Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Something of the Talks and the Acts
of both Branches.

The stirring scenes of the Fifty-firs
congress, when the members of the minor.
ity were charging down the aisles pro
testing the rules Of Speaker Reed, were
recalled Friday in the turbulent scenes
and protests made by the minority
against the chairs rulings during the con
Sideration of the naval appropriation bill
The ruling in effect compelled the mem.
bers TO coniinc their remarks under the
five minute rule TO the subject before the
house, and was made against Mr.. Hart
man of Montana, who attempted to make
a political speech. The ruling was de,
noinced ms a usurpation and appeal after
appeal was taken. When all else failed
every cxpedient was resorted TO to block
PR gress with the bill. As result but
four pages were disposed of.
During the debate on the naval appro.
priation bill Saturday in the house every
utternnce in favor of aggressive action
against Spain was applauded to the echo
by the crowded galleries. A strong ct
Tort was made to increase the appropria
iion fr the naval reserves, but IL failed.
Another effort TO have the government
uniform the naval militia also failed The
main contest Of the day was over prop
osiiion to decrease the number of timber
hrydocks authorized by the bill from -four
TO three. Mr. Cannon. chairman Of the
appropriations committee. who made the
motion TO discuss the VIII lc question of
war preparations and to invcigh against
undue extravaganza, was voted down. No
point OF order was made against the pro
posed timber docks, but Mr.. Cannon gave
notice that he would raise a point against
the proposed steel dock at Algicrs, La, Oh
the ground that dock ne,r .s'arily in.
volyed in the future the establishment oi
a navy yard. There was some further
discussion Of the relative merits Of large
battleships and smaller craft, in which
the temper of the house seemed about
equally divided, but the paragraphs rela
tive 10 the ships had not been reached
when the house adjourned.
Presidents M~ssaae Received.
Every available inch in the senate pub
lie galleries was occupied Monday and all
the senate galleries were packed to the
doors by o'clock. In the diplomatic gal.
lery were Abner Mckinley, the presidents
brother, and Mrs. Captain Sigsbce. The
Of senators was unusually
large. At the conclusion of the reading OF
the presidents message, Senator Davis OF
Davis of Minnesota, chairman OF the com.
mittee on foreign relations, amid buzz OF
whispered conversation, rose and request.
ed that the findings of the court Of inquiry
be read. At the conclusion of the reading,
Senator Davis moved the message of the
president, the findings Of the court Of in.
quiry and the testimony taken before the
court be referred to the committee on for.
eign relations and ordered printed.
A big crowd was present in the house.
At exactly IL o'clock the speaker called
the house to order. There were no pre-.
liminaries. While the journal was being
read, Chief Executive Cluerk Pruden ap
peared with the message. which was an.
nounced as soon as the reading of the
journal was concluded. When the read.
ing OF the message was concluded, wave
of applause swept over the floor and the
galleries. The speaker Immediately an.
nounced the reference of the message to
the committee on foreign relations, under
the rule. Mr.. Bailey, the democratic lead.
er, asked if the report Of the board of in
quiiy had not accompanied the message
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