Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-13
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
It is Considered by the House in
Committee.
A NY. POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION
Excites Quite a Lively Debate by
the Members.
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At the opening Of the session of the
House this morning, Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohfo)
a question of privilege. challenged some
statements made by Mr.. Morse (Mass.) yes
terday, under the guise of a correction of
the Record. In this statement Mr.. Morse
said that the District appropriation bill
last Saturday appropriated money for Sec
tartan purposes. and at the same time had
annihilated a Christian bethel situated on
government reservation.
Mr.. Cogswell agreed with Mr.. Grosve-
nor that Mr.. Morse had exceeded his rights
and privilege in making the statement he
did. and besides charged that the state
ments made were untrue. There was moth
ing in the bill, he declared, to justify the
language USED. The Speaker announced
that MIR. Morse had transgressed his privi-
legeS.
willing 20 withdraw what he had said, but
this did not satisfy Mr.. Simpson, who con-
tending that the Morse statement reflected
on every member of the House. in charg-
ing them with voting money for Sectarian
purposes. moved that the entire statement
be stricken from the Record and the mo-
ton was agreed to without division.
On motion of Mr.. Hall CN1ina) bill to
"itiiuid" lrOIi safe SOiu anu SllNCF 1dflQS
in the state of Minnesota was passed.
bill to pension John Phpps and other minor
heirs Of Charles Phipps of co:npany A,
twelfth Maryland infantry. was passed on
motion of Mr.. Talbot tS1d).
Mr.. Morse Again.
At this point Mr. Morse (MassD got the
floor stating that he arose to a question Ct
privilege, and was proceeding tc reply to
other structures passed upon MIN at tie
ayin ha
called him to order. stating that the matter
in no wise constituted a question of privi-
lege.
Mr.. Cogswell MassD moved that his
words be stricken from the Record on the
ground that Mr.. Morse was seeking unde-
the guise of a question of privilege to re-
iterate his statement that the District ap-
preparation bill carried money for sectarian
purposes.
Mr.. Grosvenor agreed with this. declaring
that when an intelligent, sane man used the
language, 1t should be taken on it's plain
meaning-a violent assumption In certain
cases-and he protested again against this
resolution of privileges of the House This
closed the incident.
The ArmOr Plate Resolution.
Mr.. Cummings then asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a resolu-
ton Of inquiry directing the Secretary Of
the Navy to communicate to the House all
Information with reference to the alleged
violation by Carnegie, Phipps d Company
OF the contract between the United States
ana that company for making armor ard
armor plates. Mr.. w. A. Stone tPaD OBJ
jected. '
On motion of Mr.. Enloe fenn) a resoIu-
ton calling on the commissioner OF educa-
ton Tor an explanation of the authority
uhder which an article. entitled Higher Ed
IGanon IN Tennessee" by the late Prof
Luclus Salisbury Merriam, had been printed
oy the bureau of education. 1t was passed.
The Sundry Civil bill.
The House then, on motion OF Chairman
Sayers tfexas). went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the sundrv
civil appropriation bill. The bill carries
s23o6,362. 1904 GO less than the estimates
and Sd 4O9,92S less than the last sundrv civi,
bill carried.
There being no disposition to indulge in
general . debate 1t was dispensed with and
the reading or the bill by paragraph for
amendment under the five-minute rule u.os
begun. 'oie' vas
on MI r.. Cogswell. the leader of the minority
to give the bill his Endorsement r. vs. ~
declared. liberal bill under the circum.
stances. The committee had been f,iri,
noerai toward every interest of vital i'm
portance He had never seen a bill framed
on more liberal lines. and despite the heavy
reoucuon made compared with the last Hill
lover @.CO0OoW it was not made by i'm
pointed out that large extraordinary an-
preparations included in the last bill. like
that for the Columbian exposition, were no
longer necessary. The only feature of the
Dli whlch ne singled out for criticism was
that Tor the coast and geodetic survey the
appropriation for which was materially re-
duced The cut was deeper than he favored
but as it was in line with the policy adopted
by the last Congress he had offered no OBJ
lection to IL.
Difference i'm the Situation
MIR. Grosvenor (Ohio) took occasion to call
attention to the difference between the situ-
alton of the country today and the stua-
ton year ago. when the last sundry civil
bill was passed. His colleague (Mr. Cogs-
welD had been right when he said 1t was
liberal bill under the circumstances Since
last year the business interests of the coun-
try and the laboring classes of the country
had suffered losses which exceeded in the
aggregate all the expenses of the civil war
the cost of the public debt and the money
expended since the war in pensions. Money
was congested in the banks and the admin
istration was divided on sharply drawn
crat could tell. He went on 10 point out
the difference between the theories upon
which the House and Senate tariff bills had
been framed and in conclusion predicted
that three years hence a party would be in
power which would change the present cir
cumStanceS.
Amendments offered.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bingham
Q'a) TO appropriate $4,000 for the post
Office and court house at buffalo, \. V,
was agreed to. One by Mr. dickinson (Pa.p
appropriating $4,000 additional for the post
office at Chester, Pa, was ruled out on a
point of order. MIR. Dunphy On. " offered
an amendment to appropriate $3o.Ooo for
the repair OF the pest office and court Rouse
at New York city. He explained. on the
authority of the supervising archi.e t, that
no public building in the couatry was in a
worse condition than this. Were it lot a
public building, he declared, the board of
health would order 1t closed-the health and
the lives of employees were i,nperile.i.
that an average of six persons daily were
sicians had attributed this sickness 10 bad
plumbing and the noXious gases and pest
holes in that building.
Against the New York Post Office APP
preparation.
Chairman Savers opposed the appropria-
ton. which had not been recommended by
the Treasury Department, under the juris-
diction Of which the building was Certain
ly If the building were In the condition 1t
was represented the appropriation commit
tee would have had some official informa-
ton on the subject.
In reply Mr.. Dunphy stated that he knew
the condition of the building, and SO did
Postmaster Dayton. They had called the
attention of the Treasury Department to it.