The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
A BILLION DOLLAR HOWL.
Democrats Preparing for the War
Cry Of the Next Congress.
MIR. REED CALLS ATTENTION TO A
SIGN OF WHAT is TO COME.

| General Washington News-~They Say
That Cleveland Really Wants to Es-
tablish Protectorate in Hawaii
They also Say That He Is Persuad-
ing Himself to Sign the Bland Bill
The Free Silver Men Likely to Pre-
sent Other Bills.
Washignton, March 23.-The House
bill to protect the Red Cross society in
the use OF its insignia was passed by the
House today. The House bill authoriz-
ing Commander f. W. Pickins, US. N,
to accept the decoration of the cross of
naval merit of the third class of Spain,
conferred upon him for services in care
ing for the Duke of Veragua on the
occasion of his visit to this country as
the guest of the nation, was passed.
On the question of the consideration
of the resolution declaring Mr.. O'Neill
elected in place of Mr.. Joy, the vote re-
suited: Yeas. 100; nays, /; no quorum.
After further parliamentary tactics on
the question the case was postponed un-
til Tuesday.
The Whatley-Cobb contested case from
the fifth Alabama district was called up
and the resolution declaring Mr.. Cobb
entitled to the seat agreed to without
division.
After this the House went into COM
mittee of the whole ON the military
academy appropriation bill, Mr.. O'Neill.
Democrat OF Massachusetts,. taking the
chair.
Mr.. Wheeler explained the provisions Of
the bill. 1t appropriates $400, 43S,
smaller amount than has been appropri-
ated for the support OF the military
academy for many years. The estimates
were originally S599, 463, and the Secre-
For the current year the appropriation
is $432, ,64s.
In the course of the reading of the
bill, Mr.. Reed, Republican of Maine, in
quired of Mr.. Wheeler what was omitted
from the bill which the report he said,
declared to be important.
Mr.. Wheeler named several items.
among them one of $50, 900 to make the
library fire proof. "But. of course,n he
said, if the gentleman from Maine will
move to insert, the committee will
probably be glad to act"
Mr.. Reed thanked Mr.. Wheeler for the
suggestion and moved to insert the
paragraph appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose named.
Mr.. Cultivate, Democrat OF Ohio,
made point of order against the
amendment that it increased the expen-
ditures.
Mr.. Reed said that this bill was little
one, but it illustrated what the next
Congress might expect to be called on to
meet in the way of deficiencies, which
would form the basis for howls from the
Democratic partyland press. 1t might
not be howl of "a billion dollar Con-
gress," Mr.. Reed said, but something
nIa fnA 10 kko irf oil
lectual capacity of those to whom the
howls were addressed.
Mr.. Cultivate resented the inference
that there was any politics In the Con-
sideration of any measure by the COM
mittee on military affairs, and appealed
to Mr.. Reed to withdraw the amend
ment. In this appeal he was joined by
Mr.. Reed Withdrew the amendment re-
marking that he appreciated the fact
that the country was in distress
occasioned by the experiences OF year
of Democratic control and the prospect
of legislation by Democratic Congress.
Many important matters must be post
poned for lack of money to pay for them.
Without amending the bill the COM
mittee reported it to the House and it
passed without division.
Mr.. Henderson, Democrat Of North
Carolina. chairman of the committee on
posi- OIICo anu pOs6 EOhus1 uovou W ~ AHto
committee of the whole on the postal
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Reed of Maine, suggested that
there was no quorum, ana sad he
should object to the. consideration of
further appropriation bills. Division on
the motion showed the yeas to be Il.
nays 8, whereupon Mr.. Henderson with
drew the motion and the House took D
recess until eight
The attendance at the evening session
was very small. Eight pension casa9
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