The evening times., 1896-12-10
LIQUOR TO Be EXCLUDED
House Passes Bill Forbidding
Strong Drink at Capitol.
ONLY SEVEN IN NEGATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE Barrett's Bill to Sc
Iect Cabinet Officers From Mepi-
hers of Senate and HOuse-Bill to
Provide Filtered Water for Use
of congressman.

The House this afternoon in fifteen min
utes passed Mr.. Morse bill, No. 1888, ex-
Guiding the sale of liquor from the Capitol.
Its fate in the Senate will be awaited with
interest by several.members of the House
who did not vote, and by few who were
against it. Upon a division Speaker Reed
announced the vote 10i to I.
Mr.. Morse called up his bill about
O'Clock. He stated briefly its purpose and
referred to its advocacy by the Anti-Saloon
League now in session here, which he char
acteriZed as a body of men and women
equal in dignity to any assembly ever
gathered here.
Little of Arkansas, but that gentleman said
he did not care to discuss the measure I'M
less there was some opposition.
PASSED WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Morse then mo we'd the previous ques-
ton, and upon "A viva roce vote there was
apparently u majority for it. A division
was called for, and there W as scarcely any
opposition.
Mr. Barrett offered a bill providing that
members OF the Presidents Cabinet shall
he appointed from either members of the
House or the Senate, with the exception
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall be
State of the Senate.
While holding seats in the Cabinet they
shall retain their me mberSh i'll the House,
to which they have been elected. They
are to receive their salaries as secretaries,
not as Congressman. When they cease to
he Congressman, they are to cease to be
Secretaries IL either the Secretary OF
State or OF the Treasury should pass from
one House to the other, he must retire from
his Cabinet office.
The bill was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
FILTERS AT THE CAPITOL.
Mr. Mliken introduced a bnl, pIovid-
ing for the filtration of water for the Capt.
tol, as proposed 10y Architect Clark iii
his recent report in answer TO resOlu-
tiOn. The bill calls for mot less than
800. 900 gallons every twenty -four hours
of bright, clear water, for each house.
The architect is TO have charge of the
erection of the filtration plant. Ii is to be
selected by himself and the engineers OF the
House and Senate. The cost is not to eX-
ceed SCI $50, including expense for filters,
tanks and apparatus OF every kind. The
work Is TO be completed before Congress
convenes next December. The bill was re-
ferred.
Z. J. Boatner, elected from the Fifth
Louisiana district, to fill the vaCanc ycaused
by his being nnseatcd at the last session of
Congress. appeared at the bar Of the House,
and was sworn in by Speaker Reed.
Under the call of committees Mr.. Scran-
ton, from the Committee on Ter
rtories. called up the bill to.restrict own
crship OF lands in the Territories to Amcri-
can citizens, holders OF present titles to be
protected.
This apparently harmless proposition pre-
cipitated "A brecZv political discussion, great
ly to the entertainment OF the House.
STARTED 4 LITTLE BREEZE.
Mr.. Hepburn. good naturedly, first called
attention to the fact that, whereas the
Populist party had for several years in
serted in their platforms a declaration that
alien land ownership was the most danger
Gus menace threatening the peace and pros
perlty Of the country, yet the gentleman
from Colorado tMr. BeID sat there and was
silent while the bill was under considera-
ton, which. he would undertake to say
under specious guse, was intended TO undo
all that had been done, by operating under
foreclosure OF mortgage to prevent alien
ownership OF land.
Mr.. Catron replied that the gentleman
was mistaken. Every part In New Mexico,
Republican, with the others, had indorsed
and approved the bill under discussion.
II was intended to secure to the authori-
ties the benefits of foreign capital which
under the present conditions could not be
procured. The bill did not change the
law regarding alien ownership, it simply
permitted foreigners to invest money on
mortgage. and If compelled tu buy in the
security, they might hold it ten years. and
no longer, in which To dispose OF it.
Mr.. Flynn drifted into a discussion of
what Populism was, speaking, lie said, as
an expert having recently had considera-
bic experience with Populists QaughterD
A Populist he said, was an Ishmaellite with
IA
enabled to secure competency for him
self.
Populism could not thrive on success or
prosperity: but where nothing else could
exist, there the Populst party could be
found in its strength and glory As evidence
upon this matter, Mr.. Flynn had read a
copy Of "A handbill which was circulated
at Baxter Springs, Kan, oil the occasion of
the appearance there of Thomas +. Watson,
Populist candidate for Vice President
This brought Mr.. Bell Pop.. Col. }, to his
feet. who pTopoundcd a series of questions
to Mr. Flynn, To the amusement of the
House. They indicated Mr.. Bells belief
that the hand bill was the production of
Paul Vandervoort, who, he asserted, was
working under the pay and dissection of
the Republican committee.
NOT ALLOWED TO STATE FACT.
Mr.. Flynn disclaimed all kno wledgc of
Vandcrvocrt, adding that he knew the
author OF that particular handbill and that
the Populists in the vicinity took great
pride In it as representing their priuci-
pies.
May state fact?" asked Mr.. Bell |
"Oh. must protest. Mr.. Speaker said |
Mr.. Flynn; 1.-The gentleman is proposing an |
impossibility from a Populist standpoint" |
Laughter.)
Mr. Bell then asked if Mr. Flynn did not
know the handful eUanated from what |
were known as middle Of the road Popu- |
lists who opposed the regular organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Flynn believe the only honest Pop
llsts are the middc-of-the-road Populists;
they alone put principle above place All |
The leaders w ere ready at any time to trade
away the honest rank and file for office.
IN DOUBT AS TO PoPULIsM.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Therc seems to be con- |
siderable doubt here as to what Populisrn |
really means. In such cases believe in |
going To- the head for information. The
Populist party, L believe, was organ |
lied at Ocala, Fla, and / see here a gem |
tlemah who was at that convention and |
took prominent part. In view of that, |
l ask the gentleman from Okla ahoma il he |
won't kindlygive to thegentleman from |
Georgia Mr.. Livingston-to explain to the |
House just what Populism does mean? |
Laughter.
Mr.. Flynn did not surprise Mr.. Grosvenor |
by accedlng to his request, but sent to the |
clerks desk to have read as further evil
dence Mr.. Watson's last letter to Senator |
Butler, denouncing him for his conduct of |
the campaign as chairman of the national |
Populist committee.
This was interrupted by Mr. johnson. |
who made the point of order that under the |
rules reading the article was out of order.