The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29

an increase OF over DuU,UU so that what
ever fraud in the Repu bllcan vote was be-
yond the comprehension OF that profes-
sional slanderer applies with twice as
much force to the Democrats as the Re-
publicans.
he asserted that IN several States the
election resulted in increasing the Re pub
lican majority. The SANDER of Altgeld,
Grosvenor said, had not been repeated
nor indorsed by single Democratic
leader or Democratic newspaper in the
State of Ohio.
Grosvenor's remarks were supplemented
by Bromwell (K. } of Ohio, who presented
a table of votes cast at State and Presi-
Dental elections in Ohio since the Repub-
lican party named its first Presidential
candidate.
De Armond Cd. )of Missouri, disclaiming
any interest in the controversy between
Ex-Governor Aitgeld and the Republican
Senators of Ohio. continued the general
| debate on the agricultural bill by reading
| from a newspaper article. printed shortly
after the November election, which went
to show that Altgeld's charges regarding
the vote of Ohio were well founded. AS to
| Altgeld himself, De Almond said, it must
be conceded by friend and foe alike that
| he had the courage of his convictions and
| M ade his charges where there was an OPP
| portunity to answer ttem. He said it
| might be that the Governor would have
an answer here to the gentleman from
| Ohio, for he seemed to have yet the sup
| port of q large and enthusiastic following
| in his State, and, he believed, in The coun-
try.
De Almond then devoted himself to a
! tonic having some relation to the bill
the bulletins issued by the Department of
| Agriculture, showing, as he said, the lllit-
eracy and poverty OF those States which
had the temerity to declare their desire to
see the restoration the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l. This he de-
olared to be q slander upon that part of
the people whom the Secretary OF Agri-
culture IN the administration OF his office
was supposed to particularly represent.
C. w. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania a said
1.-THE gentleman understands that the Re-
publicans are not responsible for the
official?'
De Armond-Oh, certainly, and | can
thoroughly appreciate the qualification
YOU must feel over that fact. Years ago
it was said OF great Secretary, ''The Sec
retary stood alone; modern degeneracy
has not reached him." Now the language
is different. 1.-The Secretary stands alone
modern degeneracy has not passed him. "
Laugh He appealed to the Repub-
iicanS to find a place for him after this
administration ended He understood, of
course, that he could not be kept in his
present place. In former times royal
courts com prised such an individual, but
there was no court now to place him.
But" he asked, ''can't you put him on
a shelf in the museum labeled as a curl
osity of odern political life and modern
political adm inistratlon2'
Grosvenor-I understand the gentleman
to criticize ny rem arks, partly at least, on
the ground that Governor Altgeld would
| have no opportunity to reply. May | ask
| what arrangement the gentleman has
made for the Secretary OF Agriculture to
respond to this attack?
De Almond Il cannot imagine, Mr.
Speaker, but that the gentlemen from
Ohio, who speaks here at least once day
and often several days, will respond for
him. Laughter,
De Almond then, to the great amuse-
ment OF the House, described Secretary
| Morton as a man who was always writin g
when he was not talking, always talking
| when he was not writing, and always do
ing both when not thinking, and con-
cluded with the following parody on
Gray's lines:
| Full many a whim OF purest ray serene,
The dark unfathemed dreams of Morton bear.
Full many wheel is formed 10 whirr unseen
And aste its feetness meath j. Sterlings hair.
Wadsworth then stated that the pend
ing bill carried total appropriation OF
So, ,152, 752, a net decrease OF S102, 780 from
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
In the appropriation for the Weathe,
Bureau there was decrease of $3.50 in the
item FOR salaries and total decrease oi
$429O in the same item for the entire de-
partment aside from the Bureau of Ami.
NAL Industry. For that bureau an in
crease of S25 600 was provided in order to
extend the inspection of meat provided
for in the act of March 3, 1891, to numerous
abattoirs and packing houses which have
requested such inspection and which have
not up 10 the present time received it.
| The committee arose at $40 and on
motion of Payne (R.) of New York the
| n ouse adjourned