The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-21
some BREEZY POLITICAL TALK
INDUCED in by Members of the
House of Representatives.
mr.. COOKERY Charged That This (the
Fifty'Fourth) is q "Do.Nothing" Con-
gress-mr. Diogley Said tho Houee
Had Done All it Could-Bond Inves-
tigation Resolution Temporarily Post.
poned in the Senate.

fNoN Al tho 60nbL6.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The House
to-day passed and sent to the Senate
the last of the regular appropriation
bills the general deficiency. The
House adjourned later than usual in or.
der that the bill may be disposed of to.
day. Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the ap.
propr iations committee, WAS the re.
cipient of many congratulations upon
his achievement.
Some very breezy political talk was
INDUCED In during the debate to-day.
Some OF the leaders on both sides par
ticipated.
Mr.. Dockery charged thas this WAS
distinctly do nothing" Congress, and
said that the book of blank pages cir.
culated by the Republicans in the CAM
psign of 1892. entitled What Congress
Has Done," could, with propriety, be
circulated as the chronicler of the
achievements OF this Congress.
MIR. Dingley,th the leader of the majority
on the floor, explained that the House
alone was Republican, the Senate was
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the President
Democratic. Each was q distinct and
necessary factor in legislation. The
House had passed bill to relieve the
Treasury. 1t could do no more. The
only thing to do was to await the result
next fall.
1--WE did everything we could do under
the circumstances" said Mr.. Dingley
with great esrnestness, and we met
here and at the other end Of the cspi-
toll the united opposition of the Demo-
Gratis and Populists. We only have con-
troll here. We are powerleas to make
laws. The only thing to do 10 to APP
peal to the people and let them say
whether we shall have President and
q Senate who will block our way, or
who will cooperate with US In giving
the Treasury sufficient revenue and
restore prosperity TO the country"
The gentleman says the Democrats
and Populists killed the so-called Ding.
ley bill in the Senate. Was 1t not
pigeon holed by Republican votes?"
asked Mr.. Sayers.
The Republicans were not in con-
troll. replied Mr. Dingley.
but were not some Of them partly
responsible"
Yes. partly" admitted Mr.. Dingley.
"Will the Republicans ask the States
represented by Mr.. Sayers to repudinte
them?"
"Those statements can take care of
Themselves" replied Mr.. Dingley.
ibid not the Republicans and the
Popuiists make dicker by which they
obtained control of the Senate" put in
Mr. McMillin.
THE Democrats and Populists con.
troll the Senate" replied Mr.. Dingley.
Ills not Tom Carter chairman of the
National Republican.committee," asked
Mr.. McMillin.
"Do you declare Messrs. Boies, VOL.
colt and Teller are Populists ?"
Have not the Democrats and Pupu-
lists majority in the Senator" asked
Mr.. Dingley.
Mr.. McMillin adroitly parted this
query, which Mr.. Dingley thrust at him
repeatedly, by dwelling on the flour
recalcitrans Republican Senators" and
the swap" Of the biggest committee in
the Senate for the "loaves and fishes
thai floated about the Senate waters"
Several others participated in the de-
bate and the bill was finally passed.
Senate Proceedings.
The bond resolution WAS temporary
displaced by unanimous agreement in
the Senate to-day to permit action on
the numerous appropriation bills. The
agreement was not reached, however,
without protest from the friends of
the bond resolution that at one time
threatened test vote or q prolonged
contest.
Mr.. Pleffer, author OF the bond reso.
luton, wanted time set for vote on
the resolution, but Mr.. Hill declined to
| assent to fixing q time. Mr.. Allison's
earnest plea for the appropriation bills
finally induced the friends of the bond
resolution to give away and the Indian
bill was debated at some length.
The pending question related to sec.
tartan schools. Mr.. Garter (Rep ,Mont),
had offered an amendment striking out
the provision that no appropriations
shall be made to sectarian schools. Mr.
Pfeffer offered further amendment d.
recting the Secretary of the Interior to
provide temporary schools for any In
dial Children cut off from school facili-
ties by the closing of the sectarisn
schools. This amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell dem. MOI then offered
substitute for the entire proposition,
but further confederation of the sectar.
ian school amendments was then de-
ferred, owing to the absence OF Mr..
Carter. After the Indian discussion
had proceeded for some time Mr.. Pfeffer
asked to have the bond resolution laid
before the Senate.