Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENSATIONAL UPROAR IN
THE HOUSE.
Massachusetts, and Vermont Members
Fall Out Over the Atlantic and Pacific
RailrOad-De Almond of Missouri
Roasts Secretary Morton.

j an. 29.-At the end of an acrimonious de-
oate on the conference report on the bill to
CONFER the rights and franchise of the At
lautic & Pacific railroad on the purchasers
under the mortgage foreclosure Mr.. Powers
OF vermont and Mr.. Barrett of MasSachu-
sets exchanged broadsides Mr. Powers
defended the conference report against the
assaults of a half-score members led by Mr.
barrett The latter was particularly severe
III his criticisms, charging that a stock Job
Ding operation was behind the measure.
This drew from Mr.. Powers a 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 opposi ton
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
majority-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-
s1dered 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 for
an international monetary conference was
debated, Mr.. Chandler speaking in favor of
1t and Mr. Stewart of Nevada against it The
Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy
bill were be fore the Senate for brief time.
but no progress was made on either of them
Early In the day a lively debate occurred
over Mr. Aliens resolution questioning the
presidents rights to foreclose against the
Pacific railroads The resolution went over
for 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 consider ation
OF the agricultural appropriation bill. but all
interest in these two measures was over
shadowed 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 rldlcule on Secretary Morton for the
recent issue of a pamphlet entitled: ''The
Farmers Interest in Finance" which ridi-
duled the people of the states that voted for
Bryan. Diamonds arraignment of the
gentleman from Nebraska was caustic, and
was as severe criticism of cabinet oficer
as has been delivered at this session of Con.
gress, and it created distinct sensation.
Jan. 27.-Senate: In the Nicaragua de-
bate Mr. Sherman foreShadowed a new
treaty by which the United States could
build the canal without the intermediation
OF 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,
MI sherman asserted that this was a
"bugaboo," wholly without foundation.
He added 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
characterized
was changed so as to make the recommittal
TO the special ommittee, 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 ap-
proximately S479,O 1000, was passed, after the
defeat of the amendment for participation
OF the WeStPoint cadets in the inaugur alton
ceremonies
The House, after debate of four hours,
adopted the conference report on the immi-
| grafton bill by vote of 131 to 118 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, Inde-
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.It wa made evident, however,
| that the bill would meet little opposi ton 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 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
Cleveland's pension vetoes by vote of 1877
TO 81 The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott of
| the Sixth Iowa cavalry, who is now living at
Oswego, Kan, at the rate of $72 per month.
| Mr.. Cleveland vetoed 1t 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
| 4 Id children" and as an "indescribably di-
IL nutive reptile" These bitter words were
incident to Mr.. Turpies speech of two hours
| on the Cameron Cuban resolutions The
| senator confined himself largely to a 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
| ognizing new governments Mr.. Turpie did
not conclude his speech and expects to pro-
| ceed tomorrow After O'Clock the day
was devoted to eulogies on the late ex-
Speaker Crisp