Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-28

DISTRICT Dl1 POSTPONED A WEEK
Disagreement Son the Bankruptcy
Biz
CORBETT CASE TAKEN UP

ConSfdeIatfOn or which was resumed in the
House of Representatives today. displaced
the regular District OF Columbia day, which
was by consent postponed until next Mon
day. Before the House went into commit
tee Of the whole Mr.. Hut u0wa,. chairman
OF the military affairs committee, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
OF joint resolution providing for the In
vesttsation. by q joint committee of the
House and Senate. OF the expenditure for
river and harbor work at Savannah since
January 1. 1892. Mr.. Cox (Tenn.) called at
tention to the fact that this whole subject
was being Investigated by the court-martiai
row sitting in the case of Captain Carter
The reputation of civilians was involved
as well as that Of an officer OF the Engineer
corps, and until the court-martial returned
its findings he saw no necessity for a con.
sressional investigation. He therefore. OBJ
1ected. and the resolution was referred to
the military affairs committee.
When the sundry civil bill was taken up
the pending amendment, appropriating
$4,000, for building q road fror Natchez to
the national cemetery. was adopted.
An amendment requiring the clerks OF
FEDERAL courts in Arizona, New Mexico and
ments annually was also adopted.
Mr.. Lewis (Wash) offered an amendment.
Which was ruled out on point of order,
designed to prohibit the Imprisonment by
ohited states judges of persons charged
with contempt of court until such persons
shall have been adjudged guilty by q jur,-
MI Handy Oel) made a point of order
against the provision relating to the Paris
exposition.
The point of order was debated at some
length. and when Mr.. Payne, who was in
the chair intimated that he was inclined
10 sustain 1t, several members appealed
to Mr.. Handy to withdraw It,
Mr. Handy declared. he was actuated by
patriotic purpose in insisting upon the
point Of order.
Thereupon the point OF order was sus-
tanned and the whole provision went out
of the bill. 80
Mr.. Hartman (Mont) offered an amend
ment allowing all the employs OF the
House an extra months salary for SER
vices during the present session. Mr.. Can.
ron, chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee made point of order against 1t
ard vigorously antaeonized it. His point
was sustained by sthe chair, but on an ;p-
peal by a rising vote, the hair was over
ruled, 44-67. M. cannon demanded tell
ers, declaring that IL the amendment pre-
vailed he should demand an aye and nav
vote in the House st
TN put you gsatlemsn On record said
ne: addressing the democratic side.
protest against thAt statement" shout
ed MIR. Sullivan tnfiss:oo Some Of us on
Ibis side are opp.saingt this amendment
The tellers. confirmed the rising vote, and
icrther resistance beiTg deemed ,is,less
the amendment was a3feeti To withou; d.
vision. -. -
Speaking to prp forrna amendment Mr.:
Shattuc Ohio, who, was for thirty years
connected with the, Management of rail
roads. took occasion to answer an attack
made upon the railroads. some, time ago.
He mad never knownoA railroad. manager
he said, who was a. calamity bowler. ;.
l., why IS sho1ld rairPad men be calamity
they piander me gtiSle eosihtry:."
g, That stat eIientf IS absolutely false re
torted Mr.. shattt1c. 'afd the gentleman
who makes it knows it is false a@ <'-:
Mr.. Shattuc continuing said he would
be ashamed to come to the forum of rne
pee pie and continually grumble abottt The
iesehts.''Ha' -" ;. III
best people in the world said Mr. Green
g, Mr.. Shattue-"Well.f 1t doesn't send them
here" Great lauehter.) t''r : D
Mr.. Fox (Miss.}, to whose speech Mr.
Shattuc had replied. denied that he had
assailed the railroads. He had himself, he
said, represented railroads as an attorney
for many years. and what he had said was
that the people Of the south had as m.tch
right to exercise legitimate influence
over the colored voters Of their sections as
the railroads. the manufactures or any
other corporations.
The Bill Completed.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed IN committee of the whole at
2:4O pm, and, on Mr.~Cannon's motion,
reported to the House. Votes on the two
propositions were demanded in the House
on the amendment striking out the fund for
'informers" OF violations Of internal rev.
enue laws and the amendment giving the
employees CT the House an extra months
pay.
SENATE,