Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-05
A. P. A. QUESTION IN HOUSE
Power of the SeHate Appropriations Commit
 tee Will Be Curtailed.
A HARD FIGHT BEING MADE AGAINST IT
The Silver Senators Voted Solidly to Dis- tribute the Appropriations Between Seven Other Standing
 Committees.

Washington, D. G.. Feb. 4-Immediate- ly upon the opening of the session of the house today MT. Dingley, republican, of Maine, chairman of the committee on ways and means, reported recommend ation thai the house do not concur in the senate substitute for the bill passed last December authorizing the issue of bonds to protect the gold reserve and to provide against temporary deficiencies in the rev. enue.
 MT. Crisp, democrat, of Georgia, stated that the report was not unanimous; that the minority of the committee urged the house to accept the senate free silver coinage substitute.
 MT Dingley gave notice that on the close of the considera ton of the District of Columbia appropriation bill he would ask the house to take up the committee report. A number of measures were taken up and passed. among them the house bill authorizing the payment of commission CTS to treat with the Shoshone, Araphoe and Bannock Indians in Wyoming and Idaho; for the surrender of any rights claimed by them under treaties of the United States to hunt upon unoccupied public lands. This bill grew out of the outbreak at Jacksons Hole last summer. The rest of the day, until 4:55 o'clock, was spent In further consideration of the Dis trict of Columbia appropriation bill The debate continued upon the question whether or not public funds should be appropriated for charitable purposes to be expended by private and sectarian in stitutions. The charge that the Amer ican Protective association was infiuenc- ing members to oppose such appropria- tions was made, and upon this some heat ed debate was generated. An appropria- tion of $54O0 to St. Anne's Infant asylum met MT. Hainer's motion to strike out MT. Bartlett. democrat, of New York; said he arose to defend the appropriation to Roman Catholic institution. He was not afraid. he said, to advocate the ap- propriations to all these institutions be- cause through them the government could do the most good and 1t was cer- tainly within the power of congress to delegate to them the duty of caring for the public charges committed to them. The spirited deba te that had animated the committee in the past two days, MT. Bartlett said, was the unAmerican anti Catholic spirit of the American Protect i've association; that was the spirit back of the gentleman from Nebraska (Mf. Hainer in his yielding the battle ax against these appropriations.
 The motion to strike out was agreed to-93 to 25.
 Also motions to strike out the appro- priations of $500 to the Association for Works of Mercy and of $500 to St. Jo- seph's asylum.
 Appropriations of 5000 to the Young Women's Christian Home and of $9900 for the Industrial Home school were re- tained, it being conceded that they were nOn-sectarian.
 By its vote the house in committee of the whole indicated it's purpose to vote no money to strictly sectarian institu- tions, and only to such other private in stitutions as would so amend their ar ticles of incorporation as to permit gov- ernment inspection and oversight of the expenditures of public funds
 The consideration of the bill was com pleted in committee of the whole, but be- fore a vote was taken the house ad- journed until tomorrow.
 Mir Loud. republican, of California, had read the memorial of the San Fran cisco chamber of commerce urging con- Rress to provide for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal, under American control. Referred.
 The Senate.
 The journal to De read today, covering the doings of the senate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, which, by the parliamentary device of recesses instead of adjournments, ,constitued one legisla- tive day, was so long that its reading was interrupted by motion to dispense with the reading, which was agreed to.
 Mir Morrill, chairman of the finance committee reported back from that com mittee the house bill "to temporarily increase revenue to meet the expenses of the government and provide against deficiency with an amendment to strike out all after the enacting clause and to insert in lieu thereof the free coin- age substitute adopted by the senate last Saturday. He added joyously that he felt like using the words closing the proclamation of the governor of Massa- chusetts: God, save the common wealth." Also that it was unnecessary for him to say that he did not favor the action of the finance committee, but that he would endeavor to bring it up to- morrow. unless it should interfere with the appropriation bill. The substitute having been read at the rest of MT. Quay MT. Quay moved to recommit the report to the finance committee with instruc- tions to report back the original house bill and the amendment as separate propositions.
 q second the motion," said MT. Mitch ell, republican, of Oregon.
 MT. Hill suggested that the motion was not in order during the morning hour. The objection was sustained
 Among the numerous bills reported and Q placed on the calendar were the follow ing
 Granting pension of $1Oo per month to the widow of Gen. Thomas Ewing: also a pension of $200 month to the widow of the late Walter c. Gresham.
 The military academy appropriation bill, which MT. Teller said he would call up tomorrow.
 The general pension appropriation. which MT Allison said he would call up at an early date.
 The bill to prevent the desecration of the national flag.
 In reporting this bill from the judiciary committee MT. Hoar said that while he voted in committee for the report the more he thought of 1t the more difficulties and objections there seemed to be in the way of any legislation on the sub- ject.
 Mr Turpie introduced the joint res- olution to amend the constitution so as to elect United States senators by di- rect vote of the people. and said that