Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-05
HOUSE pnooEEDINGs.I
Omnibus War Claims Biii CauSes u
Warm Debate.

Washington, Beb 4.-aThc omnibus
war claims bill was considered IN the
house today. Some preliminary rou-
tine business preceded the presentd-
tlon of the special order. The confer
ence reports on the fortifcations ana
army appropriation bills were adopted
Bills were passed to authorize the
Arkansas and Northwestern Railroad
Company TO construct road across
the Indian Territory; TO authorize the
governor OF Alaska TO create precincts
and appoint justices OF the peace.
MIR. Catchings, from the committee
on rules, then introduced special
order for the consideration OF the omnl-
bus war claims bill. II gave the day
TO the consideration OF the bin. with
provisions for a vote at 4 o'clock. Under
it's terms any items In the bill not for
stores and supplies favCrably reported
from the claims committee should be
subjected TO a point of order.
Mr.. Mahon (Republican) OF Penn
| sylyania questioned the right or the
committee ON rules 10 bring In such a
rule.
Mr.. Beltzhoover DemocraD Of Penn
| sylyania made IN indignant speech
protesting against the rule lie char
| acterized this as an attempt OF the
rules committee to ride rough shod
| over q decided majority of the war
| claims committee. He appealed to tho
! speaker not to hold that such report
/ was in order.
MIR, Catchings. in reply, warmly de-
! clared that every item in the bill had
| been found due by the court OF claims
ana had been savorably reported from
the committee on war claims The ON
| nlbus bill TO which Mr.. Beltzhoover
had referred on the other hand had
contained claim of sl,OOO.OOO by GER
| al. -
had never been fayoraDly acted upon
| by the court of claims. Addressing
| himself to the merits OF the bill, MIR.
Catchings said that only Sl2OOO had
been appropriated for war claims, de-
spite the public impression that tho
sum was much greater. After some
further debate on the point OF ORDER IN
the course of which Mr., Hermann tRe-
publican) of Oregon protested against
the method of legislation proposed by
this order as an usurpation or power
by the committee on rules, the speaker
overrulod the point of order.
Mr.. Catchings then demanded the
previous question. on a rising vote it
was ordered. % to 70, but Mr.. Mahon
made the point of no quorum ana MT;
Catchings demanding tue yeas anu
nays, the roll was called.
The previous question was ordered,
12S to %.
Under the rules, 10 minutes was then
allowed on side for debate. Mr.. Dock
cry, Democrat. OF Missouri, was very
earnest in his opposition to the biIl.
which, he said. carried S7lS.sSS, disirin-
uted as follows; Alabama, S25,VOOi At
Kansas, $40, 900; Georgia. sgS,OOO; KAN
sas. $4,000: Kentucky. $4,000; Louisiana
$50 900: Maryland. $4,000; Mississippi'
sqb7 900: Missouri. $4,000; New YORK,
$1,000; pennsylvania. $4,000; Tennessee,
si72 900; Virginia, 10000; West Nirgin ma
SD, 600; District OF Columbia sll,gVO'
North Carolina, $500, and Illinois, soOp.
The bill carrying these claims had been
introduced by Mr.. Catchings. He osreed
with Mr.. Reed that the French npoiia-
ian claims were moro meritosious nan
these. because they had the aetuAi
judgement OF court.
MT. savers, chairman OF the appIo-
nriation committee, also took ue-
clded stand against the adoption Oh
me order and the passage OF he Dill.
MIR Herman, Republican, oi OREGON
aavroated the adoption OF che order.
cioaed for the opposition contendlng
that' All classes Of claims report,s "a
from the court OF claims should pe
trested slife. and that an appropria..
lion should be made on the condition oi