The National tribune., 1897-02-11
THURSDAY. Fee. 4.

In the Senate. the bill was passed increasing
the pensions of survivors of the war of 1912
from SIP to $50 per month. Mr.. Gallinger
stated that the last of the survivors would soon
pass away, as the youngest was 80, and the
others ranged up to 104
Mr.. Morrill's renewed efforts to pass the bill
prohibiting the sale of intoxicants in the Capt.
fol Building brought on a sharp colloquy. Mr..
Hill N. Y, d. said he would move TO commit
the bill TO the Committee on Rules. Mr.. Nor
rill said there was much feeling throughout
the country against the sale of liquor in the
National Capitol Building,
Mr.. Blackburn Ky. d. said the subject
was net properly before the Senate, coming
from the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. 1t related to the culinary establish
ment OF the Senate and should 70 to the Com
mittce on Rules.
Mr.. hi spoke with much vehemence against
the " busy bodies" and mischief makers " who
libeed Congress and inspired this class of leg
islaiion. He had received many letters, he
said, protesting against this abomination in
our National Capitol" Such statements were
false. No such thing as bar existed here. Mr.
Hill read in sarcastic tones letter appealing
TO bim 10 aid m driving saloons from the Capt.
tol, and thus " raise the standard of National
honor" Has our National honor come TO
this" exclaimed Mr.. Hill. that it depends
on whether we take glass OF ale or beer with
our mcals?"
This appeal TO National honor, he added. was
becoming a common device every time some
email question presented itself. But there was
no question of National honor involved in this
matter There no saloons here there is
drunkenness here: / have never seen a
drunken man in the Capitol. state for the
benefit of these agitators that il is a libel on
Congress to say that saloons are here and
drunkenness exists here. 1t is absolutely
false"
The roll-call on Mr.. HIPS motion to commit
was followed with great interest. 1t was tie
at first, but the snmmoning OF Senators defeated
the motion-yeas q. nays 30.
As the vote was announced Mr. Hill re.
marked: And having brought the bill before
the Senate, Senators can now proceed to take
glass of beer" he went on to speak of the hy-
pocrisy of the bill.
The Nicaragua bill was taken np Mr. Nor
gan Ala. d. presented resolution request
ing the President Tor information as to the
arrest Of Caspar Betancourt at Havana, and
whether demand for bis release had been
made. The resolution was agreed TO.
Mr.. Lodge Mass, r. endeavored TO have the
canal bill give way temporarily to permit ac-
tion on the conference report on the immigra-
tion bill. An objection being made, Mr. Lodge
moved TO take up the immigration report.
This caused lively parliamentary tangle.
Mr.. German argued that the canal bill would
he permanently displaced if the immigration
bin was taken up. Without deciding this
point. the presiding officer put to vote NJ r.
Lodges motion, and it prevailed.
This brought the immigration bin before the
Senate and Mr.. Hill appealed to Mr.. Lodge in
charge of the bill, TO allow the bill TO be recon.
mitted for modification in the age aud Hitter.
sey provisions.
Mr.. Chandler seconded the appeal
Mr.. Lodge yielded TO the appeals, and there
upon moved that the Senate disagree TO the
conference report Mr.. German made an EN-.
phatic protest against the recent statement oi
Mr. Lodge that the opposition to the bill was
due TO corporation and steamship influence.
Mr. Chandler said the language of the Mary
land Senator implied threat that if this bill
was not shaped to suit him, then filibustering
would be resorted 10. This was an extraordi i.
nary statement. The Senator (Mr. Gormanl
had for the first time injected politics into the
immigration question.
Mr.. Carter Mont, r. criticised the drastic
provisions against the imm igration of Canadians
across the border, and said the provisions. il
carried out. would warrant retaliation agains,
the 10000 American miners working in the
mines of British Columbia.
The motion to disagree 10 the conference re.
port was then adopted without DIVISION The
debate on the Nicaragua Canal bill was then
resumed, Mr.. Villas speaking in opposition.
In the House, tho District appropriation bill
Was considered.