The record-union., 1897-03-21
Declines TO Answer Whether He Vas the
Recipient Of Extra Mileage
Which Was Voted Members by the
Fifty-Third Congress.
The House Pushes Through the Two
Remaining "Leit Over" Appropri-
alton Bills of the Last Congress,
the Agricultural, Carrying Some
thing Over Three Millions, and the
Indian, Carrying Seven and Half
Millions.

Indian, Carrying Seven and a Half
Millions.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
House to-day pushed through the two
remaining left over" appropriation
bills according to yesterdays sched-
ule, the agricultural bill, carrying 3d.
S2,902, and the Indian, carrying 81
&C, 220 The sentiment of the House
against the provision in the Indian bill
opening to entry under the mining laws
the lands in the Uncompahagre reser-
walton, in Utah. containing gilisonite
or asphaltum deposits, which was in
serted in the bill by the Senate was
SO strong that it was stricken
out by unanimous consent. After
the appropriation bills were passed
a resolution for extra mileage and
stationery for this session of Con-
gress was adopted. The debate on
this resolution was rather lively, and a
question as to whether Holman had
taken the extra mileage voted by the
Fifty-third Congress, was used to
greatly embarrass the economist He
l.,
ground that it was ''impertinent'
When the House met Today it was
still operating under thesorder of yes
terday for the disposal of the four
left over" appropriation bills, the In
dian bill and agricultural bill still re-
naming to be acted upon, but the agri-
cultural bill was first taken up under
the rule adopted yesterday
Wadsworth (R.) of New York, the old
Chairman of the Agricultural Commit
tee, in charge of the bill, contented
himself with simply stating that the
bill carried So, 49,, 9O2
Champ Clark CD of Missouri then
took the floor and signalized his return
to Congress with a characteristic
speech which kept the House in an up
roar of laughter and applause for fif-
teen minutes. THE longer man lives
the more he learns" was the first prop
osition he laid down. He declared that
he had changed his mind about the
United States Senate. First to last he
had said many unkind things about the
Senate. During the dog days of 1894,
when the Senate was holding UP the
tariff bill, he had even favored the
he wanted to retract everything he had
ever said in derogation of the upper
branch of Congress
Il thank God" said he, that the Sem
ate of the United States still remains a
deliberative body. Democratic ap-
plause) l undertake to say that yes
terday and to-day have witnessed the
most astonishing and exasperating per-
formance which ever took place in the
American Congress- He proceeded
to argue that the rules of the F'ifty-
fourth Congress had not proved drastic
enough; SO that the whole government
of the House had now been turned over
to the triumvirate comprising the Com
mittee on Rules. During the last
campaign" he shouted, addressing the
Republican side, you wandered over
the face of the earth denouncing g.
0tD, 900 American citizens as anarchists.
Gentlemen of the majority, you are the
anarchists. What is anarchy? Govern
ment without rule, the government of
this body to-day" Democratic ap-
plause)
He warned his political adversaries
that there would be a day of reckoning.
The Republican party" he said. s'has
always been long on promises and short
in performances. You said the people
would be swamped to the chin in pros
rerity if Mckinley was elected, even
before the last Administration went
out, for which / also thank God Dem
ocratic applause.) But the prosperity
you promised seems to be in a state of
suspended animation, while you besiege
a careworn President trying to break
through the hypocritical SWIVEL serv-
ice rules
He created much amusement by ask
ing what the House was going to do
after the Senate entered upon the real
consideration of the tariff bill. What
are we going to do?" he asked 'Sit and
look at each other, and constitute n,,--
selves a mutual admiration soci - i.
Why not give the 14S members a
chance to try their oratory?''
Clark was cut off by Speaker Reeds
eavel just as he was in the midst of a
glowing eulogy OF Reeds quorum
counting rule, which, he said, would
prove the cornerstone of his fame.
Williams (Dem) of Mississippi said
that beyond emphasizing the novelty of
the methods, there was no reason why
there should be opposition to the pend
ing bill, which was economical and an
! Intelligent one.
The bill was then passed.
The last bill was the Indian, of which
Sherman (Rep) of New York took
charge. He explained that the bill had
been thoroughly considered in the last
| Congress- While it contained some
features he did not approve, on the
whole it was a most excellent measure
The item relative to the Uncompahagre
Reservation was one of those he speci-
| fed as Objectionable to him.
| Cooper (Rep.) of Wisconsin criticised
this paragraph, which, he said would
| open up to those who could get there
first the richest asphaltum and gilson-
lite deposits in the world.
Sayers asked If the House conferrees
| had not been informed that a combina-
| ton existed to seize these lands, and
! that unless this amendment was agreed
| tc there would be no bill.
| Sherman said that the statement had
| been made that there was a combina-
| ton He admitted that the House con-
| ferrees had received an ultimatum as
| to this item.
Then beg the House to reject this
hill said Savers