Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-02
A SENATOR EXPLAINS
MIR. CLARK TELLS WHY HH VOTED
FOR TELLER RESOLUTION.
POLITICS IN FEDERAL HOUSE.
The Alleged Return of Prosperity
Further Discussed-New Jersey At
tackled nv the Home of Trusts-Pro-
test Against Antf-ImniigratfonB Bill.

ness of Importance was transacted by the
Senate in open session to-day The fea-
ture Of the short session was q state
ment made by Mr.. Clark Republican),
Of Wyoming, as a matter of personal
privilege, concerning his vote in favor Of
the Teller resolution.
Mr.. Clark has received q dispatch from
his State, published I'm eastern newspa-
pers. to the effect that Henry G. Hay,
chairman Of the Laramie County Repub-
lIcan Committee, had resigned because of
the Senator's vote on the Teller resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Clark said that so much had been
said OF the votes of the Wyoming Sena-
tors, and as to the significance of these
votes, that he deemed ii wise TO make a
statement. He expressed surprise that
the motives and designs of those voting
for the resolution should have been i'm
| pugned. He said that the attempt made
to commit the Republican party to
| line of policy never laid down and never
| contemplated by that party, and the fur
Their effort to read out of the party those
ton, would fail AS for himself, he de-
clined most emphatically to be read OUT
Of the Republican party. and was salts
fed that the masses of that party would
never convict him of political heresy on
account Of his vote
Mr.. Clark thought that the Democrats
ought, in view of their record, to havs
supported the Nelson amendment, pro-
viding that gold and silver coins should
be maintained at parity.
He thought that the vote he had cast
was no stain on his political party honor,
and his vote for the Nelson amendment
was cast as a protest against silver
monometallism. He felt that his vote
was in line with the Republican policy
outlined at st. Louis.
The resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew, OF
South Dakota, declaring it to be the
policy of the United States not to ac-
qure territory TO defend which a navy |
would be required went over until to-
morrow, at the request of the author.
Mr.. Morgan's resolution, presented yes |
terday, calling upon the President for |
correspondence and information relating |
to the arbitration Of the British seizure |
claims, was adopted.
The Senate then, at 245 p. NJ, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Davis, chairman Of the For
eign Relations Committee, went into
executive session. At 455 =. NJ. the |
Senate adjourned.
SOME POLITICS.
The House devoted most Of the session
to-day TO the District of Columbia appro-
priation BILL but had not completed 1t
at the time of adjournment. Some poll
tics were injected into the debate just
at the close.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
was reported.
The anti-civil service reformers won
slight victory when Mr.. Perkins (Repub-
lican). Of Iowa, presented a resolution for
printing the hearings before the civil
Service Committee.
Mr.. Grosvenor antagonized the resolu-
ton. He said the hearings had taken an
ex parte turn. and he desired to submit
some facts in refutation of certain state
ments before the hearings were printed.
Mr. Perkins, however, refused 10 with
draw the resolution until the House. by a
vote of IS to 80, had refused the previous
question. He then yielded.
A resolution was adopted, when re-
ouested the Secretary of War to submit
to the House the report OF c. II. ID.
Townsend. of the corps OF engineers,
dated December -, 1897, concerning GER
tain proposed improvements of St. Joseph
and Benton harbors, Michigan
The House, at 1890 p. NJ. went into
Committee of the Whole, and resumed
OF the District of Columbia
bill, which was begun on
At o'clock the debate drltted INTO
politics.
RETURN OF PROSPERITY.
Mr. Simpson PopulisO, of Kansas. at !
tempted to show from clippings from
Maine papers that there had been no re-
turn of prosperity in the lumber indus /.
try in that State. He also attacked New
Jersey. as the home of trusts.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply declared that the
Maine papers were full of evidences of
i'm the lumber industry.
The clippings quoted were the exception. :
Il was. he said another proof that gen :
.lemen on the other side could see the t
ipeck on the barn-door, but could not
zee the door,
Mr.. Pitney Republican) OF New Jersey,
defended his State. He declared that
New Jersey had been trust-ridden be-
,ause for years it had been under Demo-
ratio domination. The Democratic Legis-
ature had knocked down legislation to
he highest biddeE Laws were to be had
)y those who had the price. The last
ROWING infamy OF the Democratic
legislature was an attempt to carry out
he mandates of the coal combine, by
Which the price Of coal was TO be ad-
anced 81 per ton. But at last said Mr.
'itney. the wise, patriotic people of New
ersey had risen I'm their might, and
wept the Democrats from power. They
ad repudiated utterly the Infamous doc
rine preached by Bryan in 1895. and had
lected as Governor last year a gentle
IAN (Attorney-Genera Griggs), who had
cen to-day called to a larger sphere OF
sefulness in President McKinley's Cabi-
ct. Republican applause.)
Mr.. Handy OemocraO. of Delaware, as
n evidence of the lack of prosperity,
cad a letter from a friend in Phiadel-
hia, who said ne had counted 240 un
mployed persons who on single day
listed q charitable soup-house in Ken
ngton.
A Republican member from Pennsyl
ania in reply, declared that the report
{ the Factory Inspector of Pennsylvania
lowed that $4,000 more persons were
mployed in the factories now than at
his time last year. AS to the soup
ouses in Kensington. they fed 5000 I'M
mployed under the free-trade tariff
AGAINST IMMIGRATION BILL.
Mr. Mahany Republican), Of New
ork, presented in open house the pro-
sts OF 10000 German-American voters
gainst the Lodge immigration bill.
He made an impassioned speech against
lie intolerance of those who desired to
ose the gates to immigration. and when
IT, Stone Republican,, of Pennsylvania