The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-21
Spirited Debate I'm the House Over the
Failure of Congress TO Pass the
Emergency Revenue Bill.
REPUBLICANS NOT TO BLAME
DEMOCRATS AND PoPULIsTs IN CON-
troll OF THE SENATE.
Passage OF the Deficiency Bill After
One Days Enthusiastically for
nm English Family.
necial to the Indiananolis Iournal.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 2O.-There was an
exciting political debate In the House to-day
over the responsibility OF the Republicans
for legislation. The Democrats tried to make
capital Coy asserting that the Republicans
had control of the Senate. but Mr.. Dingiey
and others showed that the slverites. COM
posed mostly of Democrats, Poulists and i've
Republicans were in the saddle. The general
deficiency bill was passed. For the first time
this session Speaker Reed was late I'm ar
irving at the Capitol. Clerk OF the House
Mcdowell called the House to order and an
nounced that In the absence of the Speaker
Speaker pro tempore would be elected Mr..
Hull. of Iowa. was unanimously elected and
took the chair. He had been seated but
| few moments when Mr.. Reed appeared, and.
amid much laughter and applause. said: The
| House will be in order"
Although this was suspension day under
| the rules, Mr. Cannon chairman of the COM
| mittee on appropriations. insisted on proceed-
| ing with the general deficiency bill, and. on
| his motion. the House went into committee
| of the whole for its consideration. This was
the last of the regular appropriation bills.
| When the items relating to indemnties to
be paid to Frederick o. Dawson. wife and
daughter. for loss of property and injuries
| inflicted in Nebraska, was reached, Mr.. Mer-
| GER called attention TO the great vigor with
| which Great Britain had pressed this case
| $4,000 having been claimed from the State
| OF Nebraska. He commended the yigilance
of the British government for the protection
| of her subjects, and said IL was in strange
| contrast with the action OF our government.
but he thought that the testimony showed
| that the Dawsons were as much 10 blame az
the McCarteys In this particular case. II
was brawl on the highway.
| Mr. Hit, chairman of the foreign AFFAIRS
| committee. said that the testimony showed
| that the woman had been outrageously mis-
treated; as a result Of the injuries the daugn-
ter was to-day suffering from chronic epi-
| Mr. Hopkins thought inasmuch as the DaW-
| sons were In Nebraska with view OF mak-
had not been naturalized, he thought they
lection of the British. government after be-
| Mr. Cannon said the claim was recom-
mended by the State Department; II was 3
nsies msetel heavy "a iisdemnii:es from China.
| Mr.. Livingston called attention 70 the fact
that we were now preparing TO make claim
| Diaz in Cuba.
THE CLAIM ALLOWED.
Mr.. Hainer. who said he had thoroughly
| investigated the circumsta thought the
| indemnity should be paid. The item was
| passed without amendment. The amount OF
indemnity allowed is $500.
Mr.. Willis offered an amendment authoriz-
ing and directing the President to invite the
! commercial nations Of the world TO meet IL
i international conference for the purpose of
| fixing the international ratio for tthe coin-
Mr.. Cannon promptly interposed point OF
| order to cut of debate, and he was sus-
tanned. He said that substantially such le8ls-
lation already existed. but 1t had not been
| executed.
between the existing and proposed legislas
| ton.
| A prolonged discussion of appropriations
Hopkins, fiS who asserted that it cost $4,000
more to collect $l69. 900 from customs last
year than 1t did TO collect Sls2 100000 from
administration. deficiency Of $S50000 for
| the collection OF customs was reported In
the pending bin. Mr.. Hopkins thought the
| change OF the system from specific TO ad
valorem duties made by the repeal OF the
| Mckinley law and the enactment OF the
Wilson bill might be responsible for the
/ great increase in the cost Of collecting the
Would you prefer the Mckinley law with
its sl00oo0oo sugar bounty?" asked Mr..
.As against the present law. yes. 100 70
l." replied Mr.. Hopkins. amid Republican
Mr.. Dockery asked the Republican side
| what effort they had made with l5o majority
to repeal the so-cailed wilson German bill
| against which th<y denounced. He taunted
| them with having done nothing. He re-
| called the campaign book OF blank pages
circulated by the Republicans In isyt % entitled led
"do-nothing' record OF this Congress- he
suggested that the Democrats could effective
camrasn. what has this Congress done ~
he asked, What has been done 10 bridge
the chasm between inadequate revenues and
pinsiey brl~piseon hoIed by the votes Of
five RepublicaEs?"
How many Democrats voted to put it
| there?4 asked Mr.. Brumm.
"All 6f them. OF course" responded Mr..
Dockery- Democrats are opposed to IN
creasing taxation" Proceeding. Mr.. DOCK
EFFORT at currency legislation which the bust
ness interests OF the country demanded. The
policy OF this CONGRESS, ne S said, Wal was one -
when VIII he announced himself against crude
and hasfy'' legislation.
REPUBLICANS NOT TO BLAME.
Mr.. Dingley. chairman of the ways and
means committee. was stung by Mr.. Dockery
into a reply. The charge that nothing had
been DONE he said. must be looked a< in
the light OF the situation. The House.
Senate and President together made legisla-
ton. Unless they concurred no legislation
was possible. The House alone Of those
three factors in legislation was under Re-
publican control In. the House the Repub-
licans were responsible. They were not re-
sponsib.e for a Democratic and Populisf.c
Senate and the influence of a Democrats
executive I'VE did everything we could do
under the circumstances" said Mr.. Dlngiey
with great earnestness- AT the other end
OF the Capitol IL the united opposition OF
the Democrats and Populists. The only thing
| TO do is to appeal 10 the people and let them
| say whether we shall have President and
Senate who will block our way or who
| will cooperate with US In giving the treas
| ury sufhcient revenue and restore prosperity
to the country" Republican applause)
| '"The gentleman says the Democrats ana
| Populists killed the so-called Dingley bill
| In the Senate. Was II not p.geon-holed By
| Republican votes?' asked Mr.. Sayres-
The Republicans were not In control"
replied Mr.. Dingley.
but were not some OF them partly ~
sponsible?'
sYes, partly" admitted Mr.. DIngley.
"Will the kecublicans ask the States rep
resented by these Senators TO repudia<e
them?'
Those States can take care OF them
selves" replied Mr. Dingley,
Did not the Republicans and Popu1tot1
| ke IIcker which they Obtained CO0~