The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-08

the Rule Reported. Are Referred to the
| Ways and Means That the Banking and
| Currency Committee Lays Claim To-
Side Trip Taken Into the Domain Of
| Civil ServIce-Confiictinx Bills ia the
| Senate Congressional News
Washington, Dec. THE session Of the
house today, though it lasted but two
hours, witnessed a very Lively skrmizh
over the question Of distributing :he
presidents message 20 the various com.
mittees clothed with jurisdiction over
| the subjects dealt with. The conflic. %
authority came between the ways alI
means committee and the banking and
currency committee. The battle RACED
all along the line. During the deolce.
| General Grosvenor of Ohio fire dtle irst
gun against ;he civil service law, and
this also brought the frierds and enc
mics Of tha, measure into action. Mr..
Johnson Of Indiana, in ringing warn
| ing, declared the, if bill TO ensasculate te
| the civil service law were passed it
! would meet the presidential veto. Even
| tually Mr.. Dingley. in Difference TO the
opposition OF the members OF the bank
| ing and currency committee, agreed to a
| modification Of the order Of distribution,
| so as 10 send to the ways and means
committee all matters relating to the
revenues, the bonded debt of the country
and the treaties affecting the revenues.
The resolution was then adopted. After
te session Chairman Walker claimed ne
had won decisive victory, and that his
committee, under the order, would have
Jurisdiction of a measure to, as he ex-
pressed it. convert the greenIbacks into
gold certificates. But members of the
ways and means committee insisted that
the changes of verbiage in the order
would not affect their jurisdiction, and
that such a measure as the president
suggested, il introduced in the house,
would be referred by the speaker to their
committee.
Washington, Dec. THE house Of rep
resentatives settled down to the custo-
mary routine today. Rev. Henry Coud-
en-, the regular chaplain, who delivered
the invocation today, in his appeal to
the Throne of Grace asked for the Divine
blessing upon the president in mis- hour
Of trial and anxiety.
After the reading Of the journal leave
was asked by several of the more i'm
portant committees to sit during the ses-
sions of the house, and for the printing
of documents for the use Of the commit
tees.
These were the customary requests in
cident to the serious work of the session
and were granted. The presidents mes
sage transmitting the report of the spe-
cial commission on the Paris Information
al Exposition in 1900 and recommending
a liberal appropriation for our represen-
tation at the exposition was laid before
the house.
COMMITTEES IN CONFLICT.
Mr.. Dingley, from the committee on
ways and means. then presented reso-
luton adopted by that committee, for
the distribution Of the presidents mes
sage to the several committees having
jurisdiction of the various subjects treat
ed. Mr.. Walker Rep., Mass). as chair
man Of the banking and currency, asked
for re-reading of the portion OF the
resolution giving the ways and means
committee jurisdiction of all the portions
relating 10 the revenues, the national A.
nancies, the public debt and the preser-
vation OF the public credit. A very con-
siderable debate followed upon what the
language Of the resolution meant and
the issue as to jurisdiction Of the cur
~, -
means and the banking and currency
was sharply raised.
Before the dsbate, which lasted over
an hour had been concluded, the house
was plunged into debate on the cur
rency problem. Mr.. Walker, after the
re-reading Of the resolution. asked with
some heat what was left to his commit
tee.
Mr. Dingley replied that all matters re-
lating to banking and currency under
the resolution would go TO the banking
and currency committee.
There seems 10 be a decided conflict |
IF opinion as to what matters refer to !
banking and currency" exclaimed Mr.. |
Walker rather Sharply.
Mr.. Dingiey protested that the Ian |
guage of the resolution was Identical !
with that Of former resolutions on the |
same subject, but ne was Immediately |
bombarded with questions as 10 the prac- |
sical effect OF the resolutions language. |
NJ. Bailey CTexas). the minority lead |
er, attacked the flank OF Mr.. Dingley. |
He wanted TO know specifically whether /
a measure to effect the recommendation. /
OF the president on the currency would |
go TO the ways and means or the cur |
rency committee.
Mr. Dingiey avoided a direct re-
sponse.
IF il is proposed to retire the green !
backs in the manner recommended hy
the president. where would Il go?" ask 1
81 Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Johnson Rep.. Ind) pressed NJ.
Dingiey along the same line.
II would leave the determine ton o'
that question 20 the speaker" at least
replied Mr. Dingley. The house laughed
1T IL 10 avoid that very thing ex-
claimed Mr.. Johnson, that desire zhis
question TO be made clear now. Does
the chairman OF the ways and means
committee think bin enbodying The
principle of the presidents recomme1-
iation affects the redemption fund.-
81 think Il does" replied Mr.. Dingley.
Then the gentleman indirectly an
swers our question" exclaimed Mr..
Johnson.
DEBATE ARRANGED FOR.
BY rhis time. II being apparent t1st
iesoseerx ouid be required to dispose cf
iaes question at is-ne. M DingSsy ana
hr. Bailey arranged for tlirty minutes
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