The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
LEFT OVER" BILLS
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TWO BIG APPROPRIATION MEAS
URES RUSHED THROUGH UNDER
A SPECIAL ORDER.
TEN MILLIONS INVOLVED.
DBJECTIONABLE FEATURE IN THE
INDIAN ACT CUT OUT WITHOUT
DEBATE.
rAUSTIC SPEECH FROM MIR. CLARK.
TEN MILLIONS INVOLVED.
rAUsTIC SPEECH FROM MIR. CLARK.
The Republican Members Asked to
Hurry Along With Their Prom
Used Protection Prosperity.

: WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
house today pushed through the two
remaining left over" appropriation
bills, according to yesterdays schedule,
the agricultural bill carrying $3,182,9 02,
and the Indian carrying $3.50, go The
sentiment of the house against the
provision in the Indian bill, opening
to entry, under the mining laws, the
lands in the Uncompahgre reservation
in Utah, containing gilsonite or asphal-
tum deposits, which was inserted in
the bill by the senate, was SO intense
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 Mr.. Holman,
''the watch dog of the treasury" vino
opposed it, had taken the extra mileage
voted by the Fifty-third congress, was
used to greatly embarrass the econo-
mist. He finally declined to answer
It, on the ground that it was "imper-
tinent."
When the house met today, it was
still operating under the order of yes
terday for the disposal Of the four
left over appropriation bills, the IN
dian and agricultural bills still remain
ing to be acted upon. The agricultural
bill was first taken up under the rule
adopted yesterday.
Mr.. Wadsworth (Rep., N. ", the Old
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee, who was in charge Of the bill, con-
tented himself with simply stating that
the bill carried $3,1S2,9O2.
Champ Clark Dem., Mo- then took
the floor and signalized his return to
congress with a characteristic speech,
which kept the house in an uproar Of
laughter and applause for fifteen min
utes. The longer man lives the more
he learns, was the first proposition he
laid down. He declared he had
changed his mind about the United
States senate. First and 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 alb
clifton of that body. But today he
said, he wanted to retract everything
he had ever said in derOgation Of the
upper branch of congress. II thank
God" said he, that the senate Of the
United States still remains a delibera-
tive body. Democratic applause) [
undertake to say" he continued, that
yesterday and today have witnessed
the most astounding and exasperating
performance which ever took place in
the American congress-
He proceeded to argue that the rules
Of the Fifty fourth congress had not
proved drastic enough so that the
whole government Of the house had
now been turned over to the triumvi-
rate composing the committee on rules
During the last campaign" he
shouted, addressing the Republican
side; you wandered over the face Of
the earth denouncing 5000, 900 American
citizens as anarchists. Gentlemen Of
the majority, you are the anarchists
What is anarchy? Government with
out rules the government Of this
body" Democratic applause.)
CAUSTIC COMMENT.
He warned his political adversaries
that there would be a day of reckon
ing. THE Republican party" he said,
has always been long on promises and
short on performances. You said the
people would be swamped to the chin in
prosperity if Mckinley was elected.
even before the last administration
went out-for which 1 also thank God.
democratic applause) But the pros
perity you promised seems to be in a