The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-08
CHEERS FOR THE BILL
An Ex-Confederate Cavalry
Leader Starts a Shout
for the Fifty
Millions.
UNITED FOR NATIONAL OFFENCE
Ways Creased for the I'M
mediate Passage Of Mr..
. Cannons Measure.
WORKING THREE SHIFTS A DAY
Activity at the Washington Navy
Yard Conferences and
Consultations.
SPAIN SINGS VERY SMALL
Fuisom Praise ef Consul General
Lee Takes the Place of
the Old Defiance.

WASHINGTON, March 8, 1898.-The APP
propriatitons Committee of the House at
the meeting this morning unanimously
agreed to report favorabIy the bill to APP
propriate $50 100000 for the national Ge-
fense.
There was practically no discussion in
the committee. The, members had infor-
mally discussed the bill yesterday after
noon. and it met with the approval Of
them ALL AS the bill was to be called up
immedia tely after the House met today
Mr Savers of Texas, the ranking minor
ity member of the committee, was more
solicstous about making a satisfactory ar
rangement for the conduct Of the debate
than anything else. He protested against
the Introduction of special rule as liarlc
Ito place the Democrats in a false attitude.
AMI asked, he said, only for q reasonable
time to allow the Democrats to denne
their POSITION He submitted PROPOSE
tion which included provision for a gen.
eral debate of three hours, one and Aone-
half hours on side and one hour for de-
kate under the ive-minute rule.
Chairman Cannon, of the Appropria-
tions Committee, conferred with the
Speaker after the committee adjourned,
relative to the proposition submitted by
Mr.. Sayers. Mr.. Cannon, in his opening
speech on the bill, will take the position
that it is peace measure. At the con-
ference with the Speaker, the PROPOSE
tion submitted by Mr.. Sayers was agreed
to and the bill will be considered for four
hai1rS wit hO11f a. Special rIIlp.
The bill will be reported as deficiency
bill and will include, in addition to the
$50, 900, 600 for the national defence, the
For printing and binding for the Navy
Department. $4,000.
Printing and binding for the Depart
ment of Justice, $4,000.
Printing and binding for the Depart
ment of State, $4,000.
Printing and binding for the Depart
ment of the Interior, $40, 900.
Bureau of medicine and surgery, naval
establishment. $4,000.
Bureau of equipment naval establish
ment, 100000.
Bureau of ordance. naval establishment,
$1,000.
Total, $50, ,1S3, 900.
The galleries of the House were packed
to the doors today, and long lines of peo-
pie, unable to gain admission, sursed
about the corridors. Public interest in
the debate on the bill appropriating $780,
100000, for the national defence was re-
fected in this large attendance in the
galleries. On the floor almost every mem
ber was in his seat. On the faces of
the leaders on both sides sat an air of
stern resolution, indicating their deep ap-
probation of the grim Business upon
which Congress and the country were en-
tering in making this vast appropriation
for possible war. AS soon as the journal
had been read the Speaker raped for
order and amid a deep silence Chairman
Cannon arose and presented, as de-
ficiency bill the measure appropriating
$50. 600. 900 for the national defence. 1t in
cludes also several other items, among
which are $4,000 for coal for naval YES
sells
General Wheeler Dem, Ala.), the
ex-Confederate cavalry leader. start
ed a wave OF applause when the
bill was presented.
When the reading of the bill was con-
cluded with the item of s5o.ooe0 900 for the
national defence, a spontaneous out
burst of applause went UP from the
members and the galleries. Mr.. Cannon
and MI. Savers, the minority member of
the Appropriations Committee, then mu-
tually proposed the agreement they had
for three hours general debate on the
bill, to be followed by one hours debate
under the five-minute rule.
II
portunity would be. allowed for amend
ment and when Mr.. Cannon answered
that he did not know he objected. His
objection was greeted with misses and
loud cries Of Vote, Vote =
Mr.. Moody (Rep., Mass.) appealed to
his colleagues to Withdraw his objection
The cries for a vote continued. Mr.. Can
non stated that he would be glad to vote
on the bill with sixty seconds debate
but he felt bound by his agreement with
Mr.. Savers.
Mr. Barrett then yielded to the appeals
of the Republicans about him and with
drew his objection. fhe agreement as to
time was formally ratified.
After the confusion which followed this
dramatic scene had subsidized Mr. Cannon
took the floor to open the debate on the
bill He spoke calmly and briefly, ex-
planning that the items in the bill. save
the last, were strictly deficiency Items.
Coming to the all-absorbing ITEM he said
that in the present critical condition of
affairs the committee HAD deemed it wise
to appropriate this sum, placing its ex-
penditure III the complete discretion of
the President He referred to the fact
that the committee had been unanimously
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