The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
SIMPSON IN NEGATIVE
DINGLEY WITH WEAR
ING A LONDON POT HAT.
DINGLEY'S hat WAS MADE IN NEW YORK
Jerry Continues His labs at Jersey Says
They Were Not 10 Blame for Trust
SINS as They Were Descendants
of the Hessians.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 3.-The
House Sepnt the day ostensibly consid-
ering the Fort.fcations Appropriation
bill. In reality the major portion of the
time was consumed in the discussion
of political topics. The existence or
non-existence of prosperity in this coun.
try was again the main question of
dispute. The feature of the day was
the discovery by Mr.. Simpson, the Kan
sas Populist, and the exploitation of the
alleged fact that Mr.. Dingley, Chair
man of the Ways and Committee. wore
Il London made pot hat. Mr. Dingley
explained that the hat was made in New
York. The London trademark was sim
ply placed There to please the Anglo
Maniacs, who preferred things because
they were English.
Mr.. Fischer ORep. \. ", continued
his argument begun yesterday, in favor
Of the establishment of a fort ut Romef
Shoals, y. Y. harbor. Such a fort. la
said. would command the entrance tC
the harbOr.
Mr. Simpson Porarl;st, Kansas), fol
lowed and again took up the contro-
versy he had a few days ago with
Mr.. Pitney 0Rep.,N. ", over the trusts
which he said, were organized in Jer-
sey to prey ON Kansas and other States
I'm a humorous vein he said the people
of New Jersey were not to blame thai
legislation in that State was knocked
down, to-. the highest bidders as they
were the descendants of the Hessians
When asked by Mr.. Sam Smith CRep
Micl1.) why he had done nothing to ex-
terminate the trusts, Mr.. Simpson re-
lslied that he was helpless i'm the House
lin this House." said he ''thc Speaker
is the whole thing. / Ind as well file
bin in the Potomac liver as in this
House."
Mr.. Foote Rep., n. ", devoted some
time to the criticism of the Fertilization
bill. At the rate of appropriation pro
vided in this bill he said. it would re-
qlire fifteen years to carry ont the plans
of the EndicOtt Board. He asserted
that on the South Atlantic and gull
coasts there was not gun that could
bc fired in defense of the harbors.
Mr.. Hemenway (Rep.. indy, in charge
Of the bill. denied that these coasts
were defenselesS. AT Charleston, said
he. there were three eight-inch guns
one tenlinch gun and eight mOrtars
II the coast was in the condition repOr
ted by the gentleman from New York
he said, he would he willing to appr0
PIRATE S40.000,000. Mr. Hemenway
declared that the coast was fairly wei
protected, not as well as he would like
TO see it or as it would Ee. The pend
ing bill carried every dollar which the
government could afford to appropriate tt
ut this time.
Mr. Livingston Dem., Ga.), reat
some statements from Southern papers
charging that in the distribution 0t
munitions of war, New Orleans ant
other Southern ports had been neglected
edge on this point. hut he proposed tC
make inquiry of the proper authorities
and if the allegations should prove true
he warned the House that provision
would have to be made for Southern
ports.
AT 3 O'Clock the general debate clOset
and the bill was taken up for amend
mcnt under the five minute rule
Mr.. Mcclellan (Dem., n. ", OffcreC
an amendment to increase the appro
priatiOn for guns and mortar batteries
from one to five million. 1t was votet
down.
An amendment offered by Mr.. FootC
0ep., \. ". to appropriate $4,000 fOl
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlan
New York, was voted down.
Without completing the bill at SO.
o. m the House adjourned