The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-21
How Successfully the British COLLECT
Certain Indfmnities.
SPEAKER REED WAS TARDY
Prolonged Discussion In the House
of Appropriations and Expendi-
lures Quite a Warm Political
Set-to for a Change

| announced that speaker pro tenn.
/ would be elected. Hull of Iowa was
unanimously elected. He had ben seat
ed but a few minutes when Reed ap-
peared and, amid much laughter. said:
'The house will be i'm order"
Although this was suspension day un-
der the rules, Cannon, chairman of the
committee on appropriations, insisted
on proceeding with the general def
cheney bill. The house went into COM
mittee of the whole for it's considera-
ton. This is the last of the regular ap-
preparation bills. When the items re-
lating to indemnities to be paid Freder-
lex O. Dawson, wife and daughter, for
loss OF property and injury inflicted in
Nebraska, Mercer, republican, of Ne
braska, called attention to the great
vigor with which Great Britain pressed
this case, $4,000 having been claimed
from Nebraska. He commended the
vigilance of the British government in
protecting her subjects. and said IL was
a strange contrast with the action of
our government. He thought the tes-
timony showed that the Dawsons were
as much to blame as the McCartys in
this particular case. 1t was brawl on
the highway.
Hit, chairman OF the foreign affairs
committee. said the testimony showed
the women had been outrageously mis-
treated. AS a result of her injuries. the
daughter was to-day suffering from
chronic epilepsy.
Hopkins. republican. Illinois. thought
that inasmuch as the Dawsons were in
Nebraska with a view of making IL
their permanent home, although they
had not been naturalized, they should
not be permitted to invoke the protec-
ton of the British government after
becoming involved in brawl.
Livingston. democrat. Georgia. called
attention to the fact that we were now
preparing to make a claim against
Spain for the Imprisonment of Bishop
Diaz in Cuba. Hainer. republican, Ne
braslSa, who said he had thoroughly in
vestigated the charges, thought the in
demnity should be paid. The item was
passed without amendment
Willis, republican, Delaware, offered
an amendment authorizing and direct
ing the president to invite the COM
mercial nations OF the world to meet in
international conference for the pur-
pose of fixing an international ratio
for the coinage of gold and silver.
Cannon interposed a point of order TO
cut off debate and he was sustained.
He said such legislation already exist
ed, but ii had not been executed. VIII
lis called attention to the difference be-
tween the existing and proposed legis-
lation.
tions and expenditures was precipita-
ted by Hopkins, who asserted that II
cost S734 900 more to collect $l69, 900. 900
from customs last year than II did to
collect $192, ,000. 900 from customs in the
last year of the Harrison administra-
tion. A deficiency of $S50000 for the
collection of customs was reported in
the pending bill. Hopkins thought the
change of the system from specific to
n n
of the Mckinley law and the enactment
of the Wilson bill, might be response
BILE for the great increase in cost of
collecting the customs.
Would you prefer the Mckinley law
with its $l0,OOO.00O sugar bounty?"
asked Sayer.
"As against the present law, yes, one
thousand to one" replied Hopkins.
amid republican applause.
Dockery. democrat, Missouri. asked
the republican side what effort they
had made with $50 majority to repeal
the so-called Wilson -Gorman bill
against which they denounced. He
taunted them with having done moth
ing. He recalled the campaign book of
blank pages circulated by the republi-
cans in 1894. entitled What Congress
Has Done" comparing that record
with the do nothing" record OF this
congress. He suggested that the demo
Gratis could effectively circulate sim
liar 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 Dingley bill-pigeonholed by
the votes of five republicans"
How many democrats voted to put
Ii through" asked Brumm, republican
Pennsylvania.
"All of them, of course" replied
Dockery. Democrats are opposed TO
increasing taxation"
Proceeding Dockery ridiculed the ma
jority for making no effort at currency
legislation. which the business inter
ests of the country demanded. The
policy of this congress. he said. was
one of delay. That policy had been de-
clared by the speaker at the opening
OF the session. when he announced
himself against "cruCe and hasty" leg
islation.
Dingley, chairman of the ways and
means committee. was stung by Dock
cry into a reply. The charge that moth
ing 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 con-
CURED no legislation was possible. The /
house alone OF these three factors in I
Legislation was under republican con
troll. In the house the republicans /
were responsible. They We're not re-
sponsible for a democratic and popu- I
iistic senate and the influence OF a !
democratic executive. We did every /
thing we could under the circum- /
stances" said Dingley. "and here and /
al the other end Of the capitol met the /
united opposition Of the democrats and /
populists. The only thing 10 do is TO /
appeal 10 the people and let them say /
whether We shall have a president and /
senate who viii block our way or who /
VIII cooperate with us I'm giving the /
treasury sufficient revenue and restore /
TO the country"
The gentleman says the democrats 1
and populists killed the so-caled Ding /