The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-27
HOUSE LISTENS TO
LENGTHY SPEECHES.
shafroth and Grow Discuss Free Sill
yer and Greenbacks, Aprop0s eft
Nothing in Particular.


WASHINGTON. May 2s-The house to-
day passed resolution directing the sec
rotary Of war 10 prepare and submit plans
and estimates for the improvement Of
Arkansas pass channel. Texas. Also a bill
providing for the sale OF unaffected lands
OF the Potta1attonlie and kickapeo Indi-
ans in Kansas. and a bill amending the
law for times and places OF holding the
United States courts in Idaho and Wyo-
ming.
Cannon OF Illinois called up the pension
deficiency bill. as amended and passed by
the senate yesterday. The bill carries a
paragraph. inserted by the senate, pro-
viding that temporary appointments OF
clerks may be made without civil service
examination. Cannon said the temporary
character of the appointments and the ur-
gent necessity of them made the proyis-
ion wise.
Mahany OF New York and Underwood Of
Alabama questioned the civil service pro-
vision. the latter insisting that temporary
appointments should be made from the
eligible lists furnished by the civil serv-
ice commission. Underwood moved TO
non-concur in the provision.
Hepburn OF Iowa poropsed an amend
ment declaring: provided. that none Of
the clerks herein provided for shall be
placed in the classified public service
Moody Of Massachusetts, made a point
OF order against the amendment. The
speaker sustained the point but mean
time Cannon took occasion to call atten-
ton to the nature OF the pending measure
as an appropriation bill.
And ] don't propose" said he, "to
open a debate upon the civil service or
any other hobby. II you interject the
question OF civil service in this bill and let
it go to debate In the house and senate
then pensions and the war can beth 90 10
the devil so far as some members are
concerned II they have an opportunity 10
talk upon their hobby"
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the bill.
The senate amendments TO the bill grant
ing additional powers to railroad compa-
MES operating lines in the Indian terri
tory were concurred in.
The house then went into committee of
the whole to consider the bill to amend
the internal revenue laws, relating TO dis
titled spirits. Evans and Bromweu Of
Ohio briefly explained the measure. It's
chief provisions reduce the bonded ware
house period from eight years, as fixed by
the law of 1894. 10 seven years. and in
creases the outage period from four to
seven years, making the periods Of equal
length. Other provisions OF the measure
are intended TO reduce frauds which are
now committed in connection with the
stamp feature of the present law.
MCRae or Arkansas vigorously attacked
the bill as framed to give the d:stiller i'm
proper concessions.
Berry OF Kentucky advocated the meas
ure as calculated 10 place American dis
t.llers upon an equal footing with forssln-
ers and also to discourage disuilers IN
rushing their whisky TO sale and consump-
ton before properly matured. and caus-
ing American citizens TO drink 1t to the
risk OF their systems and destruction OF
their stomachs.''
Incidental TO the discussion Shafroth OF
Colorado and Grow of Pennsylvania made
speeches on the silver coinage and legal
tender currency.
An amendment offered by Dingley was
adopted. declaring that any spirits ex
ported and subsequently imported. should
pay the same internal tax that II would
have beer required TO pay at the time OF
importation had II not been exported. II
was intended, Dingley explained. to pre-
vent export of spirits for bondage pur-
poses. TO which reference had been made
in the debate.
4 vote was taken upon the bill. as
amended. The yeas and nays were de-
manded. but pending the roll call the
house adjourned. at Sis o'clock.