Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-05
WASHINGTON,
The House Still in Session.
Provided for a vessel TO Carry Sup
plies to India.

Z dag 10 pursuance Of the policy which
has been determined upon. The only
business transacted vas the adoption
Of the senate resolution providing for
charteriDg a vessel to carry food to
I the famine sufferers Of India. 10
} lcidentally McNiIlin suggested an
amendment cODdemning EoglaDd's
national policy. Terry made per-
sonsl explanation that his objection
70 Bailey's programme Tor closing the
DiDgley tariff Dill debate had not
been animated by pique at the result
Of the contest for Democratic caDdi-
date for speaker Of the house. as was
charged by certain newspapers.
After the usual routine business,
James Hamilton Lewis. Temocratic
member elect from the state Of WASH
lngton. was escorted to the bar Of the
house by Bailey and took the oath Of
Office.
Terry rOse TO a question Of personal
privilege and announced his position
with reference to McMillin. Terry
explained that he had no i'll feeling
resulting from the contest for
speakership, but he had objected to
the extension OF an hour because
Dingley's proposition was to include
an understanding that vote should
he taken on the amendments in gross
and such an arrangement would have
deprived the Democratic members OF
an opportunity to demand separate
vote on the retroactive amendment to
the tariff bill.
Speaking Of the amendment, Terry
remarked that it was now the "object
Of animadyersion throughout the
United States"
Thereupon Dingley arose, interpos-
ing; "This is hardly question Of
personal privilege, but viii not OBJ
ject TO It,"
Terry, despite protests from mem-
bers who tried TO choke him off, then
continued his explanation for half an
hour. This over, the joint resolution
from the senaae providing for charter
ing vessel to carry food 70 the fam
inc sufferers OF India was called up
by Grout.
Mcmillan said that he did not
want TO stand in the way OF charity,
but this was the time for plain talk,
when he declared "the sad spectacle
is presented OF the United States nav
ing TO contribute charity to the stary-
ing subjects OF Great Britain in one
part OF the world, while she is bonn
harding suffering Christians in an
other part Of the world" lADplause
on the floor and In the galleries,)
Cannon said that no proceeding had
given the country more satisfaction
than the relief sent to the famine suf-
ferers Of Ireland and of Russia. Cam
non said he found much 70 condemn
IN Ehgland's policy, but he did not
propose to offer gift with one hand
and throw a stone with the other.
while we are providing for the
suffering poor We should point out
why they have become poor, declared
Simpson. 1T was historical fact
that while we were contributing TO
suffering Ireland, every ship that
sailed from Ireland bore her products
10 England as a tribute TO the absen-
tee landlordism, OF that country"
Why was IL, he asked, that India.
whose people were producers, were
starving becacse OF one year Of
drought ?
us it not a fact that Ireland was
prosperous until England broke down
her system OF protectiong" Walker
interrogated.
IL was the English landlord system
which ruined Ireland and India,
Simpson asserted, and added:
ut is eating out the vitals Of this
country, We are travelling the same
road aud il will only be a few years
before We viii be appealing to the
charity OF other Countries
The resolution was adopted by
unanimous consent. and at l;l5 the
house adjourned 70 Wednesday next