New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
DECKS CLEARED FOR ACTION
THE HOUSE RUSHES THE TWO REMAIN
ING MONEY BILLS THROUGH.
LIVELY STRUGGLE OVER THE AGRICULTURAL
AND INDIAN MEAsUREs-HoLMAN AND
CHAMP CLARK APPEAR IN THEIR OLD
ROLES OF ECONOMIST AND
CI.OwN-DEBATE ON THE
TARIFF WILL BEGIN
TOMORROW,
IDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l

Washington, March 20.-The House of Repre-
sentatives to-day cleared the way for the tariH
battle which is to open on Monday morning ny
dsposing of the Agricultural and Indian Appro-
priation bills and passing joint resolution max
ing Immediately available the appropriation 10
pay the mileage and stationery allowances or
Senators, Representatives and Delegates. The
record made so far in the special session Is ex-
traordnary. The Tariff bill has been reported
and an order regulating its discussion adopted
Four appropriation bills which failed to become
laws in the LIVth Congress, but which are nee
cssary for carrying on important parts OF the
public service with total Of over Si2.ooo'oto'
have been passed, with the exception or one
paragraph, as they were finally agreed upon by
the last House.
BY unanimous consent the provision In tho
Indian bill was dropped which opened to public
entry under the Mineral Land laws the mineral
lands of the Uncompahgre Reseiv walton In Utah'
ard which also provided that all the other lands
OF the reservation, except such as had been al
lotted to Indians, should be opened to public
entry on and after January |, 1S)S. This pro-
vision was a serious bone OF contention In the
last Congress between the House and Senate. and
II Is now asserted that the bill Will again ran
unless the paragraph shall be reinserted. 1t
contain valuable deposits of gilsonite. which a
company Of St. Louis capitalists ami business
men. including ex-Secretary Francis. is anxious
to develop The House. to-days action showed.
is strongly opposed to the scheme of opening
the lands to public entry at this time or In the
manner proposed.
ECONOMIST" HOLMAN coRNERED.
The resolution about mileage and stationery
allowances gave Economist Holman an op-
portunity which he eagerly seized-too eagerly,
almost. It seemed from what followed There Is
a difference OF opirion among lawyers as to
| whether or not Senators and Representatives are
| legally entitled to mileage for attendance on
| more thar two sessions OF the same Congress-
Judge Holman contends that they are not en-
| titled and in the Lid Congress. at the ex-
! traordnary session. when resolution IKE the
one OF to-day was proposed and passed, ne IN
| serted a provision making the Appropriation
Sin lieu Of that for the first regular session
The House eliminated the words quoted. and the
| mileage allowance was paid for each or thc
three sessions OF that Congress. Much curl
osity was manifested to-day to know whether
Judge Holman himself accepted his own mile
age allowance three times in that Congress- and
| Mr. Powers. Of Vermont, bluntly asked him the
| question. -
| The economists" reply was not heard above
| the confusion which Dreveiied and ar 81, so. '~' @
! or,Ier had been restored Mr.. Powers. urged on
| bv number Of members on ''oth sides agar,
| asked the question. Judge Holman appedISu
| somewhat EN- BIZ IRA ssed. he replied, In SUD
| stance that Mr. Powers would better ASK the
| members of his Golmans) family about IL.
| "Oh. your family are not mere ana you a,s'
| and YOU know and could tell" responded Mr.
| Powers.
| CALLED UPON TO SPEAK Up.
| let the gentleman from Indiana speak little
louder: we cannot hear on this side whether ne
said that he took the mileage for every session or
not shouted Mr.. Johnson, Of Indiana
BY this time the great Economist was the
| focus of all eyes and ears. ard there was an
outburst Of laughter and jeers as he snappishy
replied in a voice that everybody could hear
THE gentleman from Indiana has not answered
| the question.
Nor did he answer Il at any time, but every
| body knew that f. he had done so the answer
| must have been in the affirmative If true. TINS
! cpisode was not only an exceedingly dlsagreeaplF
| one To Judge Holman. but 1t considerably weak
ened the force of mis- opposition 10 the JOINT reso
| luton a. ,
Chairman Cannon replied to the economists
| objections in q semi humorous and half-sarcastl'
| vein winding up with the remark that everybody
| knew that the gentleman from indiana nad al
| wavs accepted his share If all the mileage voted
| and would continue 10 DO 50 as long as he Wa
| entitled 10 1t.
| Mr. Holman's amendment t. insert the words
| 'In lieu Of was rejected on division by a vot'
| of 1872 to 80 and demand for the yeas and nay.
| was not sustained. The joint resolution wa
| tten passed The House also passed resolu
tion providing for the payment Of its session EN-
| ployes from and after March lo