Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-04

At II o'clock A. NJ, Friday, the House
entered upon the last legislative day OF
places and the public galleries were
crowded in anticipation of spectacular
scenes. IT,.
The desk OF the late Representative
Crawford of Texas. who died at midnight
last night, was slTrouded in black and
covered with flowers. -
Immediately after the reading of the
journal. Burke. Dem, Tex. announced
the death of his colleague in feeling
words. and the usual resolutions We're
adopted.
The following committee was appoint
ed to attend the funeral: Burke and Hen
~. Tex. De Graffenreid. Lanham, M
Rae. Ark, Smith, Ky, Brewer. Ala.
Moon. Tenn. Mecieary. Mimi, and MI
Walker. Rep. Mass. who had been
seeking the privilege of addressing the
House for several days, then secured
unanimous consent to speak for an hour.
such time, however, not to Interfere with
conference reports.
Conferees upon the bill to provide a
code of criminal procedure for Alaska
were appointed and the bill was sent TO
conference. The bill to permit the re-
importation of wild animals for exhibition
purposes was adopted.
motion to suspend the rules and pass
a bill for the erection of a statue in the
memory of Samuel HahnemaEn by the
Homeopathic Institute was defeated. A
bill for the relief Of John Clyde Sullivan.
lbTIucIiy pay HidSlcIs u .. 1N.s was pdSsCu.
Bills were passed to authorize Col. Vie.
tor vifquain to accept the decoration OF
| the Order of the Double Dragon from tn
Emperor of China for services to the
thorize Lieut.. Gen. John ~. Schofield,
Gen. A.. Z. Bates. Lieut.. Comma ndef
Redmond T: Rogers L. s. NJ, and Lieu,
John r. Williams to accept the cross Of
| the Legion of Honor from the republic OF
| France. g a
Some conference reports on bills o:
| minor Importance were agreed to.
Walker, chairman of the committee on
banking and currency. then took the floor.
He made statement largely personal
showing his efforts during long series Of
answered published criticisms of his
| course and went into an. elaborate ex-
PLANTATION Of the long fight n his commit,
a es T its SUBSEQUENT sn withdrawal I' OH
His, colleague. Barrett. Rep. Mass. de-
manded an opportunity to reply. claim
ing that Walker. had agreed to yield him
| ways kept his promises to God and man
but nHt aesoranE T. the standaras Of
denial as an "unmitigated falsehood."
rency committee selected by GrosvenOr.
chairman Of the Republican caucus.
Walker spoke in high terms of Mr.. H.
committee. but denounced the manner in
which he and his colleagues had lobbied
about the Capitol for alleged currency
formers said he. "is that they OBJ II
their facts from canvasback and terrapin
and their arguments from champagne.
The result is robbery.
DO you expect the next Congress" il
terposed johnson. Rem. Ind, ITO enacr
any banking and currency legislation
worthy Of the name? l do not"
mean certain defeat for the Republican
party. There is more dynamite connected
with banking and currency than any SUBJ
ject ever introduced in the. House. Any
currency question before the silver ques-
ton is settled, will be swamped."
johnson declared that the Republican
party was committed to currency reform
to call an extra session, not to create a
permanent standing army of 10000 men.
but to put upon the statute books cur
rency legislation SO that it could vindicate
Should this be done. the party would have
done its duty to al. section and its calling
and election would be sure.
The conference report upon bill appro-
house at Baltimore, recommending the
acceptance of the Senate amendment au-
thorizing the erection of new public
building at Baltimore to cost moi. to ex-
1t aroused the opposition and indigna ion
of Payne Rep. II. Y. who declared tina:
|, the report should be rejected. ut is about
time" said he. that the House insisted
This, is another case of being buncoe:
by the Senate" observed Dalzell. Rep.
Pa The conference report was agrs ed TO-
upon tn sundry civil bill. The report was
adopted. Upon the items still In dispute
he moved that the House insist upon its
disagreement.
coriss moved 10 concur In the Pacific
cable amendment After some 0iScu ssioo