The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-02
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE
JERRY SIMPSON PRECIPITATEs A
SPIRITED DEBATE,
And MIR. Hfahany Makes a Savage At
tack on Mr.. Stone-Proceedings
of the Senate.


WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-The House de-
voted most of the session to-day to the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, but
had not completed it at the time of adjourn
ment. Some politics were injected into the
| debate at the close, feature of which was
a bitter denunciation of Mr. w. A. Stone,
of Pennsylvania, by Mr.. Mahany (Rep., N
V, for the formers position in favor Of
the immigration bill. Mr.. Stone did not see
| fit to reply. Before the district bill was
taken up several bills and resolutions of
minor Importance were passed.
The antt-civil-service reformers won a
slight victory at the opening of the session,
when Mr. Perkins Rep., la presented a
| resolution for printing the hearings before
the civil-service committee. Mr.. Grosve-
nor antagonized the resolution. He said
the hearings had taken an ex parte turn,
and he desired to submit some facts in
refutation of certain statements before the
hearings were printed. Mr.. Perkins, how
ever, refused to withdraw the resolution
until the House, by vote of So to 90, had
refused the previous question. He then
yielded.
A bill was passed authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to build or purchase
suitable vessel for Fevenue-cutter service
on the Yukon river, to cost not exceeding
$4,000. resolution was adopted which re-
quested the secretary of war to submit to
the House the report of G. Med. Townsend
OF the corps of engineers. dated Dec. 10, 1897
concerning certain proposed improvements
or st. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Mich.
= me Senate resolution for the relief OF ex-
Senator Call, of Florida. was adopted.
Then, at 1890 p. M, the House went into
committee of the whole and resumed con-
sideration of the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill, which was begun Saturday
At o'clock the debate drifted into politics.
Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kan) attempted to show
from clippings from Maine papers that
the lumber industry in that State. He also
attacked New Jersey as the home of the
trusts.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply, declared that the
Maine papers We're full of evidences Of the
Improvement in the lumber industry. The
clipping quoted was the exception 1t was
he said, another proof that gentlemen on
the other side could see the speck on the
barn door, but could not see the door.
Mr.. Pitney (Rep., N. j. defended his
State. He declared that New Jersey had
been trust ridden because for years it had
been under Democratic domination. The
Democratic Legislature had knocked down
legislation to the highest bidder. But. at
last, said Mr.. Pitney the wise, patriotic
people of New Jersey had risen in their
might and swept the Democrats from
power
Mr.. Adams (Rep., Pa) declared that the
report of the factory inspector of PennsyI-
vania showed that 125, 900 more persons were
employed in the factories now than at this
time last year.
Mr.. Mahany (Rep.. N. " presented in
open House the protests of 10000 German
american voters against the Lodge immi-
grafton bill He made an impassoned
speech against the intolerance of those who
desired to close the gates of immigration
and when Mr.. w. A. Stone CRep., Pa in
terrupted him. he turned on the Pennsyl-
vanian and denounced him as one who de-
sired to precipitate Il race question, as one
who had attacked the irish, the Germans,
the Poles and every other nationality. Il
commend you, he shouted, Ito the voters
OF Pennsylvania as one whose AmericanSm
cannot stand the test,
is the sergeant-at-arms present." was
the only comment of Mr. Stone when Mr.
Mahany concluded. AT $40 p IN. the House
adjourned.