The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-04
IN THE HOUSE.
Simpson Calls Attention to DIR. DingIey's
London Made Hat.

LONDON MADE Hat.
Washington, Feb. 3-The house spent
the day ostensibly considering the forti-
iications appropriation bill. In reality
the major portion of the time was con-
sumed in the discussion of political top
les. The existence of prosperity in this
country was again the main question of
dispute. The feature of the day was
the discovery by Mr.. Simpson, the kal-
sas populist, and the exploitation of the
alleged fact that MIR. Dingley, chairman
OF the ways and means committee, wore
London made hat. Mr.. Dingley eX-
planned that the hat was made in New
York. The London trade mark was
simply placed there to please the Anglo
maniacs who always preferred things
because they We're English. All attempts
10 increase the appropriations in the for
tifications bill or TO amend it in any re-
spect were voted down to-day.
When consideration of the fortifica-
tions appropriation bill was resumed
the debate drifted into politics and
Burke, dem, Texas, and GrosVenor, rep.
Ohio. joined issue on the subject OF
Mckinley prosperity.
MI Simpson, pop, Kan, followed, ana
took UP the controversy he had a few
days ago with Mr.. Ptney, rep, n. j.,
over the trusts which, he said, were -
ganized in New Jersey, to prey on Kan
sas and other states In humorous
vein he said the people of New Jersey
We're not to blame that legislation in that
state was knocked down to the highest
bidders, as they were descendants OF the
Hessans. When asked by Sam smith,
rep, Mich, why he had done nothing TO
extermlnate the trusts, MIR. Simpson re-
piled that he was helpless in the house
In this house, said he, the speaker
is the whole thing. / had as well fight Il
bill in the Potomac river as in this
house..
MI. Pitney, in reply to Mr.. Simpson,
referred indirectly to the fact that Mr.
Simpson was born in New Brunswick
lie remembered, he said, that after the
war of the revolution many of the tories
and traitors in New England were de-
ported To the nelghboring province of
New Brunswick. lie did not mean to
imply he said. that Mr. simpsons an
testry was necessarily tainted by that
fact, but he asserted his pride in his own
ancestry He also paid a glowing tribute
to his state.
The political discussion was continued
by Messrs. Shafroth, pop, Colo; Gaines,
dem, Tenn; Mccall, rep. Mass
Greene, pop, Neb., and King, dem,
Utah.
Mr.. Foote, rep, n. Y. then devoted
some time to the criticism of the forti-
llcatlons Dill. At the rate of appropria-
tlons provided in this bill, he said, il
would require Il years to carry out the
plans of the Endicott board. He asserted
that on the South Atlantic and Gulf
coasts there was no gun that could be
fired in defense of the harbors.
MIR. Hemingway denied that these
coasts We're defenseless At Charleston
there were three S-inch guns, one 10-inch
gun and eight mortars. If the coast
was in the condition represented by the
gentleman from New York. he said he
would be willing TO appropriate $40 000,-
O0o Mr. Hemingway declared that the
coast was fairly well protected. not as
we'll as he would like to see it, The
pending bill carried every dollar which
the country could afford to appropriate
at this time.
Mr.. Livingston. dem. ia. read some
from Southern papers charg-
ing that in the distribution Of munitions
OF war New Orleans and other Southern
ports had been neglected. Mr. Liy-
ingston said he had no knowledge on
this point, but he proposed to make in
auiry 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 , O'Clock the general debate closed
and the bill was taken UP for amend
fnent under the five-minute rule. Mr.
McClelland, dem, n. Y. offered an
amendment To increase the appropria-
tions for guns and mortars from 81 000,-
loo 10 $5,VtU,o0uV. 1T was voted down.
During the debate. Mr.. Simpson made
some humorous remarks about Mr..
Dingley's hat and said that il came
from London. Replying. Mr. Dingley
said that the hat was made in New
York and that the manufacturers nut
In a London mark TO make the DUDES |
purchase them. whereupon Mr. Simpson |
said that MIR. Dingley was not a dude.
MIR. Dingley said that Mr.. Simpson was
given to talking through his hat and |
ended by denying that he (DingIeyJ had |
imported wool before the passage Of the |
Dingley bill. The whole episode caused |
a great deal of amusement i'm the house. |
Without completing the bill. at .O5 D. /
m, the house adjourned