The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-21
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, March 20-The sundry
| civil appropriation bill was passed by the
house to-day without division. The amend
ment to the proposition for the general
| land Office, amending the provision of the
| act of 1891, repeating the timber culture
and pre-emption acts, which WAS adopted
in the committee at the suggestion of Mr..
Holman, and which was bitterly opposed
by the western members, was defeated in
| the house. The clauses which sought to
require an accounting by the disbursing
officers of soldiers homes to the treasury
departure MT and annual reports by the
boa rds TO the secretary of war, fell under
Mr.. Blacks point of order.
The bill as passed carries $4,000 more
than it did as reported from the commit
tee on appropriations. The four
appropriation bills passed by the
house, District of Columbia, Pension,
fortificatlon and sundry civiD, carry a net
reduction OF S24 ,3l4 95S, as compared with
the same bills tor tue current fiscal year.
At their request Mr.. Catchings (Dem.,
Mss and Mir. Beltzhoover (Dem., Pa.,)
were relieved from further service on the
Pacific railroad committee.
The house, after the call of committees
for reports, went into committee of the
whole and the consideration OF the sundry
ton was on Mr. Blacks point of order
against two clauses In the Paragraph re-
lating to the soldiers homes, requiring
the discussing officers or the homes To
give bond aud make an accounting TO the
treasury department ana requiring the
board of managers to make annual reports
to the secretary of war.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas (populist), speak
ing to the general merits of the question,
detailed the corrupt state of affairs I'M
earthed at the LeavenworJh Soldiers
home. He was not convinced that the
policy of placing the homes under the
war department was a good one, but he
argued that au Investigation into the gen
eral affairs of the homes should be made.
Mr.. Black replied to some of the re-
marks made yesterday in connection with
this matter. With regard to the criticism
upon the fact that liquor WAS sold under
the authorization OF the board of man
ayers at the homes, he defended the action
of the board. Fifty years of appetite, he
said, could not DO broken at once. and the
establishment OF beer halls, which CORE
spends TO the canteen system of the regu-
lar army, had been deemed both wise and
humane.
The chair then sustained the point of
order and the TWO paragraphs were
stricken from the bill. This disposed OF
the last paragraph of the bill, but by at
arrangement agreed upon yesterday sew
eral members were permitted TO submit
general remarks on various subjects.
Mr. Hartman rep. of MonL) and Mr..
MeCleary (Rep. Of Mimi proceeded TO
criticize the amendment 10 the approprl.
alton for the general land Office adopted at
the instigstiou OF Mr.. Holman. which
amended the timber culture and pre-
emption act of 1891
Mr.. Tawney (Rep. of Mimi and Mr.
Johnson rep. OF y. d. also criticised the
Holman amendment To the timber culture
repeal act OF 1871
Mr., Holman made brief explanation in
defense of his amendment. and after some
further remarks Dy Mr.. Bowers tCal.), Mr..
Perkins and Mr.. Wilson wash }, the com
mittee rose and reported The bill and
amendments to the house.
A separate vote was deman ded By Mr..
Tawuey upon the Holman amendment.
and by Mr.. Bowers upon the amendments
appfopriating s5i. coo for the postoffiee az
Buffalo and $4,000 for the postOillce at
New York city.
On a rising vote the Holman amend
ment was carried-77 to 81
Mr.. McCiesry demanded the yeas and
nays.
The decision of the rising vote was re-
versed and the amendment was lost, "a %
l22
Mr.. Bowers withdrew his demand for
separate vote on the Buffalo and New
York amendments and the bill was then,
at .,:55, placed on its final passage and
passed without division.
4 clash then occurred as 70 the order OF
procedure Mr.. Oasa~aite Dem OF
Ohio.) attempted TO move TO go into com
mittes OF the whole for the Consideration
of the military academy appropriation biil
but Mr.. Patterson Dem. Ot Ieuu.} IS =
question of privilege. called up the q 'Nesli-
JOY contested election case.
Mr.. Waugh tRep. Ind raised the cues
tioa Of consideration against IT.
Mr. Burrows Aich-l explained thar Mr..
Barthoidt. Mt Joys colleague, had teen
suddenly called 20 s. Louis today. and
thought IL courtesy 70 him, IS he bad I
given much attention to the czse. thas
is consideration should he postponed 1
until his return, but Mr.. Patterson de- |
c.iueJ 70 do 80, auG the yeas and pays