The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-05
THE REBELS BEATEN.
Cene<ee1 Rsfases - Pay Con
federats War Claima
peossIvx yorE ~ TIE MOUSE.


1snsas - ASSasDs1nssssa'
wssnfnsteu CITY. Fsb. Ain tie house
- conference reports On the fcrttaca~
<ions and army appropriation bills vsrs
adopted.
caschings. fru1m The conrufstse on rules
autroduc<d 3 special orttsr for the con-
eideratson Of the onn4brzs war claims Dill
II xx~e the day 60 the consideration OF
tho bdif with provision for . vote 81
ocseck. Under IT. terms sny items IN
cha bill not for stores and supplses favor
ably reported from the eiaiuss sommittes
should be subject 70 . point OF order
Beifxhoover made an indignant speech
profsssing against the rule. He charac-
ferIx1d this as an attempt 81 the rules
cossS.tftee 70 ride roughSisod over de-
ctded majority OF the war claims conn
mtttee. He appealed 10 me speaker rot
q hold that such report WIS In order.
Catchingx. In reply. warmly declared
that eyery item In the bill had been
found dus by ms court Of claims. and
had been favorAbty reported from the
committee on war claims. me omnihas
bkf to WHICH Boitzhooyer bad referred.
on The other hard. had contained claim
OF H,mlsO By citizens Of Pennsylvanla
whach bad meyer been favorably acted
mon By the court Of claims. Address
tng himself to the merits OF the bill.
Cafchings said that eniy t1z.oooolo had
been appropriated for war claims, despite
fhe public impression that the sum was
much larger. After some further debate
an the point OF order. fin the course of
which Hermann protested against the
method Of legislation proposed by this
>,fder A. nsurpation Of power by the
c0Esmittee on rules. wthA speaker over
ruled the point Of orsier. The previous
question was ordered. rs to IS.
Under the rules. fifteen minutes were
then allowed on q side for debate. Dock
cry WAS very earnest IN his opposition to
the bill. lie agreed with Reed that the
French spoIAsion claims were more mer-
3tortous than these. because they had the
ectrai Judgment Of . court.
6Ayers. chairman Of the appropriation
coulmittee. also took decided stand
agatnss the adoption Of the or1ar and
che passage Of tase blu. Hermann adyo-
oated the adoption of the order.
After SONS further debate Reed closesf
Tor the opposition. confending that all
classes 1t claims that are paid by the
court OF claims should be treated alike.
and "a appropriation should be made.
II the condition OF the treasury war
rAnted It. TO be applied on ali. Instead.
this bill proposed. after debate Of an
hour. to pay claims Of certain class for
= certain section only. He submitted that
tfas was unjust.
(SAfpt40pr Ira puxsgxS 49,
Of sectfonalixm. The claims for stores
taken from loyal citizens during the war
came naturally from the South because
the South was the theafer OF the war.
TAis cry might a. well have been raised
against The payment OF tfse Indian derre-
dstton claims. They. too. came from a
section The claims had all been found
70 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
eau was E TO Las, which defeated the
adoption Of the rule by large majority,
and showed pronounced reversal OF
sentiment since the vote on the previous
0asstlon.
oathwaite presented . special orde.
from the COMMITTEES on rules for the con.
sideration of the new currency hill. The
rule Ease tomorrow and Wednesday until
o'0ock for general debate. and there
after until o'clock Thursday, when the
vote should be taken for the consideration
Of the bill under the Hve-minnte rule.
OntaswaitS's assertion that the rule VIA,
satisfactory 20 all factions IN the house
aroused thsa Ire OF Hatch, az Missouri
Who indignantly declared II rcnresente<,
eniy she banking ADD currency committees
and that committee represented only shs
hanks
Hall Of Missouri resented this statement
oenouncins Il as snsoiutely false. II,
0s gentleman dosx not know that. h.
shouted. .he knows nothing about m.
COMMITTEE
Hatch grew exoit~iiy wrathy at Hair,
semarks He agreed TO withdraw xha,
~ had said u the gentleman could cit,
70 hina single blu reported by the CON,
H'sstse ON hsnkingaand currency In IN,
interests or The people. II will say. b.
eaaed deasnsIy. turning % Han. ..th.
xehtiemans language Is non such as h,
would dare To Use 10 me of the fsoo,
OF the souss
instantly the house WINS IN great ss,n
saMohs AID nasmbers crowded about ex
pecsiuS = possible repetition OF the row
o1 Friday last. bat the speaker oraers,
the sergeant-at-arnas to see that the gen
Hemsn were seated The Incident wen
% further. - Cultivate demanded IN
previous question, which Was ordered
The rue was adopted. is TO e site
waieh ne house went into committee o
the wnose AMI took Up the agriculture
appropriation bin.
The bill was passed ana .Aa x.a.,.