The record-union., 1896-02-06
Here Vest sent to the Clerks desk and

forms, and is sinking lower and lower
in public estimation.
"The Senator from South Carolina,
Tnlman,' Vest said had been de-
nounced as a communist because he
spoke of an incipient revolution in this
country But here was a statement
from New York bankers that unless the
Senate did the bidding of the capitalists
of the country, unless the Senate adopt
ed their opinion and policy, revolution
was at hand and a convulsion was COM
ing"
Vest turned from this point to aim
more shafts of contempt and ridicule at
the Secretary of Agriculture, Who he
said, acted as if he We're also the Secre-
tary of War and the Secretary of the
Treasury. Mr.. Morton, he said was a
monomaniac on the subject of gold, he
saw nothing but gold, read gold and be-
lieved that everybody who did not un-
derstand the question as he did was a
lunatic and ought to be regarded as a
PUBLIC enemy He could not confine
himself within the limited functions of
his vegetable kingdom, but was filing
the country with attacks upon those
who could not see the money question
in the same light as himself.
Vest concluded with a parting allu-
sion to Secretary Morton by saying:
He reposes by day and dreams by
night, occasionally swinging his golden
censer filled with incense at the execu-
tive mansion and shouting: Holy,
holy, art thou, oh, Grover, King of
Kings, and Lord of Lords" General
laughter on the floor and in the gall
leries)
The joint resolution went over with
out action.
The consular and diplomatic appro-
pIiation bill was reported to the Senate
this morning. Only $1,000 has been
added to the S1630,05S carried in the
bill as it passed the House.
The position as Consul at Cape Town
was advanced to that of Consul Gen
eral and $1,000 added to the existing
$1,000 salary.
Wolcott (Rep) of Colorado said that
he had received a copy of resolutions
Of the Denver Trades Assembly con-
demning his attitude on the Monroe
doctrine and approving that of the
President and Congress.
The resolution for the distribution of
the appropriation bills among the vari-
Gus committees having charge of the
subject matter was then taken up. 1t
was discussed until 4:35, when the reso-
luton went over without action, and
the Senate proceeded to the considera-
ton of executive business, afterwards
adjourning until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-An unusual
and what was said to be an unprece-
Gented event occurred in the House to-
day A general appropriation Chat of
the District of Columbia) was defeated
in a body containing 100 majority upon
the side of the majority of the commit
tee from which the bill was reported
by a vote of 143 to 135. The reason for
this defeat was twofold-the Democratic
minority voted solidly against it, aided
hy those Republicans who opposed the
insertion of any appropriations for sec
ular and private charitable institutions
in the district. This result was secured
amidst the most exciting scenes that
have been witnessed on the floor of this
Congress, and apparently out of all
proportion to the Importance and mag
nitude Of the matter involved but un-
derneath the surface the feeling was
prevalent that the influence of the vote
would be far reaching in the approach
ing political contest.
After time the Republicans came
together upon a motion by Grosvenor
(Rep.) of Ohio to reconsider the vote
and that was done Then the bill was
to the Committee on APP
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wise the schedule of appropriations
for charities. Before that motion was
adopted Crisp (Dem) of Georgia sar-
castically congratulated the Republican
majority upon it's capacity for doing
the public business. asserting that
whatever might have been the short
and failures of the Democrats
upon which the Speaker, when on the
floor, had often reminded them, they
had never got into such q state of i'm
becility that could not frame and pass
an ordinary appropriation bill
In order to prevent the series of prize
fights and bull-fights advertised to be-
sin on the 18th inst. near El Paso,
Tex, from being carried out in the ad-
joining Territory Of New Mexico, a
bill was passed, on motion of Delegate
Catron (Rep.) of New Mexico forbidding
prize or bull-fghts in any Territory of
the United States or District of Column
bia, under penalty of from one to five
years Imprisonment.
At , o'clock the consideration of the
bond bill with free coinage silver sub
stitute was begun in Committee of the
Whole
Dingley Rep.) of Maine said that at
the proper time he would move to nom
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 propositions con-
tained In its bill, and he took it that
the House intended to insist upon the
as it had originally framed
them. Dingley reviewed the financial
operations of the Treasury Department
in the past three years to show the ne
cessity of the legislation contained IN
the House bill; that the rate of interest
or bonds sold for gold to maintain the
gold reserve shall be reduced to 3 per
cent; that the proceeds of the sale Of
United States bonds shall be used for no
other purpose than to build up the re
serve, and that temporary deficiencies
III revenues shall be met by the sale of
certificates of Indebtedness. The House
has a right, he declared, to demand of
the Senate that it concur in the action
OF the House or repeal the Act of 1875
for the sale of bonds and the
of the gold reserve.
Discussing some of the reasons as
signed for advocating free coinage,
Dingley. said that the increased demand
for silver hoped for from opening the
mints was a delusion and a phantom
The fixed price," one. other reason
urged. had no foundation in fact, he