Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-07

ueInOCTdL, Ol NlBlnld, ana l turner, QeiIl- l ocrat, of Virginia; Bartlett, democrat, of
 Georgia, and Russell, democrat, of Geor- | gia; Strode, republican, of Nebraska, and Erdman, democrat, of Pennsylvania. Explanations were made that the fol- | lowing gentlemen would have voted as | stated
 Yea-Crowther, republican, of Mis- | souri; Sorg, democrat, of Ohio; Wheeler, l democrat, of Alabama; Weill, democrat, | of Arkansas; McLachlan, democrat, of 1 California; Atcheson, republican, of Pennsylvania; Cox, democrat, of Tennes- see.
 Nay-Joy, republican. of Missouri; Foote, republican, of New York. MT. Hooker. republican,, of New York, moved that the house pass, under sus- pension of the rules, the river and harbor | appropriation bill for the year ending | June 30, 1897.
 Mr. Richardson, democrat, of Tennes- | see-Is it not the purpose to read the bill, which carries an appropriation of 1 0.000, 900?
 reading the bill if desired. I ask that | second to the motion be considered as or- dered.
 | MT. Cookery, democrat. of Missouri-I | have no objection to considering second | as ordered, but do object to dispensing | with the reading of bill which provides | for the expenditure of 62.000,00O. | The Speaker-If any gentleman desires, | the bill must be read. Has the gentle man from New York any proposition to | make respecting debate? Mir Hooker-Yes, sir; I ask that the | debate be extended until o'clock. | Objection to this was made by MT. | Gibson, republican, of Tennessee, and | MT. Hooker remarked: NThen, MT. | Speaker debate can only proceed under | the rules" (which provide for half an l hours debate).
 In reply to a question by a member MT Hooker stated that the bill had been mod 1 flied in some particulars since 1t had been reported, some changes having been or dered by the committee this morning, which he said he would explain as the reading of the bill progressed. The reading of the bill occupied an hour and a half and at the close of the reading (2:30 o'clock) MT. Hooker re- newed his request that the time for de bate be extended this time to o'clock. MT. Hepburn, republican, of Iowa, said | that upon a bill of this magnitude au- | thorizing the expenditure of nearly $63,- l 000 900, there should be more than this | limited period of debate. The speaker pro tenn, Payne, republi- | can. of New York, suggested that the | time be extended until 5 o'clock, which was acceptable to Messrs Hooker and | Hepburn. But Mir Mcguire, democrat, of California, being informed that the bill would not then be open for amend- ment, objected, and the debate was opened under the rules, twenty minutes on each side.- Later MT. Mcguire offered to withdraw his objection, but MT. Gros- venor, republican, of Ohio, made the point that 1t was too late.s Being over ruled, MT. Grosvenor renewed the objec- l tion.
 The formal forty minutes debate then began and at it's close the river and har- Dor bill was passed under suspension of the rules by vote of 216 to 40. MT. Hooker, chairman of the committee, managed the measure so as to secure practically unanimous support of 1t, the opposition failing to muster sufficient strength to obtain vote by yeas and nays. This Is said to be the first time in the history of river and harbor bills that one has gone through the house with so little opposition. MT. Hepburn republican, of Illinois, and Cookery, dem ocrat, of Missouri. were the chief antag- onists, and Catchngs of Mississippi Wheeler of Alabama, Washington of Tennessee, Burton, republican,, of Ohio and Hooker. republican, of New York, were the principal advocates Of the measure. MT. Catchings said it was the best bill the most scientifically con structed and would rebound more to the benefit of the whole country than any similar bill that had been presented to the house since he had been in congress. The house at 4:50 D. m. adjourned un-
 
 The Senate. The proposition in the postoffice ap- propriation bill providing for the erec- ton of small postoffices near the large towns and cities led to long debate in the senate today, in which there was an exhibition of much political and personal feeling While the present administration of the postoffice department received commendation from republican senator (Mr. Wolcott of Colorade), it received se- lA~~. {ir,r ntfar-
 (Mr German of Maryland), and Presi-
 dent Cleveland came in for a large meas ure of abuse from a populist senator (Mr Allen of Nebraska). According to Mr. Wolcott the affairs of the postoffice de- partment are being "ably and intelligent ly conducted" Mr German ironically
 congratulated the postoffice department that 1t had a republican senator for de-
 fender, and he suggested with biting sar- casm that many acts of the adminiStra- tion could best be defended by some re-
 publicans. He condemned Postmaster General Wilson for going about the coun- try delivering lectures on the tariff and on the gold and silver question instead of attending to the duties of his office, and quoted the homely proverb that when a man is found proclaiming his own vir-
 tue and honesty there Is a rascal near at hand.
 MT. Allen was even less reserved in the expression of his views The great
  was installed in the White House-al- though he thought 1t difficult to tell whether Mir. Cleveland was more of mugwump than he was of an imperial democrat He added that MT. Cleveland was a disgrace to the great office he oc- cupied, and that he ought not to be, and
 doubtless would not be, returned to that position again.
 The session closed without a vote hav- ing been reached, but it was agreed that d vote should be taken at o'clock to- morrow on the bill and all pending amendments.
 A message announcing the action of the house on the Cuban resolutions was re- ceived but no further action on the part of the senate was necessary The senate at 5:30 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
 PRIZE FIGHTERS IN TROUBLE. Arrested for Causing the Death of Richard Ingram Saturday Night. Haverhill, Mass,, April 6.-An autopsy was held today on the body of Richard