The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-29
DEARMOND DROPS
INTO VERSIFICATI0N
Missouri Free Silverite Lets Out on
Secretary Morton.
AGAIN FIGHTING THE OLD WAR
The Lower House of Congress Is
Treated TO II Hnif-EIour of Ener-
getic Flapdoodle, Apropos of Noth-
ipg--Very Little Done IN the Senate.


iug--very Little u one IN the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S--Several inter-
esting and at times humorous and acri-
monious political speeches were uneX-
pectedly precipitated upon the house
today just at the close of an otherwise
prosy and dull session, during which
the consideration of the Indian appro-
priaton bill, begun on Monday last,
was concluded and the bill passed with
some material changes, all reducing the
scope of the measure.
Mr.. Wadsworth, of New York, had
called up the bill making appropria-
tions for the agricultural department
for the year 1S97-9S and following Mr.
Sherman's course in the management
of the Indian bill yielded the floor to
Mr.. CirOsVenor. of Ohio. That gentle
man used the opportunity thus accord
ed him to defend the state of Ohio from
what he termed the false charges of
Ex-Governor Altged made in the lat
ter's speech at the banquet given him
last week to mark the close of his
gubarnatorial term. These remarks
related to the great increase in the
votes of several states. at the Novem-
Der election, Ohio being one, which
Altgeld said was largely fraudulent
and which had defrauded Mr.. Bryan of
a victory which he had fairly won.
NO TAINT OF FRAUD.
Mr. Grosvenor said the increase was
both in the Republican and Democratic
vote, and had no tant of fraud in it.
Mr.. GrCsVenor was followed in the
same line by Mr.. Brownell. of Ohio and
then Mr.. Dearmond. Missouri, took the
floor. After briefly adVerting to eN-
Governor Altgelds charges, he read
from newspaper publications shortly
after the election to show that there
was some ground for them, so far as
Ohio was concerned. He intimated
that Altseld would soon have the privi-
lege of replying to the speeches of the
Athenian representative (Mr. Grosven-
orr on the floor He turned his atten-
tion to Secretary Morton, using as
basis for his remarks the recent bulle-
tin issued by the agricultural depart
ment showing the illiteraCY and pow
erty of the states which voted for Mr..
Bryan as compared with those of the
Mckinley states and denounced it as
a Slander upon the men whom the de-
partment of agriculture was supposed
to particularly represent. He appealed
to the Republicans to find a place for
the secretary in the museum as a curl
osity of modern life and administration.
In conclusion ne parodied Gray's lines:
Fun many a whim of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed dreams of Morton
bear:
Full many a wheel is formed to whir un-
seen
And waste its feetness meath j. Ster-
ling's hair,
This being ended the committee rose
and at 80 o'clock the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The proposed sale of the property of
the Union Pacific railroad. under fore
closure proceedings instituted by the
attorney general is sought to be inn
peded and prevented by a resolution Of
fered in the senate today by Mr.. AL
len, of Nebraska. 1t instructs the Pa
ciic railroad committee to inquire and
report whether, under existing law, the
executive department has the author
ity to foreclose the lien and to sell the
property without additional Legislation
and whether it is not the duty of the
president to redeem and pay off the
paramount liens and take possession of
the property, and it directs the attorney
general to refrain from entering into
further stipulatons or agreements
pending the inquiry. The resolution
went over without action Mr. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska stating his desire tC
speak upon it tomorrow.
MONETARY TALK.
The bill for a commission to an in
ternational monetary conference was
taken and Mr. ('b1nllar of
Hampshire, made a short statement il
favor of it. He said that it did no1
compel the president to initiate the
conference and that compulsion was
not desirable He did not wish to take
from the president-elect his RESPONSE
billty Tor action or nOn-actiOn in view
of Mckinley's letter of acceptance stat
ing that the Republican party had de
clared in favor of an internationa
agreement and that it would be hi.
duty if elected to employ all prope
means to promote it. He subsequently
however, accepted an amendment Of
fered by Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, givinI
the president authority specifically t
call an international conference a
such point as may be agreed upon.
All the rest of the time that was lef
of the morning hour, to which the con
sideration of the bill was limited, wa
occupied by Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, IL
speech recounting the ills inflicted
upon the poor by the gold standard, bu
declared in the end that he would al
low the bill to pass in any form that it
friends desired. Notice of o. desire {
speak on the measure was given by Nj
PettigreW, Of South Dakota, and thel
the bill went over, Mr.. Chandler stain,
that he would ask the senate to vote ol
it tomorrow.