The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-21
POSTAL BILL PASSED
NTH No FIST MIL
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as the pen with which its DEGREES should
be written.
But they must understand thai the gen
tleman from Ohio was quite displeased
with them. Mr.. Grosvenor, he said. was
the mouthpiece Of the administration He
was the star Of the performance, but the
administration might we'll ask to be de-
livered from the hands Of its friends. He
had the voice Of Jacob, but not the hand
Of Esau. In concluding, Mr.. Lewis ex-
pressed his regret that the service of so
distinguished and able an advocate should
always he enlisted on the side OF those
Who in time Of peace, under the plea Of
patriotism, asked bounties and free gifts,
but who, in time OF the national peril and
stress, took advantage of the govern
ment's necessities.
GROSVENOR HOLDS TRUMPS YET.
Mr.. Grosvenor declined to make an ex-
tended reply to the gentleman from Wash
ington. He rose with a great bundle Of
documents in his hand and tiourished them
aloft. He did not like TO engage in per-
sonalfties with the gentleman. he said,
and would not do so, although he had in
his possession some manuscripts which
would be interesting and entertaining. He
intimated that some of It related 10 the
condemnation of beef by Mr.. Lewis while
he was a volunteer aide Of General
Grants staff at Newport News.
Mr.. Grosvenor said he only desired TO
repudiate again any ideas that he was the
mouthpieoe of the administration. Fur
Their than that he would not reply TO the
IA, ant for,o Not hn-
cause he feared the result. He had never
seen the time, here or elsewhere. when he
could not take care of himself He did,
however read some telgrans which passed
between Mr.. Lewis and himself during the
campaign last October, when. he said. Mr.
Lewis sent his kilograms addressed Dear
General" and besought him not 10 attack
him. ell had no animosity toward the gen.
tleman from Washington. Indeed, he was
sorry to see the gentleman go. His depart
ure would remove a feature which could
not be supplied.
Mr.. Lewis closed the encounter with a
brief word recalling the circumstances I'M
der which the kilograms were cent and ex-
pressing the possible belief that perhaps
the gentleman from Ohio did not care to
witness another such feature as he had
seen today.
CRAMP BILL IS SHUT OFF.
Mr.. Brumm in charge Of the Cramp bill.
then tried to effect an arrangement for a
vote and, being unsuccessful. moved that
the committee rise, for the purpose Of NOV
ing that debate upon il close. But after
he had made the latter motion, Mr.. Ray
(Rep. n. " interviewed with some con-
ference reports. shutting out further pro-
gress.
The speaker announced the appointment
Of Mr. Payne (Rep. n. " to the chairman
ship Of the committee on ways and means,
to succeed Mr.. Dingley; Mr.. Richardson
Dem, Tenn on ways and means, and
rules, to succeed Mr.. McMillin, and Mr..
Crumpacker (Rep., Ind on census, to sue
coed Mr.. Hooker of New York.
At 4:3O p. M. the house recessed until s
oclock. the evening session to be devoted
to private pension legislation.
FIFTY PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
This was the first night session for
private pension legislation. There was
10 obstruction and bills were passed with
great dispatch. In ALL exactly fifty. most
of them senate bills were passed. No
prominent persons were beneficiaries.
At 1880 o'clock the house adjourned
until Monday