The times., 1897-03-31

chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mttee. 1t might he that an ownership OF
stuinpare from which cheap lumber might
he brought in, had something to do with
the paragraph.
Mr. Diugley sought the floor to explain
that the provision had been in all tariff
bills over fifty years.
$50 much the worse INTERCEPTED Mr..
Simpson.
Mr. Dingley said it has been put in a
tariff bill in 942 In order to allow timber
owners on the upper st, John to float it
down the river and around To market. The
lower part of the st. Johnis in New Bruins
wick and the logs go out of the country in
making the trip.
Gen. Grosvenor said when q charge Is
made as by the gentleman from Kansas
against the integrity of n member OF the
committee there ought to be rushing
along till the explanation is made.
Mr.. Sherman replied that there had been
no rushing
Mr.. Richardson said he had a clipping
to read from New York newspaper that
had supported Mr., Mckinley during the
last election. Reading from the CLIPPING
he declared that the Republican party was
starting off with bad faith and false pre-
lenses. Mr.. Mckinley he read, was
not elected to give the country tariff bill.
Mr. Mckinley was to give the people
some new Financial remedy, but had not
done so The Administration had started
off with bad faith.
AS Mr.. Richardson proceeded there were
many calls from the Republican side Of
the House for the name of the paper from
which he was reading. The tall Congress
man from Tenn essee raised his voice higher
in denunciation of the Dingiey hill.
Name the paper" shouted Gen. Grosve
nor, who was struggling to be heard above
the loud tones of Mr.. Richardson. The lat
ter either did not hear the plea of the
Ohioan or was purpoSely ignoring it. He
continued reading from the clipping
protest against the Dingley bill and CON
Guided by asserting emphatically that the
Republican Administration had begun by
practicing false pretenses and proposed to
inflict an outrageous piece Of legislation
upon the people of the United States. Mr
Richardson took his seat without giving
the name OF the journal from which he had
read. and Gen. Grosvenor resumed his de-
mand.
Finally the Southern Congressman re-
spondcd. "Oh If you wantto know, it was
the New York Times" There was a pro-
Ionged chorus of obs from the Republi-
cans, and Mr.. Grosvenor said:
You don't mean to say that is Repub-
lican newspaper, do you?"
You won't deny that it supported Mr..
Mckinley, will your" answered Mr.. Rich
ardson, and Mr.. Grosvenor declared vehe-
mently: ''Itis not a Republican newspaper
aud never has been
Mr.. Brundidge, in a five minutes speech,
said it had been charged by the Repub-
lfcans that the trusts were at the throat
Of the Wilson bill He admittedit They
laid their hands on it in the senate They
had supporting them the whole Republic
can representation in Congress. When
ever the Democratic party was in power
and attempting to enact legislation for
the benent of the people the trusts were
always at its throat and had the help Of
the Republicans But the conditions were
now charged The Republicans had u
tariff bill in hand. The trusts were not
at its throat Not at all: they were
nesting pIacdly in it's bosom and the
Democrats were refused any opportunity
to get at them.
He said his people in the last campaign
had voted for honest money as they