The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-07

treaty with the Hawaiian Islands Bland
thought the bill should be considered in COM
mlttee OF the whole, and Mckinley moved that
the House go into committee for that purpose
oat wltndrew his motion when he found il was
impossible 10 limit the time Tor debate
The speaker laid before the House the Senate
pili smending the land forfeiture act of Septem-
Der y, 1890, so that the period within which set
tiers, purchasers and Others, under the provis-
Ions OF SAID act may make application to pur-
chase s lands forfeited thereby, when such period
begins to run from passage of the act shall be-
gin 10 run from the cate of PRONUNCIATION by the
commissioner OF the general land Office of in
structlons 70 the officers of the local land Offices
Tor their direction in disposition of said bills.
Ihe bill was passed with verbal amendments
the senate bill was passed referring to the
csaI. - on ciaims the claim oil the administration
OF George ". Lawrence, growing out OF the con-
struetion OF the vessels Agowan and Hontunsie
in 1872.
the 2 COMMITTEES on postofices and postroads
reported the postotiee appropriation bill, and it
was placed ON the calendar The House then
went into committee of the whole Pavson of
Illinois in the chair, on the snndry
question was the decision Of the
Chair against BANDS free coinage amendment.
diately proceeded to deliver his decision sus-
tanning the point OF order. Bland appealed from
the decision, but the chair was sustained. The
following Democrats voted in the Affirmative.
Andrew, Mutchler, Spinola, Dunphy. Wiley and
Clancy. The following Republicans voted in
the mega i've: Carter, Townsend Land, Bartine,
AutHei. LAWS, Kinney, Hermann, Swe-
ney and Clark of Wyoming. When the chair
into applause.
Doekery moved to strike out the apnropria-
ton OF $4,000 for recoinage and insert the
words. "ana so much as may be necessary to
meet the expenses OF such recoinage is hereby
appropriated out OF the silver profit fund.-
adopted.
TIE committee then recurred to the Worlds
fair paragraphs. to which Chandler of Massa-
eennsel1s proposes, though it has not yet been
h
stitute, that the secretary Of the
treasury be instructed not TO approve the
pasaient o. any expense attendant upon the
meeting OF the commission OF the board of man
ayers, except such meetings rs may be called at
the time OF the dedication and opening of the
Worid fair, provided for in section o: said
act not 10 approve the payment of any expense
attendant on the meeting of the executive CON-
nlttee OF the Worlds Columbian commission as
Clsaseu Dy articles OF the bylaws OF said CON-
Inlfssion, nor Upon the meeting of the execu-
i've committee of the board OF lady man.
ayers. except such meetings as may be held
not oitener than once in six months; nor to ap-
prove the payment of any salary to any officers
oi The Worlds Columbian commission out of
any money which has been or may be available
lot such purposes, other than an annual salary
not IN excess OF 5000 to the president $1,000 to
tne vlce-chairman OF the executive committee
ana S5,uUO to the secretary; nor approve the pay
nent of any salary to any officer OF the board Of
lady managers out of any money which has
oeen or may be available for such purposes,
other than or in excess of $1,000 to the president,
payment OF any expenses of the Worlds Column
plan commission board of lady managers, other
than those before mentioned, which shall
amount to more than $4,000 per annum in the
aggregate.
Flower of New York speaking on the amend
ment, said the desire of the committee on the
derstand that the committee was in favor of
economy III the governments expenditures con-
nected with the fair.
Wilson of West Virginia questioned the eff
in taa nv.
penditure OF government money, and criticized
the salaries paid to officials. The total amount
the authority given the commission to increase
the number OF appointees the fair grew, the
salaries would swell until they swamped the
government appropriation.
Breckenridge of Kentucky defended the action
OF the appropriations committee. 1t was the
duIy oil congress to make the fair a success, not
ton committee, had felt it his duty to concur
In the recommendation of the appropriations
which have been made
Vaux OF Pennsylvania made a constitutional
argument In opposition to the provisions of the
bill
Taylor of Illinois said what Chicago wished
was 10 be let alone. The speeches in opposition
70 the bill made six months ago might have
stated facts. They did not state facts today.
This was not a Chicago fair. 1t was an inter-
national fair. 1t would be disgrace to the ma
ton after inviting foreigners to come to the ex-
position, to turn them over to the local board.
The government should stand by its act.
auaus VI fliiHuis sAlu the qucktlOn lnNQlyeQ
more than the question of salaries. 1t involved
the character of the exposition. because it in
volved the relation to the exposition OF the ma
tional commission appointed for it's control.
Mason of Illinois referred to the fact that the
Gambler amendment had not yet been formally
offered, and gave notice that he would make a
point OF order against it when offered, that it
was in violation of the statutes of The United
States.
Butterworth of Ohio in opposition to the sub
stitute, said the United States was committed to
thing. n w hat iuqt
mentality. The faith of the country was pledged.
The fair would result in advantage to Chicago,
but It would also result in the glory of this re
publ lie. The Centennial exposition had been OF
the greatest benefit to the country.
Coleman OF Louisiana said the Centennial had
done more for the industries of the South than
any action taken by congress for years past.
Butterworth appealed to the gentlemen
whether Chi ago had not fulfilled all she had
promised, and more; whether Illinois
the law. Chicago had raised diefo ST. 600 ooo. ..
This was United States enterprise.
Had Chicago been liberal OF not? Was she to be
censmred because she deemed it proper to pay
the director general out OF the national treasury?
Chicago had done well. There was not an ex-
ample OF the kind in history where a city had
done as much for nation, and he asked for
Chicago fair treatment. Replying to Wilson's
structures upon the board of lady managers,
Butterworth created much applause by gallant
illusions to the women OF the world. He pro-
ceeded to argue in support of the salaries pro-
vided by the bill and warmly supported their re-
tention. The world was looking on to see
whether fair could be carried on LOCO
miles from the seaboard. There ought to be
national pride in the matter He wished to say
to the House that the people OF Chicago and of
the state of Illinois had paid their sl20oo,0O0 or
81 100000 to the nations enterprise and thereby
rendered the nation a great service.
Gambler then offered his amendment and
Mason raised his point of order. Pending de
elsion, the committee rose and the House took
recess.
AT the evening session the House passed lis