The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-25
HOUSE DEMOCRATS CALL THE
REPUBLICANS TO ACCOUNT.
Abtr Defense of the Position of the
Mnierity and the Reason
Explained.


jects came up. 1t provoked considerable
discussion.
Mr.. Mercer of Nebraska called attention
to the vigor with which Great Britain
pressed this case, $4,000 having been
claimed from Nebraska.
Mr.. Hit said the testimony showed the
woman had been outrageously treated,
and as a result of injuries the daughter
was today suffering from chronic cpl
lepsy.
Mr.. Cannon said that the claim was
raised by the state department. 1t was
matter of international honor. We had
exacted heavy indemnites from China.
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia called atten-
ton to the fact that we were now pre-
pairing to make claim against Spain for
the Imprisonment of Bishop Diaz IN
Cuba.
Mr.. Hainer of Nebraska, who said he
had thoroughly investigated the circum-
stances, thought the indemnity should be
paid.
The item was passed without amend
ment.
The amount of indemnity allowed is
5000
TAINTED THE REPUBLICANS.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri asked the re
publican side what effort they had made
with $50 majority to repeal the so-called
Wison-Gorman bill, against which they
denounced. He tainted them with having
done nothing. He recalled the campaign
book of blank pages circulated by the re-
publicans in 1894, entitled what congress
has DONE" comparing that record with
the do nothing" record Of this congress.
He suggested that the democrats could
effectively circulate "A similar book in the
coming campaign.
what has this congress done?" he
asked.
What has been done to bridge the
chasm between inadequate revenues and
increasing expenditures? Where is the
DINGHY bill? Pigeon-holed by the votes
of five republicans"
How many democrats voted TO put it
there?" asked Mr.. Brum.
"All of them, of course" replied Mr..
Dockery. Democrats are opposed to in
creasing taxation"
Proceeding. Mr.. Dockery ridiculed the
majority for making no effort at currency
legislation, which the business interests
of the country demanded. The policy OF
this congress- he said, was one of delay.
That policy had been declared by the
speaker at the opening of the session,
when he announced himself against
''crude and hasty" legislation.
MI 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 at in the light of the sun. The
house senate and president together made
legislation. Unless they concurred no leg
islation was possible The house alone
of those three factors in legislation was
under republican control. In the house
the republicans were responsible. They
were not responsible for democratic and
populist senate and the influence of the
democratic executive.
I'VE did everything we could under the
circumstances" said Mr.. Dingley. land
here and at the other end of the capitol
met the united opposition of the demo-
Gratis and populists. The only thing to do
is to appeal to the people and let them
say whether we shall have "A president
and 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 Dingley
bill In the senate. Was it not pigeon-hol
by republican votes?" asked Mr. Sayers
The republicans were not in control"
replied Mr.. Dingley.
but were not some of them partly re-
sponsible?'
Yes. partly" admitted Mr.. Dingley.
win the republicans ask the states rep
resented by these senators to repudia te
them?"
Those states can take care OF them
selves replied Mr. Dingley.
did not the republicans and populists
make a sicker by which they obtained
control Of the senator" put In Mr.. Nc
MILAN.
THE democrats and pOpuiists control
the senate" replied Mr. Dingley
els not Tom Carter chairman of the
republican national committee?" asked
Mr.. Mcmillan. DO you claim that
Aessrs. Wolcott, Dubois and Teller are
populists? II you do you cut Off good
deal OF the respectability OF your party. :"
Have not the democrats and populists
a majority In the senate?" asked Mr..
Dingley, who now became in turn inquis-
itor.
Mr.. Mcmillan adroiuy parted this
query, which Mr.. Dingley thrust at him
repeatedly. by dwelling on the -four rs-
caIcitrant republican senator's" and the
swap" of the biggest committee IN
the senate for the loaves and fishes that
noat about the senate waters"
Mr.. Mcmillan concluded by referring to
the necessity for a bankruptcy bill, a
Pacific roads refunding bill, a currency
bill, etc, and charged the republican side
with cowardice in not meeting these ques-
lions instead of preparing to adjourn and
run away.
Mr. Lewis OF Kentucky offered an
amendment to pay Taylor county. Ken
lucky, $4,000, and Meade county 1900 FOR