The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
UPROAR IN THE HOUSE.
The District of Columbia Appro
priation Bill Meets With
Defeat.
Opposition to the Payment of Money
to Sectarian Charitable Insti.
tutionS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 5.-An I'M
usual and what was said an unprecedented
event occurred in the House to-day. A
general appropriation (that of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia) was defeated in body
containing $50 majority upon the side
OF the majority OF the committee from
which the bill was reported by vote of
l43 to 49, The reason for this defeat was
| was twofold; the Democratic minority
voted solidly against it, aided by those
Republicans who opposed the insertion of
any appropriations for sectarian and pri-
| vate charitable institutions in the District.
This result was secured amidst the most
| exciting scenes that have been witnessed
on the floor in this Congress, and appar-
emily out of all proportion to the import
ance and magnitude of the matter in
volved; but underneath the surface the
| feeling was prevalent that the influence of
the vote would be far-reaching in the ap-
preaching political contest. After time
tne Republicans came together, upon
motion by Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio to con-
slider the vote, ana that was done. Then
the bill was recommitted to the Committee
| on Appropriations with instructions to
revise the schedule of appropriations for
charities.
| Before that motion was adopted Crisp
| Cd OF Georgia sarcastically Gongratu-
lated the Republican majority upon its
capacity and competency to do the public
business, asserting that whatever might
have been the shortcomings and failures
of the Democrats, upon which the speaker,
when on the floor, had often reminded
them, they had never got into such
state of imbecility that they could not
frame and pass an ordinary appropriation
bill
| The House began the consideration of
| the report of the Committee on Ways and
| Means, recommending non-eoncurrence
in the Senate free coinage substitute for
the bond bill passed by the House last
December. Dingley (R.) of Maine, chair.
man of the committee, speaking for two
| hours, and at the close of his remarks the
| House took a recess until o'clock, at
| which time the debate on the bill was
| further continued.
Dingley (R.) said that at the proper
time he would move to non-concur in the
| action of the Senate and to insist upon the
| bill which passed the House. The House
was entitled to some answer to the propo-
sitions contained in its bill, and he took it
that the House intended to insist upon the
propositions as it had originally framed
| them.
Dingley reviewed the financial opera
| tions of the Treasury. Department in the
past three years to show the necessity of
| the legislation contained in the House
bill-that the rate of interest on bonds
| sold for gold to maintain the gold reserve
shall be reduced to 8 per cent; that the
proceeds of the sale of United States bonds
shall be used for no other purpose than to
build up the reserve; and that temporary
deficiencies in revenues shall be met by
the sale of certificates of indebted ness.
The House had right, he declared to
demand of the Senate that it concur in
the action of the House or repeal the act
of 1875, providing for the sale of bonds and
the maintenance of the gold reserve
discussing some of the reasons assigned
for advocating free coinage Dingley said,
that the increased demand for silver
hoped for from opening the minis was
| delusion and phantom. The "hxed
price," one other reason urged had no
| foundation in fact, he said. Taking the
argument of advocates of free coinage
alone, Dingley said the only relief from
| the present situation was in an interna-
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hecommittee thenrose and at o'clock
| on motion by Dingley, took a re cess until
oelock, the evening session to be for de-
bate on the bill only.
The debate on the free coinage substi-
tute was continued in the HoTse in a
night session. Parson (R.) of North Caro-
| lima ayowed his faith that the Republican
party would solve the financial question in
| way to give the largest possible coinage
OF silver consistent with the credit of the
Government.
In the course of his remarks Pearson in
dulged in sheer at the expense of South
carolina for the part she took in provoking
the war OF secession. This allusion an
gered Talbert ID of South Carolina WHO
declared In state of great excitement that
South Carolina was right in the position
which she then took.
u am ashamed of any man who indorses
secession or the motives which lay. behind
| 1t, Pearson said.
II indorse it," Talbert exclaimed. ~
lndorse every word OF secession"
1T has been said, Pearson went on,
shat if hell ever breaks loose in this coun
try it will break loose in South Carolina,
and believe it,
The spectators in the gallery took sides
IN this angry alteration, applauding now
the one and then the other mbatant.
Talbert had the last word, declaring
that "South Carolina never has been
whipped and never will be whipped"
When the excitement subsidized Pearson
went on with his speech. The House adj
| journed at 30 p NJ.