Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-26
WORK OF CONGRESS
.AVicious Attack Upon the
Republican House Leader
By CONGRESSMAN MOODY
An Item In the Sundry Civil Bill Provokes
Personalities. The Corbett Case
Still Being Considered In
the Senate.
CIV TelegraDh \

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The House
today resumed consideration of the
su''dry civn bill. Quite debate devel-
oped ON a motion to strike out the ap-
GropTda1ion of Sl33 900 for work in Oak
land, Cal. its opponents alleging that
no contract had Yet been made for the
work, and asserting THAT a river and
harbor bill was to be suppressed and a
favored few given appro pr'ia irons in the
Sundry civil byn. The appropriation re-
manned in tire bill by a vote of lis to 1s
Representative Moody made a sensa-
tronsai attack upaE an appropriation in
the sundry civil bill of s36oOoo. for
RoctSEand. Ne, harbor, which lis in Mr.
lJngley's district. He said he was will
Tng TO submit to economic and to hon
est leadership. but for one. H.. proposed
TO rebel against the leadership that
gave an appropriation to Rockland Ne.
an ms g'niticant port, that could be
buried in Boston harbnr
MT. Nrosvenor Republican), Of Ohio,
auuacked the appropriation, and de-
cFared that if the House allowed these
river and harbor items to so into the
SuEdry civil bin. there would be no
Z. river and harbpr bill. He was anna ed.
The said. at the action of the appr,opria-
from committee. and insisted that all
the members should be on an equality
Mr.. Cannon replied TO THE attack. de-
ctaring that some of the most vicious
river and ,harbor items came from THE
committee when he tCfrosvenor) was a
member of 1T. He Said that from %
70 50 per cent. of the money aprpopri-
ateo by DIM he helped to report, had
been worse than thrown away.
MI LDFngley answered the person = !
attack made upon him The Rockland
Improvement he said, was not simply
am Improvement; DIT Included provision
for "a 'hreakwater ana a iharbor of ref
urge-just such another as was being
built at Sandy Bay, i'm Mr.. Moody's dis
trict.
HE indignantly repudisrted the init
1natlon that he had ever suggested or
should be made i'm this bill He pre-
stunned 1T had been made upon the rec
concentrations of the corps of engi-
neers in the public interest
Mr.Caitchings iDemocra), of Missis-
Ssipp, defended the action of the APP
preparations committee.
Inc House passed the Sllndry civil
atem appr"pl.a ting s40O, 900 for San Pc
dro harbor. Cal.
1t was practically agreed by those
who participated in the debate today
that there would be no river and har-
Dor bill at this Se4ss ION of Congress II
was antimated THAT there was a plan to
defeat all the items in the bill so as to
force consideration of a general river
and harbor bill. but this intimation WAS
not borne out by the vote upon the
amendment, upon which the debate
rested. Only four pages OF the bill were
uiSpOSeu OF today.
SEN ATE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-Hon Henry
w. Corbett's right TO a seat I'm the
Senate from Ores on. was under consid-
Grafton by the Senate this afternoon for
five hours. Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin.
concluded the speech which he began
yesterday i'm favor of Mr.. Corbett. and
was followed by Mr.. Teller, of Colorado:
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, and MIR. Tur-
ley. Of Tennessee with speeches in OPP
position to the seating of Mr. Corbett,
and Mr.. Turner, of Washington, in ia
-yo: of seating him.
Mr.. Hams brouSlh of North Dakpia
gave notice that at the conclusion Of
the Corbett case he would move TO take
up the Alaska Homestead and railway
right of way bill.
The Senate. ait SIS, on motion Of Mr..
Hale, went into executive session, and,
81 ;:25 p. M, adjourned.
The evening session was largely
wasted. Six private pension bills We're
ordered to be faVolably reported to the
House by the commi ttee of the whole,
but on the next. Mr. Sullivan, of Miss
isSippi, raised the point of no quorum.
No business could be transacted until
majority of the members appeared
and answered the roll, call, and that
could not be secured.
AT 1920 the HouS. was declared aid
jOurned until tomorrow.