Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-01
Tnr ARGUS, rHuuiRen2 q. AFssi1. !, 1891.

pie OF the country all understood my
position. and preferred to allow menu
bers Of less prominence to exploit the1A-
selves IlAuyhtefJ: but the country does
not seem satisfied with the character
Of the debate Elaughterls and I an
therefore forced from my modest retire.
ment to take my place at the head Of
the minority" IIaughter.1
One Of the features Of the closing hour
OF the debate was q brief speech BY
White (Rep.) Of North Carolina, the
only colored man In the house. In conn
mendation Of the bill. He aroused his
colleagues and the galleries to applause
by saying the southern Democrats had
advocated at different times free trade.
free whisky. free silver. free everything
except free elections and free niggers."
OF course there was denunciation Of
the way the bill had been .'railroaded''
through-there always is-Shd McMillin
emphasized this fact by quoting Reeds
own words when the Wilson bill was
passed. And finally the voting began
in the house, the committee OF the
whole having finished its work. All the
committee amendments were agreed to.
q separate roll call on the retroactive
amendment resulting 200 to 40. Dock
cry offered the resolution to recommit
the bill with instructions to amend It
30 as to put on the free list any article
that Is or may become controlled by q
trust, ETC., ard 1t was defeated-148 to
1875.
The roll call on the passage of the
bill was then taken and was followed
with intense interest. Not a break oc-
CURED in the Republican ranks Five
Democrats-Meyer Broussard and Dav-
ey. Of Louisiana, and Kleberg and
Slayden, of Texas-voted with the ma
1Ority. Howard Of Alabama was the
only Populist who voted for the bill.
but twenty-one of the Populists, fu-
sionists and silverites declined to record
themselves either way.
Before announcing the result Of the
vote the speaker directed his name to
be called. Mr.. Reed" shouted the
clerk. Aye" replied the speaker. The
Republicans applauded vigorously and
when the speaker announced the result
Ayes. POS; nays, 122; present and not
voting, q, and SO the bill is passed.
the Republicans rose en- masse and
cheered. The galleries Joined in the de-
monstration. Immediately afterward
on Dingley's motion the house adj
journed until Saturday.
Important Nominations Confirmed.
Washington, April 1.-The senate in
executive session yesterday confirmed
the following nominations: Joseph L.
Bristow,of Kansas, to be fourth assist
ant postmaster general; Henry Clay
Evans, Of Tennessee, to be commits
sioner Of PENSIONS: Thomas Ryan. Of
Topeka, Kan, to be first assistant secre-
tary Of the interior; Frank w. Palmer.
go o. -
D. Gill, Of Massachusetts, to be collector
of internal revenue for the third district
of Massachusetts,. Postmasters: In
diana-Albert A. Small, at Anderson; J.
Zimmerman, at Cannelton; ]. H. War
ner. at Princeton: John F. Lawson.
Spencer; F. K. Hermann. atTellCity.
What Was Done in the Senate.
Washington, April 1.-The open ses-
sion of the senate yesterday lasted about
half an hour. 1t was productive of an
other Cuban resolution, by Mills Of Tex
as, this time calling on on the commit
tee on foreign relations for a report on
the obligations assumed by the United
States in insisting that Cuba should not
be annexed to any European power and
should remain subject to Spain. The
rest of the day was spent in executive
L
Hoar's amendment was adopted in place
of Chilton's.
Lee VIII Stay at Havana.
Washington, April lit is said at the
state department that no successor has
been selected to take General Lees
place as consul general to Havana: that
he has not been cabled a leave of alb
sence to take effect on the 18th of April
and finally that there has been nc
change in the status Of the consul gen.
eral. 1t is also intimated, but not stated
SO positively as above, that there is nc
intention of making any change in the
consulate general in the near future al
least.
Would Not Even Consider It. -
Hartford, Conn.,. April 1.-The houst
yesterday refused to receive a bill in.
tended to prevent the exhibition in thi.
state of kaleidoscope pictures of the Cor.
bett- Fitzsimmons fight.
ABBREVIATED TELeGRAMs,
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst and
his wife ride bicycles.
While out hunting Henry Boyd, Of
Creston. Ia. accidentally shot and
killed John Schnauber, IA years old.
There is three feet of water over tn,
farms on Minnesota Of the Red rive,
opposite North Dakota for ten mile,
back from the stream.
c. A. Hanna, a nephew Of United
States Senator Hanna, has been selected
by Postmaster Charles U. Gordon a.
cashier Of the Chicago postoffice.
Another EFFORT to reorganize the de
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