The Portland daily press., 1898-05-04

Washington, May Sin his prayer to-.
day the Chaplain of the House gave
thanks for the victory by the American
feet.
The House passed the Senate bill with
an amendment for the sale of public
lands in Missouri.
The House voted to insist upon its
amendments to the bill providing for the
organization of a naval battalion in the
District of Columbia and agree to con-
ference.
The Speaker named Messrs. Hilborn,
Foss and Meyer as House conferees. The
House then under a previous order began
the consideration of private bills.
Proceeding with private bills, the
House disposed of number of pension
measures and then took up an act to pay
the Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works claim for se9, $50 damages for
losses incurred by the claimant by reason
of governmental delay in preparing the
battleship Texas for reception of ma
chinery furnished by the claimants.
s..After a brief debate the bill was passed,
The House was notified Of the Senate's
action in passing bill providing for
volunteer brigade of engineers and the
enlistment OF 10000 volunteers, especially
accustomed to tropical climates.
Mr.. Lewis, Democrat of Washington,
during the consideration of private
| bill, addressed the House, cautioning it
against freely removing disabilities
from those who participated in the Civil
war. He also spoke in denunciation of
men and corporations who would seize
upon the existence of war as an opportu-
nifty to form trusts and use the extremity
of the government to secure improper
profits. Mr.. Lewis cautioned the House
against yelling too readily to the CRY of
patriotism as justification for the passage
of so-called emergency measures. He
declared patriotism was being used where
reason did not exist to force unmeri,ori-
Gus positions through the House. Hs
referred to members who "spoke mag
nifcently and voted unhappily,'' and
begged the House not to forget to look
always to the fundamental principles
and justice underlying every proper prin-
ciple.
Mr.. Lewis referred to statement from
Mr. Cummings, Democrat Of New York.
in speaking OF his vote on the revenue
Mr.. Cummings was ready to put &C ntry
above the Democratic party, but not
above the Republican party. This, with
the insinuation that the emergency meas
ures had proved less patriotic 10 nature
than beneficial to trusts, corporations
and monopolists, brought a reply from
the New York member. Mr.. Cummings
in the time of the country's need and
all times an American and Democrat
He said that it was the duty of members
intent upon asserting that their govern
ments agents were corrupt in administra-
ton, first to produce their evidence. lay
it before the House and not rush to an
indulgence in bold assertion without SUBJ
stance or basis.
SANDER of the government was too seri-
Gus an occupation to be entered upon
lightly. Speaking of his support of the
revenue measure embodying the bond
provision, Mr. Cummings said 1t We're
better to authorize the President to issue
the bonds in the nature of a popular
loan than to deny the express authority
when the country was in war emergen-
cy with a bond issue probably unavoid-
abls and subject to the absolute dictation
of syndicate later on. If the bond issue
By a Democratic administration was
made necessary in time of profound
peace had resulted in a loss of 49, COG, O0O
it was a mandate now to guard against
probably greater loss and a greater
ground for scandal than that resulting
from the Cleveland bond issue.
Mr.. Cummings reference to the last
administration as Democratic, brought
a storm of protests from Democratic
members. MIR. Cummings declaring that
Mr. Cleveland had been thrice nominated
by Democratic national conventions, BY
delegates with their eyes open to the
fact that their candidates bore gold