The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-04
C0WARDLY SENATE.
Refusal to Kill the Bill to
Prohibit Sale Of Liquor
in the Capitol.
HILLS MANLY OPPOSITION
The National Honor Not Involved
in Glass Of Beer
Gibes in Debate.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1s97.-Mr. Gal
inger Rep., N. H) in presenting pc
tition for the speedy ratification of the
arbitration treaty read an extract from
letter which he had received from a
clergyman expressing a hope that the
Two New Hampshire Senator's would not
descend to marrow paYtisanship'' in that
not do so. =
Epfscopal diocese of Delaware, Mr.. Gray
(Dem-. Del) remarked that his constitu-
ents did not express any apprehension
OF MS being moved by marrow PARTISAN
The bill introduced a few days ago by
Mr. Mills (Dem., Tex.) to increase the
pensions of the survivors of the war of
ielz from $l2 to $50 a month was reported
Iavorably from the Committee on PEN
slons by Mr.. Gailinger, who said that
there We're only twelve surviving pen
sloners OF that war and that their ages
ranged from 30 to 104. The bill was passed.
MI. Gallinger also introduced (by re-
quest) a bill to establish Department
of Health.
Mr. Morrill, Rep.. vt.) moved to take
up up and pass the House bill to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
capitol building. He said that there was
great misrepresentation in the public
mlnd as 6 to there being saloon at either
ate should not object to it.
Mr.. Hill (Dem, N. Y.) gave notice that
ne n would S NOV move to recommit the bill.
that the bill should not have been referred
to the Committee on Public Buildings
ana Grounds, and that it should be con-
lated to the culinary department, and the
Grounds had nothing u.dt,lSd to DO With the the
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.. Oh s,,rpasted +ba+
Mr. Blackburn was wrong in his conten-
tlon. He did not think there was any
necessity n for the bill. but he thought
that the Senate ought to meet the popu-
iar objections even although based on
false and foolish grounds, to liquors be-
ing sold in the Capitol restaurants as at
public bar. Every Senator, he thought,
should be willing to defer to public opin-
ion.
Mr.. Aldrich (Rep., r. I.) read the rule
which provides specifically that the Com
mittee, on Rules shall have charge of
everything connected with the Senate res
taurant
Mr.. Hill moved to refer the bill to the
Committee ON Rules. He denounced the bill
as SILLY, unWise, and unnecessary. He read
and commented upon a letter which he
had received from the State of New York
urging him to vote and use his influence
for the bill, and thereby ITO raise the
wan eb of Nahaa, the National honor
to depend upon the fact whether SEN
ators took a glass of ale or beer? Every
time that any public question arose some
Of national honr. f There % wss no sps a,1es1 esy
tlon of national honor involved in the
matter. There was no drunkenness in the
Capitol. He had never seen drunken
to say that there were saloons in
the Capitol, in the proper sense
Of the word, word The question involved here
a q stasd deeency Of
which he had with a similar question
when he was Governor of New York,
and when he vetoed two such bills. He
spoke of the people active in such ag.ita-
ton as busy-bodies, meddling with other
peoples business" and said that the mat
ter might be safely be left with the Com
Mr.. Chiffon Dem., Tex) spoke in fav-
or Of the bill and against its reference.
He thought that it should be passed in
Difference to the views of a great portion
of the people of the country.
MT PETER Pop., Kans.) thought it pre-
posterous to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep., N. H.) pointed out
some Of the Objectionable. provisions of
the bill which would prevent his col
league (the only physician in the body
from prescribing a stimulant for one of
Mr.. Gallinger informed his colleague
that If he called upon him for a pre-
scription he would give one not to be
filled by a chef or a barkeeper, but by
a licensed chemist
Mr.. Chandler replied humorously that
his collegue would not surely walt to
get from outside "a restorative drug" to-
which Mr.. Gallagher retorted that, when
he would not go to physician for it
Mr. Gray Oem., DELI suggested the,
picture of Senators passing in front Of
Mr.. Gallinger's desk to get "billets doux''
emitting them to restorative drugs.
The vote was taken on Mr. FIill's mo-
ton to refer the bill to the Committee on
Rules, and it was disagreed to-Yeas, 27;