The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
ST. FRANCSL[E MIIANA La SATURDAY, JANUARY 1885,
thorizlng further expenditure o.
$500, 90 for the soldiers home at Dan
u;tla f.. -L:oh IlE0 000 xrn

$500, 90 for the soldiers home at Dan
vile, ILL.,, for which $4,000 WI
appropriated in the last sundry civi
bill, was used by Mr.. Dearmond, Dem"
crat, Of Missouri, as basis for o bite
personal attack upon Chairman Cannon,
whose home is at Danvillo. There was
also lively debate over the provision
in the bill requiring the owners Of bull
lion, hereafter,to pay Tho COST OF trans
porting the bullion from assay offices
to the minis. After some remarks by
Mr.. Underwood. Democrat, Of Ala
anna, against the proviso, Mr.. Bells
motion to strike out the proviso was
defeated, 125-1l0. Mr.. Dearmond,
Democrat, OF Missouri, moved to strike
cut the paragraph appropriating $780,.
900 for the construction of barracks at
the soldiers home established at Dan
Vile, III. Mr.. Diamonds motion Yves
then defeated without division. Ad.
journed.
THuRsDAY.--The house to-day com.
pleted the consideration of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill in commit
tee of the whole and then adjourned,
upon the motion OF those opposed to
the printing of another edition Of the
famous "Horse Book" There was the
annual fight over the free seed distri.
button to farmers, but the effort to
strike out the appropriation, $780,
OO0), failed as usual, the ma ority
against it to-day being 1856.
FR1DAY.-It was the intention of the
house managers to proceed With the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill today, but owing to the excited
condition OF affairs in Havana and the
wildly exaggerated reports adoot, they
decided to avoid tho possibility OF
opening up Cuban debate by relin.
gushing the day to the committee on
claims in charge of bills on the private
calendar. Most OF the day was con.
sumed in flibuster against bill to
pay the publishing house Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, at
Nashville, Tenn, $228,O0 for the
seizure and use Of the property of that
corporation during the war. The prop
erty OF the corporation, which was To-
Gated at Nashville, Tenn, was seized
and held by the United States from
1862 to 1865, when it was turned over
to the owners. Mr.. Cooper referred
to the fact that the profits Of the con-
Germ were applied to the support of
superanuated ministers. Thousands
Of petitions from religious bodies, he
said, had been received praying for the
passage OF the bill. After further dis.
cussion and before disposing of the
bill, the house adjourned.
SATuRDAY.--The house devoted two
hours to general debate on the army
appropriation bill and the remainder
of the day to eulogizing the life aud
public service of the late Representa-.
tive Seth ". Melliken, of Maine, who
served for fourteen years in the lower
branch Of congress. Those who spoke
were Messrs. Burlcigh, Republican, OF
Maine, who succeeded Mr.. Milliken;
Dingley, Republican, of Maine; Bou.
telle, Republican, of Maine; Dinsmore,
Democrat, of Arkansas; Skinner, Dem.
ocrat, of North Carolina; Mercer, Re.
publican, of Nebraska; Hollborn, Re-
publican, of California; Hicks, Repub
loan, OF Pennsylvania, and Little,
Democrat, of Arkansas. At 5:25 p. M,
as a further mark OF respect, the house
adjourned.