The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENSATIONAL UPROAR IN
THE HOUSE.
Massac husetts and Vermont Members
Fall Out Over tho Atlantic and Pacific
Railroads.&c. Almond of Missouri
Roasts Secretary Morton.


Ian. CAT the end of an acrimonious de-
bate on the conference report on the bill to
confer the rights and franchise of the At
lantic g. Pacific railroad on the purchasers
under the mortgage foreclosure, ME- Powers
of Vermont and Mr.. Barrett of Massachu-
sets exchanged broadsides. Mr. Powers
defended the conference report against the
assaults of half-score members, led by Mr..
Barrett The latter was particularly severe
in his criticisms charging that a stock job
bing operation was behind the measure.
This drew from Mr.. Powers reply
in which he charged that Boston
was the home of the railroad wreckers,
and, with keen satire, ridiculed the Massa-
chusetts member, and continued that per-
haps he was interested" in his opposition
Mr.. Barrett, in responding, was very vi
cious, not only denying absolutely any in
terest in the bill, but scoring Mr.. Powers,
who. he said, was on the supreme bench of
Vermont when the Central railroad of that
state was wrecked under its decree" The
report was rejected by an overwhelming
maiority-71 to 141-and the conferees were
instructed to insist on the house amend
ments. At the night session nineteen
private pension bills were favorably con-
sidered In committee of the whole.
jan. 2s.-The open session of the Senate
was very brief as more than half the day
was spent behind Closed doors. The bill Tor
an international monetary conference was
debated, Mr. Chandler speaking in favor of
it and Mr.. Stewart of Nevada against it The
Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy
bill were before the Senate for brief time,
but no progress was made on either of them.
Early In the day lively debate occurred
over Mr.. Aliens resolution questioning the
30 ri OH n fOrPclOSP AGAINST the
Pacific railroads The resolution went over
for a speech by Mr. ThurstoE of Nebraska
A number of petitions urging the speedy
ratification of the Anglo-American peace
treaty were received.
The House passed the Indian appropria-
ton bill and entered upon the consideration
OF the agricultural appropriation bill, but all
interest in these two measures was over
Swallowed by two very remarkable speeches,
one made by Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, attack
ing Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois, and the
other by Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri. heap
ing ridicule on Secretary Morton for the
recent issue of a pamphlet entitled: 1.-THE
Farmers Interest in Finance" which ridt-
duled the people of the states that voted for
Bryan. Diamonds arraignment of the
gentleman from Nebraska was caustic, and
was as severe a criticism of cabinet officer
as has been delivered at this session of Con-
gress and it created a distinct sensation
JAN 27.-Senate: In the Nicaragua de-
bate Mt Sherman foreshadowed a new
treaty by which the United States could
build the canal without the INTERPRETATION
of a private concession The Senator de-
clared that this governmental execution of
the project was the only feasible one, and
that all private efforts in the direction had
proved failures Answering Mr.. Morgan's
recent charge that England inspired oppo-
sition to American control of the canal,
Mr.. Sherman asserted that this was a
"bugaboo," wholly without foundation.
He added a handsome tribute to
England and her institutions. Mr..
Villas followed with motion to
recommit the canal bill to the committee on
foreign relations, step which Mr. Morgan
char acterized as an insult The motion
was changed so as to make the recommittal
to the special committee, of which Mr.. Nor
gan is chairman. The Senate adjourned
before vote was taken, and the Villas mo-
ton to recommit is pending. The military
academy appropriation bill, carrying APP
proximately $479,o00, was passed, after the
defeat of the amendment for participation
of the West Point cade Is in the inauguration
ceremonies.
The House. after debate of four hours,
adopted the conference report on the 1mml-
grafton bill by vote of 131 to 11S. 1t ex-
tends the educational clause to female as
well as male immigrants, to read and write
some one language.
Jan. 26.-Senate: Mr.. Turpie of Indiana
closed his speech on the Cuban resolutions,
urging that Spain had utterly failed to quell
the outbreak. and that the United States
should intervene The Wolcott bill for an
international monetary conference was
considered for the first time. Mr.. White,
Democrat of California, Mr.. Cannon, hide
pendent, of Utah and Mr.. Daniel, DEM
ocrat, of Virginia urged that the con-
ference would be futile and was not
intended as a serious movement toward
bimetallism.I 1t wa S made evident, however,
that the bill would meet little opposition be-
yond the expression of senators that the bill
would accomplish nothing. The Nicaragua
canal debate was resumed, Mr.. DANIEL
speaking against the measure. The House
amendments to the Senate bill for survey
of a water route from the mouth of the jet
ties at Galveston, Texas, to Houston, were
agreed to and the bill finally passed.
The House overrode another of President
Clevelands pension vetoes by vote of 127
to So The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott of
the Sixth Iowa cavalry, who is now living at
Oswego, Kan. at the rate of $40 per month.
Mr. Cleveland vetoed it on the ground that
the disability for which the beneficiary was
to be pensioned was not contracted in the
service The rest of the day was devoted to
a continuation of the debate on the Indian
appropriation bill Only few amendments
were adopted, and those were of minor i'm
portance About twenty-five pages of the
bill were covered
Jan 25-In the Senate Mr.. Turpie of In
diana characterized General Weyler as the
"Herod of Havana, the murderer OF women
and children" and as an 'indescribably d.
minutive reptile" These bitter words were
incident to Mr.. Turpies speech of two hours
on the Cameron Cuban resolutions. The
senator confined himself largely to care
full analysis of the constitutional rights OF
| congress, his conclusion being that con-
gress, as representing the people, had the
primary and paramount authority over rec
ognizlng new governments MI: Turpie did
not conclude his speech and expects to pro-
| coed tomorrow After O'Clock the day
was devoted to eul"gies on the late ex-
Speaker Crisp
Buying Up American Mines.