Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
The Mckenna Nomination.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House of Representative managers
decided not to proceed with the considera-
ton of the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill today. but to give the day for
the consideration of private bills. This
was doubtless done to avert the possibility
Of preCipitating sensational Cuban de-
bate during the consideration of the ap-
preparation bill Infiammatory speeches
during the present critical state of affairs
in Havana would, the conserva tive leaders
believe. he particularly unfortunate. When
the house adjourned last night the amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation bill
providing for the publication of another
edition OF the Horse Book was pending
Today the friends of the amendment COM
promised with the appropriations commit
tee by agreeing to a reduction of the num-
Der to be printed from 100000 to 5000. AS
3mended the amendment was adopted, and
She bill passed
The resolution accepting the invita- ron
OF the government of Norway to partici-
pate in the international fisheries exposI-
ton at Bergen. from May to September
1SS, was called up by Mr.. Simpkins
Mass)
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tons committee, said he thought on the
exposition question Congress was running
wild. We had had domestic expositions at
Philadelphia Chicago, New Orleans, Gin
T.
and We're now about to have one at Omaha.
Abroad We had participated in the ex-
position at Vienna. Paris, Berlin and Brus-
sells The anxiety of would-be commits
sioners to have the honor and glory of
our country represented at these foreign
expositions was agonizing- Now, here
came this exposition at Bergen. Twenty
thousand dollars was to be appropriated
now. If this resolution passed Congress
would be called upon to foot the Dill for a
deficiency of $4,000 He gave IT as his
deliberate judgment that the interests Of
the United States did not require our par
ticipation in this exposition. II We did our
duty by the Paris exposition that would
be enough
Mr.. Simpkins (Mass.). in reply. called
attention to the fact that Norway, second
accepted our invitations to participate at
Philadelphia and Chicago. Common
courtesy and decency demanded that We
accept this invitation.
Mr. Dolliver Qowa) thought we would
not in the next decade participate in an
exposition which would be of more practi-
cal value to the United States.
The resolution was adopted
Another resolution adopted on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Perkins Qowa), directing the
director of the geological survey to pre-
pare and have printed 10000 copies of a
nap of Alaska showing 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. The title of the first
bill. for the relief of Thomas B. Reed"
raised a laugh. The bill, however, was not
for the relief of the Speaker Of the House,
but another Thomas Ii. Reed who enlisted
II the Sd Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer
Corps. and who wants the balance of wages
earned by him lin the suppression of the
war Of the rebellion"
Favorable action was taken upon it by
the committee.
The next bill was for the payment of ST.
600 to VIM. S. Grant of Gardner, Me-, for
supplies designed for the United States, but
conftscated by the confederate government
at the opening of the rebellion
The bill. after some debate, was favor
ably acted upon.
The Senate bill to refer to the Court of
Claims the claim of corporation of the
book agents of the Methodist Church South
was next taken up.
Mr.. Cooper Tex), In charge Of the bill,
moved as a substitute bill appropriatins
$2SSUOO for the full settlement of this claim