The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-05

Washington, D. c., Feb. An at
tempt was made today. in the House,
to pass an omnibus bill for payment
of claims for stores and supplies con-
fscated from loyal persons south dur
ing the war, amounting to $71S,663. Ii
excited much opposition and especially
from Pennsylvania, members interest
ed in Pennsylvania war claims.
amounting to S1.OOO.OOO and not in
Guided, and the measure was defeated
So to 14S.
q rule was then adopted for the con-
Sheraton Of the currency bill tomor
row Wednesday,. and Thursday, after
which the remainder of the day was
devoted to the agricultural appropria
ton bill, which was passed without
amendment.
An attempt to reduce the appropria-
ton for the distribution of seed failed. !
Bills were passed to authorize the |
Kansas and Northwestern Railroad |
company to construct a railroad across
the Indian territory; 81 authorize the
governor of Alaska to create precincts
and appoint justices of the peace.
War Claims Bill.
Mr.. Catchings, from the Committee
OF Rules, then introduced a special or |
der for the consideration of omnibus I
War claims bill. 1t gave the day to |
the consideration of the bill, with pro- |
vision for a vote at 4 o'clock. Under |
its terms. any items in the bill not for |
stores and supplies faYorably reported |
from the Claims Committee should be !
subject to a point OF order.
Mr.. Mahon Republican), of Penn
SylVania, questioned the right OF the |
Committee on Rules to bring in such
q rule.
Mr.. Beethoven Democrat), of Penn
sylvania, made an indignant speech, |
protesting against the rule. He char |
acterized this as an attempt of the |
rules committee to ride rough-shod |
over a decided majority of the War
Claims Committee. He appealed to |
the speaker not to hold that such q |
report was in order.
Mr.. CatchingS in reply, warmly de- |
clared that every item in the bill had
been found Que by the court of claims |
and. had been favorably reported from
the Committee on War claims. The
omnibus bill, to which Mr. Beethoven
had referred. on the other hand, had
contained a claim of $1,000 900 by citi-
zens of Pennsylvania which had never
been fayorably acted upon by the court
Of claims. Addressing himself to the
merits Of the bill. Mr.. Catchings said
that only $12,000,000 had been appro-
priated for war claims, despite the
public impression that the sum was
much larger.
DOchery's Opposition.
After some further debate on the
point of order, in the course of which
Mr.. Hermann Republican,, of Oregon,
protested against the method of legiSla-
ton, proposed by this order, as a
usurpation of power by the Committee
on Rules, the speaker overruled the
point of order.
Mr.. Catchings then demanded the
previous question.
On a rising vote it was ordered, but
Mr.. Mahon Republican,, of Pennsy1-
wanna, made the point of no quorum
and Mr.. Catchings demanding the yeas
and nays, the roll was called.
The previous question was ordered
12S to 50.
Under the rules, fifteen minutes was
then allowed on a side for debate
| Mr.. Dockery DEMOCRACY, of Missouri.
was very earnest i'll his opposition to
| the bill. He agreed with Mr.. Reed that
| the French Spoilation claims We're more
meritorious than these because they
had the actual judgment of a court.
Mr.. Savers, chairman of the appro-
priation committee, also took a decided
stand against the adoption of the
order and the passage of the bill.
Reed Against 1t.
Mr.. Hermann Republican, Of Ore
gon, advocated the adoption of the
order.
After some further debate, Mr.. Reed
| closed for the opposition, contending
| that all classes of claims that are paid
| from the court of claims should be
treated alike, and an appropriation
should be made if the condition of the
treasury warranted it. to be applied on
/ all. Instead, this bill proposed, after
! a debate of an hour, TO pay claims of
a certain class for a certain section
| only. He submitted that this was un-
! just.
! Mr.. Catchings, in reply, deprecated
! the cry of sectionalism. These claims
! for stores taken from loyal citizens
| during the war came naturally from
the south, because the south was the
theatre of the war. This cry might as
well have been raised against the pay
ment of the Indian depreciation claims.
They, too came from that section. The
claims had all been found to be just
and due by the court of claims.
| The vote on the adoption OF the order
was then taken.
| The result of the roll call was 90
| to las. which defeated the adoption of
the rule by a large majority, and
showed pronounced reversal OF senti-
ment since the vote on the previous
question.
! Mr.. Cultivate Oemocrat), of Ohio,
presented a special order from the
committee on rules for the considera-
ton of the new currency bill The rule
gave tomorrow and Wednesday until
! 4 o'clock for general debate, and there
after until o'clock Thursday, when
the vote should be taken for the con-
sideration of the bill under the five
minute rule.
| Hatch's Ire Aroused.
/ Mr.. Outhwaite's assertion that the
rule was satisfactory to all factions in
the House, aroused the ire Of Mr.
Hatch OemocraD, of Missouri, who
Indignantly declared it represented
only the Banking and Currency com
mittee and that committee represented
only the banks.
Mr.. Hall (DemocraD, of Missouri, re-
| sented this statement, denouncing it
| as absolutely false. If the gentleman