The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-27
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Mr.. Lewis Tries to Get a ReSO-
luton Through,
WHILE AMERICA MOURNED
Her Representative In Spain
Was "FeaSting Murderer8"

Washington, Feb. 25-The house did not
complete the consideration Of the sundry
civil bill, but Chairman Cannon held the
Coor with it until the adjournment, refus-
.ng 10 yield 70 Mr.. Boutelle, the chairman
Of the naval committee, who was anxious
70 secure consideration Of the bill report
ed by his committee for the relief Of The
victims and survivors Of the Maine disas-
ter. About twenty pages Of the sundry
civil bill were disposed Of today. Many
efforts were made by different members
to inject river and harbor items into the
Dill. three Of them being successful;
amendments aDpropr!ating $4,000 for the
Cleveland harbor, $4,000 for Wilmington.
Del, and increasing the appropriation for
Boston harbo- from $4,000 10 $3.50 DO,
were adopted. As contracts for this work
were authorized they were IN order under
the rules.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The house resum-
ed consideration Of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill today Immediately after
the reading Of the journal. the pending
amendment being that Of Mr.. Tongue
rep. Ore) 10 appropriate $3.50, 600 for va
Quina hay, Ore
Mr.. Dockery Dem. Mo- vigorously op-
posed the amendment which. he said.
would make the government liable for
an expenditure OF over a million dollars
on project that was an engineering i'm
possibility
The amendment was iost-36 70 IS:
An amendment appropriaung 10000 for
the harbor of Cleveland, Ohio, offered by
Mr.. Burton lRep.. Ohio was adopted
AIr. Lewis Dem, Wash) created some
thing Of a sensation by Offering the fol
owing resolution as an amendment 10
the sundry civil bill:
Resolved. That congress disapproves
+ Minister Woodford rendering d ban
4uet 10 the Spanish cabinet in behalf OF
the United States and expressing the
-anse that the relations between Spain
md the United States should. until the
inquiry as TO the cause Of the Maine dis
aster he determined. remain only in the
formal and Official way demanded by the
needs Of the respective nations"
Mr.. Lewis was proceeding to remark
upon the .'ghouIish spectacle Of Minister
Woodford banqUeting the Spanish cabinet
while the country was mourning the loss
Of go brave sailors. who were the victims
Of Spanish hate" when Mr. Cannon in
terposed a point Of order against the
amendment, and was promptly sustained
BY the chair
Mr. Lewis attempted to debate the point
Of order. saying the amendment was GER
tainly pertinent to the paragraph under
eonsideration-whic happened TO relate
TO national cemeteries.
4 am opposed" he said, "to our people
surying their dead while our Official rep
resentative abroad is Teasing their muir
derers."
Al this point AR. Lewis was cut of and
the incident closed
An amendment offered by Mr.. Moody
rep. Mass) and warmly supported by
Mr.. Fitzgerald Dem. NIass.1 TO increase
the appropriation for Boston harbor from
100000 10 S25o0o0. was adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr. Grosve-
por rep. Ohio approprIatinE SOS 500 for
the continuation Of the publication Of the
records Of the rebellion was adopted.
AT 5,l5 p m. the committee Of the whole
rose without having completed the con
sideration Of the bill
Mr.. McCleary fRep., Mimi was recoc-
nized by the speaker on question Of per
@onal privilege. He said that a 7urror-ad
interview with him was published this
morning relative 70 the disaster to the
Maine In justice 70 himself he said. that
the interview was utterly uuwarrants3
and unauthorized. Il did not in any cor
rect manner represent his views on the
question.
The house. al so ?. m, adjourned until
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