The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28

Chicago platform and under the leader
ship Of Vim. J. Bryan" (Prolonged ant
vociferous Democrat applause.)
| Mr. Barrett followed with some criti
cism of the House rules under which he
asserted the legislative functions OF the
government had been transferred to the
| Senate. He thought the House should
have the same power in the matter OF
amending appropriation bills that the
Senate had and he gave notice that when
the rules were brought in he would
offer amendments to accomplish this pur
pose. AS to silver and bimetallism, he
declared that the Republican party would
go into the campaign of 1900 with such
allies rallied to it's standard and upon the
question of preserving the national
credit as would win great victory.
| Mr.. Dearmond, Democrat of Missouri,
criticised the Cuban policy of the admin
istration and with fine sarcasm ridi-
culed the official explanation of the visit
of the battleship Maine to Havana har-
Dor. This drew from Mr.. Dollivsr, Re-
publican of Iowa, an eloquent reply.
'sThe question of Cuba" said MT.
Dolliyer sis not new question. For
seven years the administration of Grant
was called upon to deal with an insur-
rection in nearly every respect on all
fours with thes of today, and
at the end of that time-seven years OF
responsibility and worry-iD q message
sent to this House, he vindicated the poll
cy of the administration and warned the
country that any intervention in the
affairs of Cuba would be not only y<unwise,
but injurious ] do not aspire to a larger
patriotism than that which governed
the official career of U. 5. Grant. Ny
friend complains that the Republicans
of the House are under a tyranny and the
mastery of one man. | deny it. There
io no n tu hot onp cfv fy,ot Pn-
publican majority here except the poll
oy of the Republican party and the ad-
ministration of Republican President.
1t is true we have a leadership in the
Bouse, and / have very often felt a GER
tain sense of satisfaction that we have a
leadership of brains and character that
men may follow without loss of self re.
spect (Great applause.)
81 understand perfectly well the diff
Guilty of my friend from Missouri. The
only leadership Of the Democratic party
in this House has had is the leadership
of its own party. 1t was put into the
hands of distinguished young friend of
mine from Texas (Bailey), and he had
to fight for 1t every day at the extra ses-
man from Kansas (Simpson) got it away
from him an the next day the sceptre
of authority was seized by that pictur
esque character from the distant coast
of Washington. (Lewis.) daughter
The next day the gentleman from Ten
nessee was fighting to see who should
have the leadership of the Democratic
Earty; while in the background, always
ready to seize the falling sceptre, was the
gentleman from Missouri (DearJnond, J
who, in that Congress, and in this, has
delivered more speeches with more ease
and less effect than any man that has
appeared in the deliberations of Congerss
for the 10 years that I have had the hon.
or to serve on this floor.
(Great applause on the Republican
side.)
Mr.. King, Democrat Of Utah, made
point of order against the provision in
the bill for the allotment of the lands on
the Uncompahgre Indian reservation
and the leasing of the Gilsonite lands on
the reservation under the direction of
the secretary of the interior
The point of order was sustained. The
provision authorizing the secretary of the