Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
CONGRESSIONAL.

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March 90 During the debate on the ma.
val appropriation bill in the Honse, every
utterance in favor of aggressive action
against Spain was applauded to the echo
by the crowded galleries A strong effort
was made to increase the appropriation
for the naval reserves but 1t failed. An
other effort to have the government uni
form the naval militia also failed. The
main contest of the day was over a PROPOSE
ton TO decrease the number of timber
dry docks authorized by the bill
from four to three. 1t led Mr. Con-
non, chairman OF the appropriations
committee, who made the motion, to dis
cuss the whole question of war prepara-
lions, and to inveigh against undue extrav-
agance. He was voted down, 49, l09 No
point of order was made against the pro-
posed timber docki but Mr. Cannon gave
notice that he would raise point against
the proposed steel dock at Algiers La, on
the ground that dock necessarily involved
In the future the establishment of a naval
yard. There was some further dis ussion
of the relative merits of large battleships
and smaller war craft, in which the temper.
ofthe House seemed almost equally divid-
ed, but the paragraphs relating to the ships
had not been reached when the House ad =
journed
March 25.-The stirring o.enes of the
Fifty-frst congress, when members of the
minority were charging down the aisles
protesting against the rulings of Speaker
Reed, were recalled to-day In the turbulent
protests made by the minority against
rulings of the chair during the con-
sideration of the naval approprlat
bill. The ruling in effect compelled
members to cOnfine their remarks,
under the Ave minute rule. to the subject
before the house, and was made against Mr..
Hartman, silver Republican, of Montana.
who attempted to make a political speech.
The ruling was denounced as a usurpation,
and appeal after appeal was taken. When
all else failed every expedient was resorted
to to block progress of the bill AS result
but four pages we're disposed Of
March "a The naval appropriation bill
was taken up in the House, and after con-
siderable difficulty an arr angement was
made to close general debate at l O'clock
tomorrow. There was great pressure for
time, but the leaders desired to limit, as
far as possible the opportunity for
inhammatory utterances. The debate
to-day was not on sensational lines but
every radical expression was cheered to
the echo by the crowded galleries. The
speeches of Messrs. Dayton of West Vir-
ginia and Arnold of Pennsylvania both of
whom took advanced positions in favor of
aggressive action to stop the war in Cuba,
aroused intense enthusiasm Messrs Bou-
telle, chairman of the naval committee and
Meyer, Democrat, of Louisiana, also
member of the committee, confined their
remarks Glossy to the bill and the extra
ordinary emergency which necessitated the
large increase 1t carried. Several of the
other speakers discussed political ques-
lions.
The Senate passed these bills For the
protection of songbirds providing that the
importation into the United States OF birds,
feathers or parts OF birds for ornamental
purposes be prohibited and prohibiting the
transportation or sale of such articles in
any territory of the United States or in the
District of Columbia to extend for one year
the time of beginning the construction of
a bridge across the Missouri river at St.
Charles Mo-; to place Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander Stewart Webb on the retired list
of the army and to provide for the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of public
building thereon at Joplin, Mo-, at 4 cost of
800, 600.
March OR T. Thorpe was given the
seat from the Fourth Virginia district
Sidney p Eppes, who obtained the certia-
cate of election, W as unSeated by strict
party vote. Mr.. Thorpe was given the seat
by a vote of ISL to 1870.
March % "A feature of the Senate wss
an extended speech by Mr.. Caffery of Louis
lana in support of the pending national
quarantine bill. In the course of his argu-
ment Mr.. Gallery said that he wanted the
whole quarantine power in the hands of
the United States government the only
authority which could make quarantine
effective, and he added that he was as
stGuch a states rights advocate as any
man. Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: To prevent the appointment of
cadets to the naval or military acade my of
the United States from states, territories or
districts in which such cadets do not re-
side; to raise the age of protection for girls
in the district of Columbia and in the ter
ritories to eighteen years;to pay the state Of
Wyoming $3.50. money expended by the
territory of Wyoming in protecting and
preserving Yellowstone national park dur
ing the years 1S94-s5-S6.
The naval appropriation bill was reported
to the House, but as it had MT been printe
the contested election of Thorpe versus
Eppe from the Fourth Virginia district was
taken up and de batcd until o'clock when
house adjourned
March 81. - The house unanimously
passed the bill for the relief of the survl-
vors and victims of the Maine disaster.
The oil relmburSes the surviving officers
and men for the losses they sustained to an
amount not to exceed years pay. and dl-
reefs the payment of a sum equal to years
pay 20 the legal heirs of those who per-
ished. There was quite a spirited de-
bate over an amendment suggested
by Mr.. Cannon to give the survivors
each . years pay on. of hand instead of at
tempting to reimburse them for actual
losses Mr. Cousins of Iowa aroused the
galleries TO spontaneous applause when he
said that while the yul ures might be
watching over the dark waters of Havana
harbor for the belated dead above all the
eagles piercing eye was watching for the
truth.
The Senate devoted the day to minor
routine business
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