Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-14


been a field day in the House. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was before
that body for general debate. It was
used as a basis for an attack by the
Democrats on the vast appropriations
made by this Congress, which Mr.. Say
res and Mr.. Dockery estimated would
aggregate $1O45,OOO,OOO.
The latter paid high tribute TO
Speaker Reed, and acquitted him of all
responsibility for the large appropria-
tions.
Once the gate was opened the debate
naturally drifted into politics. The
relative merits of the Mckinley and
Wilson bills as revenue producers were
attacked and defended, the income tax
decision and Justice Shiras' change ol
position came in for a share OF atten-
ton. and Mr.. DeArmOnd, or Missouri,
concluded the day with a brilliant plea
for struggling Cuba which won from
the House shouts of approval. An IN
timation was made that there was 10 De
an attempt to pass the sundry civil Dill
under the suspension of the rules on
Monday. but Mr.. Cannon, who has
charge of the bill, denied this Ihere
is evidently a movement on loot, now
ever. to dispose of the bill, but at pres
ent it seems to lack the strength TO
carry il. Some of the interests which
were not taken care of by the bill desire
to make cir fight to overrule the COM
mittee on the floor.
OF the increase, SIS 5,531,0OO was tor
river and harbor improvements author
ized to be placed under contract by the
river and harbor bill of one year ago.
II was said the committee recon-
mended no appropriation Tor Winning
TON Del. because it had been found
that the work could not be done 1or the
sum authorized by the river and harDor
hin Dams Nos. . and 5, of the ONO
river, were also omitted rom Ine Oi'i
for the same reasons.
Mr.. Sayres, Dem., TeXas), taxing lile
sundry civil bill as a text, attacked lne
record of this Congress. in the matter
of extravagant expenditures. Inc ap-
nronriations for this Congress, ne ue-
cIared. would reach the unprecedented
eum of one billion and forty-hVe MIL
lion dollars. Doo,,o,,.
sneaking of the future, Rr. DocKery
loar MOI said he did not know whether
g, tariff bill could be framed when Wou!"
rsiee sufficient revenue to meet these vast
e,,nonditures. but if any one could frame
e,ch q bill he said it would be the as
tinouisbed chairman Of the Ways ana
Means Committee. Mr.. Dingley
Mr. Hopkins Rep.. Maso. contenaed
+bot the Mckinley law produced ample
ro,.onue while Mr.. McMnlin Dem. Tenn)
maintained that the four years ol lls
operation the deficiency was $jV,VVo'VVV'
lie defended the Wilson law. which ne
declared would have produced saihclt"I
revenues had not the income tex oeeh u'-
clared unconstitutional. He was severe
in his structures upon the Supreme court
Mr. DeArmond Dem. Ills), also critI-
cised the Supreme Court decision. when
he as a lawyer. declared was not above
Just criticism.
senator Hill. the great Democratic
leader" interrupted Mr.. Hopkins (Rep''
Tus1 "warned you that it was uncon-
stitutional."
"That statement is false" replied Mr
OaArmord. Mr.. Hill was not great
Democratic leader He is not now DEM
ocratIc leader at ALL great or small. cap
nlause on Democratic slde) Proceeding
Mr.. DeArmond referred contemptuouslN
10 the man who had Changed his mind IN
such a way that the hand of the tax
gatherer had been lifted from wealth and
Then he drifted into some comment oi
the growing power of the judiciary and
the executive. which led to some remarks
on the attitude Of the government to-
ward Cuba that produced several VIA
outbursts OF applause from both sides
What has become Of the resolution
we passed expressing the sentiment OF
Congress?" asked Mr.. Grosvenor.
II do not know" responded Mr.. Dc
Almond but | do know that there IS
enough patriotism IN this body rsllE
above party. to pass any measure that
NAV be submitted to It which Will adj
vance Cuba's cause.
Continuing. he spoke OF the libel Of the
Three Friends as a pirate. as a strange
act in the closing days Of the nineteenth
century. Tyrants. he said, banded them
selves together to drive back those who
attempted to escape the yoke. But for
this country to become a party to such
doctrine was shameful.
lie referred to the report that two ladies
had been stripped and searched on board
an American vessel by Spanish officials.
as a barbarity and an outrage that had
no parallel in the most infamous annals
of history. II might, he said, be only
newspaper report. but he placed more re-
lance in the reports Of newspaper men
who risked their lives TO get ut the truth.
than i'm the poor miserable palaver called
diplomacy"
WHY defend as a government he asked,
what YOU reject as people? II there was
a treaty. he said in conclusion, which per-
mitted such an indignity to ladies. it
should be instantly abrogated: by the
smooth methods OF the law or the keen
edge Of the sword, it mattered little
which.
Representative Cummings. OF New
York. introduced a resolution request
ing the Secretary of State to give the
House of Representatives any informa-
ton concerning the incident Of the
stripping of three lady passengers on
hoard the United States mail steamer
Olivette in the harbor of Havana by
Spanish soldiers and detectives The
resolution recites that the alleged &C.
currence was described in New York
paper.
The resolution was referred to the