The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-20
A SPIRITED DERATE TN srT.4s uoUSE
DEVOTED TO THE SUB
jet.
AN ATTACK ON THE RULES.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
HAULED OVER THE GOALS FOR
UsURPATION.
A DEFICIENCY BILL Is pExn,xc
Attempts Made to Limit Tia r.
Allowed for Disc ussion Defeated
by MIR. Grow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia very
splrlled debate on the general subtect
OF the payment of claims found to ba
que against the United States was in
dulged In by the house today during
the consideration Of the general de-
nclency appropriation bill. which car
rles $8,44l.O27. The items appropriat-
ing money for the payment Of speciaI
attorney fees for defnding the interests
or the United States in the court re
claims were made the basis Of an Of
TACK by Mr.. Richardson Dem. Tennl
on the policy of the government nov
ing the attorney fees, but declining to
pay the judgments of the court wban
they were against the United States
ne urgeo tnat the appropriations COM
ini'eee should have brought in an ap-
preparation to pay the findings under
the Bowman act
1hls opened up the whole question
rs 10 the payment of just claims. and
led Mr. Walker (Rep., Mass.) to make
oltter assault upon the legislative
methods adopted to prevent the CON
sloerat1on Of just claims. I'm Gods
name" said he, "how are we to get
our rights?"
Mr.. Sayers Dem, Ark1 created q
laugh by replying that the RepubIi-
cans mad the power to change tha
rules. He branded the rules of tho
mouse as a system Of tyranny and de-
sc1Ded how members who sought Tho
committee on rules in the interest Of
Oils were allowed to cool their haeIs
WINE one member Of that committee
animated that the member was "hor-
ing MIN. With imprisoned speech ha
uehounced the system, appealing "a
members about him to bear testimony
10 the Iact that they had no opportun-
ny TO bring up measures for which
'neir olstr1cts were clamoring. He de-
cIared our treatment of our creditors
llau become national scandal.
MT. Mahon, of PENNSYLVANIA cbair-
man Of the war claims oor,,,,it4ao
made the statement that tho bo,,so
mao been frightened by a ''bogie man
Ihey were told it would require b,,r-
dreds of millions to paw the oloiroa
against the government once the mol
icy Of paying them was entered npor
lie said he had made a careful cyan
lna'ion OF all the claims paid since the
war ana they amounted to $11, 200, 900.
~-0'000'0VV IICT0 a commission
could wipe out every just claim. The
mouse either should pay the claims or
aoonsh the court of claims,
MT; GrosVenOr defended the rules NJ
tne mouse. He repudated the aesar
tIon that the house had not the T,cu-ar
10 execute It's will. That might III 4
Pfauslole excuse to go to the country
FOR these who sought to evade their ~
SPonslnllltles. So far as the payment
OF the governments just obligations
were concerned, he felt as Mr.. MahCn
Qld, out he insisted there was NO ruIa
that Strangled action if the house wa
ready for action. He went on to noirt
out as an instance that TODAY. if they
mad been so disposed, a majority of
the mousse might have proceeded with
the private calendar instead Of taking
up the deficiency bill.
Mr.. cannon, in closing the discus
sion, said he did not mind the "scoId".
or the gentleman from Massachusetts
out ne would call attention to the fact
that the house made the rules and he
would be relniss in his duty to the
mouse II he neglected to insist upOn
ruling out amendments which did not
come UP within the rule
An effort was made early in the day
70 limit discussion on the bill but Mr.
Grow objected, and later made some
remarks on the subject of the free
homes bill which was pocketed by the
mouse committee. Without completing
the consideration Of the bill the house
at p. M, took a recess until O'Clock.
the evening session to be devoted to
private pension legislation.