The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-28
DE ARMOND WAKES A GIANT
DOLLIVER GIVES THE MISSOURIAN A
PLAYING HE WILL REMEMBER.
He Also Takes the Cuticle Of other
Indian Bill Finally Passes.

! transferred to the District or Columbia
| bill, which followed it. The only two i'm
| portant changes made in the Indian Dill
| as passed were the elimination of the pro-
visions for the leasing of the gilsonite min
| eral lands of the Kiowa, Comanche,
| Apache and Wichita reservations, both OF
which went out on points of order. The
features of the debate to-day were the
speeches of Mr.. Hartman (Sil. Rep. MONTH
| in denunciation of the financial policy of
the administration, and of Mr.. Dolliver
| (Rep. Iowa. in reply to the general at
| tacks of the opposition.
When the session opened at noon a bill
was passed making Saata Fe, N. NJ, the
| permanent capital of that Territory.
Mr. Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
| committee reported from his committee
| with the recommendation that it lie on the
| table, the Lewis resolution calling on the
/ President for the authority under the Con-
| sitution under which he negotiated a treaty
| that will bind the treasury to pay $4,000
| 600 to the Hawaiian bondholders. The DEM
| ocrats manifested desire to discuss the re-
/ port but the question was not debatable
and the vote was taken by yeas and nays,
| on the demand of Mr.. Dinsmore, the senior
minority member of the foreign affairs
committee. The report was adopted and the
resolution laid on the tablets to 101
At this juncture Mr.. Quigg, as "a question
| of privilege replied to Mr.. LIQUIDS charge
made yesterday during the controversy
| over the appropriation for letter carriers
| that he (Quigg) stated what was untrue
| when he said the prospective deficiency
was the exact sum which the appropriation
| in the current law was below the estimates
| of the department.
NIr. I no CT hIh
statement YESTERDAY.
/ The House then went INTO committee of
the whcle and resumed consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill Mr.. Hartman
got the floor on d proforma amendment and
/ for fifteen minutes he held the attention of
the House in a speech denouncing the Re-
| publican party for its position on the finan-
cial question. He ridiculed Secretary Cages
| definition of bimetalism in the latter's
! speech at Philadelphia Tuesday. The
| Republican party he said, foreclosed its
| right to use the term bimetallism when the
| st. Louis platform was adopted. The whole
drift of the published intent of this admin
| istratiOn had been avoWed and proclaimed
by Secretary Gage before the banking COM
mittee it was to irrevocably commit the
| government to the gold standard. Mr..
Hartman said he knew that many Repub-
| licans were opposed to the retirement of
! greenbacks But" said he what will.
| they do about it when the banking and cur
rency committee report the bill to retire
the greenbacks? If we may judge the
future by the past there is little doubt of
the result. This is no longer a House of
Representatives. he cried, in stentorian
tones, lit is House of registers-it is a
House to register the will of those who con-
| troll it,
"A MISERABLE SCENE"
Mr.. Hartman proceeded to give an ac-
count of a chapter in history, a miserable
| scene he denominated it, which occurred
| in 1894 when the bond bill was before the
! House. The BILL he said never had the in
| dorsement of Republican platform or a
| Republican caucus. Il was Them, said
| he. . one of a little band of rebels solemn
| ly pledged to vote against the bill. Just
| before the vote was taken we counted
noses, and numbered ninety-two. l rejoiced
| that the bill beaten. The cloakrooms
were filled with the mutterings of rebellion
| against the domination of those in control
Then suddenly the party whip began to
| crack and L saw the slaves file out of the
cloakroom, one after another, and vote for
| the bill their consciences condemned.
In this House." he continued" we should
| change the oath. Instead of taking an oath
| to support, protect and defend the Consti-
| tuition of the United States and perform
| our duties to the best of our aDilities we
| should at the opening of each session swear
| TO support, protect and defend the Constitu-
ton, provided we can obtain the consent of
! the leading nations of the earth, and to per
form our duties if the speaker will permit
| us so to do.
Mr.. Hartman proceeded to say that he
| had no criticism TO make against Speaker
| Reed personally. 1t was the system he OPP
! posed, not the man. If we must have
| Iyrant," he shouted, Thomas b. Reed is
| good enough for me- Again Mr.. Hartman
| adverted TO the mltterngs he had heard
in the cloakrooms against the tyranny
| exercised by the speaker. Il have told
| these complainants, said Mr. Hartman,
time and again that If they did not like the
| tyranny of the speaker they should shear
| HIM of his power"
Il am afraid the gentleman from Mon
| tana has got his cloaKrooms mixed" inter-
posed Mr.. Quigg. (Republican aughter)
Perhaps / have, reuorted Mr.. Hartman,
But ] give notice that those who are mix
ing their cloakrooms now will do in
1888 and 1900 and triumph eventually upon
the declarations of the Chicago platform
and under the leadership of William J.
Bryan prolonged Democratic and Popu-
list appause.)
Mr. barrett (Rep., Mass followed with
some criticism of the House rules under
which. he asserted, the legislative functions
of the government had been transferred to
the Senate end of the capitol.
Mr. De Almond (Dem., MOI criticised the
Cuban policy of the administration Iand,
with fine sarcasm, ridiculed the official eX-
PLANTATION OF the visit or the battle snip TO
havana harbor.
Mr.. DOLLIVER'S SPEECH.
This drew from Mr.. Doliiyer (Rep., Ia.) an
eloquent reply. THE question of Cuba"
said Mr.. Doliver, lis not a new question.
For seven years the administration of
Grant was called on to deal with an insur-
rection like that of to-day, and at the end
OF that time-seven years of responsibility,
seven years of anxieties. of worry-in
message sent to this House, he vindicated
| this policy of the administration and
warned the country that any intervention in
the affairs of Cuba would be not only UNI
wise. but injurious. For my part / do not
! which governed the official career of Glys-
! SEES $ Grant. For my part, if l were look
/ ing for wiser patriotism | would not re-
| sort to the rural districts of Missouri.
| U.aughter.)
! MY friend complains that the Repub-
! licans ON this side of the House are under
I a tyranny and the mastery of one man. [
/ deny IL. There Is no authority that con-
4 strains the Republican majority here eX-
cept the policy of the Republican party and
! the administration of a Republican Presi-
/ dent. My friend says that we are slaves
! 1t is Il little peculiar that have got to
4 the condition OF servitude under which we
/ labor and under which we have suffered so
many months Ii is true we have 4 leader
| ship in this House. and !. for one. have very
often felt certain sense OF satisfaction