The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-28
HART MAN
VS..
OOLLIVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
today finally succeeded in passing the
Indian appropriation bill, and the polit-
1cal debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District
of Columbia bill which followed it.
The only two important changes made
in the Indian bill, as passed, was the
elimination of the provisions for the
leasing of gilsonite beds In Utah and
the mineral lands of the Kiowa, CO.
manche, Apache and Wichita reserva-
tons, both of which went out on points
Of order. The features Of the debate
today were the speeches of Mr.. Hart
man (Sil. Rep.), Montana, in denuncia-
ton of the financial policy of the ad-
ministration, and of Mr.. Dolliver Rep.,
Pa), in reply to the general attacks
Of the opposition.
Shortly after assembling the house
went into committee Of the whole on
the Indian bill, and Mr.. Hartman (Sil.
Rep, Mont) got the floor on a pro for
ma amendment. For fifteen minutes, he
held the attention Of the house in a
speech denouncing the Republican party
for its position on the financial question
He ridiculed Secretary Cages definition
of bimetallism, in the latters speech at
Philadelphia, on Tuesday. The Repub-
lican party, he said, foreclosed its right
to use the term bimetallism when the
st. Louis platform was adopted. The
whole drift Of the purpose and intent
of this administration had been aVoWed
and proclaimed by Secretary Gage be-
fore the banking committee; it was to
irrevCcably commit the government to
the gold standard.
Mr.. Hartman said he knew that many
Republicans were opposed to the retire
ment Of the greenbacks. But" said he,
what will they do about it, when the
banking and currency committee re-
ports the bill to retire the greenbacks?
If we may judge the future by the past,
there is little doubt of the result. This
Is no longer a house of representatives.
1t is house Of Iegisters-it is house
to register the will of those who control
it."
Mr. Hartman proceeded to give an
account ef a chapter of history a mis-
cradle scene,' he denominated it, which
occurred in 1894, when the bond bill was
before the house. The bill, he said,
never had the Endorsement of a Repub-
lican platform or Republican caucus.
Il was then" said he, 'one of a little
hand of rebels pledged to vote against
the bill Just before the vote was
72. I rejoiced that the bill was beaten.
The cloak rooms were filled with the
mutterings of rebellion against the
domination of those in control. Then
suddenly, the party whip began to
crack and 1 saw the, slaves file out of
the cloak room one after another and
vote for the bill, their consciences con-
demned.
Mr. Hartman proceeded to say that he
had no criticism to make against Speak
er Reed personally. IT was the system
he opposed, not the man. IF we must
have a tyrant," he shouted, Thomas
E. Reed is good enough for me-"
Again Mr.. Hartman adverted to the
mutterings he had heard in the cloak
room against the tyranny expressed by
the speaker. Il have told these COM
plainants," said Mr. Hartman, time
and again that If they did not like the
tyranny Of the speaker they should
shear him of him of his power"
"I am afraid the gentleman from
NJ ntana has got his cloak room mixed
i1terposed Mr.. Quigg (Rep. N. ".
Republican laughter.)f
Perhaps L have" retorted Mr.. Hart
man, but l give notice that those who
are mixing their cloak rooms now will
do SO in 1898 and 1900, and triumph
eventually upon the declarations Of the
Chicago platform and under the leader
ship Of William J. Bryan"
Mr. Barrett Rep., Mass) followed
with some criticism of the house rules.
under which, he asserted, the legisla-
tive functions of the, government had