Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-02
YESTERDAY IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Simpson Runs Into the Prosperity
snag Again - Mahany De-
nOUnceS Stone.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The house devoted
most of the session to-day to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. but had not
completed it at the time of adjournment.
Some politics were injected into the debate
just at the close. the feature of which was
a bitter denunciation of Mr.. w. a. Stone.
of Pennsylvania, by Mr.. AIahany, Repub-
Ecan. OF New York, for the formers posi-
tion in favor of the immigration bill. Mr..
Stone did not see fit to reply. Before the
District bill was taken up several bills and
resolutions of minor Importance were
passed.
The military academy appropriation bill
was reported to-day. The anti-civil serv-
ice reformers won a slight victory when
MIR. Perkins, Republican, OF Iowa, present.
ed resolution for printing the hearings
before the civil service committee. Mr..
Grosvenor antagoniZed the resolution. He
SAID the hearings had taken an ex parte
turn and he desired TO submit some facts
in refutation of certain statements before
the hearings were printed.
Mr.. Perkins, however, refused to with
draw the resolution until the house, by a
vote of IS to 80. had refused the previous
question. He then yielded.
A bill was passed authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury TO build or purchase a
$1,000. ''O'- - vs. '-O' N~N .' .
committee of the whole and resumed con-
sideration of the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, which was begun on Sat
urday.
At 4 o'clock the debate drifted into poll
tics. Mr.. Simpson. Populist, of Kansas. at
tempted to show from clippings from Maine
papers that there had been no return, OF
prosperity in the lumber industry in that
state. He also attacked New Jersey as the
home of the trusts.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply. declared that the
Maine papers We're full of evidences of the
Improvement in the lumber industry. The
clipping was the exception. 1t was, he
said, another proof that gentlemen on the
other side could see the speck on the barn
Mr. Pitney, Republican, of New Jersey,
defended his state. He declared that New
Jersey had been trust-ridden because for
years it had been under Democratic domi..
knocked down legislation to the highest
bidder. But at last, said Mr.. Pitney, the
wise, patriotic people of New Jersey had
risen in their might and swept the Demo-
Gratis from power.
Mr. Adams. Republican, of Pennsylvania,
declared that the report of the factory in
spector of Pennsylvania showed that l250e0
more persons were employed in the fac
tories now than at this time last year.
Mr.. Mahany, Republican. of New York,
presented in open house the protests of
1000 German-American voters against the
Lodge immigration bill. He made an i'm
passioned speech against the intolerance
of those who desired TO close the gates to
Immigration. and when Mr.. w. A. Stone;
him. he turned upon the Pennsylvanian and
denounced him as one who desired to pre-,
cipitate a race question. as one who had
attacked the Irish, the Germans the Poles
YOU, he shouted. ito the voters of Penn
sylvanla as one whose Americanism cannot
stand the test"
the only comment or MI. stone, When Mr.
Mahany concluded.