The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-16
HOT WORK In THE HOUSE
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
UNDER FIRE.


Report as Ringing in New Lezisla-
tion-Mr. Baker stirs Up the Mem
bers by Calling up New York Sur
Editorial
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-In tbs< House
this morning Mr.. Belden Of New York
made another unsuccessful effort to secure
the passage of the senate bill granting
leaves OF, absence 10 per diem employees Of
the customs service, Mr.. Kerr of Iowa as
suming the sole objection in this instance.
The House then proceeded to consider
alton of the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill.
CANNON AS A CRITIC.
Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois criticised the re-
port as being the most extraordinary one
which had ever Oeen submitted during his
experience in the House. When the bill
was FIST submitted TO the House
he had conceived it to be
his duty TO raise points Of order against
items aggregating an appropriation OF $3.50
000 These items had been stricken out. The
Senate had agreed to amendments aggre-
eating $4,000 The House had non-con-
Cured in these amendments.
WHEREIN IT Is REMARKABLE.
w 1en this strange ullnR udppolou, buo
conference report carried the full amount
OF the bill as it passed the House with the
full amour of the Senate amendments and
Sl2O. 600 more The bill created number
of new offices and increased number OF
salaries.
Mr.. Savers of Texas-Have not many
new Offices been created all along the llne9
Mr.. Cannon-Yes, but not so many as
were created two years ago. We have not
caught up with our democratic friends yet,
but we are chasing them mighty close.
Laughter
As reported from the conference commit
tee, continued Mr.. Cannon. the bill was IN
wise, extraordinary, unexampled, extrava-
CANT and ought not to be passed
PEEL FEELS AMUSED.
Mr.. Peel of Arkansas one of the con-
ferees, said that it was amusing to see the
gentleman from Illinois crltlclSing the Sen
ate amendments. If the committee on
rules. of which the gentleman was a dis
tinguished figure, had given the committee
on Indian affairs day in court, nearly
all the provisions embraced in
the Senate amendments would have
been passed in separate bills. The gentle
man as member of the committee on rules
had declined to give time to the committee
onIndian affairs, and now he found that he
had sawed a limb off between himself and
the tree.
CLIFFORD MAKES DENIAL.
Mr.. Clifford of South Dakota, another of
the conferees, denied absolutely aud squarely
that the conference committee had increased
amount OF Il Q appropriation over the
amount carried by the House bill and the
Senate amendment.
Mr.. Springer attributed legislation on
appropriation bills TO rules which pre-
vented the House from considering meas
ures sent over by the Senate The Senate
was in self-defense compelled to put legiSla-
tio1 on appropriation bulls
Mr.. Springer moved to commit the bill to
the COMMITTEES on Indian affairs. The mo-
ton was lost by vote of As yeas to 102
nays, the speaker counting quorum.
Mr. Springer then moved to lay the bill
upon the table.
AN APPEAL FROM DECISION.
Mr. Thomas of Wisconsin made the point
that the motion was diatory one, aud
this point was sustained by the speaker.
MIR. Springer-Ia appeal from the decision.
The speaker declined to recognize the ap-
peal.
Mr.. Springer then moved to adjourn, but
the speaker, disregarding him, directed the
clerk to call the roll on the adoption of the
report
Mr. Springer was persistent, and evoked
round of laughter by the peremptory in
which he exclaimed to the speaker, List en-
to mem
The speaker recognized the motion to ad-
journ, and it was defeated.
The conference report on the Indian bill
was then agreed to.
AID FOR OKLAHOMA.
Mr.. Cannon, by unanimous consent,
called up the Senate joint resolution pro-
viding that the unexpended balance of the
appropriation for the aid Of the Mississippi
flood sufferers shall be used 30 aid destitute
persons in Oklahoma. After the adoption
of an amendment providing that the money
shall be disbursed under direction of the
Secretary of War the joint resolution was
passed.
Consideration of the Nat Mckay bill was
then resumed.
A motion to refer it to the committee on
claims was rejected by a vote of As yeas to
102 nays, the speaker counting quorum
The vote then required on the passage of
the Mckay BILL which resulted in n yeas
to 50 nays. The vote showed no quorum
and a call of the House was ordered, but
failed to develop quorum.
Mr.. Thomas of Wisconsin offered reso-
luton directing the sergeant-at-arms to ar
rest absent members.
STIRRED UP BY AN EDITORIAL
Mr. Baker of New York created no little
excitement by offering as a substitute there
for resolution recitlng an editorial APPEAR
ing i'll the New York Sun of this morning
upon the declaration of Roger Mills of Texas
that This Is no place for me-" Scarcely had
the clerk began to read the preamble when
be was interrupted by protest from all
sides of the House.
Mr. Dockery of Missouri was the first to
put in his earnest protest against the read
Ing of the preamble. and the speaker sug-
gested to Mr.. Baker that he had better
withdraw it, but this Mr.. Baker declined to
do, insisting that the resolution accompany
ing the preamble was in order and that the
preamble was perfectly germaine to the
resolution.
Mr. Heard of Missouri Indignantly re-
minded the gentleman from New York that
Mr.. Mills was paired with Mr. Mckinley and
Mr. Sayers of Texas, with as much indig-
nation, suggested to the gentleman the
propriety of taking care OF his own COL
leagues.
BAKER STICKS TO HIS POINT.
Mr.. Baker submitted that his resolution
was III order and ought to be read and the
preamble printed in the Record.
MIR. Sayers-Why not criticise New
York members VINO are ABSENT
Mr.. Baker-I do.
Mr.. Heard remarked that Mr.. Mills had
been here until an hour ago.
The speaker again suggested to Mr..
Baker the propriety Of Withdrawing his
preamble.
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