The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-10
IN THE HOUSE.

The House resumed consideration of
the bill to abolish the compulsory pilot
age system. Mr.. Cooper, Democrat of
| Florida, opposed the bill. The bill was
advocated by MIR. Dingley of Maine and
others, and antagonized by Mr.. Grosve-
nor, Republican of Ohio.
| The bill was defeated III to 81. An
effort to get vote by yeas and nays was
uns ucoessful.
A resolution was adopted asking the
Secretary of State to give the House any
information the department might have
regarding the case of Mrs. Maybric in
prison il England for poisoning her hus-
band.
Mr.. Grout, Republican of Vermont,
called up the bill making the appropria-
tions for the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Bartlett, Democrat Of New York,
made the point that 1t should be consid-
cred in committee Of the whole.
Mr. Cannon, Republican of Illinois,
oontended that the bill had been fully
| considered in the committee of the whole.
Speaker Reed overruled Mr.. Bartlett's
point of order. Mr.. Bartlett then made
O point that the new. section of the bill
relating to charities was new legislation.
The Speaker also overruled this point
Messrs. BARTLETT and Wheeler, Demo-
crat of Alabama, opposed the bill, the
former on the ground that the appropria-
tions for charity should be made as in
the past, directly to institutions; the lat
ter for the reason that the cost of caring
| for the poor to the District would be
largely increased under the new system.
| Mr.. Fitzgerald, Democrat of Massachu-
setts, briefly addressed the House, pay.
ing his respects to the A. P. A., which,
he said, was behind the bill. He said
81 deny the right of Rny secret oath
| bound organization to come before the
legal representatives of theAmerioan peo-
pie, and by it's dark, deep, underhand
methods. seek to deprive me and the
mem bers of the religion profess, of the
honest rights and privileges and dues of
American citizenship.
II challenge any member OF the A. p.
| A. organization in this House, any
member in sympathy with tbat organiza-
tion, to name any sphere in life, or any
public duty, that has been badly filled or
| ill-performed by the members Of the Ro-
man Catholic church. Washington had
Catholic friends of his staff. II we should
| have war with England on account of
| the VenaZueln matter, or war with Spain
on account of the Cuban matter where
would the members OF this famous organ
ization be found? They would be found
in the same place and under the same
auspices they were found in the war of
the rebellion, taking tho steamers for
Nova Scotia"
| No response was made to Mr.. Fitzger-
aid beyond bare denial by Mr.. Grout,
Republican of Vermont, in charge OF
the bill, that it constituted in any sense
an attack upon the Catholic church. On
the question of agreeing to the amend
nient as reported, the vote was: yeas
| 1874, noes 81.
The bill, as amended, passed without
division.
The Senate amendments to the post
Office appropriation bill were non-con-
CURED in. A conference was ordered.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican of Ohio,
called up the bill defining cheese and
providing for regulation of the trade in
| filed cheese, by imposing tax upon Its
manufacture and sale.
| Mr.. Cooke, Republican of Wisconsin,
addressed the House in support of the
| bill.
The committee rose at the conclusion
of Mr.. Cookies remarks and the House
adjourned.