Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

rotary of agriculture charges from his
office, reminding NC IF what Cicero
says - .ac1I1ne's flight from the sen.
ate: 'Abiet excessit evasit erupit
uaughter) When the secretary Of
agriculture hears of a silver lunatic he
Is like the war horse in Job-his neck
is clothed with thunder. You might
go further and say: He saith among
the prophets, Ha! Ha! and he smell
eth the battle afar off, the thunder OF
the captains and the shouting. Mr.
Vest severely criticised the practice OF
furnishing costly flowers from govern
ment greenhouses for the receptions
at the executive mansion. Mr.. Vest
closed with a remarkably sarcastic
and bitter peroration. He referred tc
the useless seeds, which it was as
serted the secretary had properly re-
fused to buy. But, added the senator
there was one seed not mentioned
1T was" he proceeded, smiling ma
liciously, the aurefur feniculum caues
mortonae, or, in palmer words, Nor
tons golden dogweed. This would
flourish while this secretary, swinging
his golden censor at the executive
mansion, shouted his holy, holy, art
thou, oh, Grover, king of kings and
lord of lords"
Mr.. Morgan dem, Ala), from the
committee on foreign relations, re-
ported the resolution recognizing the
beliigerency of the Cuban insurgents
saying it met with his full approval
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was reported and placed
on the calendar The only important
amendment raised the consulate at
Capetown, Africa, to a consul gen
eralcy, at $4,000 year.
Mr.. Teller rep, COLI, took occasion
during the debate to refer to the sue
cess of the bond issue. Large as the
offerings were, they would have been
larger if the secretary of the treasury
had received bids at fixed price for
the bonds. Clumsy and awkward as
ing the essential features of a popular
the bond submission had been, lack
who had talked of the necessity of
looking to foreign syndicates to sus-
tain our credit.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 5.-The de-
bate on the senate free-coinage sub
stitute for the house bond bill was
scheduled to commence in the house
and there was a good attendance in
consequence in the galleries. The SEES
sion opened with an attempt to pass a
bill to stop the "pugilistic festival
billed to take place near Ell Paso, Tex,
on Feb. H. Mr. Catron, the delegate
from New Mexico, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the
bill, Mr., Catron explained that it was
notorious that the Preparations for the
series Of fights now going on at Ell
Paso, Tex, could not take place there,
but were to occur in the territory of
New Mexico, which was within three
miles OF Eel Paso. The governor of
New Mexico had publicly stated, Mr.
Catron said, that he knew of no law
to prevent the fights. Mr.. Catron also
said that 1t was the purpose of the
managers of these fights to supple
ment them with bull-6ghts, and some
Mexican bulls Wee now on their way
to the United States. In view of the
shortness of the time remaining (nine
days. he warned the house that if OBJ
sent to a committee it could not pass
both houses and be signed in time to
prevent the mills" Mr.. Knox rep,
Mass.), objected, and the bill went to a
committee.
The District appropriation bill was
sent back to a committee.
Mr.. Henderson rep, Iowa., chair
man of the committee on judiciary,
then reported the Catron bill to pre-
vent prize and animal fighting in the
District of Columbia and the territor-
les He explained that it had been
considered by the committee on judi
Giary and had been amended to meet
the objections of Mr.. Knox (Mass.)
The bill was passed
At o'clock the house went into d
committee Of the whole (Mr. Paine in
the chairl and took up the considera-
ton of the free-coinage substitute Tor
the house bond bill. Chairman Ding
ley gave notice that at the proper
time, under the instruction of the COM
mittee on ways and means, he would
move to n.u-concur. Mr.. Dingley
spoke nearly two hours. Mr.. Crisp
gave notice that at the proper time
he would move that the house concur
in the senate substitute.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The silver men
still have the senate by the throat.
Mr.. Quay made an effort today to
have the free coinage measure recon-
mitted to the finance committee with
instruct ions tn renort a ariff hill som