The San Francisco call., 1897-03-03
The latter bill was referred to a commit

! Bouseile (R.) of Maine made like re.
quest with regard to the naval appropri-
alton bill, and he made statement OF the
effect and scope of the principal Senate
| amendments.
Hopkins (R.) } OF Illinois asked the House
to take vote on the Senate amendment
fixing the price for armor plate for naval
vessels at $500 a ton and concur in it. He
said that the companies which are now
furnishing this armor desire to continue
to furnish it, but they should do so at a
reasonable price. He said that the Illinois
Steel Company was ready to contract Tor
armor at $240 ton and it was competent
to carry out that contract.
To DalzslI of Pennsylvania Hopkins
said he knew how long it took to build an
armor- plate plant and how much money it
took.
He called attention to the fact that
while the companies which furnished the
armor plate for the Kearsarge and Ala
bama charged the United States $500 a
ton they were selling the same armor to
the Russian Government at $249 a ton, de-
livered i n st. Petersburg.
Cummings {D.) OF New York said that
II the Bethlehem Iron Company had fur
nished armor plate to Russia at $249 ton
it was also true that now it was furnishing
that Government the same armor at $527
per ton. The first contract was taken at q
loss to break into the European market.
To DalZell Cummings said that 1t
would not require three years to build
and establish an armor-piate plant, for
the Secretary in his report submitted the
proposition OF an English firm TO install a
plant in eighteen mon tbs.
The request Of Boutelle was agreed to,
and Bouteile (R.) of Maine, Dalzell (R-)
of Pennsylvania and Cummings CD Of
New York We're appointed conferees.
Conferees on the District OF Columbia
Dill were appointed as follows; Grout tk.)
| OF Vermont, Pitney (R.) OF New Jersey
and Dockery Cd of Missouri; and then,
| at IL 10, on motion OF Dalzell, the House
adjourned until II O'Clock.
When the House assembled for Tues
days session Dalzell Or. OF Pennsylvania
obtained unanimous consent 10 address
the House for thirty minutes in reply to
the structures passed on the oflcial con.
duct of Justice Skiras by McMillin CD Of
Tennessee and De Almond (D.) OF Mis-
souri, during the consideration OF tho
sundry civil bill. Leave was also given
to the Democratic side to respond for the
period of thirty minutes.
Dalzell said that a great injustice had
been done Justice Shiras. The charge of
| unexplained and damaging change OF
opinion had been made not only on the
floor of this House, but in Democratic and
Populistic papers and on every stump in
the campaign last year. Showing the
record which he had made, DalZell in
vited the gentlemen who had made the
charge to an open and manly retraction.
1t they did not accept his invitation, he
warned them that reatfirmation of the
charge was not satisfactory to the Amer
ipon Ha fair
play and would not accept an unfounded
assault upOn the most august judicial
tribunal in the world, nor condemn an in
dividual memb Der OF that court who rose
TO his high place because of his merit and
who for more than three score years had
borne the white flower of blameless life.
Dalzell was heard with great interest
and deep attention. and at the close the
Republicans greeted him with loud ap-
plause.
McMillin rose to reply and the interest
and attention continued. He reaffirmed
the charge that Justice Shiras had changed
his mind, and referred to Daizell as the
mouthpiece of the Justice. McMillen said
that if any person, court or power at
tempted by any means to tear down the
constitution he should stand unmoved.
even by the eloquence of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, and hold up the con-
stitution as the supreme law OF the land
and ever to be preserved. [Applause.]
De Armond followed, speaking along
the same lines he followed in his original
remarks upon the action OF Justice Shiras.
Aldr;ch (R.) OF Illinois endeavored to
get up the bill prohibiting the transmits
sion through the mails of illustrated and
elaborate accounts of prize-6ghts, but
Dockery (D.) of Missouri moved to take a
recess until 80 clock, which prevailed
by vote of y to SO.
When the House reconvened at $3.50
o'clock the Senate amendments to the
Notifications bill were non-concurred in
and conference asked.
Sherman (R.) of New York moved to
suspend the rules and pass the House bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury,
whenever q State defaults in the payment
of the interest due on Indian trust funds.
instead of instituting an action against
the State TO recover the money, to sell the
bonds and com promise the claim against
the State.
After considerable debate and various
futile efforts to amend the bill, the House
refused-43 to 68-to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, and then, at 4:40, took a
recess until 80 o-night
AS soon as the House assembled in the
evening, Speaker Reed laid before the
House message from President Cleve-
land vetoing the immigration restriction
bill.
Bartholdt (R.) of Missouri moved that
consideration of the message be postponed
until IL O'Clock. when there would doubt
less be larger attendance than was pres
ent now. This was agreed to.
After a further recess OF an hour a par.
tial conference report on the sundry civil
bill was presented ana agreed to- The
House voted to insist upon its disagree
ment to the remaining Senate amend
ments.
All Senate public buildings amendments
were concurred in except in the case of
Topeka, Kansas, where the amount was
reduced from 500 900 TO $35, 900.
The amendment to paw sugar bounty
claims amounting to 81 ,QS5,00 was con-
Cured in by vote OF IS 10 63, and con-
ference was ordered on the items in dis
pute.
For the amendment of Senate bill
restoring to the public domain the thir-
teen forest reservations in Wyoming,
Utah, Colorado, Montana, Washington,
Idaho and South Dakota, comprising over
2l,oOo 600 acres, set aside by proclama-
ton last week, a substitute was agreed
to, giving the President authority to
modify any order setting apart forest
reservations. so as to correct any mistake
that may have been made in alignment or
description.
The House further insisted on its dis
agreement to the Senate amendments re-
quiring appropriations for rivers and
harbors, the great lakes between Chicago
Dniuth and Buffa' O; Point Judith, R. 1.
and Humboldt, CAL, and providing for
the necessary surveys and bearings for a
memorial bridge across the Potomac
River at Washington.
The House further insisted upon its
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