The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-11
ALL THE BIG BILLS PASSED.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRI-
ALTON BILL THE LAST TO
BE REACHED. a9
ANXIOUS TO CATCH REEDS EYE.
Members Struggling for Recognition
Crowded the Space In Front of
The Speakers Chair.


lison At that time the house had
agreed to the public building items in
the sundry civil bill. All of the appro-
priation bills were out of the way ex-
cept the District of Columbia bill and
that had been agreed to in conference
and passed by the senate. The house
also adopted the conference report on
the district bill, after some debate,
and then took recess until evening,
when brief session was held to ena-
BILE the speaker to sign the enrolled
bills.
When the house reconvened at 10 O'Clock
this morning, still in continuation of the
legislative day of Saturday, the general
feeling was that congress would reach a
final adjournment by tonight. Notwith-
standing this fact there seemed to be lit
tie public interest in the proceeding
There were few strangers in the public gal
leries, but the reserved galleries were emp
ty. About 100 members were on the floor.
Some resolutions relating to printing were
passed. C.W.Stone Gep. Pa.) chairman of
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures, secured the passage of a reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the
treasury to report to the house at the next
session, such information as he may be
able to obtain as to the comparative mer-
its of pure nickel, nickel alloy, aluminium
alloy, and copper bronze, as material for
our minor coins, and authorizing him to
have struck experimental coins.
Members, encouraged by the number OF
bills passed under suspension of the rules
hHSfpOa6 q
for recognition. With seventy-five or eighty
members in the area in front of the speak
er,s desk. clamoring with up-lifted arms,
the house resembled nothing so much as a
wheat pit during a semi-panic.
During the consideration of resolution
to print 10000 copies of the bankruptcy
bill, Mr.. Allen Of Mississippi, the wit of the
house, got the floor and delivered humor-
GUS speech which convulsed the house with
laughter. He satirized the political situa-
tion and made some yelled thrusts at some
of the presidential candidates which ap-
peared to tickle the members immensely
This was the first time Mr. Aliens voice
had been heard this session and he began
by referring to the universal criticism of
his silence
II desire to say, however,, said he,
that there has been little at this session
of congress to inspire a Christian man to
that l am not the only great statesman
whose recent career has been distinguished
by his sience''
At twelve o'clock the District Of Column
bia bill was sent to further conference. The
house was eager for final adjournment and
Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader of the major
ity expressed the hope that proper spirit
of concession would be shown by the con-
ferees.
Mr.. Grout assured the house that the
conferees were meeting in a conciliatory
Spirit
II understand from the announcement of
the gentleman from Maine'' interposed Mr.
Richardson, Oem, TENN that nothing Is
to be done with the anti-bond BILL"
"The gentleman is well aware replied
Mr.. Dingley, that there is not time. Mem
bers are anxious to get away,
With your majority" retorted Mr.. Rich
ardson, growing daily sometimes at the
rate Of two day. it seems to ME you
ought to be able to sec'lre action if you SO
desired
The speaker declared the debate out of
order and the work of passing bills proceed
er Bills were passed to regulate the estab-
lishment of submarine telegraphic cable
lines in the United States; to set apart GER
tain lands not known as the Pacific forest
reservation as a public park to be known
as the Washington National Park; appro-
priating $200,000 for a government building
exhibit at three trans Mississippi and inter-
national exposition at Omaha in 1898.
After long discussion the house accept
ed the senate public building item in the
sundry civil bill and the bill was passed.
The house then concurred in the senate
amendments to the Cummings bill to pre-
vent the fraudulent branding of bottled
spirits.
Mr.. Grout of Vermont presented the final
conference report on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill. Pending action on
the various members took occasion
to speak on the work of this congress. Mr.
Cannon (Rep., HID asked the patience of
the house to say a few words. He congrat-
ulated the house ON the work Of the ses-
sion. He referred to the fact that it had
passed a bill that ''wOuld save us from bor-
rowing money" but that 1t had slept the
sleep of death in the senate. Nothing was
left but to make the appropriations neces-
sary to carry on The government, taking
care that they only appropriated what was
absolutely necessary for the needs of the
government. He reviewed some things that
had been done and said that to sum 1t all
up in one word, mo scandal can be charged
to this house." They (the Republicans
could unite in assuring the country that if
in November they give that party full
power they would write on the statute
books the protective, economical policy of
the Republican party.
Mr.. SayresOem. Texas said he had lis
tened with pleasure to the utterances Of
the gentleman from Illinois. He had heard
similar differences in the 51st congress and
he added, ''you know the result" What
had the Republican congress done? he
asked Instead of simply meeting the OBJ
legations of the government it had made
C-0n AOfN
contracted for 100000, 900 additional as
burdens for future congresses. The Re-
publicans, he declared, had been just to
few at the expense Of the many. The min
ority had not swelled the appropriations
but whenever and however they could as
sist the majority in reducing appropriations
they had not failed to do so.
Mr.. Dockery dem. Mo- declared that
the Republicans had piled up the appro-
priations higher than ever before at the
first session in the history of congress- He
had charged the Republican party with
being a "do-nothing' party or a .do-
congress. If he made the allega-
tion 1t was because it was true and war
ranted by the policy announced by the
speaker. 81 know he said, tive will
have a Mckinley bill twice over because
it Will be necessary to have that to pay
the mortgages contemplated by the Repub-
lican partys legislation
Mr.. Dockery concluded by taunting the
majority with Its failure to act upon the
anti-bond bill. Mr.. Dingley, who replied
briefly to Mr.. Dockery, said the remarks
of the latter reminded him of one of Josh
Billings epigrams: st is better not know
so many things than to know so many
things that aint so''. He contrasted the
prosperous condition of the country before
the advent of the Democratic administra-
tion with present depressed conditions of