The record-union., 1898-03-01
Many Sudden Changes of Sentiment When
II Comes to Record Voting.
Provisions Adopted in Committee
of the Whole Defeated When
the Vote is Taken in the House
The Appropriation for Repre-
sentation at the Paris EXPOSE
ton Eliminated From the Bill
on a Point of Order.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The House
passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill to-day after four days debate. The
most important action to-day was the
elimination OF an appropriation for rep
resentation at the Paris Exposition on
point of order. The sudden change of
sentiment in the House, which is often
witnessed when members go on record,
was twice illustrated to-day. On Fri
day last the House, in Committee of the
Whole. where there is no record OF vote,
Knocked out a provision in the bill for
All appropriation to pay those who fur-
nished the Government with informa-
tion leading to the conviction of the vio-
1ators of the internal revenue laws, and
to-day in committee, an extra months
pay was voted to the employees of the
House. Both these propositions COM
manded a very respectable majority in
the committee, but when the members
voted on roll calls in the House both of
them were Overwhelmingly defeated.
Several minor bills We're passed after the
sundry civil bill was DISPOSED of.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
the consideration of which was re-
sumed in the House to-day, displaced
the regular District of Columbia day.
which by consent was postponed until
next Monday
Before the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole, Bull (R.) of Iowa
Chairman of the Military Affairs Com
mittee, asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of a joint resolution, pro-
viding for the investigation, by joint
committee of the House and Senate for
the expenditures for river and harbor
work at Savannah since January L. 49,
Cox CD of Tennessee called attention
to the fact that this whole subject was
being investigated by the court-martial
now sitting in the case of Captain Car
ter The reputation of civilians was in
volved, as well as that of an officer Of an
engineer corps, and until the court mar
tial returned its findings ne saw no ne
cessity for a Congressional investiga-
ton. He therefore biected, and the res
olution was referred to the Military Al
fairs Committee.
When the sundry civil bill was taken
up the pending amendment, appropriat-
ing $1,000 for building a road from
Natchez to the National Cemetery, was
adopted.
An amendment requiring the Clerks of
Federal Courts in Arizona and New
Mexico to report their fees and emolu-
ments annually was also adopted unan-
imously.
Lewis CD of Washington offered an
amendment, which was ruled out on a
point of order, designed to prohibit the
Imprisonment by United States Judges
of persons charged with contempt of
court until such persons shall have been
adjudged guilty by a jury.
Handy Cd of Delaware made a point
of order against the provision relating
10 the Paris exposition. The point of
order was debated at some length, and
when Payne, who was in the chair, init
mated that he was inclined TO sustain
it, several members appealed to Handy
TO withdraw it.
Handy declared that he was actuated
by patriotic purpose in insisting upon
q point of order. Thereupon the point
of order was sustained and the whole
provision went out of the bill.
Hartman (Sil R) of Montana offered
an amendment offering all the employees
of the House an extra months salary for
services during the present session.
Cannon, Chairman of the Appropria-
tions Committee made point of order
against it, and vigorously antagonzed it.
The amendment, after some debate,
was agreed to.
Speaking to a pro forma amendment,
General Shattuck (R.) of Iowa, who was
for thirty years connected with the man
agement of railroads. took occasion to
answer an attack made upon the rail-
roads some time ago. He had never
known a railroad manager, he said, who
was calamity bowler.
why should railroad men be calamity
howlers?" asked Green Pop) of Ne
braska, when they plumber the whole
country"
That statement is absolutely false"
Tetorted Shattuck, land the gentleman
who makes II knows it is false"
Shattuck. continuing, said he would