The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-28
1RICKERY UNMASKED.
Passage Of Words in the Senate
Chamber. F
RIDER OF A BILL WAS uNH0RSED
Legislative Appropriation Bill Hiss
Passed the Senate.
fILlBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE
Democrats Claimed an Unfair Advantage
Had Been Taken and Interfsrcd Win
Pension Legislation.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate In
dulgcd IN an acrimonious political debate,
which developed much personal and parry
feeling and brought on two sharp personal
exchanges between Mr.. Inn and Mr.. FL
kins and between Mr. Brico aud Mr..
| ElSins.
The controversy arose over Mr. Hhfs
motion to strike from the pending ar-
preparation bill the proposed change of
| tho date OF assembling the New Mexico
| legislature from December TO May.
Mr Hin bitterly denounced the charge
as u political trick" which had been
| sneaked INTO" this appropriation bill
| in order as he claimed. 10 postpone the
meeting of tho democratic legislature In
| the hope that u republican president
would be elected and the political control
| OF the Territory changed.
| Mr. Elktns protested against the use
/ of the words sneak d in" The exchange
| between the senators was very animated,
but Mr.. I'm persisted in the use Of his
adlcctiVea.
Later Mr. Brice sought to question Mr.,
| Elktns when the latter brought up the
| oHenslvo personal dispatch which had
been sent to MIR. Brice from New Mexico.
me debate took wide range. Senators
| German, Faulkner. Cockrell and other
q. moSrats attacking the provision as po-
itical, while Senators fllidns Carter. Cul-
ION ana other republican defended IL!
q 70 29-whereupon MIR. CuIlom Welded
10 me mn motion. and the New Mexico
provision was struck out.
At the close of the day the senate parsed
| me legislative appropriation bill, carrying
s,hnUOWM. Aside from providing the usual
COMPENSATION Tor United Stats district et
s,UioihIeys ana mars,ials. salaries being
The senate adjourned until Monday.
| r,t,o ~. ~
senate today made eloquent reference to
the death OF Dennis Il. Murphy. the vet
eran chief Of stenographers of the senate.
for his exemplary service during long
period
| Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont presented A fl
! vorable report on the hill proposing Inc
\ purchase OF square opposite the eaA
| front OF the capitol adjacent to the new
| building.
| The legislative appropriation bin was
| then taken up. The pending question was
me motion of Mr.. sherman to strike out
| an provision relating to the change of
| compensation from ices TO salaries for
| United states district attorneys and mar
| shais.
Mr.. Villas offered further amendment
| proposing uniform salary OF $4,000 to dis
| trlci attorneys, except In the Southern dis
| trlct Of New York, 10 be left as at pres
| eut, and giving $4,000 for the large district
| OF Massachusetts, Eastern Pennsylvania,
| Eastern Louisiana, Northern Illinois and
| Northern California.
| Mr.. Allison spoke against the practice
| Of placing riders" on the appropriation
bills, but he regarded this reform as cN-
cept,onabln ana desirable.
The position OF the senator from
| Iowa" (Allison). said Mir. Hoar, reminds
me Of the Scotch lassie, who sald she
had found that the best way to get rid
OF a temptation was TO yield TO H."
| At the close of the discussion NJ. Villas
amendment was defeated r viva voce
| vote.
A roll call followed on MIR shermans
| amendment and II was defeatcd-ls TO 20.
| This WAS accepted as a. test indicating
the adoption of the proposed change from
the fee 10 the salary system for district
| attorneys and marshDls.
| AT this point Mr. I'm created something
| OF sensation. He moved to strike out
| tho provision that the legislative assem-
| bly, of New Mexico shall meet n May.
| This is small, mean, conference.-the poll
| teal trick" exclaimed Mr.. nm. with
| great iygor. ut is provision sneaked
| into this appropriation bill to force the
| approval OF the president" Tho senator
| went on to explain that the present legis-
| laturc. which was democratic. would meet
| IN December, hut II was attempted by
| this amendment, TO put off the meeting of
| the legislature uEtil May In the hone mat
n republican president might DO lnaupr
ated in the meantime. IT waS contempt
| BILE trick 80 sneak in a political ad-
What right have you to say 'sncakT"
| interrupted MIR. Elkius Gep, W. Na-p
What authority have you for such a
"Ah." responded Mr.. I'm, with junction.
| 81 Thought ia stir up the senator from
/ OF this plan, who on the minute is here TO
whisper in his ear IN support of IT,. What
| ! moan by 'sneaked In" proceeded Mr..
! I'm, is that it is unworthy that this po-
| litical trick should be tried IN connection
with great appropriation bin"
| But the senator has made a serious
| q nRfgiEtfI 81
confine his explanation to the assertion OF
! 'sneaking in. What does he mean by
| that?"
II mean that such a political plan has
no place here. II has crept I'm, sncalled in.
| VIII the senator deny that this Is po-
M Elkins responded that the house of
| representatives, In the exercise OF it's
| rights. had introduced this proposed
Mr. nm reiterated that the amendment
| had "crawled in" OF course the senator
| from West Virginia would deny II. When
he denied that THIS was political trick
| he showed his capacity for emergencies.
Some senator in tho rear of Mr., Hin
whispered that Mr.. Elkins hnd not made
Then II he has not denied II, he will
| deny IT," continued Mr. Hin. "for he does
not want. to father this petty little politi-
| that appropriations should not be made
sewers 20 receive all The scraps" every
one might seek 10 put into them.
bill said he was surprised at this outburst
| of excitement from the New York senator
| who Mr.. Culluin feared would have
| spasin before he got through.
"Oh. no." interiectcd Mr. Iiili, II was
| never cooler in my life"
| Mr. Cullom explained that the amend
nlent came from tho house in the regular
| way He expressed the hope that there
| should be no personal reflection on the
! delegate from New Mexico. to whom Mr..
| Hill had referred to as sitting beside Mr..
| Elkins.
| Mr. Carter dlep.. Mont.) followed In de-
Tense OF the amendment. He referred To
| irregularities in the New Mexico assem-
| bly, where many men were placed on the
rolls without credentials Mr., Carter com
plimented the work OF the delegate from
New Mexico. and declared that the dele
| gate was sent. mot TO tho house OF repre-
\ sentailVes but 10 congress-" and as such
he had a right to appear In the senate.
| MIR Hin answered that he I'D not COM
plain of the presence OF the New Mexico