The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-29

and judgment, decency and patriotism
of the law abiding sentiment of Ohio,
that the possibility of what we might
be coming to was not decorated with
the awful example of the then governor
OF the state of Illinois. 1t was present
at more than one vast assemblage Of
the people of that state, and when all
else failed to arouse an outburSt Of
tremendous enthusiasm, it always fol-
lowed the declaration that one of the
things that we were aiming at was to
purge the fair record of Illinois of the
name in Office of Altgeld. He it was
who in the Chicago convention de-
handed as all understood was
published and declared everywhere
the Introduction of those planks of the
platform that arrayed hundreds of
thousands of Democrats, independent
of the question of the tariff and Of the
currency, against the Democratic party
Why, it is not very strange, Mr.. Chair
man, that that gentleman should feel
Some degree of responsibility for the
results, and some degree of soreness
as he looks back over the
MISERABLE RECORD
in politics which he himself has made"
Continuing, Mr.. Grosvenor said that
there had not been dishonest election
In Ohio for years, and he gave the
credit of this to the Joint efforts Of
the leading men Of both political par
ties" He then proceeded to describe
the Ohio election laws and methods de-
signed to prevent fraud, and subse-
Quently concluded that whatever justi-
ficatiOn might exist for the charge Of
fraud based on the increased vote in
that state, applied with double force to
the enormous increase of the Demo-
cratic vote in that state.
He called attention to the fact that
the largest percentage Of increase in
the Ohio vote occurred in one of the
Democratic districts. Represented by
Mr.. Layton.) He also repealed the in
situation that the Republicans had lost
ground in Ohio at the late election.
When Bushnell got $4,000 plurality he
had only 1900 majority. This year,
he said, there was absolute fusion of
all the opposition TO the Republican
ticket, and yet Mckinley had so, 900
majority. In conclusion, he congratu-
lated the Democratic press of his state
OH the fact that it had not paid the
slightest heed to A1tgeld's SANDERS.
Mr.. Bromwen (Rep., Ohio followed
in further subsItantiati0n of Mr. Gros-
venor's statements. These two speeches
drew brief but somewhat sarcastic
response from Mr.. DearmOnd. But, he
said, he had no desire to defend Gov
Altgeld. He paid high tribute to the
men who made up the Chicago cOnven-
tiCn, who, he said, were actuated by
deep conviction and repudiated the sug-
geStiOn that any man had dictated the
Chicago platform. Perhaps, in some
other arena, he said, Mr.. GrOsVenOr
and Gov. AItgeld might be able to de-
eide the worth or WOrthleSSneSS Of
their relative statements, but he stated
rather sarcastically that ex-Gov. Alt
geld had always made his charges
against others in the open, where they
could be met. He concluded with a
high tribute to AltgeId's character
A number Of amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill were made be-
fore it passed. The salaries and eX-
penseS of the Dawes commission were
reduced from $4,000 to $43, GOO. The
items appropriating $25, 600 for the irri-
cation lands of the Southern UteS, in
Utah, and $4,000 for the erection of a
bridge across the Big Wine river, on
the ShoshOne reservation, in Wyoming,
were stricken out on points Of order.
Amendments to impose a fine of $500
or Imprisonment for thirty days upon
any one who took from the public
lands aboriginal antiquities; to require
Indian agents to make seni-annual de-
tailed statements of all Indian moneys
Passing through their hands, placing
the children OF Indian women who had
married WHITE men On an equal footing
with other members of the tribe in the
matter Of inheriting tribal property and
rights, were adopted.
On point of order, made by Mr..
Cannon, the last sixteen pages of the
bill to ratify the treaties with the Sho-
shone and ArapahOes Of Wyoming,
made April %, 1895, and the Turtle
Mountain band of Chippewas in North
Dakota, made Oct. %, 1892, were
stricken out. The item to remove all
restrictions existing against the leas-
ing, sale or conveyance Of the allotted
lands of the Puyallup Indians, in Pierce
county, Washington, was ruled out An
amendment offered by Mr.. MOndell
Rep., Wyo) to appropriate $4,000 for
the repair Of a bridge across the Wind
river, in Wyoming, was adopted. At
$40 p. m. the house adjourned.