Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-07
NOT A DISSENTING VOICE
BILLS APPRoPRIATING MONEY,
Passage of the Emergency War bill
in the National HOuse-NOt "a
word of Debate in the Senate on
the Important Measure-A Big Ur-
Eency Deficiency Appropriation

Washington, May 3.-The passage OF
the emergency war bill was the feature OF
yesterdays action by the house. The ma
val appropriation bill with the senate
amendment providing for the payment OF
officers of the navy for the use OF their
inventions by the government stricken
out was reported from the conference and
passed 1t now goes to the president.
Mr.. Cannon in explaining the necessity
of the emergency war appropriation point
ed out that there was not a dollar avail
able from any source to meet these de-
mands Prompt action was demanded III
each instance to place at the disposal OF
the authorities means to equip and make
most efficient the forces of the United
! States.
Mr.. Steele of Indiana, interrupting, said
he had been advised at the war depart
men that the federal government would
pay and desired to pay immediate volun-
teers from the moment of their enroll
ment, and Mr.. Sayers added that the gov
eminent would pay all expenses Of vol
unteers incident to their movement from
their homes to the place of enrolment.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine called attention
/ to the probable expense of the war and
necessity for extraordinary revenue. lie
said the $5O000,000 appropria ton made
for defenses had been exhausted, that the
present emergency bill carried 65,0OO,OOO
and the expenditures made necessary by
reason of the war would probably amount
soon to $lOO,0 5000 because of the fortif
cations appropriations.
The bill was then passed without di-
vision.
The Alaskan Bill.
Mr. Lacey of Iowa presented the confer
ence report of the general Alaskan bill
extending the homestead laws to and
granting railroad rights of way in the
| territory.
Mr.. Loud reserved a point of order
pending an explanation of the measure as
involving legislation. The conference
measure carried among other important
provisions one for the creation of com
mittee to consider the north Atlantic fish
cry question and another to promote re-
ciprocal trade relations between the Unit
ed States and Canada.
Mr.. Dingley protested against the feat
ure of the report creating a commission
to consider the north Atlantic fishery
question and other controversies.
He believed the conferees had exceeded
their authority in Incorporating the reso-
luton and moreover the position in itself
was not of such as to command such sup
port.
Mr.. Moody of Massachusetts spoke and
concluded by making point of order
against the amendment that it was be-
yond the jurisdiction of conferees as be
ing beyond their duties.
Mr.. Shafroth of Colorado spoke in sup
port of the conference report.
Speaker Reed sustained the point of or
der made by Mr.. Moody and the report
was declared rejected and another con
ference asked, with Messrs. Lacey, Shat
roth and Ellis as house conferees.
Naval Bill Passed.
Mr. Boutelle of the conferees on the
naval bill announced the result of fur
Their conference with the senate in an
agreement whereby the amendment pro-
viding for the compensation of naval off
GERS for governmental use of their inven-
ton had been stricken out. 1t was this
amendment to which the house objected
on Saturday, and it having been elimi-
mated. the bill and conference report were
accepted.
The bill to increase the number of sur
geons in the army was passed.
Not Word of Debate.
Washington May 3.-Several war meas
res were passed by the senate yesterday,
and notwithstanding their Importance,
not one of them elicitated the slightest
debate. Probably the most important
measure passed by the senate was the
emergency war deficiency bill, carrying
$50 ,720,950. Not more than 10 minutes
were consumed in passing it, that time
being occupied in reading the measure.
Senator Hawley, chairman of the mill
tary affairs committee, secured the pas
sage of bill providing for the enlistment
of a volunteer brigade of engineers and
of 10000 men in the south who are i'm
mune to yellow fever, these enlistments
to be in addition to those provided for in
the presidents call for 900 volunteers.
The men will enlist for the war
/ Two other war measures were passed,
one suspending for the duration OF the
war the restrictions placed by existing
laws upon the quartermaster's depart
ment of the army in order that supplies
may be purchased without the present
| formalities, and the others providing that
owners OF mining claims shall not forfeit
them for not performing assessment work
upon them, provided they enlist for the