Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-21
HOUSE PASSES TWO BILLS
Agricultural and Indian Appropriation
Measures Go Through.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM ACTION IS HAsTY
Holman of Indiana Driven Into n
Corner when the Mileage Resolu-
tion Comes Before the House
for Consideration.

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-The house to-
day pushed through the two remaining left
over appropriation bills according to yes
terday's schedule--the agricultural bill carry
ing $3tS2902 and the Indian carrying 81,
670220 The sentiment Of the house against
the provision in the Indian bill opening 10
entry under the mining laws, the lands In
the Uncompahgre reservation In Utah con-
tanning gilsonite or asphaltum deposits, which
was inserted in the bill by the senate, was
so intense that it was stricken out by unan-
imous consent. After the appropriation bills
were passed a resolution for extra mileage
aud stationery for this session Of congress
was adopted. The debate on this resolution
was rather lively and a question as to
whether Mr.. Holman had taken the extra
mileage voted by the Fifty-third congress
was used to greatly embarrlss the economist.
He finally declined to answer 1t on the
ground that 1t was "impertinent."
when the house met today 1t was still
operating under the order of yesterday for
the disposal of the four left over" appro-
pration bills the Indian and agricultural
bills still remaining to be acted upon, but
the agricultural bill was first taken up under
the rule adopted yesterday.
Mr.. Wadsworth, republican OF New YORK,
the old chairman of the agricultural COM
self with simply stating that the bill carried
S3,1S2, ,9O2.
Champ Clark, democrat of Missouri, then
took the floor and signalized his return TO
congress with a characteristic speech, when
kept the house in an uproar Of laughter and
applause for fifteen minutes. The longer
a man lives the more he learns" was the
first proposition he laid down. He declared
he had changed his mind about the United
States senate. From first to last he had
said many unkind things about the senate.
During the dog days of 1894, when the SEN
ate was holding up the tariff bill, he had
even favored the abolition OF that body,
Today he said he wanted to retract every
thing he had ever said in derogation OF the
upper house of congress Il thank Goa,
said he that the senate OF the United
States still remains n dellberatlve pouy.
democratic applause) | undertake 10 say
that yesterday and today have witnessed the
most astounding and exasperating perform
ance which ever took place in the American
congress" He proceeded to argue that the
rules for the Fifty-fourth congress had been
proved drastic enough so that the whole
government of the house had been turned
over to the triumvirate composing the com
mittee on rules.
CALLS REPUBLICANS ANARCHISTS.
"During the last campaign" he shouted,
addressing the republican side, you wan
dered over the face of the earth denouncing
5000 900 American citizens as anarchists
Gentlemen of the majority, you are the an
archists What is anarchy? Government
without rule, the government OF this body
today" democratic applause) lie warned
his political adversaries that there would be
day of reckoning. ''The republican party"
he said" has always been long on promises
and short on performances. You said the
people would be swamped to the chin In pros
perity IL Mckinley was elected even before
the last administration went out for which
I also thank God. democratic applause)
But the prosperity you promised seems to be
in state of suspended animation, while you
besiege a careworn president trying to break
through the hypocritical snivep service
rules"
He created much amusement by asking
what the house was going to do after the
senate entered upon the real consideration
of the tariff bill. what are we going to
do?" he asked. "St and look at each other
and constitute ourselves mutual admira-
tion society? Why not give the las new
members % chance to try their oratory?'
Mr. Clark was cut off by Speaker Reeds
gavel Just as he was in the midst of glow
Ing eulogy Of Mr.. Reeds quorum counting
rule which he said would prove the corner
stone of his fame.
Mr.. Williams democrat of Mississippi, said
that beyound emphasizing the novelty of the
methods there was no reason why there
should be opposition to the pending BILL
which was an economical and intelligent one
The bill was then passed.
INDIAN BILL.
Sherman, republican of New York. took
charge. He explained that the bill had been
thoroughly considered in the last congress
While it contained some features he did not
approve Of on the whole 1t was most excel
lent measure The item relative to the I'm
compahgro reservation was one of those he
specified as Objectionable to him.
Mr.. Cooper, republican Wisconsin, crit
iclsed this paragraph, which he said would
open up to those who could get there first
the richest asphaltum and gsonite deposits
in the world
Mr.. Sayers asked II the house conferees
had not been informed that a combination
existed to seize these lands and that unless
this amendment were agreed to there would
be no bill.
Mr.. Sherman said the statement had been
made that there was combination. He ad-
mitted that the house conGerees had received
an ultimatum to this Item
Then beg the house to reject this BILL"
said Mr.. Sayers.
Mr., Grosyenor pointed out the extreme i'm
portance of the asphaltum discovery on this
reservation without either supporting or OPP
posing the items in the bill, He said the
asphaltum on the island of Trinidad was