The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill today after four days debate. The
most important action today was the
elimination Of the appropriation for
representation at the Paris exposition
on point of order. The sudden change
OF sentiment in the house, which is
often witnessed when members go on
record, was twice illustrated today. On
Friday last the house in committee of
the whole. where there is no record
OF the vote. knocked out provision in
the bill for an appropriation to pay
those who furnish the government with
information leading to the conviction
of the violators of the internal revenue
laws and today, in committee, an extra
months pay was voted to the employees
of the house. Both these propositions
commanded very respectable majority
in the committee, but when the mem
bers voted on roll calls in the house
both of them were overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Mr.. Lewis Dem., WaSh0 offered an
amendment, which was ruled out on a
point of order, designed to prohibit the
Imprisonment by United States judges
Of persons charged with contempt Of
court until such persons shall have been
adjudged guilty by a jury.
Mr.. Handy Oem-, Del) made the
point Of order against the provision re-
lating to the Paris exposition.
The point Of order was debated at
some length and when Mr.. Payne, who
was in the chair, intimated that he was
inclined to sustain it, several members
appealed to Mr. Handy to withdraw
it.
Mr.. Handy declared he was actuated
by patriotic purpose in insisting upon
a point of order. Thereupon the point
of order was sustained and the whole
provision went out of the bill.
Mr.. Hartman ISL. Rep, Mont.) offer
ed an amendment, giving all the en-
ployes Of the house an extra months
salary for services during the present
session.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priation committee, made a point of
order against it and vigorously anita
goniZed it. The amendment after some
debate, was agreed to.
Railroads Defended.
Speaking to pro forma amendment,
Gen. Shattuc (Rep., o., who was for
thirty years connected with the man
agement Of railroads, took occasion to
answer an attack made upon the rail-
roads some time ago. He had never
known a railroad manager, he said,
should railroad men be calamity howl
ers?' asked Mr.. Green (Pop., Neb.),
when they plumber the whole coun-
try"
THAT statement is absolutely false"
retorted Mr.. Shattuc. land the gen
tleman who makes it knows 1T is false"
Mr.. Shattuc, continuing, said he
would be ashamed to come to the forum
of the people and continually grumble
about the miserable condition of the
people he represented
1.-THE district from which 1 come con-
tains the best people in the world"
said Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Shattuc-Well, it does not send
them here Great laughter)
Consideration by the committee Of
the whole was completed, and the bill
was reported to the house.
Mr.. Cannon demanded separate votes
on two amendments, one striking out
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the
payment of those who informed the au-
thorities of violations Of the internal
revenue laws, and the other granting
a months extra pay to employees of
the house
By a vote of 1O3 to CT the first pro-
vision was restored to the bill The
friends of the motion to strike out the
appropriation were too weak to secure
the ayes and noes.
The action of the committee in yot-
ing extra pay was reversed by the
house on a record making vote the
amendment being defeated, GO to 1872.
The sundry civil bill was then passed,
and the house went back into commit
tee of the whole and took up the bill
reported by the ways and means COM
mittee to authorize the transportation
of distilled spirits to general bonded
warehouses and to regulate removal
therefrom. The bill was passed.
At $40 p. m. the house adjourned.