The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02
JUST Attic P|l|IGS
To Light up the DrearinesS of
Appropriations.
PROSPERITY AND TRUSTS
On These Topics Jerry StirS
up the Animals.
PROSPERITY AND TRUSTS

washington, Feb. 1.-The house devoted
most of the session today to the District
Of Columbia appropriation bill, but had
not completed il a the time Of adjourn
nlent. Some politics was injected into
the debate just at the close, the feature
Of which was bitter denunciation Of Mr..
w. \. Stone Of Pennsylvania by Mr.. Ma
haney Rep., y. y for the formers posi-
ton in favor Of the immigration bill. Mr..
Stone did not see TT TO reply. Before
the District bill was taken up several
bills and resolutions OF mino: Importance
were passed.
Washington, Feb. THE military acad-
envy appropriation bill was reported to
the house today.
The anti-civil service reformers won
slight victory when Mr. Perkins (Rep.,
Iowa. presented a resolution Tor printing
the hearings before the civil service COM
mittee.
Mr.. Grosvenor antagonized the resolu-
ton He said the hearings had taken an
ex parte turn and ne desired to submit
some facts in refutation OF certain state
ments before the hearings were printed.
Mr. Perkins, however, refused 70 with
draw the resolution until the house, by
vote of 900, had refused the previous
question. lie then yielded.
\ bill was passed authorizing the sec
rotary OF the treasury TO build or pur-
chase a suitable vessel for revenue cutter
service on the Yukon river, 10 cost not
exceeding $4,000
A resolution was adopted which re-
auested the secretary of war to Submit
to the house the report OF {. Med. Town
send. of the corps of engineers, dated
December e. 1891 concerning certain pro-
posed improvements Of St. Joseph and
Benton Harbor, Michigan.
The senate resolution for the relief Of
ex- Senator Can of Florida was adopted.
Then at 1890 p. m. the house went into
committee OF the whole and resumed CON
sideration of the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill, which was begun on
Saturday
At o'clock the debate drifted into poll
tics Mr. Simpson pop. Kan.) attempted
to show from clippings from Maine papers
that there had been no return Of prosperi-
ty in the lumber industry in that state
lie also attacked New Jersey as the home
of the trusts.
Mr.. Dnsley, in reply, declared that the
Maine papers We're fun of evidences of
the improvement in the lumber industry
The clipping was the exception. was.
ne said. another proof that the gentlemen
on the other side could see the speck OH
the barn door, but could not see the door.
Mr.. Pitnev CRep. n. ID defended his
state He declared that New Jersey had
been trust ridden because for years it had
been under Democratic domination The
Democratic Legislature had knocked down
legislation to the highest bidder But at
last. said Mr.. Pituey, the wise, patriotic
people of New Jersey had risen in their
might and swept the Democrats from
power.
Mr. Adams GRep. Pa declared that
the report of the factory inspector of
Pennsylvania showed that 125,0ooo more
persons were employed in the factories
now than at this time last year.
Mr. AIahaney tRep.. y. W presented in
open house the protests Of 10000 German
American voters against the Lodge i'm
migration bill He made an imprisoned
seech against the intolerance of those
who desired to close the gates to immi-
alton. and when Mr.. w. \. Stone CRep.,
Pa interrupted him he turned upon the
PENNSYLVANIA and denounced him as one
who desired to precipitate a race ques-
ton. as one who attacked the Irish, the
Germans the Poles and every other ma
tionality.
- commend You" he shouted, "to the
voters Of Pennsylvania as one whose
Amcricanism cannot stand the test
Us the sergeant-at-arms present. was
/ the only comment of Mr.. Stone when Mr..
Mahaney concluded
Al 4:4o p. m. the house adjourned.