The herald., 1898-01-23
IN THE HOUSE
Some Unobjectio,1able Odds and Ends
Cleared Up


Cleared Up
WASHINGTON JAM 22.-In the
House today some odds and ends of leg
islation were cleaned up by unanimous
consent.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper (Dem.) of
Texas, a bill was passed appropriating
$4,000 for operating a. dredge boat at
Sabine Pass
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the Foreign At
fairs Committee. submftted privileged
report from his committee, recommend
in the passage of resolution of in
quiry, requesting the State Department,
if not incompatible with the public in
terest, to transmit to the House all in
formation in it's possession relative to
the military execution of Col. Ruiz,
Spanish ENJOY to the insurgents. The
resolution was adopted without divis-
ion.
Mr.. Hit also reported back with an
unfavoralole recommendation the Lewis
resolution calling on the State Depart
ment for a draft of the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty. and for information as to
what constitutional way the President
had to contract for the payment of the
Hawaiian cbebt of $4O,O00,o00 out of the
public treasury.
Mr.. Hit explained that the resolu-
tion had BEEN offered at the last session
and as the tteaty had been made public
there was no pecessity for its passage.
Mr.. Bailey ,Oem.) of Texas thought
that the latter part of the resolution
broached a q,AStion of Importance and
one that could be inquired into with
propriety.
Mr.. Hit cut off further debate with
demand for the previous question.
The demand was sustained by Mr..
Dinsmore. who said the members of the
Foreign Affairs Committee stated that
the report was unanimous as it ap-
peared to the1h that the main purpose
of the report was to procure a treaty
which had aEseady been printed. He
would vote to sustain the committee.
Mr.. Baily eclared that he was un-
willing to vote to lay on the table reso-
luton which sought to obtain the Presi-
dents authority for contracting to pay
out s4,OO0,00O of the public funds. The
resolution was laid on the table, 124 to
105.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader,
created a furry by rising to question
of personal privilege in connection with
his controversy with Speaker Reed at
the close of the Cuban debate last Thurs
day.
Bailey said an examination of the
records showed that there was an agree
ment that there should be yea and
nay vote on the motion to commit so
explicit and distinct that he felt it his
duty to call it to the attention of the
countr y. He then read at length the
o~1I .1I, lx1A~
Williams of Mississippi, Democrat, Hit
and others as to the closing of the
Cuban debate. When he finished by
quoting Mr.. Hits last remarks land it
is understood, Mr.. Chairman, that at
o'clock tomorrow there shall be but one
yea and nay vote, that on a motion to
recommit."
The Democrats broke forth in much
applause.
THAT was precisely my statement"
continued Mr.. Bailey. Il do not desire
to impute motives other than honora-
BILE ones to anyone, for I am slow to
charge falsehood or unfair dealing, but
1 do affirm that there has been either
misunderstanding or misstatement."
A lengthy colloquy ensued on the par
liamentary points involved in the dis
puted question, and at it's conclusion
the house went into committee of the
whole on the Indian bill, with the under
standing that general debate should
close at p. m.
During the general debate Cummings
of New York, Democrat, made an elo-
quent pro-Cuban speech.
Eddy of Minnesota, Republican, spoke
on the free homes question.
Lewis of Georgia, Democrat, submit
ted some remarks in reply to Dingley's
statements on Thursday regarding the
cause of the depression in the cotton
industry in New England and Gaines of
Tennessee, Democrat, on the armor-
plate question.
The other speakers were: Little of
Arkansas, Democrat; Kleberg of Texas.
Democrat; Adamson of Georgia, Demo-
crat; Stephens of Texas, Democrat;
King of Utah, Democrat; Underwood
of Alabama. Democrat, and Ridgeley of
Kansas, Populist.
The speaker appointed Hurley of New
York, Republican, on the naval affairs
committee, vice Wilson, resigned.
The house at 5 p. m. adjourned.
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