New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-29
AFTER ALTGELD AND MORTON
THE FORMER DENOUNCED AND THE
LATTER RIDICULED.

HOUSE INDUCES IN POLITICAL DEBATE
MR. GRosvENoR DEFENDS THE STATE
or OHIO AND JUDGE DE ARMoND
DROPS INTO POETRY
Washington. Jan. 2s-several interesting and at
times humorous and acrimonious political speeches
were Unexpectedly precipitated upon the House to-
day just at the close OF an otherwise prosy and
duh session. during which the considerable OF
the Indian Appropriation bill. begun on Monday,
finished and the bill passed with some ma
teral changes all reducing the scope Of the meas
TIE. Mr. Wadsworth rep. n. ". chairman Of
the Committee Agriculture. had called up the
bill making appropriations for the Agricultural
Department for the year lS97-'9s. and. following
Mr. Shermans course in the management Of the
Indian bill. yielded the floor Mr.. Grosvenor
(Rep.. Ohio. That gentleman used the opportu-
nifty to defend the State of Ohio from what he
termed the false charges Of Ex-Governor Altgeld.
made In the lat;er's speech AT the banquet given
10 him last week TO mark the close Of his term as
Governor
Altgeld had declared Mr.. Grosvenor said that
in the late election Bryan defrauded OF vic
tory by stufng the ballo-toxes in certain States
named one OF these was Ohio, in which he said
% 600 fraudulent votes had been counted for Nc
Kinley. II there had been "A fair election Alt
geld had asserted Bryan would have carried the
State by over 1900 plurality Mr.. Grosvenor
said he would have supposed that Altgeld would
ing waves Of oblivion the facts of the late election.
for II was his understanding that one OF the most
potential factors In the Republican victory was
the desire 10 defeat party that had him Tor one
Of its leaders. Mr.. Grosvenor declared that no
State in the Union had fairer elections or better
election laws than Ohio. the operations and require
ments OF which he detailed. He reviewed the table
Of votes AT recent elections In Ohio. which showed
that the Republican vote In 1896 Increased over
that OF 1895 by l25OcO. while the Democratic vote
showed an Increase Of over 10000. so that what
ever in the Republican vote was beyond the com
prehenson OF that public professional sIanderer
eppl,es with twice as great force to the Demo
cratic vote"
Referr,ng TO some statements. even in Republi-
can papers relating TO the figures OF the vote
at the election of 1896. Mr. Grosvenor said tha'
election resulted in increasing the absolute major
itv Of the Republican vote over all the othef
votes from 1000 in favor of Governor Bushnell in
1895 TO 43OO-a glorious campaign. he SAID Inc
SANDER of Altgeld Mr.. Grosvenor said. had not
been repeated or indorsed By single Democratic
loader or Democratic newspaper in the State OF
Ohio
Mr. Grosvenor's remarks were supplemented oy
Mr. Bromwel Rep.. Ohio) VINO presented 'ao'e
of rhe votes cast at State and presidential eecohs
IN Ohio since the Republican party named us lrs'
Presidential candidate. His purpose was TO snow
that Major Mckinley had achieved as great VIC
tory in 1896 as mad any candidate for president
or Governor in the last forty years.
Mr. De Almond Dem, MOI disavowing any IN
,erest in the controversy between Ex-Governor Ait
geld and tne Representative from the Atnens Dls-
trict Of Ohio tMr GrOsvenOr), continued tnt sen ,
eral debate the Agricultural Appropriton pi,.
by reading from newspaper article plllteu S'y, ~!
after the November election. "n;cn Went 70 snoM
thar Altged's charges regarding the vote or ONO
wen founded. As 10 AltKeid himself; Hr ~
Almond said must be- conceded by friend ana zoe
alike that ne had the COURAGE OF MS cohNiet!on-
ana made mis- charges when there was opportunity
to answer them. And he said II might be 'hat Ihe
ex-governor would have an opportunity 10 hnswei
here the assertions OF the gentleman from ONO fOi
he seemed 10 nave yet the support OF Iaise an"
" Mr. Ire De Almond then devoted himself to topic
ha wing some relation to the Dill. the bulletin Is
sued by the Department Of Agriculture. showing.
States which mad the ,emerity to declare their de-
sire TO the restoration OF free coinage OF 81
. SANDER upon that part Of the people whom The
Secretary OF Agriculture in the administration of
his Department was supposed particularly to repre-
". A. Stone (Rep.. Penn)-The gentleman under
stands ina. the Republicans are not responsible
for the official
Mr.. De Armond-oh certainly And can thor
oughly appreciate the qualification you must feel
Years ago. IIr. De Almond continued. it was said
of a great Secretary The Secretary stood alone:
modern degeneracy has not reached MIN Now
alone modern degeneracy has not passed MIN
daughter. He appealed to the Republicans TO find
lie UNDERSTOOD Of course that ne could be kept
in his present place In former times royal courts
court now in v'hich TO place him. but he asked
can you put MIN on sheH IN ,, ne Museum W. ana
modern political administrator"
Mr.. Grosvenor-l understand the gentleman 70
crifcise my remarks. partly. at least on the
ground that Governor Altged would have no op-
portun to reply Nay ask SIX Ena y; asI
culture respond to this attack?
but that the Gentleman from Ohio VINO speaks here
at least once every day and often several times
Mr. De Almond TO the great amusement OF the
House described Secretary Morton as a man who
always writing when ne was not taking, ana
always talking when he was not writing and f1s al;
doing SSin not Of fines e
The dark unfainomable dreams Of Morton bear;
f irs m3M os wHef eeness meath J. Sterling hair
Mr.. Hull rep. Iowa, humorously remarked that
inasmuch the committee had received such a
complete and comprehensive ANALYSIS OF the penh.
ing bin in the general deba ne would ha H0mse w saa,
a recommendation that il pass ,u., tho
committee briefly that the bill really did contain.
Mr. HUI did not press his motion, .,o, .o,,,
appropriation OF g. l52 52. net decrease OF N02
from the appropriation for the current year IN
decrease Of $50 in the item n ianr ,sr ana ina
entire Department. aside from the Bureau OF Ami,
mai Industry For that bureau an Increase OF
Ion Hon of meat provided for in the act Of March
1891 10 numerous abattoirs and packing hS Hcn
which have requested such inspection ana which
have not up 70 the present time, received It,
The committee then rose. ,
During the day Mr. circuit rep, VI reported
ne appropriatiee bill for the District Of Columbia
Mr. Thomas Rep. Mch.D gave notice that on
Wednesday next he would ask the House 10 con-
slider the report Of Elections Committee NO on
Tho contest OF Cornett against Swanson from the
vth Virginia District; Mr. Powers rep, va pre-
scented the report OF the conferrees on the PHI 20
enable the purchasers OF the Atlantic ana Pacih'
Railroad 10 form a corporate
The last sixteen pages OF the lndian AppropIld-
lion bill in which were Set out the terms OF thc
,gra.m.nf with the ShOshOne and ArapahOe tribes
~ Indians IN wyoming and with tne Turtle
Mountain band Of chippewa Indians. North "a,
49, ,ritb . declaration that they be ratified and
confirmed Were stricken out on the ground tiia'
The ratification had no place In general approp''"
An amendment proposed by Mr. Curtis !Kep,
<lnD was agreed providing tnai the chluIrii
OF the marriage between a white man anu an IN
dian woman should have the same rights 10 thr