Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
ON APPROPRIATION BILLS
Mr.. Hill Delivered Another lnstalment of His
Long Speech
AGAINST PfFFER's BOND RESOLUTION
Mr.. Abbott of Texas Was Declared Entitled
to His Seat in the House-The Speaker
and Mr. Boutelle Held an AMI
mated Colloquy.

Washing ton, May 4.--Twczyea and nay
votes were had in the senate today, the
result of which was significant as an indi-
cation that there is not to be any undue
haste in passing appropriation bills and
forcing an early adjournment of con-
gress. The first vote was on a motion
made by Mr. Turpie, democrat of Indi
ana, to proceed with the consideration of
the Dupont election case. Mr.. Mitchell,
republican, of Oregon, who, as chairman
of the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, has charge of the subject, protested
against this action on the part of Mr..
Turpie as discourteous to the committee
and as something unprecedented in his
service in the senate. Opposition was also
made to Mr.. Turpie's motion as an obsta-
Gle to the passage of appropria ton bills,
but nevertheless the mot on was carried
by a majority of one-32 to 81, and the
Dupont case was taken up. 1t was, how
ever laid aside soon afterwards under the
terms of a compromise offered by Mr..
German, by which the day after the pass
age of the river and harbor bill the Du-
pont case is to be taken up at the close
of the routine morning business, and is
to be considered until p. m. of the fol-
lowing day, when the vote is to be taken.
The river and harbor bill was then
Mr.. Peffer's bond resolution. The latter
was laid before the senate at 2 p. M az
the unfinished business, and Mr.. Frye,
having charge of the river and harbor
bill, moved that the senate proceed to the
consideration of that bill The motion
was defeated by eleven votes-2S to 80
and the bond resolution was proceeded
with, Mr.. Hill speaking against it until
p. M, when the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
Mr. Butler offered joint resolution to
carry into effect two resolutions of the
Continental congress directing monu-
ments to be erected to the memory of
Gen. Francis Nash and Mr.. William Da-
wilson of North Carolina. 1t appropri-
ates $4,000 for each monument, and directs
the money to be paid to the governor of
North Carolina
The House.
Today was suspension day in the house
under the rules, and number of private
pension bills and other bills of local
character were passed.
The contested election case of J. C.
Kearby VS. j. o. Abbott, from the Sixth
district of Texas was reported from cleo
tions committee No. 2, declaring Abbott,
democrat, the sitting member entitled to
the seat, and 1T was agreed to.
Mr.. Boutelle, republican, of Maine, call
ed up the naval appropriation bill, and
asked that the house non-concur in the
ference. In the course of the considera-
tion of the matter there was something
of a scene, Mr.. Quigg, republican, of New
York, calling Mr.. Boutelle to order on the
ground that he was rejecting upon the
senates action by his comments.
An animated colloquy followed be-
tween the speaker and Mr.. Boutelle, the
former explaining the philosophy and
necessity of the rule, and the latter con-
tending that he had not violated 1t.
Mr. Sayers, democrat, of Texas, moved
to concur in the senate amendment re-
ducing the number of battleships from
two to four, and with the amendment
pending the matter went over until to-
morrow by unanimous consent.
bill was passed under suspension of
the rules for the protection of American
yacht owners and ship builders.
Upon vote upon resolution to set
aside the 9Th and 18th instants for the
consideration of private pension bills no
quorum appeared, and at sos p. m. the
house adjourned.