Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-03
LOUD BILL AGAIN.
HOUSE SPENDS ANOTHER DAY IN
DEBATE UPON 1T.
EULOGY OF The COUNTRY EDITOR.
sic is ms Faithful 10 the Peo-
pie as the Needle 10 the P"'e'
EIkips on Trade Aggrcssions of
Canada.
Canada.

matter. The speeches., as iui'' az
tracted little interest. The speakers
were Messrs. Bromwell Nepublicam' oil
Ohio. and Ogden OemocraO, OF Louis
lana. In favor of the measure, and Messrs
Beu Ropulist). of Colorado; Simpson
PopulIsO. OF Kansas; Clark DemocraO
of Missouri: Brown Repubican), OF
Ohio. and Lentz Oemocrao. OF Ohio IN
opposition TO 1t. mainly on the ground
that it was inimical TO the interests OF
;he country editor.
Mr.. Clark was once editor OF a weekly
newspaper, and he delivered a eulogy on
the country editor.
"He is as faithful 10 the people as the
needle to the pole" said he. In the
momentous campaign Of 1896 when a vast
majority-not all, mark you, but vast
majority-of Democratic. metropolitan
newspapers basely deserted their colors,
and went. bag and baggage. horse, foot,
and dragons, into the camp OF the
enemy, the country weekhes, with rare
exceptions stood by the cause OF Bryan,
Democracy. and humanity with un-
shaken fidelity, superb courage, and COM
'Inendable> self-abnegation, thereby vim
dependence Of the American press. Upon
this same country editor we must depend
largely for honest courageous, patriotic
press service I'm the campaign now inn
pending as well as that Of 1900. and surely
upon the Democratic side Of this
House we would be acting with un-
wisdom TO deprive him of any OF his pre-
negatives. The Loud bill might not I'M
justly be entitled an act TO diminish the
supply Of anti-Republican campaign liter
ature.' Then II would be true TO its
rame. The Republicans, having nine
tenths of the great metropolitan papers,
may find some excuse for supporting "A
measure which will squclch the country
weeklies. but certainly Democrats, POpu-
lists. and Free-SilYer Republicans cannot
afford 20 do So unless they are meditat-
inc political suicide"
Mr.. Griggs DemocraO. Of Georgia, gave
notice OF an amendment to the amend
ment Of which Mr.. Loud gave notice yes
terday providing that newspapers and
periodicals should have the right to send
out sample copies at pound rates to the
number Of 1000 copies.
bill was passed making Knoxville.
Tenn, a port Of entry.
At 500 +. NJ, the House adjourned.
SPIRIT IN THE SENATE.
To-days debate i'm the Senate on the
Alaskan homestead and railway right-of-
way bill was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Car |
ter Of Montana, delivered a vigorous |
speech in reply TO that made during the |
past two days by Mr. Rawlins, of Utah. |
in the course of which he made a strong |
defence for the honor Of congressional |
and of officials in the several |
government departments.
AS soon as the Senate convened to-day, |
on motion of Mr.. Hale, of Maine, it went |
into executive session. At 1880 =. NJ. |
the Senate resumed the open session.
The conference report on the pension |
bill was agreed TO.
Mr. Mason. of Illinois, of the Commit
lee on Post-Ofices and Post-Roads, pre-
;ented a concurrent resolution from the
for investigating the Lake
city Is. C) murder. The resolution was
aid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina, intro
luced an amendment to the District of
appropriation bill, appropriat-
ng slOO. 900. to be used by the Postmaster
General TO construct and equip a mod
I'm telephone system in and between the
public offices and buildings in the Dis
riot.
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, then resumed
his speech on the bankruptcy bill passed
by the House.
Mr.. Stewart had not concluded at 2
,'clock, when the Alaska homestead and
'ailway right-of-way bill was laid before
he Senate, and he announced that ne
would finish his speech tomorrow
Mr.. Carter, of Montana. who reported
he bill said that for two days the SEN
ito had been called upon TO listen to one
" the most remarkable attacks upon q
committee Of senators, i'm a speech
making serious charges against indi-
,idual senators. He declared that 1t was
Unfair that the Senator who delivered
he speech CMr. Rawlns) should have
it from publication in the Re
,ord, inasmuch as IL was delivered in the
course of a running debate, and he was
satisfied that the speech could not be
published as delivered parallel with the
niu itself without a complete refuta-
ion of its charges.
at win be found by senator's" said
Mr. Carter. latter a careful examination
Of the bill, that Of the wholesale charges
If dishonest purpose contained in the
speech of the Senator from Utah, no
hing remains"
A RAWLINS DISCLAIMER.
When Mr.. Rawlins attempted to speak,
FIR. Carter, with some feeling, declined TO
,e interrupted. A moment later, however,
,e Welded, and Mr. Rawlins disclaimed all
Intention of casting aspersions upon any
enator, and said that Mr.. Carriers state
nent was unwarranted by the iacts, as
ould easily be shown by the stenogra-
hers notes.
MFR. Allen. of Nebraska, requested Mr.
,arter 10 give the Senate a synopsis of
,ir. Rawlinss remarks.
Mr.. Rawlins rose to give the synopsis
himself, but Mr.. Carter declined To yield.
"'When the plutOcrat and the Populst
ONE together" exclaimed Mr. Rawlins,
Utterly. 'it is time for the Senate 70
eware."
Mr.. Carter made no reply to Mr.. Raw
mss remarks. further along III MS
peech he said;
81 resent the imputatOn, advanced as
means Of defeating necessary legisla-
ION, that any official of this government
,ouId dishonesty take advantage Of his
flee. or OF the authority conferred upon
i'm by this bill. to favor his friends, as
as been suggested"
RELATIONS WITH CANADA.
Mr.. Elkins, OF West Virginia, Nho had
cen awaiting during the greater part OF
he afternoon an opportunity to address
ne Senate. said, in beginning his re-
iarks, that he was glad TO see that an
aoTt was being made to exact something
rom Canada, in view of all that the Do
Union Government and its corporations
eceiyed from the United States. That
art OF section l3 of the pending bill, to
'hich Mr. Elkins particularly referred
nd upon which his remarks were prin-
pally based provides that "the privilege
entering goods under bond or of
lacing them in bonded warehouses at
ne port OF Wrangel, I'm the District OF !
Iaska, and of withdrawing the same for
TO any place in British CO.
IN hia or the NorthMest TarrilnrN ,ulth