The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20
rtd MAIL TO GET ITS FUND.
,,ors b VOTES IN FAVOR OF sPE-
CIAL FACILITIES.

~ Appropriation Carried by
vote III 9s Nays to 81 Ayes Against
s.eisfAg Out--Jerry simpson AdvO-
.a+cs a \Subsidy of $25,OOO for Fast
vail service Between Kansas City
and newton.
Wellington March 19.-The House to-
5,y passed the posboffice appropriation
All which has been under consideration
-,rca wednesday. The main points of at
,c. to-day were the appropriations of
,ooeoo00 for railway transportation of
nails and sl71,OOO for special facilities be-
+-.ssn New York and New Orleans. and
%, oo for special facilities from Kansas
civ to Newton, Kan.
these items attracted more or less of
contest. This year the opposition seemed
~ be less. All efforts TO reduce the APP
,,r,,ration for railroad transportation
signaIlv failed and the vote on the South
ern mail subsidy was n to 50 against strik-
inc out. BY neat parliamentary manouv-
eri1g the opponents of the subsidy were
prevented from getting direct vote on a
motion to recommit with Instructions.
At The opening of the session of the
t1ouse to-day, Mr.. Dingley, the floor
leader of the majority, offered the bill re-
,orted from the ways and means COM
rottee. providing for the free entry into
This country of guns, ammunition and
other naval supplies and war material
purchased abroad until Jan. /, 1892 He
evplaned that the committee had unani-
mousy reported the bill. 1t was asked
for By the secretaries of war and navy.
The bill was passed without division.
Mr. Henry Dem, of Mississippi, claim
ed the floor on a question of personal
prjyjlege. and sent to the clerks desk for
the purpose of having it read to the
House. a quotation from an interview
with the Spanish ambassador at Vienna
contained in an Associated Press dispatch,
IN which the ambassador said that if the
United States in the event of war should
incte the Philippines to revolt, Spain
could revenge herself by raising revolts
In the American states.
Before the reading of the interview was
concluded, Mr.. Dingley made the point
that it did not constitute a question of
privilege.
1T contains a reflection against the peo-
pie of the United States which I desire TO
repel" said Mr.. Henry.
But the speaker held that he had not
presented a question of privilege and he
4 was taken off the floor.
The paragraph of the postoffice appro-
priation bill appropriatng $171, 23S for spec
ial mail facilities from New York and
Washington to Atlanta and New Orleans
preciptated the annual fight against this
appropriation
Mr. Bromwell, Rep, of Ohio, moved to
strike it out. This appropriation was
considered in connection with similar
B appropriation for $25, 600 for special facili-
ties from Kansas City to Newton, Kan.
The debate upon behalf of the para
graphs was limited by agreement to one
hour
Mr. Fleming, Dem, of Georgia, vigor-
ously opposed the appropriation. He de-
clared that he was opposed to subsidies
S and that he did not believe in voting sub
& sides simply because, as in this instance
they benefited people of the South.
Mr., Simpson, Pop, of Kansa, advocated
q the appreciation of $25, 600 for special facil-
tiles 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
A lively personal controversy occurred in
the course of the debate between Mr. Pear
son. Rep, Of North Carolina, and Mr.
skinner, Pop, of North Carolina.
Mr. Pearson supported the appropria-
uon and when MIR. Skinner attempted to
interrupt him, Mr. Pearson declined to
!ield, saying that he declined to yield to
one who formerly supported the appropria-
uon' but who had changed his position
without any apparent reason
ms angered Mr.. Skinner, and he be-
came SO persistent in his efforts to inter-
Tupt Mr.. Pearson that the chairman of the
COMMITTEE of the whole several times COM
pelled him to take his seat.
Al last Mr.. Pearson yielded to his per-
sisIehcy and Mr.. Skinner declared that he
Hdu never supported this appropriation
ne considered it robbery of the treasury.
re sad that the Atlantic Coast Line to-
uay furnished the same service it did when
1t received the subsidy.
ME- PEARSON expressed his regret if he
ndu mls-stated his colleagues position but
az sa!d the general impression was that
MI skinner had formerly supported this
"a rev moments afterward, Mr.. Barlow,
sopr OF California, bitterly assailed Mr..
simpson Tor supporting a subsidy.
iHe Rouse seemed to enjoy the scoring
VI Inc Populist leader.
, AIter disposing of the bill, the House ad-
'ourhed at o'clock until Monday.