The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-05
ERort to Adopt n Special Rule for
Defeated by n Vote of 12S to- 90.
HAWAIIAN CORRESPONDENCE
SPIRITED LETTER FROM THURsTON
ANSWERED BY GRESHAM.
Willis's Adyices Regarding
the Demand Of English Conspirators
for Protection-Court Decisions.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Am attemps was
made to-day in the House to pass an om-
nibus bill for the payment of claims for
stores and supplies confiscated from loyal
people in the South during the war, amount
ing to Sis, 663. 1t excited much opposition,
especially from Pennsylvania members in
terested in Pennsylvania war claims,
amounting to 81, 00, 100 and not included,
and the measure was defeated. IS to las.
A rule was then adopted for the con-
sideration of the currency bill tomorrow.
Wednesday and Thursday, after wnlcn the
remainder of the day was devoted to the
agricultural appropriation bill, winch was
passed without amendment. An attempt to
reduce the Appropriation for the dlstrlbu-
ton of seed failed.
After the opening Of the session the con-
ference reports on the fo~rtincauons and
army appropriation bills were adopted. Bills
were passed to authorize the Arkansas &
Railway Company to con-
struct a road across the Indian Territory;
to authorize the Governor of Alaska to
create precincts and appoint Justices of
the peace.
Mr.. Catchings, from the committee on
rules. then introduced a special oraer for
consideration of the OMNIBUS war claims
Dill. 1t gave the day to consideration OF
the bill, with PROVISIONS for a vote at A
O'Clock. Under Its terms any items in the
bill not for stores and supplies favorabiy
reported from the claims SHOULD
be SUBJECT 10 a point or oraer.
Mr. Manon Questioned the right of the
committee on rules TO bring IN Sucn a RUE.
Mr.. beitznOoVer MADE an lEuIgnant speech
Protesting against the RUE. ne cnarac-
terized TINS as an attempt of the rules COM
nlrttee TO ride rougA-5nod over a decided
majority of the war claims committee. he
Appeared to the Speaker not TO hold that
Sucn a report was IN Oraer.
Mr.. Catcnlngs, In reply, warmly declared
that every rteln in the bill had been found
cue by the Court of Cams and mad been
favorably reported from the committee on
war claims. The omnibus bill, to wnicn Mr..
contained a claim OF Sl,00,0U by certain
citizens of Pennsylvania, which had never
been favorably acted on by the Court OF
of the bill Mr.. Catchings said that only
$1,000 had been appropriated for war claims
despite the public impression that the sum
was much greater.
After some further debate on the point
of order in the course of which Mr.. Her
man protested against tire method of leg
islation proposed by this order as an usur-
patton OF power by the committee on rules,
Mr.. caschings then d sen Sis the 0f pre-.
vl9us questions: On q rising vote It was
handing the yeas and nays, the ron was
called. The previous question was ordered
Under the rules, fifteen minutes were then
allowed on a side for debate. Mr.. Dockery
was very earnest N his opposition to the
tributed as follows. Alabama, s25. 1000; Ar
kansas, s49, 900; Georgia, $4,000; Kansas. ST.
Maryland and'u $4,000; s' Mississippi hqd.S: sas7,o :'y Ms;
souri,, sls,o 0So: New York, 5o 90 Pennsyl-
Columbia, s11,00o; North Carolina. $500. and
Illinois, $500. The bill carrying these claims
had been introduced by Mr.. Catchings. He
agreed with Mr.. Reed that the French
spoliation claims were more meritorious than
these, because they had the actual judgment
Mr.. Savers. chairman of the appropria-
tons committee, also took a decided stand
against the adoption of the order and the
After some further debate Mr.. Reed closed
for the opposition. contanding that al classes
of claims reported from the Court of Claims
should be treated alike and an appropriation
should be made if the condition of the treas
stead. this bill proposed. after a debate of
an hour. to pay claims of a certain class
for a certain section. He submitted that
Mr.. Catchings, in reply, deprecated the
cry of sectional:sm. These claims for stores
came. naturally. from the South. because
the South was the theater of war. This cry
might as well have been raised against the
payment of the Indian depreciation claims.
They, too. came from a section. The claims
had all been found to be just and due bv the
Court of Claims. The vote on the adoption
of the order was then taken. This result of
the roll-call was 50 to 14S, which defeated
the adoption of the rule by a large ma
jorlty and showed a pronounced reversal of
sentiment since the vote on the previous
question.
The currency bill order was then adopted,
after which the House went into COMMITTEE
of the whole and took up the agricultural
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ha:ner offered an amendment TO as
sess half the cost of inspecting meat for ex-
2ort on the owners of the meat inspected.
Mr.. Hatch made a point OF order against
- and the amendment was D1GCQ6 nUar
Mr.. Hainar declared that no better friend
of real genuine agriculture existed than Sec
rotary Morton. 81 saw that he said, '.even
- he is a Democrat" The bill was then
passed.
The Hawaiian correspondence was next
laid before the House. Tuesday. Feb. 26, was
set aside for eulog'es on the life Of the late
REPRESENTATIVE Post. of illinois, The House,
at $40 p. m. adjourned until II O'Clock to-
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