Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-22
CONGRESS.
Senate.

during the discussion to the investigation
which a friend of the then assistant secre-
tary of state, Joseph II. Quincy,
awarded the contract. Mr. German carried
though Mr.. Platt chairman of the commit
tee on patents, was in opposition. Mr.. Cor
man explained that the preparation of the
Gazette ought to be open to the fullest
competition and he moved to recede from
that provision of the bill giving the con
tract for another year to the present CON
tractor Mr.. Platt referred to the soluble
amounting almost to Il scandal, concerning
this Patent Office Gazette, and said that as
this had been overcome, the present contract
should be continued. The absence of
quorum caused much delay and numerous
roll calls, the German amendment finally
being adopted-2S to % This opens the
award of the Patent Office Gazette to gen
eral competition. Mr.. Cullom presented a
partial agreement from the conference com
Inittee on the legislative executive and jul
dietary appropriation bill.
1T was made apparent after lively col
IoqUy IN the Senate on the fth that there
was no disposition among the silver and
Popul1st senator's to allow the resolution for
Il Senate inquiry into recent bond issues to
lapse. BY unanimous consent it had been
set Tor consideration at 2:15 O'Clock. but
at that time Mr.. Chandler proceeding
with speech on the Dupont case Mr.. Gray
an appropriation bill in reserve. This pre-
cipitated a clash, in which Mr. PETER re-
lHn t by Mr.. Wolcott (Col) and Mr..
the bond resolution could not be crowded
out either by design or by inadvertence. An
agreement was finally reached that the
~ AFTER Mr. Chandler and Mr.. Gray
Guided their speeches. Mr.. Squire Rep
Mash.) made an elaborate presentation of
the pressing need of coast defenses, point
Ing out the defenseleSS condition of our
great SeacoaSt harbors. Mr.. Chandler occu-
pied most of the afternoon in support of
MI: DunontS claim to a seat in the Senate
The Senate in executive session on the
10Th ratified the Behring sea arbitration
sion to arbitrate the claims made by citi-
Zens of England against the United States
Ior seizures of vessels engaged in the capt
ure Of fur seals prior to the Paris award
Mr., Morgan, who was absent. opposed the
settlement proposed by Secretary Gresham
during the last session. but it was stated
the treaty as amended The Senate passed
a bill appropriating $1,000 for acquiring
Rnrlai grounds at Fort Meigs and Putin
bay island and the fnterment therein of
the remains of soldiers and sailors of the
The resolution for an investigation of
recent bond issues was taken up i'm the
Senate on the 10th, and Mr.. Hill made a
sfensatI0nal and dramatic speech in oppos-
rotary Carlisle and his administration of
!ne treasury against loose insinuationS of
lrregularity and showed the prevalence Of
charges or this character by presenting
ana reading in full the charges made by
S senator Chandler against the friends of
Mckinley that levy of money was being
made on protected Industries in behalf Of
SIR Mckinley'S candidacy for the presi-
dency AS further evidence of the preva-
sugar INVESTIGATION where, he said, one
senator. referring to Mr.. Quay had frankly
admitted that he bought sugar stock and
mad a right to buy it. and that senator
was the favOrite son of the leading Re
publican state as candidate for the presi-
Hill discaimed that ne had authority r.
speak for the, administration in opposing
this Investigation.
To Il
senate on the 18th, on motion of Mr. Can
non (kep.. Utah). took no the resolution
directing the secretary of the interior to
open the tncompahgre reservation without
further delay, the understanding being that
the bond Investigation resolution should
come up at O'Clock rs unfinished business
luton he sought to secure a vote. but Mr.
Gorman asked that action be deferred ow-
sg 70 the ne absence Of Nh Villas who de
colloquy. Mr.. Aldrich Rep.. r. II said if
must be clear that there was something
behlnd' these efforts at delay and the per-
sistence in putting off of votes. At
oclock the bond resolution was taken up
ana Mr.. Hill resumed his speech in oppc-
tlclpation of renewal of the sensational
features developed in the first instaIlmenf
OF Mr. HIS speech He had before him
several Volumes including Senator Skier
man memoirs. Before Mr.. Hill had
risen to his feet Mr. Walthal moved that
when the Senate adjourned it be until
ing the day MI Allen of Nebraska was
called to order for asserting that Senator
Gear did not confine himself to the truth
House.
The 18th was District OF Columbia dav in
the house. Some preliminary routine bust
ness was transacted. A bill was passed to
pay the heirs Of John Ruben, late United
States attorney for the, Middle district of
pensation due him. The House acf then OF G pro-
cCeeded with the consideration of district
business.
The House on the 14th passed without
amendment the Notifications appropriation
bill carrying appropriations and authorize
tons Involving an expenditure of $11.3S4-
since the EndicOtt commission in 1886 re-
ported its plan for the defense of twenty
seven seaports at an approximate cost Of
$1O0, 900 have averaged something over
S2OO0,OOO annually. During the debate
there were number of references to our
foreign complications and the necessity of
preparing for any possible emergency 0niv
one voice was raised against the passage Of
the bill. Mr.. Berry Dem, KY thought it
coping with the most powerful battleships
Of other. nations rather than erect fixed
Notifications on our coasts.
Judge richard Whiting Blue of Pleas
anton, Kan, who achieved military dis
tinction during the War of the Rebellion,
startled the House. on the 10Th. Mr.. Hull
military affairs, called UP the resolution
for the appointment CT William B. Franklin
or connecticut, Thomas D. Henderson Of
Illinois, George l.. Beal of Maine and
George W. steele of Indiana. as members
Of the board of managers of the National
Soldiers homes. This provoked speech
by the Kansas man that for emphatic in
yective has not been equaIed this session.
1t was aimed chiefly against the appoint
ment Of Gen. Franklin but was particu-
larly eXcoriating touching Col. Smith, the
manager Of the Leavenworth home Mr..
Blue charged not only that Smith was
drunken and inefficient, but that he grossly
abused the inmates under his charge. He
declared that the veterans were practically
kept prisoners, that Smith q saloon
under government protection. and that he
SWindled the men in regard to Kelley
league dues. Blue also charged that under
Gen. Franklin's management last year the
government lost S250,000 and asserted that
he was rot a proper man to be made a
manager. While an earnest defense was
made Of both Col Smith AMI of Gen. Frank
lin, it was evident that Mr.. Blues speech
had made strong impression on the House.
and indications that when vote is
reached the charges against the manager
will be investigated.