Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-02-13

/ Washington, Feb. 3.-The house
spent the entire day discussing a series
OF amendments to strike from the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
eight appropriations, aggregating s34,-
1000, for the maintenance of destitute
women and children in various private
and sectarian charitable institutions in
the district. 1t was the announced
purpose of Mr.. Hainer rep, Neb.), who
led the fight, to place the appropria-
lions IN the hands of board Of chill
dren's guardians, created several years
ago. The amendments opened a wide
field OF discussion as to the policy of
appropriating public money for private
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. 2. A. This phase of the matter was,
however, approached with great caution
by those who spoke, the advocates of
the amendments placing their opposi-
ton on the board ground of antagonism
to appropriating public money for
private sectarian purposes.
Congressman S. VI. stephenson, Of
MeEomlnee, Mich, offered several bills
for Improvements to navigation on the
great lakes. One provides an appro-
priatton Of $4,000 for establishing
lighthouse on Peshtigo reef, near Pesh-
tlgo Harbor, Wisconsin; another pro
vides an appropriation of $4,000 for
lighthouse on the Whales back, near
Cedar River, Mich, another for S. 5000
for fog signal at the north pier of
the entrance to Menominee harbor,
Wisconsin, and still another providing
$4,000 for a fog signal at Ottawa Point,
near East Tawas, Mich. These i'm
proVements all meet with the approval
of the lighthouse board and the en-
glneer 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. Am 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..
Hainer's 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 a
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 $5,4OO for
the maintenance of children at the ST. .
AIMS Infant asylum. This is Cath
Ollie Institution, and Mr.. Bartlett
(dem., N. ", in opposing the amend
ment, declared that it was the anti
Catholic sentiment--the spirit of the
A. P. A.-that was ruling the delibera-
tions of the house. He called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Hainer made
10 opposition to the appropriation for
the Washington Hospital for Found
iings, private institution.
The debate was prolonged and at
times quite exciting The Hainer mo-
ton was adopted, SO to %. While the
vote was being taken Mr.. Cram (dem..
TeXasl, who was opposing it, called
out, L rejoice in the courage of the
republicans ard regret the cowardice
of the democrats.
Mr. Mines rep, Mich.l suddenly put
an end 20 the struggle by moving to
adjourn His motion was carried.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 5.-The
most causIic utterance heard in the
senate since Mr.. Tillmans 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 atahle than that which