The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-20
THE SUBSIDIES.
FOR FAST NAILS.
The Annual Fight on These items
Comes of in the House.
A POPULISTIC. HAIR PULLING
Simpeon Arouse the Ire of a California
Rrothcr MesSrs. skinner ana
Pearson of North Carolina Have
"A Bout-The Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON. March l9.-The House
,o-dav passed tho postofiice appropriation
hin which has been under consideration
since Wednesday. The main points OF
attack to-day were the appropriation or
40, 0O0 600 for railway transportation OF
mails and sl1i 000 for special faculties
between New York and New Orleans and
$1,000 for special facilities from Kansas
CITY TO Newton. Kansas.
These items annually attract more or
less Of a contest. This year the opposi-
ton seemed 10 be less. All Efforts 10 re-
duce the appropriation for railway trans
rortation s.gnally failed. and the vote
~ the southern mail subsidy was Z" 10 -
against striking out. BY neat parliamen-
farv manoeIvring the opponents OF the
Subsidy were prevented from getting
direct vote ~ a motion 10 rccommit with
Instructions.
Al the opening Of the session to-day
Mr.. Djngley. the floor leader Of the ma
ioritv. offered 4 bill from the Ways ana
Means Committee providing Tor the free
entry into this country OF guns ammunl-
ton and other naval supplies and war
material purchased abroad until Janu-
ary.1 1893.
lie explained that the committee had
unanimously reported the bill. II wa
asked for by the Secretaries OF War ant
Navy The bill was passed without d.
vision
NOT FRTVILEGED
Mr.. Henry Dem Of Mississippi claim
cd the floor as a question OF personal
privilege and sent 70 the Clerks desk Tor
the purpose of having 1t read TO the
House a quotation from an int View
With the Spanish Ambassador at Vienna
contained 10 an Associated Press dis
patch in which the Ambassador said that
If the United States. IN event Of war;
should inci-e the PHILIPPINES TO revolt
Spain could revenge herself by raising re-
volts in the American Southern States.
Before the reading Of the interview vas
concluded Mr.. Dingley made the point
that 1t dld rot constitute a question of
privilege.
1t contains a reflection against a por-
tion Of the people Of the United States
which / desire 10 repe said Nh Henry
bu' the Speaker held that he had not
presented a question of privilege and he
was taken of the floor
The paragraph OF the postoffice apro-
p1aron Bill sppropTiaiing sl7l. 25S FOR spe-
cisl mail facilities from New York and
Washington TO Atlanta and New Orleans
precipiteted the annual fight against this
appropriation. Mr. Bromwell. (Rep. OF
Onioi moved 10 strike II out This APP
preparation was considered in connection
with similar appropriation of 10000 for
special facilities from Kansas City TO
Newtop,-Ksnsas. The time set upon both
paragraphs was limited 70 one hour. $685.
Mr.. fIeming Dem. OF Ga). vigorously
opposed the appropriation. He declared
that he WAS opposed 10 subsidies and that
he did not believe IN voting subsidies sim
ply because as In this instance they bene-
fitted the peopl, OF the South.
Mr. simpson pop. Of KanD. advocated
the appropriation OF $4,000 for special
facilities from Kansas City TO Newton
Kansas. He said that unless this appro-
prlation was made the mails from West
en Kansas Northern Texas and Okla
homa. would be delayed twelve hours.
POPLISTS FALL OUT.
lively controversy occurred in the
course of the debate between Mr. Pear
son. H.ep. of North CarOina) and Mr..
skinner pop. of North Carolina. Mr.
Pearson supported the appropriation and
when Mr. skinner attempted 10 interrupt
him. Nj. Pearson declined TO yield, say
Ing that he declined 90 yield TO one who
formerly supported the appropriation. but
who had changed his position without
any apparent reason. This angercd Mr.
Skinner and ne became so persistent in
his efforts to-interrupt Mr.. Pearson, that
the chairman of the Committee or the
Whole several times compelled him to
take his seat
Al last Mr.. Pearson. yielded 20 his per-
sistency and Nj. Skinner laclred that
lac had never supported this y opositicn
lie considered Il robbery OF the Treasury
lie said that the Atlantic Coast Line to-
day FURNISHED the same service it did
when II received the subsidy
Mr. Pearson expressed his regret If he
had miss-ated his colleagues position. but
he said the general impression was that
Mr.. skinner has formerly supported This
appropriation.
few minutes afterward ar Barlow,
,Pop. OF CalaD. bitterly assailed Mr..
Simpson for supporting a subsidy. The
l.cuse seemed 10 enjoy the scoring OF the
populist leader After diSpoSing OF the
bill the House at o'clock adiouc lsi.
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