Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-14
FIRST PARTY VOTE.
FEDERAL HOUSE sUsTArNs HEP
BURN AS AGAINST NORTON.
SENATE COMMITTEE REaRRAEGEHEET
Major Daniel Made Chairman OF
Committee ON Corporations in Dis
trict of CoIumbia and "a Member
of the FINANCE Committee.


Excepting the reporting OF the legisia
tive. executive. and judicial appropriation
bill. which is to be considered tomorrow
the House did not push business to-day
The entire session was consumed in ad-
justing a personal dispute between Mr..
Hepburn. OF Iowa, and Mr. Norton. OF
Ohio. which grew out OF controversy
that occurred last week during the de-
bate on the pension bill.
The blind Chaplain. in his invocation.
referred oloquenTiy and feelingly TO the
death OF the Presidents mother.
Mr.. Bingham Republican,, OF Pennsyl-
vania. from the Appropriations Commit
tee. reported to the House the Legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
which. be gave notice, lie would call up
tomorrow.
He secured the adoption OF a resolu-
ton to print 600 copies Of the testimony
OF the Civil Service Committee before the
Appropriations Committee, for the use
Of the House.
Mr.. Cannon. chairman Of the Commit
tee on Appropriations. asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF an
urgency bill, which. be explained. carried
about three items-g5.9o0 for the con-
stTuction OF a building nj the Naval
Academy; S30.000 FOR the payment OF the
temporary employees OF the House and
Senate. and slT5l05e for the payment of
the mileage OF Senators and Representa-
uves. The mileage ordinarily available
al the regular session OF Congress, he
explained. had been used to pay mileage
at the extra session. The bill was pass
cd without dissent.
PERSONALITIES.
There was at this point an exchange
OF personalities between Mr.. Hepburn |
Republican), OF Iowa, and Mr. Norton |
(DemocraD, o. Ohio, over a correction |
Of the Congressional Record, which in |
volved the renewal OF a controversy that I
occurred between the two gentlemen |
during the debate on the pension appro-
priatiOn bill last week oyer the word |
most" or ''many." with reference to
soldiers on the pension roll. IL was
claimed that most was used. but the
speech when printed was changed to 1
many" Mr.. Hepburn insisted that the
use OF the word many placed him in
4 false light.
a long debate followed as to the prac-
lNt VI t3tt lloNht. AFTER II Qcbhie WHICH |
consumed more than two hours the House
N a rising vote--i35 TO 12i-sustained Mr.
Iepburn's motion TO make the perma-
rent record show that Mr.. Norton's
peech contained the word most" in ac-
ordance with the stenographer's report.
1t was party vote. with the exception
4 Mr. Fleming DemocraO, Of Georgia,
no voted with the Republicans. The !
'opulists voted with the Democrats.
The House then, at 2:45. adjourned until
o-morrow.
Senate Proceedings.
Mr.. Lodge. OF Massachusetts made an
tort In the Senate to-day TO secure an
vote upon his immigration BILL
hich is substantially the same measure
nat was passed by the Fifty-fourth Con-
ress and vetoed by President Cleveland
AIR. Allen, of Nebraska. objected TO an
IMMEDIATE vote, and suggested that the
nal vote on the amendments and the
III be taken on Monday January 17th
=. NJ. This suggestion was accepted /
Mr.. Lodge, and an order for a vote I
that time made. ]
DIR. German, chairman of the Demo- c
attic Steering Committee. presented an
der, which was adopted, rearranging
le committee assignments Of the Demo-
attic members. as made necessary by s
IL Increase of their number. 5
Chaplain Miburn. I'm his invocation at b
&c opening OF the Senate, made touching $
ference to the death Of Mrs. Mckinley. |
c mother Of the President. a
MI. Davis, chairman Of the Committee n
Foreign Relations. called up the bill n
the killing of fur seals in II
Q North Pacific Ocean, but upon the
question Of Mr.. Pettigrew. Of South
ikota, who said he desired to offer
me amendments TO It, the measure 81
mt over until tomorrow. r,
bill was passed for a public building m
Durham, n. c., TO cost Sl25 900. m
Mr.. Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, called Il
the bill granting TO settlers the right u
make second homestead entries. He
'de a brief explanation Of the measure.
gives all persons who are now owners
land acquired under the homestead T
the right TO make second homestead III
tries. Each person is entitled to ac- la
lre 100 acres OF land. The bill was pi
ssed. pl
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
IT, Butler. Of North Carolina. spoke
length upon amendments he had Of A.
ed TO the bill which he had previously ~
providing for postal savings be
TX system. Such n system would. in co
opinion, insure greater comfort in tho
mes OF the plain people OF the land. as
reat majority OF them would certainly
ONE depositors in such banks. This ar
nd cultivate among them thrift and by
nomy, and enable them easily TO pro- to
2 for themselves in Illness and old ne
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