Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-20
TELLER RESOLUTIONS
Committee Voted Today to Re
port 1t.
LEPROSY INVESTIGATIONS.
Army Appropriation Bill Under
COnsideratiOn-Anti-ScaIping
Bill Reported.

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national quarantine, today reported
favorably to the Senate bill provid-
ing for an investigation of the subject
of leprosy and it was placed on the
| calendar.
Mr.. Vest (AIissourD of the finance
committee reported the Teller resolu-
ton which was adopted by that COM
mittee today and gave notice that he
would call it up at an early date Mr..
Vest introduced a resolution calling up
on the Secretary of the Treasury to
say why the S11, 900, 900 of interest due
the United States from the Pacific
| railroads had been dropped from his
statement. Mr.. Allen (NebraSka) cal
led up his resolution calling for an in
vestigation by the pension committee
as to the authority of the commission
er of pensions to prOmulgate an order
that no consideration had been given
| to applications for increase of pensions
within twelve months after the last APP
| plication had been made. Mr.. Gal
linger, of the pension committee an
nounced that he believed the resolu-
| ton to be entirely proper and it was
| agreed to. In accordance with notice
| previously given, Mr.. Hale (Maine)
| called up the urgent deficiency bill.
The bill ,as it passed the House, car
ried S1.741 ,S43, as it was reported to
the Senate it carried 81 ,S91, 926, an in
| crease of $150,OS0.
| Washington Jan. 1S.-The House to-
day resumed consideration of the army
| appropriation bill. When the House
adjourned yesterday point of order
| had been raised against n provision of
the bill modifying the method of COM
putting the mileage of army officers.
| The chair overruled the point of or
| der. Mr.. Sayers, (demOcra0 of Texas,
said the proposed provision would in
crease the cost of mileage to the gov
eminent and after some discussion
it was temporarily passed over. Mr..
Savers then raised a point of order
against the provision requiring the pay
of enlisted men to be paid by pay
masters in person. The point of order
was sustained and the provision went
out of the bill.
Washington. Jan. 1S.-The Senate
committee on finance voted today to
report the Teller resolution declaring
for payment of the national bonds in
silver dollars, as well as gold. The
vote stood s to ;. The resolution is
practically the same as the Stanley
Matthews resolution adopted some
years ago.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has reported the
anti-scalping bill. There were but two
dissenting votes.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-The army APP
preparation bill was passed and the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill taken up The minority served
notice that they proposed to debate on
foreign relations
Washington. Jan. 1S.-The House
committee on commerce today voted
to report the anti-Scalping bill in the
form of a substitute prepared by Mr..
of New York. The substitute follows
the general lines of the original bill,
with some additional features. 1t plac-
es the penalty on railroad offices who
deal with scalpers. Another Substi-
tute provision is that unused tickets
shall be redeemed at any time within
one year. Any company failing to re
deem a ticket is made liable in a civil |
action to a penalty of 100000 in eX-
cess of the redemption money on the |
ticket.
Washington. Jan. 19.-When the |
House convened today the leaders on |
both sides were rallying their forces |
and it was apparent that the battle |
over Cuba, which ragged yesterday, was |
to continue today. The attendance on |
the floor and in the galleries was very |
large. Mr.. Lacy, republican, Iowa,
asked unanimous consent for a bill
to extend the homestead law and other
laws in Alaska. Mr.. Lacy explained
that several applications were made to
his committee by several companies
projecting roads into Canada and that
the committee had decided to report
this general bill Mr.. Simpson said
that the bill was too important to con-
slider by unanimous consent, and he OBJ
jected. Immediately afterwards the
storm broke and the battle over Cuba
was once more on. Mr.. Bricker, demo-
crat of Michigan, asked unanimous
for the consideration of a res
olution which he sent to the clerks
desk The speaker took occasion to
examine the resolution and while doing
so. Mr. Bailey, the leader of the minor
ty, loudly demanded that the reSolu-
ton be reported. The speaker there
upon directed the clerk to read the res
1lution, which proved to be a resolution
to instruct the committee on foreign
affairs to report without further delay
he Senate Cuban belligerency reSolu-
ion Like a flash. Mr.. Hit, chairman |
Of the foreign affairs committee, was
III his feet with a point of order, which |
the speaker promptly sustained and
vas about to recognize Mr.. Hit to call |
I'D the diplomatic and consular appro-
1riation bill when Mr.. Bailey demand
ID recognition. lone moment, please"
he called. Let us first dispose of this
question of ORDER 1.-The chair sus-
aimed the point of order.'' retorted the
speaker testify. 'Then appeal called
Mr. Bailey across the hallto Mr.. Bruck-
az. and the Michigander entered an
appeal from the decision of the chair.
All was instantly excitement and con-
,usion. \ dozen members We're on their
feet demanding recognition to debate
he appeal, but it was laid on the table
by Il yea and nay vote of 16S to 126.
The democrats made frequent ineffect-
IaI attempts to amend the bill so as
% meet the Cuban situation in some
shape, but all these amendments fell
lnder the point of order of Mr.. Hit.
lne by Mr.. Sulzeo, of New York, di-
.ected she President, if the war did
lot cease within thirty days, to recog-
lize Cuban independence and intervene
~ force of arms.
Washington, Jan. 19-After the read
ng of the journal today Mr.. Vest of |
gave notice that he would at
he conclusion of the morning business
move to take up the Teller resolution. |
which was reported by the finance |
committee yesterday A joint resOlu-
ion providing for the appointment of a J
committee to make a survey of Il ship
anal from the lower part of lake
Michigan to the Wabash river was of
cred by Arthur, republican. and re
erred to the committee on commerce.
Ir. Hoar offered a resolution relative
o the recent order of the postmaster
general. reducing the number of the
etter carriers in some of the large cit
eS on account of n deficiency in the