The herald., 1898-01-15
IN THE HOUSE
A Damper Put on Inflammatory Cuban
Oratory

A Damper Put on Infiammatory Cuban
Oratory
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The House
managers decided not to proceed with
the consideration of the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation Bill today. but
| to give the day to the consideration of
private bills. This was doubtless done
| to avert the possibility of precipitating
| a sensational Cuban debate during the
consideration of the bill. Infiammatory
speeches during the present critical
state of affairs in Havana would, the
conservative leaders believe, be partic-
ularly unfortunate.
Until the House adjourned last night,
| the amendment to the Agricultural Ap-
preparation Bill, providing for the pub
lication of another edition of the Horse
| Book" was pending. Today the friends
of the amendment compromised with
the Appropriations Committee, by
agreeing to a reduction of the number
to be printed from 0000 to $4,000. AS
amended the amendment was adopted
and the bill was passed.
The resolution accepting the invita-
| ton of the government of Norway to
participate in the International Fish
cries Exposition at Bergen, from May
to September, 1898. was called up by
Mr.. Simpkins, (Republican) of Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. Cannon. Chairman of the Appro-
priations Committee. said he thought
the exposition question in Congress was
running wild. We have had domestic
expositions at Philadelphia Chicago.
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Atlanta and
Nashville and we were now about TO
have one at Omaha. Abroad we have
participated in the eXpositions at
Vienna, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. The
anxiety of would-be commissioners to
have the honor and glory of our coun-
try represented at these foreign eXposi-
tions was agonizing. Now, here came
this exposition at Bergen. Twenty
thousand dollars to be appropriated
now If this bill passed Congress would
be called on to foot the bill for de-
ficiency of $40, 900. He gave it as his
deliberate judgment that the interests
Of the United States did not require our
participation in this exposition. If we
did our duty by the Paris Exposition
that would be enough
Mr. Simpkins in reply called attention
to the fact that Norway, second in the
world to no country in fisheries. had ac-
cepted our invitation to participate at
Philadelphia and Chicago. Common
courtesy and decency demanded that We
accept this invitation.
Mr.. Dolliver. (Republican) of Iowa,
thought we would not, in the next dec
ade, participate in an exposition which
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United States.
The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was adopted on
motion of Mr.. Perkins, Republican, of
Iowa. directing the Director of the Geo
logical Survey to prepare and have
printed 100000 copies of map of Alaska,
showing the most feasible routes to the
gold fields.
| A bill for the payment Of s77, 600 to Will
| liam S. Grant of Gardiner, Maine, for
supplies designed for the United States,
but confiscated by the Confederate gov
ernment at the opening of the rebellion.
was favorably acted upon.
| The senate bill to refer to the court
of claims the claim of the corporation
of the book agents of the Methodist
| Church South was next taken UP. Mr..
| Cooper Democrat. of Texas. in charge
of the bill, moved as a substitute bill
appropriating $2SS0 900 for the full settle
ment of this claim. The property of the
corporation, which was located at Nash
VILE, Tenn, was seized and held by the
United States from 1852 to 1866, when it
was turned over to the owners. Mr..
Cooper referred to the fact that the
profits of the concern were applied to the
support of superannuated ministers.
Thousands of petitions from religious
bodies, he said, had been received ask
| ing for the passage of the bill. Mr.. Dal-
zell. Republican, of Pennsylvania inaug-
| urated a filibuster against the measure
| by demanding the reading of the report
on the bill, which consisted of about fifty
pages, the reading of which would con-
sumo several hours. At the conclusion
of an hour, when Mr.. Dalzell's time ex-
pired, the friends of the bill attempted
to secure an agreement for closing the
debate, but all requests looking to this
end were objected to- Richardson, Dem
| ocrat, of Tennessee appealed to the other
side to allow a vote on the bill. Sayers
| Democrat, of Texas said this was as
just a claim as had ever been presented
to congress. The amount asked by the
Methodist Episcopal Church South in
this bill, he said. was not 80 per cent of
the amount which had been recon-
mended in the court of claims. Leading
bishops and divines, north and south
| had indorsed it. Common justice, not
charity, demanded it's passage.
| Grosvenor. Republican, Of Ohio made
ten minute speech in support of the
bill. He said he knew personally enough
about the claim to say that $28S, 900 was
very low estimate of the damage sus-
tanned by the corporation. After further
discussion and before disposing of the
bill the house, at o'clock, adjourned.
IN COMMITTEE