Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
IN THE HOUSE TODAY
Disagresing Conference Report on the Sun
dry Civil Bill.
COnferees Instructed to Insist on the
Engagements Except TwO-Other
Business Transacted.

The question whether a member of the
House may cr,ticise cabinet officer on the
floor was raised In the House today but
left undecided. 1t appeared upon the
journal for yesterday that Mr.. BouteIle of
Maine had been called to order by Mr.
Cultivate of Ohio for criticising the means
taken by Secretary Gresham to announce
the recognition of the Hawaiian republic by
the President, and Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio
inquired whether the Speaker in sustaining
MI Outhwaites point OF order had in
tended to be understood as ruling that 1t
was not In order fer member to assail a
cabinet officer
The Speaker replied that he had merely
ruled that MIR. Boutelle was departing from
the question of privilege. to which he had
risen, so Mr.. Grosvenor refrained from
pressing the matter further.
senate amendments to the bills to provide
Tor The opening Of certain abandoned mill
tary reservations placed under the control
OF the Secretary of the Interior by the act
OF July >. 1881, and tC authorize purchasers
or the property and franchises of the Choc-
taw Coal and Railway Company to organize
corporation. and to confer all the powers
and privileges of the old company upon
1t, was agreed to.
The Senate bill granting TO the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company right OF way
through the Indian reservation in Min
nesota was passed and the House bill for
the same purpose laid on the table.
SuDdry CivtI HilI Disagreement.
Chairman Savers of the appropria tons
committee reported a disagreement of the
Senate and House conferees on the sundry
civil bill
Representative Oates. the democratic gov
ernor-elect of Alabama, entered during the
leading and was greeted with applause as
he walked to his desk which was adorned
with roses.
In explanation of the report Mr. Sayers
said that Senate amendments amounted 10
S5.iO2,SS2; that the Senate had receded from
sl6'o,3lo. the House had agreed to $l,4l6.-
Nv ana that no agreement had been reach
ed on s62l $50. The House ratified the
agreements which had been made. and dis
cussed the amendments on which there was
still disagreement. Mr.. Cannon QllD
made plea for the appropria ton for the
Atlanta exposition, but was informed by
Mr.. Livingston (GaD that an Independent
bill for that object was on the calendar
which would soon be called up.
The Senate amendment to pay 5000 to
the heirs of each victim of the Ford's
Iheater disaster was supported by Mr..
could be no doubt that these people lost
TIER lives through the fault of the govern
ment officers.
That is a question" responded Mr.. Say
ers, and he added that the House should
be given an opportunity to consider the
validity Of the claims.
Insist ON All Except Two.
On motion of Mr.. Sayers the House con-
rerees were instructed to insist upon their
disagreement to all disputed Senate amend
nents except those providing SllDOOO for a
government exhibit and $4,000 for a gov
ernment building for the cotton states ex-
POSITION at Atlanta. Mr.. Cannon offered a
resolution to substitute for these amend
ments the substance of the House bill which
provided the same appropriation. Mr. Can
non said that he had been urged not
10 support the appropriation because
Georgia and North Carolina are the only
states which had not made exhibits at the
Chicago exposition. He had no animosity
on this account, however, nor had he any
constitutional scruples against government
aid for such projects .
He opposed the Senate amendments be-
cause they incurred a responsibility for the
general government which might result In
an outlay of half &. million to carry out OBJ
legations to foreign nations. as had been
the case with the New Orleans exposition
Then the House entered upon an hours de-
bate upon the question Of aid for the expo
sttion.