The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
WRANGLE IN THE HOUSE
Besides Which is some Interesting
War and Pension Legislatures

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Besides Which is some Interesting
War and Pension legislature
Washington. May 27.Irne house WIS.,
this afternoon in4erve for more than an
hour while a roll cali was taken ard tbs
sergeant-at-srms was engaged IN bring
ing In absent members to make q quorum.
The absence " which was disclosed oy tbs
! ron call The suspension was caused By
wrangie growing out Of Mr. Tongues
/ (oregon) attempt to deliver a general PEN
sion speech. when the house was eonsid-
erins purivsts pension measure CD&lseu
OF Pennsylvania IN the chair) Mr. Rich
srdson Dem. Pa made the point %
order .Aat the speech OF Mr. Tongue was
not permane TO the pending bill Mr..
Cannon (Rep., nL) took issue with the
Tennessee member. The speaker sustain
SO the point OF orcsr and Mr.. Cannon ap-
pealed from the decision Upon the mo-
ton OF Mr. Richards 20 table the appeal.
eighty-seven voted In the Affirmative ARD
eleven in the negative. Mr.. Cannon raads
the point Of no quorum and a rell can 90
/ the house followed. II was more than an
/ hour before the requisite quorum appear
/ ed. The appeal was then hld upon the
/ table. years iSt; nays 8 all consideration
/ Of private bihs proceeded with the fore
| going exception soday's session was WIN
1 out incident
When the house mst to-day q yea and
nay vote wss taken upon the bin undis-
posed OF when adjournment was taken
yesterday. to amend the internal revenus
law relating 70 bondNgs and outage per
tods Of distilled spirits. The bill passed.
1s2 TO c..
The house then went 10 ne eonsider1-
tion OF the private calendar
Upon motion ot Mr. Dingisy TIRE house
agreed 10 ADJOURN to-day until Tuesday.
Monday being Decoration Day.
The house passed the bill 10 pay the
heirs OF John Roach. deceased. tss.lso FOR
completion OF the dispatch boat Dol
phin.
The senate resolution authorizing ne
secretary Of the navy 30 present q sword
OF honor TO Commodore Dewey ana cause
70 be struck bronze medals commemorGt-
ing the battle OF Manila Bay ana dts-
/ tribute them 70 tho officers and men Of
the Asiatic squadron was passsn uaani-
mOusly without dsbats.
] At O'Clock the house took q recess IN
/ III p. m. the evening session TO be de-
voted 10 pension legislation.
| Al the night session the house passed
twenty eight pension bills and IN commit
tee Of the whole considered = large num-
/ Der OF private pension bnls Among IN.
bills passed was one granting a pension Of
S25 month 20 General Caxsius NJ CLAW
Of Kentucky. and snozher giving a PEN
sion Of so 10 the widow OF Br1Eadlsr Cen
eral Daniel McCaulsy.
/ ACTIVE PREPARATION FOR THE Pr
| San Francisco. May f7.-Gene~ai Mer-
ri;t. who Will command ne American
/ forces IN me Philippines and VINO arrived
/ from Washington last night has sstab-
Iished his headquarters In this city al ths
Palace hotel He held a long conference
with Asrior General OTIS this morning
but viii not diy7Ilge any OF his plans Tor
the future.
General OTIS tomorrow win tab. M ~.
residence at Richmond Fort and va have
the volunteers now sncamped there IN
der his eye al Al ltines He will snforrs
the strsctest discipline IN ths camps Of
the volunteers
/ Today Captain Cooper received inssruo-
tions from Washington ordering hin %
proceed 70 Manila by The next transport
20 assume command o. ne cutter MoCul-
4 Ioch 20 succeed Captain HodEson. who -
ord Sred hone.
Arrangern eDts have been made By Gen
/ erai Otis for tho estabBshrnens ~ a NIL
tary hospital near the site Of Fort Rscsa-
I mond Tents Will 81 erected for the ssch
soldiers and nurses vii be always IN AZ
tendance. There are many osSes OF
measoes and bronchial affections arnonE
J the soldiers en1 the marine hospital.
which has been use1 temporarily - In
adequate 20 the demands. n - not sx-
/ pected here that tsls Transport hee< OF I've
vessels which VIII make up ne s>cond
expedition 20 70 % Manila With ths rein
3 forceneucs FOR Admiral Dewey viii Est
away Tor AZ las, ten 6ays. Tns China
arrived to-day from the Orient ard viii
not De turned over TO ne Fovsrn~nsa1 10
~ Non3sy NEXT TIE Cojon - here and
mon VIII - put 20 work On h-r az ore
20 prepare her FOR no voyage Tbs Tea
Iau11a f. be>rsE fitted ~ AZ Ter doez but
the Ceutsurial and Ohio vii not srrfvs
from Puget sOgn6 Tor Son1s says 20 II
- generally understood os1at IRE I've ves-
ssls WI carry 200 men, which viz lr-
cude che Pennsyl vs<ziA. Caloraco ana
F Ni-reso'a r-rirnenta ths s~T~nsh reg
r7lcnt % IRIS state ard ne Eighteenth ara
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New orleans TIE work - rsgslrfrE ~
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TglanH ans sAe vii cossb'.esa oonv0v Or
+ eral Nsrrrt ard rs star . re Ptflo-
pines.
one root er-ct = C-nsrai hs-Tf-s's a.
yant haz ei-~ahy been fat So hss Or
4e-ed TIE troops - sv-'Di.--t vt'h grop>~
. s,aomen. - - FURNISHED - onos ~seh
eve~y.fsaR u~c~srs-Y % make rhsrn oosn-
e-,-.atfs ara rasSz f1r artiye asrv1cs
washington. Nsy z7-Prsssssut HaKJn-
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aFaf1r General Niles aaf his entire rsar.
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TIE army.
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