The age-herald., 1898-02-06
APPROPRIATION BILL
 PASSED IN HOUSE McAleer, of Pennsylvania, Won the Con-
 test Oyer Hudson. ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD Was the Advice Given By Savers in DiS-
 CnSSing the Bill. WOULD TAKE ANY INSULT OFFERED McRae, of Arkansas, Said There Was no Dan- ger of War, Because the Present Re- publican Administration WouldR Re-
 sent no Foreign Affront.
WOULD TAKE ANY INSULT OFFERED

Washington, Feb 5-At the opening of the session of the house today MT. Boyce (rep.) of Indiana, chairman of the commit tee on elections No. 9 presented a resolu- ton declaring that in the contest between Samuel Hudson and William McAleer, of Pennsylvania, for seat in the house MT. McAleer Is entitled to the seat.
 Without division the report was adopted
 A bill granting to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad company the right to construct a branch of it's railroad in the Indian Territory was passed.
 senate bill authorizing the Muscogee Coal and Railway company to construct and operate railway through the Indian Territory and Oklahoma was also passed.
 Fertilization Appropriation Bill.
 The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the notifications appropriation bill.
 MT. Lewis (den.) of Washington took occasion to discuss the financial question and said 1t was the purpose of the ad- ministration to retire the greenbaclxs. He also criticised the leaders of the house for not allowing more time to discuss the Teller resolution.
 MT. Mcclellan, tdem.) of New York, in a speech declaring that the bill carried no adequate appropriation for the defense of New York haribor said the trouble was that too much money was expended for the improvement of our harbors which would make them accessible to hostile fleet. It would be much better said he. first to protect our harbors and then, after they are protected. to improve them.
 Economy the WatchwOrd.
 In response, MT. Savers (dem.) of Texas, a member of the appropriations committee expressed the opinion that there was not the slightest prospect of any war with any foreign nation.
 "Econony," said he, fought to be the wabchword on both sides of this chamber, and no appropriation for any project ought to be made unless it is absolutely neces- sary. After discussing the work of the ap- proprations committee in consideration of the various appropriation blls Mr. Savers said: "Our revenues are not large enough and it ought to be our effort to reduce the expenses of the government in order that they may conform to the receipts"
 In conclusion MT. Savers said: we ought to unite, to make this congress one of the most economical since the civil war;
 Would Accept Any Insult.
 By the introduction of an amendment to reduce the maximum price of oil-tempered and annealcd steel from B to 22 cents per pound. McRae, of Arkansas, secured the floor and made a sharp attack upon the administration. He said he had no fear of war because he was satisfied the present administration would accept any insult from foreign nation that might be of fered, bound hand and foot as it was, by trusts and monopolies. The great mass of the people, however, would protect the honor of the country instead of preparing for war to protect the country from the inroads of a foreign nation. Mir. McRae thought congresses ought to protect the country from a further issue of bonds, which seemed likely in view of the present condition of the revenues before the end of the year.
 The amendment was defated-S to a.
 After another fruitless effort on the part of Er. Mcclellan to amend the bill the reading of the measure was concluded reported by the committee of the whole to the house and passed.
 At $40 p. m. the house adjourned until Monday.