The Portland daily press., 1897-01-23
IN THE HOUSE.

In the House today Mr.. Cox of I ennes-
zee, rising to question Of personal
privilege, read newspaper paragraph
crediting Mr.. Walker, Republican of
Massachusetts,, chairman of the commit
tee on banking and currency, with the
statement that there was SO little public
demand for legislation on the subject Of
the banking and currency, that he could
not get his committee together to dis
cuss the subject. He said that he had at
tended every meeting of That commit
tee, save very few. ever since he had
been a member, and that he was now
ready to meet the chairman at any time
and vote upon any proposition ne might
present.
Mr.. Walk er good humoredly observed
TINT that was one of ten thousand state
ments imputed to him which had no
foundation in fact.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, Republi-
can of Pennsylvania, IL was vote1 TO adj
jonrn over from today until Monday
next
mir. Cooper, Democrat of Texas called
up the House bill constitu ting new
division of the eastern judicial district
OF Texas and moved that il be passed,
the objections Of the President to the
contrary notwithstanding. The commit
tee on judiciary recommended that the
bill do SO pass.
MIR. Cooper said he made several Mt
tsmpts to sac the President while the bill
WAS before him, but was unsuccessful.
The secretary of the President "who
holds the KEY to the door by which MEM
ers of Congress are admitted to the Frasi-
dent denying him the right as repre-
, sentative of the people of his district, to
see the Executive.
Mr.. Grosvenor said it was unfortunate
for the American people that for threa
years past, few self-respecting represen-
tatiyes of respectable constituencies
would make any effort to SEQ the Presi-
don't. 1t was represented that he had
issued al order that no senator nor re-
preventative In Congress should present
himself in person until he had bowed be-
fore the private secretary and received for
his etrand the sanction of that august
person.
AT That time" continued Mr.. Gros-
venor, II was in the midst of matter
connected with my official relations to
the President. After having concluded
it, filed statement in the Executive
Mansion that would never again seek
administration, and l have kept my
word. My constituents never coinmis-
stoned me to percolate my business with
the Executive, through the Gay of phi
yate secretary. 1t is unfortunate that
the President excludes himself from
communication with mem bers Of Con-
gress.
He surrounds himself with
skirmish line of moderate capacity and
keeps himself away from us. condemn
myself for not having expressed these
views two years ago whom, If they had
been carefully considered by the parties
in interest theirs might now be two CT
three friends of the Presidents in Con-
gress. l hope nevor again will there be
an administration which will refuse ac-
cess to the representatives of the people
Tbs peopls are greater than the Presi-
dsnt, and w3len he fences him self in he
should be careful the portals are guard
ed by the highest intellects of the coun-
try.
.sIf the President told the truth in
his veto message about the condition of
affairs in Texas, the bill ought not to
pess. Ii the crushed Democratic party
followed the lead of its great chief, it
would have been in a much bottsr con-
dition than now. The probabilities of
the fragments of that once great and
proud party getting together, will be i'm
proved if the Democrats in Congress
would refrain from passing bills over
the Presidents veto.
The bill was passed, IA to 6S, more
than two-thirds votirg in the affirma-
tive.
At 8 p. m., the House took a recess.
At the evenings session the private
rension bills previously reported from
the commit of the whole were passed.
AT 10 Ii the II ouse adjourned until Mon
day.