The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-03-09
j VOTED AYE
Sc Passed the Fifty Million
I.su,e Appropriation With
out dissent.
Hours Of Patriotic Utter
.ure, From Members of
all Parties.
Crlit of Many Times That
amount Would BE Voted II
called For.

r,nlxG7o>. March 9.-The CALLER.
Il the house were packed 10 the
:. and lon: lines Of people. unable
,in admission. surged about the cor.
r. Pubic interest in the debate on
BIZ a,propriating 800. 900. 900 for
national defense was reflected Ill
Iarca attendance in the galleries.
lie t,J,r almost every member was
.at. On the faces Of the leaders
.ko.l side, sat an air Of stern reso-
cn. Indicating their deep apprecia-
Of the business upon which con.
). and the country were entering i'll
kin this vast appropriation for pos.
swar. KS soon as the journal had
u lyad. the speaker raped for order
T. AMID a deep silence, Chairman
LHon arose ana presented as def
ncy b.l, the measure appropriatlng
).Ql.le0 Tor the national defense. II
kalde, also several other items. among
(.cA axe 100000 for coal for naval
F.e.>.
When the reading Of the bill was
fcaded with the item Of $50, 900. OOO
iAe national defense. a spontaneous
ftur>t Of applause went up from the
Plters and galleries.
Agreed on Time Of Debate.
Hl. cannon and Mr.. Sayrcs. the mi
pity memter Of the appropriations
|AMliier, then mutually proposed the
feemeni they had privat ely made be-
+ the house met for three no urs gen
+ Debate on the bill. to be followed
one hours debate under the five
|lu,e ru.e.
Ff' harlct Rep. Mass asked if op
E'uAlty would bc allowed for amend
tAI, and when Mr.. Cannon answered
y he did not know, he objected. Hi
astaoho wee greeted with hisse'
y !. .oua crle, Of "Notc, vote"
~ Barrett, yielding to the urgen
'!ta4> Of the Republicans about him
'..'fe" ms objection.
A''r 'Ac confusion which followed
= esAmauc scene had suusidcd. Mr.
44aoh took the floor to open the dc
.e y, on the bill.
~ spoke calmly and briefly. explain
J, "a' the items in the bill. save tn
:" = were strictly deficiency items
,4'lns to the all absorbing item, h
= 'Na' III the present critical condi
= y. affairs, the committee ha'
,ai 'n''a II wise to appropriate this sum
.s .sAs It's expenditure in the complet
'.1e'lon ~ of the president. He referre
wy sAe 'act that the committee had bee
IN its action, and had onl
~, nseu the wording Of the bill he in
a,,", algea by making the appropriate
~ a"olc until Jan. l. 1899, instead 9
NE ~, 1899.
Have the Money to Meet It.
,s ~ pointed out this would give tn
q s'fatlon funds over the time {
.l~ p,opable adjournment of congress
y ~ nave got the money in the trea
non, " meet this appropriation if it
- rAnoa' he continued. "and ther
ono mere Is not presented with tn
cra rpos''lon one to borrow money or
ha. "'c taxation to which almost an
,baon nation on earth would have bee
ause. t
,rr. 'ppropriotion, he conceded. WI
,was s'u'hary. Its object was to en-
NJ, we president in an orderly wa
s,od 1pare "a Tor contingencies. He i
, conn. .,at this appropria ton must n
as ts.,ued into o threat. NothiI
no a''her from the minds of tho
ria,,n mepared it. he said. This appr
a n W.; was to be placed in tho han
laka wise and patriotic executive
he proper PREPARATIONS to mainta