Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-14
HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE House
managers decided not to proceed with
the consideration of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill today,
but to give the day for the consldcra-
ton of private bills. This was doubt
less done to avert the possibility of
precipitating a sensational Cuban de-
bate in the consideration of the bill, In
flammatory speeches during the pres
ent critical state of affairs in Havana
would, the conservative leaders believe,
be purely unfortunate.
Until the House adjourned last night
the amendment to the agriculture bill,
providing fer the publication of an
other edition of the Horse book" was
pending. Today the friends of the
amendment compromised with the APP
propriations committee by agreeing to
a reduction of the number to be printed
from 10000 to $1,000. As amended the
amendment was adopted and the bill
was passed.
The resolution accepting the invita-
ton of the government of Norway to
participate in the International fish
cries exposition at Bergen from May
to September, 1898, was called up by
Mr.. Simpkins, (Rep., Mass.)
Mr Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee said that he
thought the exposition question in
Congress was running wild. We had
had Democratic eNpositions at Phila-
delphia. Chicago, Cincinnati. New Or
leans, Atlanta and Nashville, and we
were now about to have one at Omaha.
Abroad, we had participated in the eN-
positions at Vienna. Paris, Berlin and
BRUSSELS. The anxiety of would-be
commissioners to have the honor and
glory of our country represented ut the
foreign expositions was agoniains.
Now here comes the exposition at Ber-
gen. Twenty thousand dollars to be
appropriated now. II this resolution
passed Congress would be called to
foot the bill for a deficiency of 100000
He gave 1t as his deliberate judgment
that the interests of the United States
did not require our participation in
this exposition. If We I'D our duty by
the Paris exposition that would be
enough
Mr.. Simpkins in reply. called atten-
ton to the fact that Norway, second
in the world to no country In fisheries,
had accepted our invitation to partici
pate at Philadelphia and Chicago
Common courtesy and decency de-
manded that we accept this invitation.
Mr.. Dolliver Rep., Iowa), thought
we would not in the next decade par
ticipate in an exposition which would
be of more practical value to the Unit
ed States.
The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was adopted, on
motion Of Mr.. Perkins (Rep., Iowa., di-
recting the director Of the geological
survey To prepare and have printed
10000 copies OF map Of Alaska, show
ing the most feasible routes to the gold
fields.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration of
bills on the private calendar.
A bill for the payment of 1000 to
VIM. S. Grant. of Gardiner, Maine. for
supplies designed for the United States
but confiscated by the Confederate gov
eminent at the opening Of the rebellion,
was fnvorably acted upon.
The Senate bill to refer to the court
of claims of the corporation of the
book agents Of the Methodist church,
south, was next, taken up. Mr.. Cooper
Dem. Tex.) in charge of the bill
moved as a substitute bill appropriat-
ing s2Ss.00O for the full settlement Of
this claim.