Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-28

tprday, during the controversy oNar the
approximation for letter carriers that he
fQuigeD stated what was untrue when
he said that the prospective deficiency
was the exact sum which the app o.
priation in the current law was below
the estimates Of the department.
QuiHg said the highest authority in
matters of this character was the de-
partment itself and he had read a let :
ter from the department in support Of
his allegations.
Loud in reply said that he stood by
his statement of yesterday. No sub
terfuge, he said, could disguise the
truth. He appealed from the letter Of
the department to the printed record Of
the estimates.
Taylor, Keep, Ohio. chairman of the
committee on the elections. No. l, pre-
scented the report of the majority n
the contested election case of Aldrich
VS.. PloWman. from the 4th Ala bama
district The minority was given UNI
minority report. The House then went
mo committee of the whole and le-
sumed consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bill.
Hartman. Silver Rep, got the flooi
on pro forma amendment and made
q speech denouncing the Republicans
party fer its position on the financial
question. He ridiculed Secretary
Cages definition Of bimetaIism in the
latters speech at Philadelphia, n
Tuesday. The Republican party, h.
said. foreclosed its right to use the
term himetallism when tho st. Louis
platform was adopted. The whole
drift Of the purpose and intent Of this
administration was 10 irrevocahly
commit the government to the gold
standard. This position could NOT be-
reconcied with Mr. Mckinley's letter
OF acceptance.
Hartman said ne knew that many
Republicans We're opposed To the e.
lrement Of the greenbacks. But"
S1d he. what win they do a3aut Il
when the banking ana currency conf
mittec report the bin To retire the
%rcenbacks: If we may judge the fu-
tu,e by the past there Is little doubt of
the result This is NJ longer a House
Of Representatives. III cried in steuto-
rian tones. 1t II house ~ regis
ters-it il house to register The VET
Of those who control it,"
Hartman Described what NJ called 4
"misr;able scene" which occurred III
1891 Wnon The bond bin was before thr
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sentative Tuwne IL MINNEAPOLIS. NV.
III th4 eilycr Republicans. VINO holttd
inc st. Louis convention. fell out of Till
chair into q side aisle.
Hartman said that he had no crit
t.isI1 to personally make against
Speaker Reed. 1t Mas the system hu
ofnn4td not the man.
~ yp must have a tyrant h,
shouted -Thos. b. Reed is good enough
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Again Hartman a1yarted 10 the mutt
t,.rings he had heard IN The cloak rooms
tyranny exercised by tn
Sneaker II have toId those com
rlaintS" said Hartman time ana
qaain tbat r. thcv did not like thrtyran-
nix nf tho Sneaker they ShouIl shear
rim, of his nover''
Il am afraid tha gentleman fr.r,
Montana has III, nis cloak room.
mix.dr intarposra o,iag Ron \ \
tlepuhlican laught,.r)
~Parbans I have" ratorted Hartman
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