The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-28

put up IN half-SlZe D0CCleS, OV ceAbS'
Full-size bottle, $1.00.
and with fine sarcasm ridiculed the Off
cial explanation of the visit of the bat
tleship Maine to Havana harbor. This
drew from Mr. Dolliver CRep., Iowa. an
eloquent reply.
1.-The question of Cuba" said Mr.. Dol
liver. sis not a new question. For seven
years the adrninistration of President
Grant was called upon to deal with an
instruction similar to that of today and
at the end of that time, after seven years
of responsibility, seven years of anMetles
/ of worry in a message sent to TINS
house he INDICATED the policy of the ad-
ministration and warned the country that
! any intervention in the affairs of cuba
would be not only unwise, but injurious.
/ For my part, do not aspire to larger
patriotism than that which governed the
official career of Ulysses S. Grant. For
nv part. if l were looking for a wiser
patriotism, I would not resort to the
rural districts of Missouri Qaughter.
| NY friend complains that the Republicans
on this side of the house are under the
tyranny and the mastery of one man.
deny it.
There is no authority that constrains
the Republican majority here except the
policy of the Republican party and the
| administration of a Republican president.
My friend says that we are slaves. 1t is
/ a. little peculiar that we have to go to
| Missouri for information in respect to the
condition of seryitude under which we
labor and under which we have suffered
so many months It is true we have
leadership in this house, and 7, for one,
have very often felt a sense Of satisfac-
ton that 7 have not possibly exressed,
that we have leadership of brains and
character that men may follow. and fol-
low without any loss of self-respect
Great applause). I understand perfectly
well the failure and difficulty of my
friend from Missouri and I appreciate it.
The only leadership the Democratic party
in this house is the leadership in its own
party 1t was put into the hands OF a
distinguished young friend of mine from
Texas Baileyl and he had to fight for it
every day at the extra session. One day
the gentleman from Kansas (Simpson)
got it away from him. and the next day
| +be sceptre of authority and influence of
party was seized by that picturesque
character that has appeared among us
from the far distant coast of Washing
I ton OIr. Lewis Naughter). The next
dav the gentleman from Tennessee was
fighting to see who should have the lead
ership of the Democratic party; while in
the background, always melodious and
ready with his advice and ready to seize
the falling sceptre of his friend. was the
gentleman from Missouri CNlr. De Ar
monO. who had just taken his seat and
who in that congress and in this has de-
livered more speeches with moro ease
and less effect than any man that has ap-
peared in the deliberations of congress
for the ten years that I have had the
honor TO serve on this floor" Great
, laughter and applause on the Republi-
2 can side)
, Mr.. King Dem. Utah made point OF
order against the provision in the bill
: for the allotment Of the lands on the Tn
, compahgre Indian reservation and the
leasing of the gilsonite lands on the res
, ervation under the direction Of the sec
rotary of the interior.
After Some debate on the point Of order
, il was sustained.
The provision authorizing the secretary
j, Of the interior To lease the coal and Other
: mineral lads of the Kiowa. Apache. Co
manche and Wichita reservations in Ok
lahoma also went out on a point Of or
. der.
without further amendment the com
= mittee rose and the Indian bill wa
= passed.
The house then Immediately went bac'
into committee and took Up the Distric
of Columbia bill.
The general debate drifted quickly int
e the question as 10 whether prosperity ha'
come with the Dingley law. Mr.. Green
e fPop. NehD said that not a single farm
roduct except wheat and wool was highe
l, today than a year ago.
Mr.. Crosvenor (Rep.. Ohio as the lat
= est evidence Of prosperity. called atten
ton to the 70 cents per ton advance Fl
y the wages Of coal miners agreed upon a
Chicago yesterday. That increase. b
10 said. affected eao.ooa miners
II Mr.. Swanson Dem. Va suhmitte
ie some remarks on the situation in til
Is cotton industry in the south. attributin
the depression in the north 10 the exces
n siveIy high ariT duties
n At 5,o5 ?. m. the house adjourned
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