Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-05-06
TILLMAN WAKES UP
HE CLASHES VIOLENTLY WITH
SENATOR MORGAN.
SOCkLESS JERRY DEFEATED
House Supports Speaker Reed In His
Policy Relative to Committee APP
pontments-Congress Appropriates
$4,000 for the International Postal
Convention.

Washington, May 4.-Mr. Tillman
(dem., 5. CO was heard from briefly
and pointedly in the senate Monday
after silence of many weeks and as
usual his remarks served to arouse a
lively controversy. 1t occurred during
the consideration of the free home
stead bill Mr. Morgan (dem., Aa.)
proposed an amendment giving all pub
lie lands unoccupied by 1900 to the
several states and territories Mr.
Hawley rep, Comm declared this to
be startling proposition and Mr.
Iillman sought to oppose it by series
of questions addressed to Mr.. Morgan
Some of the questions referred to the
amendment as proposition to COB
bic" and steal the interest of the
states in public lands. Mr.. Morgan in
turn made sharp and sarcastic re-
joinders and for a line the senators
and spectators We're interested in the
animated cross-fire. After a time MI
Morgan protested against the Interrupt
ton as breach of the privileges of
the senate. The incident closed by a
statement from Mr.. Tillman disclaim-
ing any purpose of being discourteous
to the Alabama senator. Mr. Morgan S
amendment was withdrawn and an
on the free homestead bill today.
Early in the day Mr. Morgan endeav-
ored to secure vote on the Cuban res
oution 1t went over, however, at
the request of Mr.. Hale in order that
speeches in opposition may be made.
A joint resolution by Mr.. Chandler
was agreed to without division. MAX
ing Immediately available $4,000 for
the purpose Of an international con-
gress about to assemble here,
HOUSE
Washington, May 4-"Issue was
made as Speaker Reed put it in the
house Monday on the speakers policy
| postponing the appointment of com
mlttees Mr. Simpson, pop. kan)
! brought it on by another attack upon
! the speaker which moved Mr.. Reed TO
! challenge him to propose resolution
/ lnstructing the speaker TO appoint the
| committees. The kansan eyaded this
/ challenge, but Mr. Lewis, a new demo-
cratic member from Washington,
/ took 10 the gauntlet which the speaker
4 had t.own down and moved the adop-
| zion of a resolution of the tenor sug-
! gested by Mr.. Reed. Then Mr. Flem-
| ing dem, Ga) offered a substitute
embodying the Instructions in different
terms and Mr. Dingley. the republican
leader, TO make the .ssue plain, as he
said, presented another substitute
directing the speaker TO appoint the
! committees Immediately" When a
/ vote was taken on the proposition the
| speaker was sustained by practically
a solid vote of his party assisted by SO
| democrats under the leadership of Mr..
Bailey. The resolution was defeated
yeas, so; nays, 1874; present but not
voting, 49,
For the first tine this session The
factions in the democratic ranks were
! forced to put themselves on record and
| 50 democrats with all the pcpulists sup
rorted Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Low IN. " was
he only republican to put himself on
record in support Of the resolution,
While democrats and republicans
answered present Mr. Bailey de-
nounced in strong terms the spectacle
which the democrats were presenting
by their aissensiOns. Messrs Cochran
dem. Mo- and Wheeler dem, Ala }
spoke for the resolution while Mr.
Dirgley rep, Me- voiced the repub-
lican policy.
The senate resolution appropriating
$4,000 for a congress of the universal
! p stal union was adopted and Mr..
%hoWalter, republican, CHOSEN at a
special election to repres aDt the 25th
| Penn sylyania district, was sworn in.