The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-25
IN THE HOUSE.
District of Columbia and Indian Appro.
priation Measures Under Discussion.

DlstrtCt OF &Olumb1a ana IHntan ApprO-
priation Measures Under Discussion.
Washington, Jan. 24.--The house spent
a couple of hours to-day transacting
business relating to the District of CO.
lumbia, and the remainder of the day
on the Indian appropriation bill. During
the consideration of the last named
lively debate was precipitated by an al
fusion made by Mr.. Simpson relative
TO an interview with the president on
the subject of immigration. Mr. Gros-
Nenor took occasion to express the opin-
ion that the president had never used
some Of the language imputed to him
and the debate drifted into a general dis
cussion of our industrial conditions, in
the course of which the strike in New
England, the high prices for wheat in
Kansas and the defaulting republican
officials in Nebraska successfully played
their parts. MesSrs. Dingley, Grone,
Mercer, Grosvenor and Simpson partici-
pated.
At the opening of the session, KIeberE,
dem. Texas. and Dockery. dem. Mo,
called attention TO the poll of the house
on the immigration bill printed in the
New York papers to-day. They had
been made to favor the bill and were
opposed to it.
Boutelle, rep, Me. chairman of the
committee ON naval affairs, reported
back two resolutions calling upon the
secretary of the navy as 10 the suitable
ity of sites for making armor plate in
the South, with recommendation that
they be laid on the table. The report
called attention to the fact that invita-
tions had been issued for sealed pro-
posals for land, buildings and machin-
cry for an armor plate factory, which
would be opened Jan. 20 and the sec
retary, when these We're opened, would
send special report to congress with all
information. The resolution was laid on
the table without division. Curtis, rep.
ILL.,, then claimed the day for business
for the District Of Columbia committee.
Two hours were consumed in the con-
sideration of district business, after
which the house went into committee of
the whole and resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
Speaking to a pro forma amendment,
Mr.. Simpson, pop, Kan, commented on
an interview with the president relative
to the strike in the cotton mills of New
England, where the president was
quoted as deprecating the condition of
labor and as favOring "A restriction of
immigration. Mr. Simpson spoke of
the report of the agricultural depart
ment experts on the condition of the
residents of the state Of New York.
which. he said the experts alleged. that
their poverty was due TO extravaganza.
The experts. he said, stated that the
people sometimes bought beef steak
triment out of bananas. The upshot OF
Mr.. Simpsons comment was that there
should be economy in governmental
affairs
Mr.. Dingley. rep. Me. replied in some
good-natured remarks in which he
twitted Mr.. Simpson on having ceased
10 wall of miseries of bleeding Kansas
and being now looking for misery else
where.
I'VE have populist rule in Kansas.
and there is no longer any misery out
there" interposed Mr.. Simpson.
rs not populist misery enough?" ex-
claimed Mr.. Henderson, rep. Iowa.
Continuing, Mr.. Dingley said he also
believed in reform. but he thought It
strange that on every proposition TO in
crease expenditures the gentleman
from Kansas (Simpson) had voted In
the affirmative.
That is not true" interposed Mr.
Simpson.
Il leave that TO the members of the
house who have seen him filing through
the tellers, responded Mr.. Dingley, who
concluded by saying he hoped mem
bers would follow the words not the
example of Mr.. Simpson.
Mr.. Curtis. rep. Kan, commenting on
Mr.. Simpsons statement about the re-
appearance of prosperity in Kansas,
owing to populistic rule, said that in
one year of republican rule in this
county the ldIHleTS ol hdhsds mao
paid $50. 600. 600 of mort cages, while un-
der populistic rule in Kansas every
state institution was suffering for lack
Of funds and for the first time in years
state warrants We're being stamped |
mot good for lack Of funds" The peo-
pie Of Kansas, he said, were proud OF
the republican party.
Mr.. Simpson, in reply. said that when
the populists retired from power three |
years ago they left $500. 600 in the state
treasury. When they resumed last |
year the treasury was bankrupt Mr..
simpson reviewed some achievements
of the pOpulist party in his state and
was met By Mr.. Curtis with the asser-
tion they had not kept a pledge they |
had made.
The controversy attracted more and |
more attention as il proceeded and |
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