The times., 1897-07-02

Journal, mildly suggested the Speaker.
~ am endeayoring to discuss that
question only" replied Mr.i Settle. '.It
was certainly gerIIane to mention the
obnoxious character of the rule, the tenn
per OF the people by reason of it and the
action they have taken. That Is GER
tainlylegitimate debate. We object to
the journal showing that the House ad-
journed for three days at time, when
it did not do anything of the kind
undertake to say that within three years
tile hosts of the Unterrified Democracy
daughter on Republican side) will be
prepared to take the banner now trailed
in the dust and give again into the
keeping OF that loii-hearted leader, that
Democrat of Nebraska. iApplauseJ We
Will hold up his hands and cheer his
neart in the desperate fight until he
plants that banner ON the heights of
victory
The vote on the amendment was then
taken and was lost by a tie vote of 81 TO
81, and the yeas and nays were ordered.
On uhe roll call the vote was 90 yeas, los
nays, and 36 present. The previous ques-
tion was ordered and the journal approved.
The credentials of ex-Gov. Edwin C.
BuIieigh, OF Maine, elected to succeed the
late Seth L. Millikin, Were read and Mr..
Burleigh was sworn In.
Representative Freeman Knowles, Of
North Dakota, arising to question of
privilege, referred TO an Associated Press
dispatch Of June 22 last, published in the
Washington Post, This was the dispatch
containing Mr.. Bateman's attack on the
middle Of the road Populists, and charging
them with bribery in having accepted a
part Of the royalty from Mr. Bryan's book
Does this present question OF priv
ileGe, Mr.. Speaker?' asked Mr. Dingley
''lt does not, so far as l can see, affect
the conduct Of any member OF this House,
But Mr.. Knowles, unmindful OF theinter-
ruption, characterized the statement OF
Mr.. Bateman as wllfully and maliciously
false and cut out OF whole cloth.
Il do not object to any statement that
may be made,' said Mr.. Dingley, "but
do not wish TO have the business OF this
House interfered with by something that
does rot concern it. Any controversy be-
tween Mr. Bateman and Mr.. Bryan can
have no possible interest for this House."
In what way does this matter con
Germ the gentleman from North Dakota,
as member of this House?, asked the
Speaker,
Because said Mr.. Knowles, in his
high, falsetto voice, Il am pointed out as
making statement false as hell. -
Mr Knowles then sent to the desk and
asked to have read a letter in reply to
Hatetnans 8 statements, which he wanted
published in the Record
Il object to that" snarled out Mr.
Dingley, This thing has no business
here, aud the time of the House should
not be consumed, nor the Record lunl bere1
up with It,"
The speaker held that if the gentleman
asked unanimous consent 90 make an ex-
PLANTATION, and there was no objection, Mr..
Knowles might proceed
Gen Grosvenor wanted tn know IL il
was the intention to put lot of Poprlis st
campaign material into the Record. or was
1t scheme To keep the middle-of-the-road
Popuists cut of the way of those on the
side Of the road
Mr.. Knowles denied that there was any
politics In IT, and no objection was made
He submitted letter be wrote to fell
low Pcpnlist In Maine, showing that the
Popoulist committee had refused to re-
'eivc any of the royalty from Bryan s
book; and another letter from a Maine
Populist, who knew all the facts in the
case, sho wing that Batenan had knowing
ly twisted Mr.. Knowles words so as to
make them express the opposite OF what
he had really said.
'An did say" said Mr. Knowles, was
that the Populists were going along preach
ing the doctrine OF the ST. Louis plat
form. and wound continue to do 80 until
the next national convention, which alone
had the right to speak for the Populist
party
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, calling official attention TO the
loss by fiIe Of the Immigrant station build
ings on Ellis Island, and urging an i'm
mediate appropriation OF $500 900 for
the erection of new buildings, as recon-
mehded by the Secretary of the Treasury
1t was referred TO the Committee on ppro-
priations. a bin local to Newport. KY,
was then passed, and, after yea ond
nay call, the House adjourned by vote of
105 to 80, little mote than a quorum.
The Speaker counted the House ON a
division and ANNOUNCED the vote re-
gardless of the facts, for 1t was notorious
that at the time there were at least fifty
less members present than the chair an
ncuiced.