The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-22
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land laws Of the United States to the
territory Of Alaska and to grant a gen.
eral railroad right of way through the
territory The urgent deficiency bill was
sent to conference after the silver forces
with some outside aid, had succeeded in
concurring in the senate amendments
striking from the bill the provision re-
quiring the depositors Of bullion at gov
ernment assay offices TO pay the cost OF
transpOrtationto the mints.
The debate on this last mentioned mat
ter drifted into a discussion of the silver
question, as it did on the former occa-
sion. Messrs. Shafroth Pop., Col), New
lands (Sil., New, Cannon CRep., Ill0,
and Bland Dem., Mo-, participated. Mr..
Cannon finally submitted a modified pro-
position providing that the depositor Of
bullion should pay the cost of transpor-
tation to "the nearest mint" 1t was
defeated, 9S-13O.
The senate amendment to strike out
the whole provision was then agreed to
without division of the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice that he would
demand an aye and nay vote in the house.
The vote in committee was confirmed
on yea and nay vote in the house,
1l4-112
The bill was sent back to conference.
The vote was considered significant, as
there was to a certain extent an align
ment of the silver forces in favor of the
motion to concur in the senate amend
ment
The following Republicans Joined with
the Democrats and Populists:
Bartholdt, Mo; Beach, Ohio; Broderick,
Kan; Hager, Ellis, Ore; Joy. Mo; Iin-
ney N. c.; Lowering, Low, n. Y; McChll'
Mass; Mahaney, Minor, Morris, Ohm
stead, Pearce, Mo; Pearson, Shannon, w.
A. Smith and Spaulding.
Mr. Lacey then called up the bill'to ex-
tend the public land laws to the territory
of Alaska and to grant a general right OF
way to railroads. This bill was passed,
after being amended in minor particulars
The remainder of the day was occupied
in the consideration of bills on the private
calendar. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole, where the pending
question was point of order raised
against the motion of Mr.. Cooper Dem,
'AAA
TO refer the claim of the book publishing
company of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. TO the court of claims, the
| house bill to adjust the whole claim by
the payment of $2SS.000.
Mr.. Payne CRep., n. W, who was in
| the chair. sustained the point of order
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep., Ohio) stated that
! he desired to go on record as totally dis
| senting from the decision of the chair.
After a parliamentary struggle by the
! opponents of the measure to delay action.
! the house bill apropriating S2SS,oO0 was
/ taken up on Mr.. Cooper's motion. Mr..
! Cooper Immediately moved to lay it aside
with a favorable recommendation. Mr..
/ DalzeH denounced the bill as an attempt
! TO loot the treasury. Twenty-Five years
ago. he said. this claim was presented TO
! the house, and in a careful, exhaustive
and learned report by the present secre-
! tary of agriculture CAir. Wilson,, then a
DISTINGUISHED member of the house, and
by a distinguished Democrat, now a
member of the interstate commerce conn.,
mission CIV r. Morriscon). the claim was
thrown out as unworthy Of the attention
/ of patriotic representatives, sent here,
not to loot but TO guard. the treasury.
There was considerable parliamentary
| sparring. and finally, at 4:55 p. m, the
/ house adjourned without action on the
bill.
| washington. Jan. 21-The house COM
mittee on elections by q party vote on
| the contested election case Of W. F. Al
drich VS.. Thomas s. Plowman in the
/ Fourth Alabama district, decided TO seal
| Mr.. AIdrich. the Populist candidate. Mr.
Plowman ran as the regular Democratic
nominee. The committee viii report its
| action 10 the house next week.
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