Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-02-13

and sectarian institutions, and Mr..
Robertson (dem., La), a member of the
appropriations committee, made the
direct charge that the war on these
appropriations had been made by the
A. P. A, This phase OF. the matter was.
however, approached with great cautic n
by those who spoke. the advocates of
the amendments placing their opposi-
tion on the board ground Of cntagonism
to appropriating public money for
private sectarian purposes.
Congressman S. M. Stephenson, of
Menominee, Mich, offered several bills
for improvements to navigation on the
great lakes. One provides an appro-
priation of 5000 for establishing a
lighthouse on Peshtigo reef, near Pesh-
tigo Harbor. Wisconsin: another pro
yides an appropriation of ST, 900 for a
lighthouse on the Whales back, near
Cedar River, Mich, another for $4,000
for d fog signal at the north pier Of
the entrance to Menominee harbor,
Wisconsin, and still another providing
$4,000 for fog signal at Ottawa Point.
near East Tawas, Mich. These i'm
proyements all meet with the approval
of the lighthouse board and the en-
gineer corps of the war department.
Washington, Feb. 4.--Chaos reigns in
the senate. No member Of that body
pretends to be wise enough to under
stand the action of the finance com
mittee, which today reported a bill for
the free coinage of silver as a substi-
tute for the house tariff bill! Mr..
Quay made two attempts to have the
bill recommitted to the committee with
instructions to report back separate
tariff and free silver bills, but was cut
off by parliamentary objections.
Washington. Feb. An the house
the appropriations for six religious
charitable institutions, one Episcopal
and five Roman Catholic. were stricken
out of the general District of Column
bia appropriation bill, but the amend
ments to strike cut the appropriations
for the other private institutions, in
Guiding the Young Woman's Christian
Home, the Hope and Help Mission,
etc, were defeated.
Mr. Henderson rep, Iowa. made an
eloquent speech against one of Mr..
Hainers anti-Catholic amendments,
which frequently evoked applause.
Mr. Hainer made an indignant reply
TO Mr. Henderson. He declared that
he was not a Roman Catholic, nor q
member of any secret order. His sole
purpose, he affirmed, was to turn the
money appropriated for public char
ity over to a public board in order
that it might be under public control.
Mr. Hainer then moved TO strike out
the next appropriation of $1,000 for
the maintenance of children at the st.
AIMS Infant asylum This is Cath
Ollie institution, and Mr.. Bartlett
(dem., n. W, in opposing the amend
meut, declared that it was the anti
Catholic sentiment THE spirit of the
A. +. A.-that was ruling the delibera-
tons of the house. He called atten-
10 opposition to the appropriation for
the Washington Hospital for Found
lings a private institution
The debate was prolonged and al
times quite exciting. The Hainer mo-
ton was adopted, SO TO % While the
vote was being taken Mr. Cram dem,
Texas, Who was opposing IL called
out, r rejoice in the courage Of the
republicans and regret the cowardice
OF the democrats"
Mr.. Mines rep, Mich.) suddenly put
an end to the struggle by moving to
adjourn His motion was carried.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 5The
most caustic utterance heard in The
senate since Mr.. Tillman's sensational
speech was that Of Mr.. Vest, arraign-
ing Secretary Of Agriculture Morton.
The keen satire and ridicule directed
against the secretary and the allusion
to the president made the speech
hardly less notable than that which
recently startled the senate Mr. Vest
referred derisively to the colossal
intellect dealing with cabbages." At
one point the senator said THE sec
rotary OF agriculture charges from his
office, reminding us OF what Cicero
says Of Catilpes fight from The SEN
ate: 'Abiet excessit eyasit erupit.
Q4aughter) When the secretary of
agriculture hears of silver unatic he
is like the war horse in Job-his neck
is clothed with thunder. You might
go further and say He saith among
the prophets, Ha' Ha and he smell
eth the battle afar off, the thunder of
the captains and the shouting. Mr..
Vest severely criticised the practice Of
furnishing costly flowers from govern
nient greenhouses for the receptions
at the executive mansion Mr. Vest
closed with a remarkably sarcastic
and bitter peroration. He referred 10
tba ucaIacc caadc which IL WaS ac-