The Globe-republican., 1897-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
MANY MATTERS UPlN BOTH
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Agricultural Bill Leads to Political Dis
Observation-Disclosures and Vermont
Cross Swords Canal, Cuba,
Etc Conference.

EtG-M0netaFy Conference.
Jan. 3o.-The nominal business of the
House was the consideration of the agri-
| cultural appropriation bill. which was
passed before adjournment, but much of the
| time was devoted to political discussion.
Incidental to this discussion was spirited
| speech by Mr.. MOndell, Republican, OF
| Wyoming upon the free silver Repub-
| iicans of the west who had bolted from
| their party during the campaign. He
declared that the boiling Republican lead
l erS had been raised to prominence as much
by their party organization as by their own
/! worth, had used that organization to aid
! the Democratic-Populisticc combination, and
| then after the election had been rewarded
by the treachery of their allies He cited
the defeat in Idaho of Senator Dubois, to
whom he paid high tribute. A motion to
strike out the item for free seed distribution
| was defeated, AZ to 70.
Jan. 29.-At the end of an acrimonious de-
bate ON the conference report on the bill to
confer the rights and franchise of the At
| lantic & Pacific railroad on the purchasers
under the mortgage foreclosure. r. Powers
| of Vermont and Mr.. Barrett of Massachu-
sets exchanged broadsides Mr.. Powers
defended the conference report against the
assaults of half-score members, led by Mr..
Barrett The latter was particul; -ly severe
In his criticisms. charging that a stock job
bing peration was behind the measure.
This drew from Mr.. Powers a reply
In which he charged that Boston
was the home of the railroad wreckers,
and, with keen satire, ridiculed the Massa-
chusetts member, and continued that per-
haps he was interested" in his opposition.
Mr.. Barrett, in responding, was very vi
cious. not only denying absolutely any in
tereSt in the bill, but scoring Mr.. Powers,
who. he said. was on the supreme bench of
Vermont when the Central railroad of that
state was wrecked under its decree" The
report was rejected by an overwhelming
majority-71 to 141-and the cOnte, :es were
instructed to insist on the house amend
ments. At the night session nineteen
private pension bills were favOrably con-
sidered in committee of the whole.
Jan. 2s.-The open session of the Senate
was very brief. as more than half the day
was spent behind closed doors. The bill for
an international monetary conference was
debated, Mr.. Chandler speaking in favor of
it and Mr.. Stewart of Nevada aga ,st it The
Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy
bill were before the Senate for brief time,
but no progress was made on either of them.
Early In the day lively debate occurred
over Mr.. Aliens resolution questioning the
presidents rights to fOreClose against the
Pacific railroads The resolutonfv vent over
for speech by Mr. ThurstoE of Nebraska.
ratification of the Anglo-American peace
treaty were received.
The House passed the Indian apprOpria-
ton bill and entered upon the consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill. but all
interest in these two measures was over
Swallowed by two very remarkable speeches,
one made by Mr.. GrOSvenOc of Ohio, attack
ing Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois. and the
other by Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri. heap
ing ridicule on Secretary Morton for the
recent issue of a pamphlet entitled: The
Farmers Interest in Finance" which ridi-
duled the people of the states that voted for
Bryan Diamonds arraignment of the
gentleman from Nebraska was caustic and
was as severe a criticism of cabinet officer
as has been delivered at this session of Con-
gress, and it created distinct sensation.
Jan. 27.-Senate: In the Nicaragua de-
bate Mr. Sherman foreshadOwed 4 new
treaty by which the United States could
build the canal without the intermediation
of a private concession The Senator. de-
clared that this governmental execution of
the project was the only feasible one, and
that all private efforts in the direction had
proved failures Answering Mr.. Morgans
recent charge that England inspired OppO-
SitiOn to American control of the canal,
Mr.. Sherman asserted that this was
'bugaboo," wholly without foundation.
He added handsome tribute to
Villas followed with a motion to
recommit the canal bill to the comr 'ttee on
foreign relations step which Mr.. Morgan
char aCteriZed as an insult. The motion
was changed SO as to make the recOmmittal
to the special committee, of which Mr.. Nor
gan is chairman. The Senate adjourned
before vote was taken, and the Villas mo-
tiOn to recOmmit is pending. The military
academy appropriation bill, carrying ap-
prOximately $4,000, was passed, after the
defeat of the amendment for participation
of the West Point cadets in the inauguration
ceremonies.
The House, after debate OF four hours,
adopted the conference report on the immi-
grafton bill by vote of 131 to 11S 1t ex-
tends the educational clause to female as
well as male immigrants, to read and write
some one language.
Jan 26.-Senate: Mr.. Turpie of Indiana
closed his speech on the Cuban resolutions.
urging that Spain had utterly failed to quell
the outbreak. and that the United States
should intervene. The Wolcott bill for an
international monetary conference was
considered for the first time. Mr.. White.
Democrat, of California Mr.. Cannon. Inde-
pendent, of Utah and Mr.. Daniel, DEM
ocrat, of Virginia urged that the con-
ference would be futile and was not
intended as a serious movement toward
bimetalli SIN. 1t wa made evident. however,
yond the expression of senators that the bill
would accomplish nothing The Nicaragua
canal debate was resumed, Mr.. Daniel
speaking against the measure. The House
amendments to the Senate bill for a survey
of a water route from the mouth of the jet
ties at Galveston, Texas to Houston. were
agreed to and the bill finally passed.
The House OVERRIDE another of President
Cleveland's pension vetoes by vote of 1877
to So The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott of
the Sixth Iowa cavalry. who is now living at
Oswego, Kan. at the rate of s72 per month.
Mr. Cleveland vetoed 1t on the ground that
the disability for which the beneficiary was
to be pensioned was not contracted in the
service. The rest of the day was devoted to
4 continuation of the debate ON the Indian
appropriation bill Only few amendments
were adopted, and those were of minor i'm
portance- About twenty-five pages of the
bill were covered
A Consul Fined for Assault.
BERLIN, Jan. 3O-A dispatch from
Mayence says that Perry Bartholow,
the United States consul there. has