The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-06

10 commence today. and the = was
good attendance in consequence in the
galleries.
The session opened with an attempt
to pass a bill to stop the ''pugilistic
festival billed to take place near Ell
paso, Texas" on February a.
Mr. Catron. the delegate from New
Mexico, asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the bill Mr.. Ca
iron explained that 1t was notorious
that the preparations for the series of
fights now going on at Ell Paso, Texas,
could not rake place there, but were
10 occur on the territory of New Mex
SEQ which was within a few miles of
FL PaSo. The governor Of New Mex
jco had publicly stated, Mr. Catron
said, that he knew Of no law to pre-
vent the fights Mr.. Catron also said
it was the purpose of the managers of
these fights to supplement them with
bull fights, and some Mexican bulls
were now on their way to the United
States. In view of the shortneSS of the
time remaining thine days. he want
ca the house 10 Immediately consider
Ane bill, for if objection were made
aEd The bill was 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 the committee.
DEMOCRATS CHEER.
The regular order being then de-
manded, the votes were taken on the
amendments to the District of Co
lumhia appropriation bill to strike out
the appropriations for sectarian char
liable institutions.
Mr.. Hepburn Rep., Iowa. tried to
move to recommit the bill. but the
speaker declared that the motion could
not be entertained, the ayes and nays
on the passage of the bill having been
ordered on the demand of Mr.. Crisp.
The result was that many Repubh-
cans Who were dissatisfied with the
action of the house in striking out
these items voted outright against the
bill
The speaker announced the vote 195
ayes, 143 nays. 1t was the first de-
feat sustained by the majority, and
cratic side. Sixt,--one Republicans vo-
ted against the bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep.. Ohio moved to
reconsider. The motion was carried,
lS9 to so.
Mr.. Grosvcnor then moved to recon-
init the bill with instructions to re
examine the bill and report on the sug-
CRISP SARCASTIC.
A short but hot debate closed the
struggle. Mr.. Crisp, in satirical tones.
TO the accompaniment OF Democratic
applause, congratulated the house on
its ability to transact public business.
lie had, he said, consulted members
who had long experience in the house
and had made some INQUIRY himself,
and so far as he could learn this was
the first time in the history of the
house that a general appropriation had
been defeated and that, too, in a house
with $50 majority 1t was, he said, a
noteworthy event. He called attention
10 the fact that in the last congress
the present speaker frequently con-
graduated his side on its capacity to
do business. Whatever had been the
7nisdoings in the last house. it had
never reached the point Of impotency
where ii was unable to pass an appro-
priaticn bill.
Tt had frequently been said that
congress was a. board of aldermen for
the district
You gentlemen said he, addressing
the Republican side. ''have written
yourselves down as incapable of acting
as a board Of aldermen" Oaughter.)
GROsvENOR REPLIES.
Mr.. Grosvenor HCRep.), OF Ohio, in re-
My. said that the difference between
this house and the last was that this
house was capable of Tectifying its
mistakes. Re recalled, amid RepubH-
can applause, that the Democrats had
passed q tariff bill and it had come
back with ga amendments, mistakes
and blunders Yet the Democratic
house had swallowed them at a gulp,
and the punishment by the people was
apparent from the present proportions
Of the other side.
Mr. Cannon CRep). Of Illinois. chair
man of the appropriations committee,
deroninated Mr.. Crisp's remarks as
leather and pruneila." He explained
That the bin was being recommitted
because for several days IL was ap-
parent that both sides were dissatisfied
with certain features of it SO far as
competency to explain was concerned. I
he merely desired to say that this
house had made a. record for action
that was unparalleled With this fact
staring the other side in the face, this
side could afford to let the gentleman
from Georgia rail Republican ap-
plause)
Mr.. GrosvenOrs motion to recomrnit
was carried without division.
GREW HUMOROUS.
Mr.. Henderson Rep) of Iowa, chair
man Of the committee on Judiciary
then reported the Catron bill, 10 pre-
vent prize and animal fighting in the
District Of Columbia and the terrltor-
ies. He explained that it had been con-
sidered by the committee on Judiciary
and had been amended to meet the |
objections OF Mr.. Knox of Massachu- |
sets.
After some humorous Inquiries the |
bill was passed.
At O'Clock the house went into /
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Payne |
(ReP.( Of New York in the chair, and \
took Up the consideration of the free |
bin. '' ''' O'AO
Chairman DingIey gave notice that |
AT the proper time, under the instruc- |
lions Of the committee on ways and /
means, he vve1ld ncve to non-concur.
Mr.. Dinsley spoke almost two hours. |
MI Crisp gave notice that at the |
proper time he would move that the
house concur in the senate substitute.
until o'clock fer the purpose OF al /
lowing gentlemen to speak this even
ing.
TALBERT TALKS.
There were less than fifty members
present at the nA=ht session, but there
was at least one interesting passage
at arms.
Mr.. Pearson CRep) Of North Carolina
was urging the silver Republicans to |
stand by their party, as the party
would solve the silver question in the
interest of the largest circulation of
silver consistent with the public credit |
He spoke of those who were hoistine
the red flag of anarchy and The black |