The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14
THE HOUSE.
Political Debates n Prominent fea-
ture-RinRing Appeal fer Cssa-

Washington. February Is.Thls has ccc
4 field day in the house. The sun3ry els
approximation bill was before that ootY 70
general debate. II was used as hasts %
an attack by the democrats On the vas
appropriations made by this congress. wa'el
MIR. Savers and MIR. Dockery estimated
would aggregate 81, 045 geo. 900. The latte
paid a high tribute to Speaker Reed ans
acquitted him OF all responsibility for HI
largo appropriations. Once the gaze Was
opened the debate naturally drifted into
politics. Tho relative merits OF tho Mckin-
Low and Wilson bills as revenue producers
were attacked and defended. tho income tax
decision and Justice Shiras' shsnge OF posi-
ton came In for share OF attention. and
Mr.. Dearmond OF Missouri concluded the
day with brilliant plea for struggling
Cuba. which won from tho house shouts 81
applause and approval. An insinuation Nss
made that there was TO be an attempt &c
pass the sundry civil bill under the sus.
tension OF the rules on Monday but Mr..
Cannon. who has charge Of the bill. denied
this. There is evidently q movement o.
foot. however. TO thus dispose OF the bill
but at present II seems 10 lack the stronSfa
10 carry IT, Some Of the Interests which
we're not tahcl care Of ty the bill desire
10 make their hgbt override the committee
on ;he floor
The house today. without preliminary
business. went into committee OF the whole
AID resumed the consideration Of the sun
dry civil bill Mr.. Cannon. IN charge
asked unanimous consent that the bill BE-
considered as having been read the FIR,
iirio Mr. Hepburn tRep) OF Iowa asked
the purpose OF passage next Monday /
under suspension OF the rules had been 4
abandoned and this was a move TO procure /
the mrs; reading of the bill to avoid the /
criticism made whom the river and har.A
LII was passed lart year without having !
been read. The question was evennialiy
settled by Mr. Cannon. who replied thar
be was willing that the house should pur-
sue towards this bill any course the ma.
FORTY desired. He called attention 80 the I
faci that but two weeks yet remained and
there were bills stu to pass In addition &c
tho sundry ciyil bill the naval appropria-
lion bill and the general deficiency pIl
But YOU have not answered ms oles-
lion. exclaimed Mr., Hepburn Have you
abandoned tho purpose Of passing the I'm
ander suspension OF the rul'si"
There never was any such purross
replied Mr., Cannon sharply.
\ compromlse Was arranged ard TIE rss4.
4"N vi tht hlil dispensed With
agreed there should be hva hour re-f-si
debate, Two hours and a half OF -
MI. cannon made the opening statement
REGARDING the measure. i carried - 81 J
'iS about SS.0oo oo1 less than the .stirs'e
ana about 81 500 000 more thaa rar-l.s. ~
.hp uill ior the current year The Increase
3as extraordinary. but he said easy 4,
AplAnation. Of the increase gfS -si 80
Naf Tor FiNcr and hsrhor improvements sp.
.norized 10 he placed under contract hv So
aver and haihor hill Of year ego sss
~ ~ i7r public buildings In the oou~se :
= nslruction, ard 500 800 for the *.
lenses OF The United states courts g
rue committee recommended no a.,.-
'0ahon Tor Wilmington lei FOR +, as4
zen found that the work could 80. +
.u." W inc sum authorized hy 81. -i,.. Q
.au nsFnor MI. The sAfno reason account {
~, ~ %, 'ah I~l1re TO appropriate Ia ihts e.
rh,ch 0o ANA VaNiann cIl-. imrravcrnen, 9
'nthoti1ed. The same war irue =, ~ ~ 4
80, 49, 'iNr' The river and barber hp3 81, 4
oi,,eu "n expenditure OF tsp0 A66 ', a
'ouip REQUIRE $1,000 ooo go conrle,s 49,, | Z
~, rs w., nah's aud 2 OF the ohio ,trn, i
Cd from, th , XIX oreson, were elso ONLY. ?
''V D"' Tor Tho Same reasons. Il
Mr' savers ncm) o. Texas. tsli-y -. /;
Haary civil bin as a text. a,,.cks. -.
ecotd Of this congress- in the mate y, a
,a'asan' expenditures. The spprv,-i.. d
IONS OF this congress. he declared uo,,. r,
'"cn 'he unprecedented sun o, one blii,.- o.
no 'orty-hve million dollars. lie ..so--., u
nat It would not be in the noxa- =, a.
epup'csns OF the next congress "a ~
'arln bill that would rails. -s,.a-.,.
houEh TO meet expenditures unias. ~
oliic cy IN me next congress roverseA ia
otey aud adopted the old demorr.ti. -,
les money. VI inc peo- a,
n plu nor the FIFTY second congress wba- th
~ I."nNh's OF the government wero harna- y,
~, eSpcnd as much AS the rsnyhif-a, =,
,o,ns asked Mr.. Mllliken tRepJ Of =,
Not Within $50. ooO. 900 n, ~. . =,
expended by the Fif,y-afst cong, amount
lied MIR, Savers. ''"s'ess' re- g
Ia r'uvNaea to draw contrast letv,-o,, {,
nv approprlations OF 1897 and 1857 Ia shon ~
~ I'c,e'sa N decade, The apnr,nrt, ~
s oas llaue ny me various bills in ion ye,r, 80
ae oa r,v nno ,rornd nguresl Postor,~cs M
'@'',pvV sundry civil ssi. 900 1O0 nis,r,. 80
!! Columbia S2i7to0O military i',stIIet | ,e
iai ,Voo' Diplomatic and consular s95s ooo ., ~
ensiohs se'25S3o0. agricultural so s,n AZ ~
'sh'a''ve, executive and Judiciary xss, oon ~
nnians ssil.9l3. naval sii.07e ooo ,iyer W
arnor ~, 10000, besides $40 600 ooo .', sna 70
ed, ana Notifications si.s77 900 The s wrsn w
tsi OF appropriations In 1857 wa, ,as7 ss ssn
AS 1924 900. Increase. OF rs
IN the face OF this showing or tho x.., w
NV rapld increase OF appropriations NJ ~
ly.rs appealed &c members rresnec,S,.o' OK, co
lrty,. to take home the necessity a. ~ ~
cnchment. '' oi re- AZ
Mr., Doekery fDem,l Of Missouri Who o., ",
Wcd Mr. saycrs. said IN his or'nIn., ,he ~.
Penditures OF this congress would rearh ,.'s
,o'o,Vooooo But he said he desired ~ ac. ~,
u the speaker OF the house OF any "a ~ ~
onsipility He commended Speaker Reed So
MIS- heroic attitude" against this "rlot' ,So
assault on the treasury" ~
Wnile his party was responsible. speakc, on
co. ne said was not entitled to share In by
speaking OF the future. Mr.. Dockory ,aia NJ
did not know whether n tariff could te NJ,
Imed which would raise sufficient revenue
meet the vast expenditures, but II any m,
could frame such bill he said IL would IN.
the "disttnguished chairman of the ways co,