The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY'S HAT.
JERRY SIMPSON PORES FUN AT THE
MAINE CONGRESSMAN.
n. says the nat Bears n Bondon stamp. ana
Thnt This IL why the Republicans Rally
hround II when Etc Owner IL Absent
a.. nrnrrcna on the EnrilncnIlnnn mn

That THIS ~ WY n HhDbuNtNCAuN HNhIy
Around II when Is Owner IL Absent
slow Progress on the Fortincntions BiiI.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-To.day's session of
,hc House was devoted nominally to the con-
alteration Of the bill making appropriations for
coast d~efcnces. Debate was about equally d.
,ided between the bill and the perennial sub
t.ct Of returning prosperity. Efforts by New
YORK Congressman to secure appropriations
Cor Romcr shoals and Fort Montgomery, on
lake Champlain, were unavniling.
Mr.. Foote rep, n. " vigorously advocated
liberal appropriations for coast defences and
Tho navy. The bugbear of a "Billion-dollar
Congress" had no terrors for him. The Re.
tmblican party and the patriotic people Of the
country would support Congress in making lib
,ral and necessary appropriations for these
purposes.
uittee that the reduction from the depart.
, m.nt's estimates made in the bill would not be
satisfactory to the country; that the people
arc disturbed over existing conditions and de-
mand that tho dcfenceless ports in the South
be fortified.
Mr.. Fischer rep. n. W moved an amend
ment appropriating $25, 900 for preliminary
work on TONER Shoals. This was ruled out of
order and the committee sustained the Chair.
Jerry simpson Pop, Kan.), whose chief aim
IN legislative life seems to DO TO poke fun at
Mr.. Dingley. said that at the special session
and at this he had noticed that whenever 1t
was necessary to rally the full strength of the
Republican party IL the gentleman from Maine
was not present his hat on his desk served
the same purpose. Many times and oft he had
seen the Republicans rally round the hat"
lie had wondered what. was the potent, magic
power in the hat to so draw the majority to-
ssthsr: Had i the virtue Of the white hi plume a.
yestigated. and in the hat found the word Lon
dom Could it be possible, he asked. that the
protect American industries and labor, was by
the purchase of that hat deprlving some Ameri-
Gan Ssp,, lsO fSs tS Sd u his Just eo aps f. End Be- entSp ss II %s,
brought in free under the Wilson bill, along
with the two or three years supply Of wool that
thus deprived the Government revenues OF the
10 per cent. customs due under that lawi The
S Tas juspified in getting his hat from the Same ne
place as he did his financial theories. from
Lombard and Threadneedle streets. The hat
was not present in its accustomed place to-day,
hence the trouble among the Republicans. In
the interests of harmony on that. side he hoped
the hat would soon find its way back TO its &C.
Amid much laughter. NJ. Dinghy rose to
and'was made in New York. He had inquired
why 'Lond IN" was stamped in the hat, and
used that name for the reason that dudes"
wouldn't buy a hat without it. (Great laugh
Cos sfosins a remarks no rRs t ihstn he 1Dins X S'f had a' been IN.
wool. he simpson knew it had no foundation
in fact; He }, did ..ao not &c care re-. to 60 60 further with tho
MI. Simpson was not 80 successful earlier
# tRe 5he g. SeG 81. H HeG refe nq a' to Mr. P an; y3'snaS s.
fence of the laws of New Jersey. and said that
the, people Of that state could not help making
such laws. History informed him that they
descended from the Hessians who came over
the sea to fight Washington and his army.
qualities Of those ancestors. and were therefore
more dangerous TO the poor farmers than any
one else; =, -, ,,.,,u
ciated by his associates. He said he remem-
bered reading that one Of the first things the
Of Great Britain. was to gather a band Of
trailers. tories, and .other rascals, and deport
issm Vi ,h and pff rSm sSe Sen R19yaaeS p record asT
be learned that the gentleman, from Kansas
was a native Of tina; = p ROY nisi o Ltanghssr
ton Of Fort Montgomery, on Lake Champlain,
The committee rose. having disposed of less
than q page OF the bill, and at 8 O'Clock the
House adjourned.
IN II SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Senate to-day a
report was made from the Committee on Civil
Service on the matter Of tho dismissal of Mrs.
M. L. Roberts from thu Pension Office, which
had been brought to the attention of the Senate
some weeks ago. The committee finds that her
dismissal occurred before the Presidents order
requiring a statement of charges on all cases of
removal; that there was nothing in the case re-
fectiDg on the character of Mrs. Roberts. and
that the Secretary of the Interior and the Com
missioner OF Pensions had acted strictly within
to her.
The resolution reported from the Committee
On fIlvileges and Elections against the right of
was tt taken up II se%l as an Ssn ME- ca afSm 9 Bs3n
La addressed the Senate in support of 1t. Mr..
Chandler. Chairman of tho committee. who has
OF Corbett to the seat, gave notice that he would
move to take up the resolution formally to.mor-
row. With the intention of pressing it to n vote
Mr.. Plat iRep.. Conn., made some remarks in |
opposition to the item for the purchase ana dis
trlbutlon OF seed, reading n letter which he had
received from a Connecticut Grange. saying
mat no person, could be got to take any of the
seed which he had sent.
Mr.. White Dem. Call introduced the follow |
Ing Joint resolutions:
That Of right Il belongs wholly to the people of the
hawaiian Islands to establish and maintain their
."h FORM Of government and domestic polity; that
she United States ought in no wise to interfere there
Win. and that any Intervention In the political afrairs
Q, nose Islands by any other Government will be re.
garded as an act unfnendiy TO the United States.
TIE resolution lies on the table. to be called
up hereafter.
MI, Lindsay Dem., Ky.l gave notice that he |
would tomorrow address tho Senate for q few
MINUTES on q matter personally concerning him
sell som put IN which he thought the Senate had
ARricultural Appropriation bill. The question
vi an appropriation for irrigation PURPOSES led
70 long discussion, which resulted in the adop.
the purpose Of collecting from agricultural
o,Se 9 agricultural experiment stations. and
the same. The bill was then passed.
On al Au