The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-06
DlyGLEY'S VOICE
Is Heard In the House for Honest
Money.
HE BEGINS THE DEBATE ON THE
BOND BILL.

tee on Cuban Situation-The House Re-
comits District of Columbia Bill to
Cmmittee-The Result of the Sectarian
Appropriations-Capit Gossip.
Washington, February 5.-A rel uest
for consideration of bill designed to
prevent prize fights advertised to occur
near I'll Pasco, Texas, February IA, was
objected to in the House today.
The District of Columbia appropriation
Dill was taken up and the House agreed
to an amendment made in committee Of the
whule. except that it refused to strike out
the item of $500 for the German Orphan
asylum.
Mr.. Grosvenor moved to recommit the
Dill to the committee on appl plopriations
With instructions to examine and report
new paragraph under the head of ohari-
ties and Messrs. Crisp and Grosvenor
were allowed to discuss the motion.
Mr. Grips sarcastically congratulated
the Republican majority upon its capacity
and competency to do the public busiS
ness, asserting whatever might have been
the short comlngs and failures of the
Democratic party, they never got into
such state of imbecility that they could
not pass an ordinary appropriation bill.
Mr.. Grosyenor said that the difference
between the Republican and Democratic
sides was that the former when it made
q mistake was not afraid to rectify it.
(perisive laughter on the Democratic
side) and the latter was. The motion to
reoommit was agreed to.
Inc House in committee of the whole
considered the report of the committee
on ways and means upon the Senate sub
stitute for the bond bill
Mr.. Dingley, Republican of Maine,
SAID at the proper time he would move
to non-ooncar in the action of the Senate.
and insist upon the bill which passed the
House. He reviewed the financial opera
tlons of the treasury in the past three
years TO show the necessity for legislation
contained in the House bill. The House
had right he declared, to demand of
the Senate to concur in the action of the
House.
MIR. Dingley said in taking the argu
ment OF the advocates of free coinage
alone, the only relief from the present
situation was in an International agree
ment for coinage.
Mr.. Dingley spoke nearly two hours
was heard with close attention and at
the close was applauded. The committee
rose and the House took recess until
s o'clcook.
in THE SENATE.
Washington, February 5.-During the
morning hour when reports of commit
tees were called for, Mr.. Morgan, Demo-
GRAFT OF Alabama, reported from the COM
m1ttee oD foreign relations substitute
for the concurrent resolution reported
from the same committee ON January 30
in relation to Cuba. The substitute was
as follows: Resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring,
that in the opinion of Congress, con-
dition of public war exists between the
government of Spain and the govern
ment proclaimed and for sometime main
tanned by force of arms by the people of
Cuba, and that the United States of
America should maintain strict neu-
trality between the oontending powers
and accord to each all the rights OF bel
ligerents in the ports and territory of
the United States
Mr.. Call gave notice that he would ask
to have the resolution taken up after
the morning hour.
The consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill was reported to the Senate this
morning. Only s11, 600 has been added
to the 81 $50, ,058. carried in the bill, as it
came from the House.
The diplomatic appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar. The
"seeds" resolution did not reach a vote
and the Senate at 6.05 p. m. adjourned.