The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-14
Fun p0KED At HIM
MIR. HANNA HELD UP TO RIDICULE
BY DE ARMOND, OF MIS-
SOURI,.
DEFENDED ON THE FLOOR.
JUNIOR OHIO SENATOR LAUDED AS
THE ENEMY OF THE
BOSSES.
SEED DISTRIBUTION WINS AGAIN.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill I'm
der Consideration in Committee
of the WhoIe-Gossip.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The house
today completed the consideration Of
the agricultural appropriation bill in
committee of the whole and then adj
1ourned upon the motion Of those Op-
posed to the printing of another edi-
ton Of the famous 'Horse Book"
There was the annual fight over the
question Of free seed distribution to the
farmers, but the effort to strike out
the appropriation of $4,000 failed as
usual, the majority against 1t today
being 1876. One Of the important amend
ments adopted provided for the in
spection of horse meat for export DUR
poses in the same way that the meat
or cattle and other animals is now in
spected. During the debate today soma
very caustic criticism Of the proceed
ings in the senatorial election in Ohio
from Mr.. De Almond Dem, Mol
called forth warm defense of Senator
Hanna from Mr.. Mahany Rep., N. ",
who eulogized the Ohio senator as the
man who had overthrown the bosses of
the Republican party in 1896.
The house Immediately after the
reading Of the journal entered upon
the consideration of the agricultural
appropriation bill, which carries SO. 323,-
1O-J NAI4C4l - Y1OOJ OOO III GACGSS Oh lIl1
amount for the current year. After
some remarks by Mr.. Henderson Rep.,
Io), in support of the appropriation in
the bill for seed distribution and in
eulogy Of Secretary Wilson, whom he
described as q genuine hard-fsted
farmer, Mr.. De Almond Dem, MOI
got the floor and submitted some sar-
castle comment on the newspaper re-
ports of the'election of Senator Hanna
at Columbus yesterday. He read the
telegram sent by Mr. Hanna to Presi-
dent Mckinley:
God reigns and the Republican par
ty still lives" The telegram, said he.
was unique That God reigned there
was no room to doubt; therefore the
latter clause of the telegram was more
than wonderful. With cutting irony he
proceeded to read and comment on
some of the kilograms of congratula-
ton sent to Mr.. Hanna from this city,
including those Of President McKin-
ley, Senator HawIey and others. Com
menting on the presidents telegram,
he asked how the return of Senator
Hanna could be beneficial to the coun-
try save in an example to be avoided
He said, in the course of his remarks
that Senator Hanna was the truest, best
exponent and representative of modern
Republicanism.
HANNA DEFENDED.
Mr.. De Almonds remarks brought
Mr.. Mahany (Rep., n. " to his feet
In a brief but emphatic speech he re-
piled to the remarks of the AISsourian.
In 1892" said he, "the American peO-
pie witnessed the spectacle of tha
Democratic party meeting in it's ma
tional convention and. despite tina
unanimous protest Of New York state
nominating for the presidency of thu
United States a man repudiated by his
own commonwealth. 1t was the bossea
of the Democratic party who perpe-
trated that outrage upon the rank and
file of the Democratic masses. During
the succeeding four years, the friends
of Mr.. Cleveland, by bond issues and
by other methods abhOrrent to the
conscience Of the people, found their
financial schemes smiled upon through
the influence of this government. This
lesson was not lost upon the bosses OF
the Republican party. In 1896, bosses
who had debauched the legislation of
sovereign states and turned the legis-
latUres of those states into the cash
registers for their own schemes, met
together in a bosses pool to syndicate
the presidency of the United States be
cause it was known that, owing to the
fact that the conscience Of the Demo-
cratic party had risen up and hurled
down to oblivion Cleveland and CleVe-
lardism, the Republican party in all
human probability would be VictOri-
Gus at the ensuing elections
$50 these bosses gathered together
to syndicate the presidency of the
United States, and at a moment when
the masses of the Republican party
almost despaired of averting this out
rage on their party and the Disgrace
how
who rose up, a man whom it is the de-
light of the Democratic party to de-
nOunce as a boss, a man who, by his
bulldog courage and his faith in the
strength and conscience Of the masses
of the Republican party, gave battle to
these bosses and made triumphant the
will of the masses Of the Republican
party in the nomination of William
Mckinley for the presidency of the
United States. applause on the Re
publican side) L will state to the dis
tinguished and profound gentleman
from Missouri Ode Armond that it is
for this reason that the American peO-
pie rejoice today that man who dared
to give battle to the bosses in ma
tional convention and to huI1 them to
defeat can still survive with honor and
pcwer and glory in American life"
Applause on the Republican side)
MI. Cannon CRep.. I'D expressed his
gTatltlcatlOn over IuS eleCLIOl VI 'oCll-
ator Hanna. 1t was a triUIlph OF the
majority and of political decency. He
did not believe, he said that any gen
tleman on the other side could rise and
place his hand on his heart and hon.
estly say that he was not glad treach-
ery had been rebuked.
Mr. Perkins (Rep.. Io.), reverting to the
question of seed distribution said he would
like to see the present policy discontinued
The S130,0C0 appropriation could be better
expended for the benefit of the farmer.
Mr. Robinson Dem.. Ind. Delegate Cal
Iahan (Okla) and Mr.. Berry Dem, KyD sup
ported the appropriation for seed distribution.
The latter in the course of his remarks, made
an eloquent appeal to the Republicans to al
low the house to vote on the Cuban belliger-
ency resolution. Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem, Mass)
opposed the distribution of seed by the aSri-
cultural department, as being prejudcial to
the interests of private seed firms.
Mr. Bromwell rep, o. moved to strike
out the appropriation for general seed distri-
button. He said he thought it was time for
congress to rid the government CT this hum
bug.
Mr. Wheeler Dem. Ala.), in opposing the
motion. said the who were seeking to
lake this boon from the farmers were the
same who fastened the gold standard upon
the country.
The battle over free seed distribution con-
tinued for the remainder of the session.
Messrs. Mercer (Rep., Neb), Wanger tRep.,
Pa and Foote (Rep., n. W supported the
Bromwell amendment, and Messrs. Brown
Rcp. o., Talbot Dem. S. c.. Greene Pop,
Neb0 Clardy Dem. Ky) and Simpson Pop.
Kanl opposed it. The amendment was de-
fee cd 1Q-155