The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-04
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The house passed
the Indian appropriation bill today and
entered upon the consideration of the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill, but all in
tereSt in these two measures were over
Swallowed by two remarkable speeches.
one made by Representative Grosvenor of
Ohio, attacking Governor Altgeld of Hi.
mOnd of Missouri, heaping ridicule on
Secretary Morton for the recent issue of
a pamphlet entitled "The Farmers Inter
est in Finance" Mr.. De Almond is a
democrat and an ardent supporter of sill
yer, so that his attack created less sur
prise than it would otherwise have done
1t had already been noiscd about that
the Missouri member intended to make
an attack on the secretary and the mem
bers eagerly crowded about to hear him
With biting sarcasm and rasping irony he
scored the secretary of agriculture, taking
as his text a recent publication issued by
the secretary and sent out over the coun-
try under frank entitled '"The Farm.
er's Interest in Finance" The pamphlet
reviewed the silver agitation to show
that poverty and illiteracy" characterized
the states which had been foremost in
the demand for the restoration of silver
Mr.. De Almond said the demand fol
restoration of silver came from the farm
ers. whose interest the secretary of agri.
culture was supposed to look after, and
asking contemptuously what excuse there
was for issuing this SANDER, this traves'
ty of facts"
THE republican party is not response.
bic for him." interposed w. a. Stone OF
Pennsylvania.
"Assurcdly not" agreed Mr.. De Ar.
mond, land / can understand how CRATE
full you are that you are relieved from
the responsibility" Uaughter)
He went on TO say that there were
facts that seemed lost sight of, that were
known to all of the members, and one of
them was the illiterate colored vote, rep
resenting McI[inley's vote in most of the
states which he carried. But, he said
no one took Secretary Morton seriously
nowadays. The world was not longer in.
terestcd in his views on finances, although
it might look with expectation for any
observations he might make on the wood
chuck the hedgehog or the eye of pota-
toes.
1T was once said of an eminent states
man." he continued, that the secretary
stood alone, that modern dccency had not
ton the secretary stood alone. modern
deccncy had passed him" daughter
Addressing the republican side. he ap'
pealed to them to recognize Secretary
Morton's services, even though they re-
fused to accept responsibility for him.
"Of course,' said he, you will not keep
him in his present position, although you
might put him in the national museum
1--WE will put him in better place.
said Mr.. w. A. Stone of Pennsylvania,
I'VE will send him back to Nebraska.
"Why should you desire to punish Ne
braska?" shouted Mr.. Ken tpop.) of Ne
braska, amid shouts of laughter.
You intimate that | took an unfair
advantage of him." said Mr.. Grosvenol
of Ohio, "why do you attack Secretary
Morton in his absence" :
Because | know" responded Mr.. Dc
Almond. that the gentleman from Ohio
had contracted habit of speaking here
once day and would speak for him II
necessary" GIaughter)
In conclusion Mr. De Almond said that
the secretary's peculiarly was that ne ne
talked when he was not wanted to, wrote
when he was not talking and did both
when he was not thinking.
Full many whim of purest ray serene
The dark, unfathomed dreams OF q
Morton bear,
Full many Il wheel is formed to whirr
unseen
And waste its heetness meath j. Ster'
ling's hair"
Great laughter ana applause.)
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio got the hooI
during the debate on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill and under the. latitude al
lowed, proceeded to interest the members
with reply to some remarks made by
Ex-Governor Altgeld at dinner given IN
the latter's honor last week.
'The loyalty. welfare. and interest oil
the state of Ohio" he said, demanded
Il reply" .,,