreak in
this Republican ganks against the man.
agement of the majority. Ii was pre-
c!pated by the presentation of an order
from the Committee on Ruljs by Hender-
son (Rep.), of Iowa. setting aside Thurs
the rule) for the consideration of meas
ures reported from the Committee on
Labor. 1t was opposed by Walker
(R1p0. of Massachusetts; Pickler, of
South Dakota. and Mahon (Rep0, OF
against depriving the House of the op-
portunity to cons der TIL : bulls OH the pii-
vate calendar. Mr.. Walker vehemently
denounced The leaders and asserted
that their Ieign would come 10 an end
with this Congress; that in the next
Houss rules would be adopted by which
business could be transacted in accord
ance Herewith, or nothing would be
done.
He condemned In bitter terms the
policy which prevented the Government
from paying its honest debts. denounclng
1t as a shame and disgrace. such as
no other country in the world labored
under, and asserted that the same poll
cy had been pursued in al the Congress
es of which he had been a member by
design of the leaders, "ahhough l have
been member of Congress for eight
years" he dramatically exclaimed ~
get no more consideration than a dog"
Mr.. Mahon gave notice that IN the
next session of Congress no bills would
be passed by unanimous consent; that
they must all take their chances on the
calendar. The management OF the House
was defended by Messrs. Cannon CRep),
of ullinois. Henderson Rep.), Of Iowa,
While the latter was speaking, Mr.
Walker interrupted MIN 10 say. that
demagogy won't CO." wherefore Mr. Dali
zeill retorted, white with passion: Il Will
no. suffer myself 20 be interrupted by
the impudence of the gentleman from
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Mahon's notion to recommit was
defeated-55 TO 12S-and the order as
adopted agreed ITO.
president Cleveland's message Yetoing
the bill TO pension Ida Taft was read
referred. lShe obtained a divorce from
Taft fourteen years ago. Taft died five
years ago. The president sees no merit
IN her claim to pension under this show
ing.
AT 45o the House adjourned.
Senate.-The la ST, but one of the gen
eral appropriation bills the one which
provides for Qualifications and other
works of defense-occupitd the atten-
tlon OF rhe Senate to-day and was passed
/ carries nearly Sl1 900 600 about 81. 600 :
600 more than 1t carried when 1t passed
the House. The principal item of in
crease Is one of S3ll5, 900 for gun and
mortar batteries. There was little or no
controversy oven any of rhe provisions
conihined in the bill. but a rather i'm
portant discussion was perclpita.ed by
authorize the issue of 100. 600 600 of Trea-
sury certificates of Indebtedness, bear
ing per cent. in.'eIes. In order to meet
tHS expenditures called FOR by the ap-
preparation bills at the present session.
the aggregate of which Mr.. German put
at $500, 100000. The amendment was op-
posed by iMr. Sherman, who declared
that never before had such a Dropos!tfon
been made to meet current expenses of
the Governmen. lin time of profound
peace; and who argued that the proper
course for the Senate 20 pursue was TO
take up ahe tariff bill passed by the
House in the early part OF the session.
leave Off the free silver amendment
w'ich ne Senate had attached 20 #.
AMI then pass It, with such additions as
tear up all the appropriation bills rath-
el than make q confession OF bank
ruptcy.
MIR. German argued that the defic!en-
cy In the Treasury could not be met in
any other way than which he proposed.
AT the close Of fthe discussion the amend
ment vas laid on the table--49 to 0.
Earlier In me day conference report
on the RIVER ANA harbor bill was pre-
sented by Mr.. Frye. and as effort was
made by him 10 get action on It, That
was resisted, however, by Mr.. Bacon
(Dem). of Georgia. who had learned tina
the appropriation for the harbor OF
| Brunswick, Ga, had been struck out In
conference, and who wanted time to ar
que the matter before the Senate. And
| so Mr.. Frye, rather reluctantly consent
ed TO have the report go over TIL to-mor-
row.
The only question that was not settled
In conference Is the one relating to deep
sea hareor In Southern California. In