The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-12

outburst Of applause when the defeat Of
| the measure was officially announced
MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
| The formal motion of Mr.. Hubbard
| Rep, MOI to reconsider and lay on the
| table was carried and some minor bust.
| ness was transacted.
Then suddenly Mr. Powers seemed Il
make up his mind TO try and get fur
Their consideration of the bill in new
form.
He arose and moved that the bill be
reccmDitted 20 the committee.
81 Is apparent" said he, speaking
very calmly, that the house has mani
tested its opposition to the principle OF
this bill. But, take ii, every member
present wants some action taken and
make this motion in order to see IL the
committee can't formulate measure
which viii meet the approval OF the
house"
Mr.. Dockery Dem, MOI Immediately
was not in order. A parliamentary row
followed.
Mr.. Terry Oem., Ark.) said that his
understanding of parliamentary law was
that the refusal of the house 10 engross
the bill killed it and the motion TO re-
consider and lay that motion on the Ia
BILE had put it in its coffin and nailed the
coffin up.
SPEAKER TAKES 1T.
After some further debate, upon the
suggestion of the speaker, the decision
on the question as to whether the Pow
ers motion was in order went over until
tomorrow OF give an opportunity to eX-
anime presidents.
The excitement soon subsidized. Mem
bers retired to the cloakroom in droves
and in five minutes there were not
twenty-five of them on the floor.
BILLS PASSED.
The house passed several minor bills,
including one to permit officers of the
regular army who served in the volun-
highest rank on ceremonious occasions,
and then took up the army appropria-
ton bill
Mr.. Curtis Rep.. n. " in charge of
the measure, explained that it was the
regular bill and contained no new feat
ures. 1t carried S23,f26.344, reduction
of S155, 55S from the bill for the current
year. The bill occasioned no debate and
was passed with few minor verbal
amendments.
Some business on the speakers table
p" 40 UiSpOScu Ol- Inc senate amend
ments to the bill to abolish the death
penalty in certain cases were concurred
in.
Under the call Of committees the fol-
lowing bills were passed: Senate bill TO
require vessels for hire Of fifteen tons or
over, propelled by gas, naptha or other
mud, TO submit to inspection and COM
ply with the rules Of the road. TO amend
an act authorizing the appointment of
receivers of national banks; to amend
the law for the organization of national
banks so as TO provide that no national
bank shall be organized in cities of So
900 inhabitants with less than 5000, goo
capital: in cities Of 10000 inhabitants
with less than 100000; in cities of 5000
$4,000. and in cities of 5000, 10000, and
to provide an American register for the
barks Ceres and Black Diamond.
At 40 p. m. the house adjourned.
RECEIVER ANDERSON'S VIEWS.
Omaha, Neb.. Jan. He. Ellery An
derson, one of the receivers of the Union
Pacific system, in discussing the defeat
of the Powers bill this afternoon said:
Personally, 1 was not favorably inn
pressed with the Powers bill. AS a
Washington paper put 1t, the bill pro-
posed to increase the security of the
government by increasing the amount Of
the prior liens against the property. We
have now spent ten years talking over
the settlement of the debt. and nothing
has been accomplished. / think the gov
eminent should take some steps looking
to the foreclosure Of it's mortgage. II
should try to arrange for a satisfactory
bid, which / think could be successfully
done. The parties holding the first lien
will, / believe. be willing to make a
reasonble agreement TO prevent the
property leaving their hands. I do not
say that the governments lien should be
sold for the price the first bondholders
agree to offer, but use that as an upset
price, and IL any outside parties wish to
come in and bid more than that for the
property, subject to the liens, that would.
OF course, be to the governments ad-
The president has it in his
power TO order foreclosure proceedings
begun al any time, and after an ex-
perience of ten years in seeking a settle
ment. think he should take steps TO ex-
ercise that power
DEFEAT CELEBRATED.
San Francisco. Cal. Jan. f1.-An OPEN
air mass meeting was held this evening
II Grant avenue and Market street TO
the defeat of the funding bill.
John I. Doyle, Eugene Duprey, Gavin
IcNab. Frank Sullivan and others<deliv-
cred addresses. Fireworks. oratory
and pyrotechnics were the features of the
Iubiiant celebration.