The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
CONFERENCE REPORT
BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Sundry Civil Bill Under Discussion
Right of Volunteers to
Vote.


WASHINGTON, June AFTER disposing
CT the war deficiency bill. as passed with
amendments by the senate. the house today
considered the conference report upon the
sundry civil bill. The report, 50 far as Ii
embodied agreements. was adopted and the
house then began voting severally upon
the senate amendments, upon which no
agreement had been reached in conference.
OF these there are forty-five. The house
considered today eight of these. acting ia
voraby upon three and rejecting the re-
mainder. Consideration will continue to-
morrow
The house adjourned pending discussion
Of n measure 10 enable volunteer soldiers
TO vote at congressional elections during
tho war. 1t involved constitutional ques~
tons. and by unanimous consent it will be
taken UP tomorrow following the sundry
civil conference report.
\ bill was passed directing the secretary
of war 10 return 20 the state OF Ohio tho
fags carried in the civil war by the TWEEN
ty-trst. Fifty-eighth and Sxtieth Ohio in
fantry and TO New York the flags Of the
one Hundred and Thirteenth infantry and
Seventh heavy artillery.
Cannon OF Illinois called up the urgency
war deficiency bill, with amendments. as
passed by the senate. and moved TO concur
IN the senate amendments and 70 adopt
the TWO house amendments providing $4,000
for additional printing In the navy depart
ment and for work in the bureau of en-
craving and printing. The motion pre-
vailed.
The senate resolution was passed auth
orizing the president to waive the one-year
suspension from promotion and order re-
examination in the army in certain corps
during the existing war.
Cannon, from the committee on appro-
priations. presented a conference report OF
partial agreement upon the sundrs civil
bill. which was agreed TO.
\ separate vote was then had on some OF
the amendments. The amendment increas-
ing the limit Of cost to sa50oo0 OF the pub
lie building at st. Paul was agreed to. The
amendment providing n quarantine station
al Astoria Or. ana carrying s3o,0o0 was
agreed to; appropriating s50,oco to procure
. site for a public building at Butte.
agreed 10.
Prior TO the vote on amendments. Gaines
OF Tennessee secured the floor to present
a newspaper criticism upon the agents of
the government who had purchased the
Merrimac at an alleged cost of $4,000 in
excess % the boats cost of construction.
The amendment providing for a fish Gull
ture station I'm the state OF Washington
was accepted.
Consideration Of the amendments was
not completed. Cannon asking postpone
a'ETl NttlI
The bill providing for participation OF
volunteer soldiers I'm congressional cleo
lions during the existence Of the present
war was then taken up. II having been
made the special order for today.
Lacey OF Iowa said the bill found war
rant in the section giving congress power
TO make or alter regulations prescribed by
the state legislatures as to fixing the place.
time and manner of holding elections for
representatives.
Bailey OF Texas and Williams OF Mlssls-
aippi raised the question of the constitu-
tionality of the provision declaring the
requirements Of the state laws as 10 reg
istration shall not apply TO the electors"
They questioned Il on the ground that tho
REGISTRATION was II feature of qualification
and was exclusively within the province OF
q state powers and not a matter OF tire.
place and manner. contemplated in the
constitution.
Further consideration Or the measure
precipjtaied q prolonged coli0quy In which
many members joined. II was apparent
that the bill involved fine questions Of con-
stitutional construction 4 desire 10 post
pons consideration was manifest, and La
cey'e request taat the bill he mad. the
continuing special order FOR tomorrow WAS
granted
I. WAS stated by the speaker. however.
that he suu3ry civil conference report
woula take precedence.
At " p. tu. the house adjourned