The morning times., 1897-02-21

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others attested Mr.. Coombs usefulness.
Mr.. Washington offered an amendment
providing an extra months pay for all
House employees. He and Gen. Grosyenor
spoke in favor Of il. reviewing the facts
1t had been the precedent for many years
they said. to make this provision, and it
had received the sanction of Speakers, in
Guiding Mr. Kasson and Mr.. Carlisle. 1t
was matter of justice. said Mr.. Washing
ton. He had tho one to favor bylt.
Chairman Payne said the question was, of
course, II os new TO him, a he had ruled upon
il at the last session. The item was clearly
out Of order under the rules. He had eX-
amined the precedents, and with all tefer-
ence TO the members who were urging the
appropriation, TO Mr.. Carlisle and others, he
would rule the item out.
Mr. Washington appealed from the de-
cision, and had read the records on the
subject.
Mr.. Cannon said good natured chairmen
had ruled fayorably on this matter, but
the chairman was undoubtedly right.
Gen. Grosvenor offered an amendment
for pay for clerks of outgoing members @or
a month.
Would you vote for a months addi-
tional pay for outgoing members them
selves?' asked Mr. Cannon, drily.
The amendment failed.
Mr. Richardson made au attempt to put
inan appropriation to pay certain Bowman
act claims, amounting to $o32 900, Tut
Mr Ca nnon made point Of order against
il.
Mr.. Richardson said no opposition ought
to he made because the bulk OF the claims
Were from the South.
I'VE do not Object he exclaimed, ito
pension bills, although the bulk OF the
money goes to the North. The South pays
$50 900 900 year for these pensions, and
! gets back not more than $4,000 coo"
When Mr.. Cannon would not withdraw
! the point. Mr., Richardson asked how it was
that the Southern Pacific claim for 81 ,31O,-
| 427 was put in the bill, while these were
| ruled out Mr.. Cannon explained that it
was for transporting troops, etc, over non
! subsidized portions Of the road. Finally Mr..
! Richardson asked why the Bowman claims
might not be allowed to 80 on the calendar.
| Yes exclaimed Mr. Cannon, that it
! just where many OF them have gong, and
have slept there, when your party was in
! power, and you. as great leader, was
I not anxious as no W go getthem through
The committee then rose To allow Mr..
Boutelle To report the naval approprla-
ton bill 1t has been amended from the
/ original draft so as 10 cut out the new
/ hattleship, whose cost had been put near
S3,75O, 900, and composite sailing yes
sci for the Annapolis Academy, $3.50, 600
For Washington, in addition to the usual
| amount for clerks, there are the following:
! Model tank, Immediately available, S92,-
500; dredging in front Of sea wall, $3,S61;
new scale house, 81, p 50; new Naval OBJ
/ servatory, grading roads and improving
! grounds, $4,000.
The total for increase OF the Navy is
| S9,614,S and for the Naval establish
ment is $32, Al 5, ,234. 10.
MI Bartlett was given twenty minutes
to make defense of the Supreme Court
| against what he termed Mr. McMillin' s
| attack He said, as one OF the two gol,l
Democrats in the Appropriations Commit
tee, he was unwilling to have saddled on
the party the odium or fight on The
Supreme Court. He believed that this
as much as ''the soft money csaze" was
responsible for the defeat OF the party al
the polls
Replying to Nj. Bartlett, Mr.. McMillin
said that lie intended his remarks TO be
an attack on Justice Shiras, and If it
was not. he was willing and ready how
or at any other time to renew ii and
make it so.
Replying to Mi. Bartlett's remarks re
ferring to him as q Democrat, he Saic
that he did not recognize the right of the
gentleman from New York TO dictate to
him what he should say, and how hC
should act He had been able 10 CON
duct himself properly, and did not intend
TO be lectured by one who had taken his
bag and baggage and left the Democratic
party.
Il have said" continued Mt. McMillin
THAT the man who had torn down ths
rights OF the people of the United State
was named Shiras. l propose to say
something later about that individual.
! am glad l have got through his thicl
hide at last
MI McMiiln said he could not have {
higher regard for anyone than he ha'
for Justices Harlan, Jackson, White, ant
Brown: and he sent to the clerks deS
and had read marked passages from thei
dissenting opinions in the income taH
case. While these were being read, MI
Hepburn, asked what was the documen
from which these extracts were taken
and Mr.. McAIiIlin replied that IL was on
that he would recommend to the gentle
man from Iowa for his moral, intellectual
and political limprovement-the Democrat
Campaign Pook.