Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
THEP0ST- OFFICE BILL,
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE
SOUTH GOES THROUGH
SPANISH AMBASSADOR At VIENNA.
HIS Remarks Touching the sousse.n
states of This Union Resen,cs-
North Carolina Rep.-pop. conn,c,.-
simpson Scored.
simpson scored,

"ASiilNGToN, March ls.-.The Hon..
'o-uay passed the post-ofic. anoro,,sI.
'loh Diil' which has been under con.,s..
'ion since Wednesday. The main -.
" attack to-day were the appropriat,ons
Vi SS0VVV'oO for railway transport,,,o,,
Oh mails, $ln.O00 for special faeiIit,as ~
tween New York and New Orleans a.,
s-o'VVV Tor special facilities from Kan...
N'S 10 newton, Kan. These items a,-
nuaiy attract more or less OF n oont..,
rms year. the opposition seemed % -.
,.SS' All ehorts to reduce the appropria-
uoh Tor railway transportation siena,lv
iaiied' and the vote on the southern ,,,,
SUBSIDY was IS to a against striking our
by neat parliamentary manoeuvrlnv tba
opponents Of the subsidy were preventsd
from getting direct vote on a not,on
TO recommit. with Instructions
AT the opening Of the session to.dav-
Mr' Dingley, the floor leader OF the ma
Jority' offered bill from the WAYS ana
means committee providing for the frea
entry INTO this country of guns. ammu-
hltioh and other naval supplies and w,r
Hialerlai, purchased abroad. until Jan.
uary /. 1899 N 'aA'
lie explained that the commIttee bsd
unanimously reported the bin and ,has
II was asked for by the Secretarias az
war and the Navy. The bill was passed
without division. F~'"'o
MT. Henry DemocraO, OF Nrlsaissipni.
ciairieu 'ne moor on question of per-
sonar privilege, and sent TO the Cierk's
desk, Tor the purpose of having n read
to the House. quotation from an inter.
view with the Spanish Ambassador as
Vienna, contained in am Associated
Press dispatch, in which the Ambassa.
dor said That If the United States. I'm tha
event or war, should incite the philIn-
pines TO revolt, Spain could revenge her.
self by raising reyolts In the American
Southern States
Before tho reading OF the interview was
cohciu1ed, Mr.. Dingley made the point
that 1t did not constitute a question of
privilege.
1t contains a reflection against n por-
uon Of the people OF the United States.
winch l desire TO repel." said Mr.. Henry:
but the Speaker held that he had noe
presented a question OF privilege and hs
was taken or the floor.
SOUTHERN MAIL APPROPRIATION.
The paragraph Of the post-office appro-
priation bill appropriating xT1 .23S for spe-
clal mail facilities from New York and
Washington to Atlanta and New O.ieans
precipitated the annual fight against this
appropriation. Mr.. Bromwel Republi-
cam, OF Ohio, moved TO strike Il out.
This appropriation was considered In con-
nection with a similar appropriation OF
S5 900 for special facilities from Kansas
City to Newton, Kan.
Mr.. Fleming DemocraO OF Georgia.
opposed the appropriations He
declared. -that he waR opposed & pnbsidfes.
and that he did not believe In voting
subsidies simply because, as I'm this in
stance, they benefited the people OF the
South
Mr.. Simpson PopuhsD. Of Kansas. adj
yocated the appropriation OF $4,000 for
special facilities from Kansas City to
Newton, Kan. He said that unless this
appropriation was made, the mails from
Western Kansas, Northern Texas, and
oklahoma would be delayed twelve hours.
lively controversy occurred I'm tho
course of the debate between Mr.. Pear
ION Republican,, OF North Carolina, and
'lr. skinner (PopulisO, of North Caro-
ina. Mr.. Pearson supported the appro-
'riation, and when Mr.. Skinner attempted
o interrupt him. Mr.. Pearson declined to
'ield. saying that he declined To Yield
o one who formerly supported the appro-
riation, but who had changed his posi-
ion without any apparent reason. This
ngered Mr. Skinner and he became so
in his efforts 10 interrupt Mr..
'earson that the chairman OF the Com
nttee of the Whole several times COM
elled him TO take his seat.
At last Mr.. Pearson yielded 10 HIS per-
lstency, and Mr. Skinner declared that
g had never supported this proposition.
Ie considered IT robbery Of the Trea-
ury. He said that the Atlantic-Coast
Inc to-day furnished the same service
nat IL did when II received the subsidy.
Mr.. Pearson expressed his regret u he
ad misstated his colleagues position;
ut he said the general Impression was
nat Mr.. skinner had formerly support
l this appropriation
SIMPSON ASSAILED.
A few minutes afterward Mr. Barlow
'opuisD, OF California, bitterly assailed
II. Simpson for supporting a subsidy.
he House seemed TO enjoy the scoring
the Populist leader. After disposing
the bill, the House, at O'Clock, adj
urned.
The Senate was not in session to-day.