Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-26
THE ALLEGED CROOEEDNESS In Selecting DeIaware's Senator
 and 9th 5. CALLS FOR Al SISCUSSloN Turpe Wants Cuba Re 2 nzed and Weyler's
 Butchery Pg End To.
EX-SPEAKER CHARLtoff. CRISP EuLoGlzED
Democratic and Republican Senators Pay Tribute to the Dead 5peaker-Indian Appropriations in the House
 Washington Gossip.

aIIa1rS Tn connection With the cnOlce Ul a sena tor from the state of Delaware was called to the attention of the senate to- day by MT. Burrows (rep. Mich), who presented a paper signed by the three presidential electors for that state in which it is asserted that through illegal and fraudulent action a majority of about 800 publican votes in Kent county had been changed into a democratic ma jority of about 200. MT. Burrows also presented a paper signed by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house, asserting that legislators chosen by the people were evicted from the state capitol and that the powers of the state government were usurped by corrupt oligarchy. Both papers urge the senate to take action in the premises. In con- nection with the same subject MT Chandler Qrep. N. H.), announced his in tention to suggest to the senate whether some method cannot be fixed ito pre- vent the wholesale larceny of senator ships in various states"
 A resolution was offered by MT. Petit grew silverite, s. D., and was referred to the committee on contingent expenses, for a select committee to inquire into the issue of land patents to the Pacific rail roads and as to the diversion from the
 
 the companies to the Pacific Mail Steam ship company. And notice was given by Mir Grear (rep. Ia.), chairman of the Pacific railroad committee, that after the Nicaragua canal bill was out of the way he would ask the senate to consider the Pacific railroad commission bill, MT White (dem. Cab, giving notice that ob- jection would be made to the considera- tion of that bill.
 A bill providing that no person shall be tried in a United States court for acts, in aid of the republic of Cuba, was intro duced by MT. Chandler, and was referred to the judiciary committee.
 In pursuance of previous notice MT. Turpie (dem. Ind), addressed the senate in a long constitutional argument 10 prove that the primary and paramount power to recognize new state IS vested not in the President of the United States, but in congress under that clause Of the constitution which declares that congress shall have power to regulate commerce that is, according to MT. Turpfe-inter- course with foreign states. He spoke TOT two hours and half and had not con cluded when the hour fixed for eulogles on ex-Speaker Crisp, of Georgia, arrived.
 In the course of his speech he indulged in vituperation of Capt.-Gen. Weyler as "an indescribably diminutive reptile;' as "a man who used his sword against women and children" and who met his enemy with paper pellets and proclama- tions. MT. Turpie favored an immediate declaration of belligerency, which would be followed, he said, by the issue or let ters of marque and reprisal and by the appearance of privateers-m militia Of the sea"-that would sweep Spanish com merce from the ocean and would clean the market to Spanish bonds and securl- ties. MT. Turpie will continue his speech tomorrow.
 The eulogies on ex-Speaker Crisp were e Ion, of Georgia GallInger, republican, of New Hampshire; Berry, democrat, or Arkan- sas: Mills, democrat, of Texas; Carter, re- publican, of Montana; Daniel democra |, of Virginia, and Bacon, democrat, of Georgia.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 The house began business today by passing, on motion of Mr. Savers, demo- crat, of Texas, the senate bill to provide for an examination and survey of wa ter route from the mouth of the jetties at the city of Galveston. Tex, through the ship canal and up Bufalo bayou to the city of Houston.
 Following this the house disposed of a lot of miscellaneous business and toward the close of the session entered upon the consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. In the time allotted to general de- bate on the measure, MT. Johnson (rep., Ind) gave to the house at length his views upon the necessity for revision of the currency and banking laws. After disposing of about a quarter of the text of the bill which includes eighty printed pages the house, at 5:10 o'clock, ad- journed until tomorrow.
 The conference report on the immfgra- tion bill was presented by MT. Danford, (rep., O.) who gave notice that he would ask the house to take it up Wednesday and dispose of 1t.
 The house committee on foreign af- fairs today ordered favorably reported the resolution requesting the secretary of state to give the house the present status of the treaty by which the United States and Great Britain are restricted from building or maintaining was ves- sells on the great lakes.
 During the discussion MT. Smith, rep- of Michigan), who introduced the reso- lution, read a letter written to Secre- tary Herbert in 1895, approving the course of the navy department in refus- ing to consider bids of the Detroit Dry Dock company for building war ships.
 The report on the resolution was unani- nous.