The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-04-25
CONGRESSIONAL,

March, after a protracted fight against appro-
priations for private and scctariau charitable
institutions. was brought into tn, House to-
day with the specific appropriations stricken
or. and containing In lien theriof tho appro q
priaton of lump sum for charities to be
expended under tho direction Of tho District
commissioners, with the proviso that no part of
the appropri ation should go I, institutions in
ecclesiastical or scctarian control. The feature
Of the debate was Wig ,rous attack on the
A. =. a. by Mr Fitzgerald, Democrat. OF Massa.
chusctts. The hill was passed as amended
After being In retirement for some weeks, the
tariff silver bill was brought forward in III,
Senate to-day as n text for n speech by Mr.
Mantle OF Montana, one of the five Republican
Senaio who voted against considering tn,
tariif. Mt Mantle defended the course of the
silver Republican senator's declaring that tho
Dingley bill was not framed ~ q patriotis
measure He urged that unsect ional protec.
iion should bs linked with binctalli.m A
sharp tariff colloquy followed between senators
Mills, Hoar Hawlcy and Mitchell as 10 the cf-
feet OF the Wilson bill on wool The calendar
was cleared OF all private bills after an hour
specially devoted TO pensions.
April D.-Ihe Senate took up the qucs tion OF
sectarian Indian schools, but did not compl,t,
it, The debate was very temperate, and no
reference was made to the organiza tion which
has been nctivs in opposition to scctarian
schools. Mr.. Carter Of Montana pro-
posed to strike out the provision di-
Ttttiug NuNt no money snpulu u
spent on scctarian schools. This led
To a general nreumcit in which senators Car
ter, Lodge, Gray. Hoar, Hawlcy Allison and
Gallinger participated. An important bill
passed at the close of the day was that pro,id-
ing for Trans Mississippi and International
exposition at Omaha, Neb. In 1893.
The House spent the entire day IN general
debate on III, "Hllcd ch,oic bill" without
| reaching vote
! April ii.-Aftcr two days debate the House,
/ b. vote OF iS0 60 So p,ssed tIc Grosvsnor
| filled cheese bill The Democrat, voted
| solidly against ths measure, together with
eleven Republicans Tho bill requires tho
manufacturers OF filled cheese to pay attx OF
$40 annually, tho Wholesale dealers $40 and
the retail dealers sl2 and for failure Ia pay
such tax imposes upon manufacturers n fine Of
| from SOD to stO)l. upon who, esale dsalers
| $50 To 500, and upon retail dealers from SD
to $50. II olsosreluircs the branding of
\ hllcd cheese and it, sale only from or iginal
packages. The penalty for falls, bran ding is a
fine of from so to 500. The bill requires all
retail dealers to post in conspicuous places q
sign, Filled cheese sol here"
! April 10 AT the instance Of Mr Gorman
the Senate determined to open the pub icat ion
OF the Patent Oii,e Gazette to general comps-
tition. Reference was made during the dis
| cussion to tbs Investigation some months ago
| into the circumstances by which friend of tho
then assistant secretary of state MIR. Josiah
quincy Wis awarded th' contract Mr GOr-
man carried his amendment for an open com
| petition although Mr. Platt, cha rman OF tn ,
! committee on patents, was In opposition Tho
rest OF the day wa, sivcn to the Dupont case,
senators Burrows of Michigan and Brown ~
Utah, supporting Mr. Dupont's claim
The HOUSE devoted the day to District Of
Columbia business
April THE House passed without amend.
mcnt th, fortiHcatiou, appropriation bill.
carrying appropriations and author z,tions
involving an cxpendi urc Of 81 ,3si, sI3 The
appropriations for fortih atfons since the
Endicott commission in tss reported its pla n
FOR the defense OF twenty. seven sea ports at an
approximate cost o. D.OJo,0J0 have aver AZ cd
something over s2,000,'0) annually. During
the dcbit, th,ro wtre a number Of references
to our foreign complication, aud the necessity
of preparing for auy possible emergency. Only
one voice was raised against the passage OF Ill q
bill Mr. Berry, Democrat of kcntu, ky,
thought II would he wisdom to build ships
capable of coping with ihc most powerful
battleships OF other nations rather than erect
fixed fortiHc ations ON our coasts.
1t was mads apparent after lively colloauy
in the Senate that there was no dispositi ion
among the silver and Populist Senators to ov
the resolution for Senate inquiry into rec eni
bond Issues to lapse By unanimous consent |,
had been set fog cons dcrat on at 2:t today
but a, that tim, Mr. Chandler was proceedina
with speech ON the Dupont case Mr. Gra,
was waiting to follow. aud Mr. Culom had an
appropriation bill in reserve This precipitated
clash in which Mr. PETER, reinforce b,
Mr.. Wolcott OF Colorado and Mr.. Stewart o
Nevada. assortei with emphasis that the bond
resolution could not b. crow led out either b,
design or inadvertence. An agreement wa
finally reached that the bond RESOLUTION woul,
como up Immediately after Mr.. Chandler anc
Mr. Gray concluded their speeches. Mr.
Squire, Republican of Washington, made ai
elaborate presentation of tho pressing need %
coast defenscs pointing out the defense.es
condition or our grsat seaco8st harb)rs Mr.
Chandler ocsupisd most OF the aft ernoon /,
support of Mr. Dupont's claim to a seat in tn
Senate.
April i5.-In the Hous, Mr. Huh, Republic
an, of Iowa, chairman of tho committee OF
military affairs allied up the resolution fo
the appointment Of William II. Franklin o
Conn :ut Thomas J Hen icr.on OF Illinoi.
George l.. Beale OF Maine and Gorge w. Steel
OF Indiana as members OF tha board Of mana
, gers Of the National Soldiers Home. Durin
the consideration OF the resolution Mr.. Blue
Republican, OF Kansas mad, "a ssl tiona
) sp ech against General Franklin, chars
: ing him aud Governor Smith (for whor
| he said General Franklin was re,po 81
ble), with cruel and brutal trea tment of the il
matei Of the home at Leavcnworth, KIN. II
moved to substitute tho name OF General O
| Howard for that Of General + ankln In al
swer to specific question n To the persona
! character OF General Franklin. Mr. Blue r,
piled tcat he charged that General Frapkii
was ther grossly negligent or dishonest u
l also charged tina, the general treasured, Ger
eral franklin's mai Friday" forced balance
according to inspectors rcport,. He furthe
charged Governor Smith of the Leave wort
Home with drunkenness and intimidation
[ the inmates Of tire Home Mr. Steele Of IL
diana and Mr. Curtis Of New York spok
strongly in favor Of franaliu and Smith ID,
: bate went over until tomorrow.
S The Senat, spent the entire day ON the ID
pont case Mr.. Gray OF Delaware arguir
against the claim OF Mr. Dupont Bills waf
i, pas;ei am,n ling the law relating to thz pr
lection OF salmon hsheri:s in Alaska; for tn
sale OF publ ic lands b. private sale In the Stat
Z OF Missouri.