Evening star., 1897-02-15
Mr.. MORGAN EXCITED
Continued from First Page.)

General debate, on this measure. carrying
slightly in excess of $5o,00o.O00. closed or
Saturday. and TO save time and avoid risk
without debate, under the fve-minute rule
| was adopted. The bill consists of Ill
pages. and as.tlIe clerk began to read II
Mr. W. a. Stone tPa.) asked that the read.
| ing be dispensed with. Mr.. Sayers Tex
| esayed to make an explanation of why he
did not thinkit was necessary to pursue
this unusual course, but Mr.. Cannon pro
tested against debate. whereupon Mr.. Tur
ner CGa) objected to dispensing with the
formal reading Of the bill and the reading
proceeded.
The reading of the bill was completed at
| 30 pm. Under the rules twenty minutes
on side were allowed for debate. Mr..
sayers CTexas). the leader of the minority
OF the appropriations committee, took the
moor and briefly stated his reasons why the
Dill should not be passed under suspension
| OF the rules. He agreed that the contents
of tie bill were not improper and said with
tne exception of the river and harbor items
the Dill. In his opinion. could be scrutinized
without finding an item which would meet
| with legitimate objection.
lie believed If the House was given an
opportunity to consider the bill in detail
II would reject most of the river and har-
DOT items. He thought the House should be
e.ioWed TO pass upon each item and assured
the majority that no factious opposition
would come from his side
we should fall to make these river
IaG Payoe harS9r % y yappropriations.. asked Mr.
States be liable for damages under the
contracts made?"
Il do not KNOW" replied Mr.. sayers.
MI Mines lMich.) asked why an appro-
prlatfon of 500 600 for a branch soldiers
home at Danviile Ill, was in the bill. DID
any member of the appropria tions commit
tee live there?
Mr. Savers Indignantly repudiated this
as a.. an lndirect attack upon the appropria-
tfohs committee.
Mr.. Penrson's Attack
Mr. Pearson (N. c. attacked the bill on
the ground that the river and harbor items
contained therein could not stand on their
own footing. and were included in this
Dill with Indispensable appropriations in
order that they might escape the executive
veto.
Mr. w. A. Stone fPa.) followed with a
defense of the motion to pass the bill un-
der suspension of the rules. and then
Mr cannon chairman Of the appropria-
tlons committee, took the floor. He eX-
pressed his qualification at the testimony
Mr.. Sayers had brought to the proper char
acter of the bill. He said he had helped to
prepare many appropriations, and he had
never mad charge of a bill the items OF
which had been more carefully scrutin-
ized.'
Mr.. Cannon recurred to the query CT Mr..
Miles to MIR. Sayers about the soldiers
He explained that the military affairs
committee had unanimously recommended
that the home be located at Danville. For
twenty-five years he had been urging ap-
propriations for all parts of the country
where necessary and asking nothing for
his district. A branch home was to be
built He had urged Danville. 'If there
be sin in that concluded Mr.. Cannon. Il
am ready to- answer for it, loud and
general applause.t.
The time for debate having expired the
vote was taken viva voce.
Before the House divided. Mr.. Pearson
demanded the yeas and nays. He appealed
to the other side to give him record-mak-
ing vote, buto only got thirty-three mem
bers to second his demand AS thirty-three
was less than one-fifth of those present, the
demand was refused. and the Speaker de-
clared the bill passed under suspension OF
the rules. At II
The House non-concurred In the Senate
amendment to the agricultural appropria-
ton BILL and sent the bill to conference.
Mr.. Henderson Gowa) was recognized to
move the passage of the Senate bill to pro-
vide for filing vacancies in the Office OF
district attorney for the District of Co
lumbia by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trct. 1t was OF more than local import
arce because the Senate had thus far de-
clired to confirm the nomination of Henry
f. Davis, gold democrat, appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland to this position.