The record-union., 1896-12-15
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fear of hostile legislation, and 1t is idle
Of them to say that as such a feeling is
sroundless. While do not doubt that
the Legislature will enact measures
looking to the prevention of over CAPT
talization, wild and reckless manage
ments,, and will take strong grounds
against railroads interfering in political
matters and favoring one political party
by the free service Of their trains to
the rigid exclusion of others from like
privilege. So far as equitable and just
passenger and freight rates are con-
cerned, there will be nothing done OF
which any fair minded man may justly
complain
There would be no disposition to legis-
late SO as to injure the beet sugar fac
tories of the State, he declares, as has
been charged would be done, and he re-
piled vigorously to a quotation from a
banquet speech said to have been made
by Senator Hoar before the Home
Market Club in Boston in November,
which the Massachusetts Senator was
represented as characteriZing the efforts
of the Democrats and Populists, especi-
ally of Nebraska and Kansas. as "a
crazy attempt at revolution and pas
Sionate crusade Of diShOnOr."
Nebraska" said Senator Allen in re-
ply to this, has never engaged in a
revolution that was not pacific and
lofty in it's character, and directly with
in the true province of a Christian gov
ernment. Massachusetts possesses
nothing in Nebraska that should en-
title her foremost man to speak of our
r. hat
State has done. While we accord to
her rights, and look up
on her as an older and therefore more
compact and better organized COM
munity than ours, We do not look to
her for advice on political, social, sci
entific, religious or any other question.
Il do not speak of this misrepreSen-
tation as strongly as l feel, but l must
be permitted to say that it was an un-
warranted, gratuitous, open and fla
grant insult to an honest, intelligent,
poor. struggling Christian people. The
percentage of illiteracy in Nebraska is
smaller than In Massachusetts,. Her
churches and schools, according to her
are fully as numerous and
as we'll equipped to impart Christian
and secular education as are those Of
Massachusetts. Our charita BILE institu-
tions are among the best in the world.
Our people are industrious, economical,
honest, intelligent, persevering and 10y
al. 1t cannot be truthfully said of
Nebraska that she engaged in a crazy
and diShonorable crusade to enforce the
provisions of a brutal fugitive slave
law. Her people have never been guilty
of mobbing one of her own citizens for
no greater offense than raising his voice
against oppression and wrong"
The resolution was referred to the
Committee.
The immigration bill was taken up
and went over under agreement that a
vote should be taken on it's passage
at t p. m. on Thursday.
The resolution of the House on the
holiday recess was referred to the Com
mittee ON Appropriations.
The Senate then took up and passed
all the pension bills on the calendar
(ifty-five) and at $50 adjourned until
tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-By unani-
nous consent the House to-day post
poned consideration of District of Co
lumbia bills until Thursday, and devoted
the day to miscellaneous business.
BY vote of yeas 9S and noes "a they
refused to pass over the President S
head a bill granting a pension to the
divorced wife of Lowell Taft of the
Regiment, Connecticut Vol
unteer Infantry, who died of alcoholism
In a soldiers home.
On motion Of Dingley CR) of Maine, a
resolution was adopted pro-
vidng for a holiday recess from the I'D
instant to January 9th.
Bills were taken from the calendar
and passed as follows: Constituting a
new division of the Eastern judicial
District of Texas, and providing for
holding terms of court at Beaumont,
Texas; for the relief of c. It. Trow-
bridge, G.. D. Walker and ]. A. Trow-
bridge, correcting their military rec
ords so as to allow them pay for the
grade in which they served.
Morse (R) of Massachusetts de-
manded a vote on the bill amending the
laws regulating the granting of liquor
licenses in the District of Columbia,
which was pending when the House ad-
journed last Friday.
Babcock (R.) of Wisconsin demanded
a division. which resulted, yeas 40, nays
% He then made the point of no
quorum, and Morse demanded the yeas
and nays. The call resulted, yeas 123,
nays 81
Mr. Babcock renewed his point Of no
quorum, and Morse demanded call of
the house
Pending the call, Mahany (R) of New
York moved to adjourn. The latter mo-
tion was defeated-yeas "a. nays 81.
The call showed the presence of a
quorum, and the engrossment of the
bill was ordered by vote of 100 to %.
The demand for the previous question
on it's passage was sustained-105 to 60.
Babcock (R) of Wisconsin moved to
recommit the bill TO the Committee on
the District of Columbia a committee
which had jurisdiction. The Committee
on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, from which
it came, he said, had no more jurisdic-
ton over it than it had over legislation
in the State of New York.
Upon the motion to recommit the vote
was, yeas S4. nays 1S2.
A motion to adjourn was made by
Barthold of Missouri. but it failed, and
the bill was passed-103 to 80
A demand for the yeas and nays on
the passage of the bill secured but il
supporters. and it was refused.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar
Hull CR.) of Iowa stated that it pro-
posed but two points of new legislation
the abandonment of the army hospital