The Portland daily press., 1898-03-01
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Another Appropriation Measur
Passes House.
Measure
DISPOSED OF AFTER A FOUR DAYS
DEBATE.


Internal Revenue Spy System Restored
The Senate Votes on the Corbett Case
'-a and Votes Against Seating Oregon Man
2 by Big Majority.
Washington, February 28.-The House
passed the sundry civil appropriation bill
today after four days debate. The most
important action today was the elimina-
tion on a point of order of the appropria-
tion for our representation at the Paris
exposition. The change of sentiment in
the House which was often witnessed
when members go on record was twice
illustrated today. On Friday last the
House in committee of the whole where
there is no record of the vote, knocked
out the provision in the, bill for an appro-
priation to pay those who furnish the
government with information leading to
the conviction of the violators of the in
ternal revenue laws and today in COM
m1ttee an extra months pay was voted to
the employees of the House. Both these
propositions commanded very respecta-
Bile majority in the committee, but when
the members voted on roll calls in the
House both of them were overwhelmingly
defeated. Several minor bills were passed
after the sundry civil bill was disposed of.
| Washington, February 28.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill, the consideration
OF which was resumed in the House today
displaced the regular District of Column
b1a day which by consent was postponed
until next Monday. Before the House
went into committee of the whole, Mr.,
Hull, Republican of Iowa, chairman of
the military affairs committee, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
OF joint resolution providing for the
investigation by joint committee Of the
House and Senate of the expenditures for
river and harbor work June l, 1897. Mr..
Cox, Democrat of Tennessee, objected
and the resolution was referred to the
military committee The sundry civil bill
orat of Delaware, made point of order
against the provision relating to the Paris
exposition. The point of order was de-
bated at some length and when Mr..
Payne, who was in the chair intimated
that he was inclined to sustain 1t, sew
withdraw it, but the latter declared he
was aetuated by patriotic purpose in in
sisting upon the point OF oruer.
Thereupon the point of order was sus-
tanned and the whole provision went out
of the bill.
Mr.. Hartman, Silver Republican Of
Montana, offered an amendment allowing
all the employees of the House an extra
months salary for services during the
present session. Mr.. Cannon, chairman
of the appropriation bill, made point
of order against 1t. His point was sus-
tained by the chair, but on an appeal by
a rising vote the Chair was overruled,
A to ~.
Speaking to pro forms amendment,
Gen. Shattuck, who was for thirty years
connected with the management of rail-
roads, answered an attack made upon the
railroads some time ago. He had never
known railroad manager, he said, who
was a calamity howler.
"Why should railroad men be calamity
howlers2'' asked Mr.. Greene, Populist of
Nebraska, when they plunder the whole
country"
"That statement is absolutely false re-
torted Mr.. ShattuHis, land the gentleman
who makes it knows it is false" )"
Mr.. Shattuok continuing said he would
be ashamed to come to the forum Of the
people and continually grumble about the
miserable condition of the people he rep.
resents.
"The district I come from contains the
best people in the world" said Mr..
Greene.
them here" (Laughter.)
Mr.. Fox, Democrat of Mississippi. to
whose speech Mr.. Shattuck had replied
denied that he had assailed the railroads
He had himself, he, said, represented rail
roads as an attorney for many years and
what heshas said was that the people of
the South had as much right to exercise
q legitimate influence over the oolored |
voters of their sections as the railroads,
the manufacturers or any other corpora
tions.
"Deny as you WILL" said Mr. Fox, sit
Is fact that the railroads and other COR
porationsscontrolled the vote of their en-
ployes for Mckinley by intimidation,
threats and bribery. If the laboring men |
of the country had been allowed to vote
their convictions Bryan would now be
President of the United States"
Consideration OF the bill in committee |
of the whole was completed and 1t was |
reported to the House Mr.. Cannon de-
manded separate votes on two amend
ments, one striking out the appropriation |
OF $4,000 for the payment of those who
Informed the authorities of violations of
the internal revenue laws, and the other |
Granting months extra pay to employees
of the House. MIR. Cannon urged the |
House to restore the appropriation for the
detection of Illicit stills. The appropria-
tion was necessary he contended, to pro-
toct the government revenues in many
states but especially in North Carolina
and Georgia. Mr.. Swanson, Democrat of
Virginia, appealed to the members to
stand by their action in committee and |
strike down this spy system. The work
ought to be left to the United States
msrshals and their deputies.
Mr.. Alexander, Republican of New
York, who was United States district
attorney for four years, said this work
was not and could not be done by deputy
marshals.