The Portland daily press., 1898-02-24

Chairman Cannon explained that the
increase in the appropriation for this
fund from $50, 900 to SIS, 900 was due to
the increase of the tax on whiskey to Sl.fO
a gallon.
A gallon of whiskey cost less than 20
cents. The evasion OF the tax 5 gave Z. a
profit of so cents o gallon. The mere
statement of the case showed the necessi-
ty for using other than ordinary means
for securing information.
After some further debate by Messrs.
Evans, Republican of Kentucky, Tate,
Democrat of Georgia, Swanson, Demo
Graf of Virginia and Pearson, Republi-
can of North Carolina, in favor of the
amendment, and by Mr.. Sayers, Demo
GRAFT of Texas, in opposition to it, the
vote was taken and the amendment to
strike out the appropriation was adopted.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice that he would
ask for a yea and nay vote when the
bill was reported to the House.
Mr.. Mahany, Republican of New York,
created furry by delivering q speech in
denunciation of what he termed tane re-
wells of the so-calied 400" of New YORK.
while the nation was in mol.ripr for the
loss of sailors Of the Maine. He said that
while the mangled Temains of the sailors
who persisted in tie explosion were being
carried to tlivir graves the self denomi-
mated 400 OF New York held revel
which was termed a vegetable party -
How different the feeling manifested
by these so called social leaders in the
metropolitan city of the United States
and the condition in London when the
Victoria was sunk by the Compendium.
In London on that occasion there was
everywhere the black badge of mourning
He would not hesitate, he said SO far as
he was concerned, TO endeavor to free the
skirts of the Republican party from asso-
~ a
spIenors of riches who assumed to repre-
sent national honor when they thought
their bonds were threatened, but which
had not a dollar for those who went to
their gravess in it's sdefence. Mr.. Mahany
referred to the vegetable party" given
by Abram S. Hewitt Of New York on the
evening of February II.
A clash between Mr. Lewis, Democrat OF
Washington and MI. Quigg, Republican
of New York, over7some statements made
in speech of the former some days ago,
followed Mr.. Quigg took the Washing
ton member to task for presenting list
of trusts which Mr.. Lewis alleged had
contributed to the Republican campaign
fund in 1896. Mr.. Quigg denied that any
Legislative committee in New York had
made report containing and such in.
formation.
When the item appropriating $25, 00(
for power for the pneumatic tube system
for the transmission OF the mails in Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, New York and Brook.
lyn was reached, Mr.. Loud, chairman OF
the post Office committee argued this
was representative appropriation for
service not yet inaugurated. If the
system was to be inaugurated he thought
the cost should be included in single
bill Mr.. Mahany defended the new sys,
tenn.
Several others participated in the de-
bate after which the pro for1na amend
n1ent upon which the Senate was divided
was withdrawn and the item remained
in the bill.
q Mr.. johnson, Republican ofIndiana made
q point of order against the item appro.
priating $25, 1000 for the further investi
CATION of the fur seals in Behring sea.
The point of order was sustained and the
item went out.
At 5000 p.m., the House, adjourned.