Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-28

According to the View Of Hartman. WIN
Predicts New One In l9O0-Dolliver Of
Iowa Make. the House Laugh with His
Humorous Remarks, Which Are Princi-
pslly Intended for DeArmond Senate
Votes ON Teller's Resolve Today.
Washington. Jan. 2s.-The house yes
terday finally succeeded in passing the
Indian appropriation bill. and the politi-
cal debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred TO the District
Of Columbia bill, which followed 1t. The
only two important changes made in
the Indian bill as passed were the elm
mination OF the provisions for the leas-
Ing Of the Gilsonite mineral lands OF
the kiowa. Comanche, Apache and
Wichita reservations. both of which
went out on points of order. The feat
ures Of the debate were the speeches of
Hartman tsilver Republican, of Mon
tana in denunciation of the financial
policy o: the administration. and Of
Deliver in reply TO the general attacks
OF the opposition.
Reed l. q Good Enough Tyrant.
While Hartman was speaking he
"drapped into" the subject Of the house
rules AMI said he had no criticism to
make against Speaker Reed personally.
IL was the system he opposed. not the
man. IF We must have a tyrant," he
shouted, Thomas Il. Reed Is good
enough for me-" He then adverted to
mutterings he had heard in the cloak
rooms against the tyranny exercised
by the speaker. Il have told these
complainants." said Hartman. time
and again that If they didn't like the
tyranny of the speaker they should
shear him OF his power
Il am afraid the gentleman from
Montana has got his cloak rooms
mixed" interpcsed Quigg. Republican
laughter.l
Perhaps I have" retorted Hartman.
But give notice that those who are
mixing their cloak rooms now will do
so in 1885 and 1909. and triumph event
ually upon the declarations of the Chi
cago platform and under the leadership
of William Jennings Bryan" PRO
longed Democratic and Populist ap-
plause.l
Iowa's Silver Tongue Gets the Floor.
DeArmond criticised the Cuban policy
OF the administration. and with fine
sarcasm ridiculed the official explana-
ton of the visit Of the battleship Maine
TO Havana harbor. This drew from
Deliver of Iowa an eloquent reply.
The question of Cuba" said Dol
liver. zig not new question. For
seven years the administration of Grant
was called upon TO deal with an in
surrection in nearly every respect on all
fours with the instruction of today.
and at the end of that time-seyen
years of responsibility, seven years o:
anNieties. Of worry-in a message sent
to this house he warned the country
that any Intervention In the affairs OF
Cuba would be not only unwise but in =
furious. For my part 1 do not aspire
10 larger patriotism than that which
governed the official career of Ulysses
$. Grant. For my part If were looking
for a wiser patriotism / would not re-
sort To- the rural districts of Missouri.
tLaughterl.
Leadership Of the House.
My friend complains that the Re-
publicans on this side Of the house are
under a tyranny and the mastery of
one man. ! deny il. There is no au-
thority that constrains the Republican
majority here except the policy Of the
Republican party and the administra-
ton Of Republican president. My
friend says that we are slaves. .
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