The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
IN THE. HOT Sc,
sen0ryt Civil nm In Passed-Paris
- Exposition Eliminated


WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-The house
passed the sundry civil appropriation bill
today after four days debate.
The most important action today WAS
The elimination OF an appropriation for rep
resentat'on at the Paris exposition on a
point OF order
The sudden change OF sentiment in the
house which f. often witnessed when men,
beers go on record vas twice Illustrated to-
DAY. On Friday last the house In commit
tee OF the whole, where there is no record
or the vote. knocked our a provision
in the bili for an appropriation to pay
those who furnish the government with in
formation leading TO the conviction of the
vioiafors Of the internal revenue laws and
today IN committee an extra months pay
Was voted 10 the employees OF the house,
Both these propositions commanded q very
respectable majority in the committee. but
when the members voted on roll calls in
the house both OF them were oyerghelm-
ingig defeated
Several sntror Bills were passed after thu
sundry civil bin was disposed Of
The sundry civil bill displaced the regu-
lar District or Columbia day. which bv
consent was postponed until next Monday
Before the house went into committee
or the whole. Hull OF Iowa, chairman Of
the military affairs committee. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration Of
ny Il Joint committee OF the house and
senate of expenditures for river and harbor
work az Savannah since January l. 1892
COX OF Tennessee called attention to the
Fact that the subject was being investi-
gated oy a eourt-martial now sitting in the
case or Capt. Carter. Until the COURT
martial returned It's findings he saw no ne
cessity for congressional Investigation. He
therefore objected. and the resolution was
referred to the military affairs committee.
Lewis OF Washington offered an amend
ment, which was ruled out on a point Of
order, designed TO prohibit the imprisou-
meEt by United States judges OF persons
charged with contempt OF court until such
by a jury.
Handy OF Delaware made a point of or
der against the provision relating to the
Paris exposition. The point was daba ted
AT some length. and when Payne who
was III the chair. intimated that he was
inclined 10 sustain Il, several members an
peated TO Handy TO withdraw IT, Handy
declared he was actuated by a patriotic
purpose In insisting upon the point OF or
der. ThsreupCn the point OF order was
sustained and the whole provision went
out of the bill
Hartman OF Montana offered an amend
ment giving all the employees Of the house
an extra months salary for services dur
ing the present session
Cannon, chairman of the appropriations
COMMITTEES, made point OF order against
II and vigorously antagonized ii.
The amendment after some debate was
agreed TO.
Speaking 70 a pro forma amendment,
Shattuc OF Ohio. who was for thirty years
connected with the management Of rail-
roads. took occasion TO answer an attack
made upon the railways some time ago.
He had never known a railroad manager,
he said. who was a calamity bowler
Why should railroad men be calamity
how!ers?'' asked Greene OF Nebraska.
when they pIrnder the whole countryr'
THAT statement Is absolutely false" re-
torted Shattuc. and the gentleman who
makes Il knows Il is false"
ShattuC. continuing. said he would be
ashamed 20 come 10 the forum OF the peo-
pie and continually grumbe about the
miserable condition OF the people he rep
reSenis
Tho district from which | come con-
tains the best people In the world" said
Greene.
Shattuc-Wcu. II does not send them
here Great laughter)
Fox OF Mississippi to whose speech
Shat,uc had replied denied that he had
assalle9 the railroads. tie had himself he
said represented railroads as an attorney
that the people If the South had as much
rigat to exercise a legitimate influence
over the colorcl voters OF their sec
lions as the railroads. the manufacturers
or cay other corpora tions-
Deny u as you will said Fox st is
a fact that the railroads and other cor
porations controlled the vote 81 their eru-
pioyes for Mckinley 10y intimidation,
threats and bribery II the laboring men
AE,a.
according IA their convictions. William J
BTyau would now he cur president"
Consideration BY the committee Of the
whole was completed and the bin was re-
ported 10 the house.
Cannon demanded separate votes on two
amendments. one striking out the appro-
uriatlou of $500 fer the payment e those
who Informed the authorities oc y5ols-
tfcus Of the internal revenue laws. and the
other Ersnliug "a months extra pay 10
she employees NJ the house
Cannon urzed tHo house 70 restore the
appropriation for tie detecting Of Illicit
stQIs me approprts Son was absolutely
necessary. Nc coctendsd. - protect gov
crs-snsut revenues in many states espe-
Ciallv ia North Carolina and Georgia lie
said that 500 uEcit stills we restored
LAST wear lar-e ~ 3crfty ~ them l0 Nlr-
Elnla North Carolina ard Georgia IL
tgves fram those states should fght this
appropriation.
ia vste OF Gue - g tire provision wss
restored - the Pill Tho frien3s - the
motion - strike cat the appropriation
were too weak - secure the yeas ana
NAYS
The action 81 the committee IN voting
an extra months pay - the employees %
the house was reversed ny the house ~
recorH N king vote the amendment he
sng defeated - - 10
Tae sunGvv ctvil htll was then passed
snt re house went hack into committee
of ;he whole ard took W the h''i report
"a ~ IRE WAYS and means COMMITTEES 20
authorize the transportation % d4stiile.
spirits - general bonded warehouses ard
20 regulate removal theTefrcrn. The bil
gives the owners % distilled spirits the
sause privileges as t. characterization now
enjoyed solely BY the diStiller The h;u
VS. ~ Sse8.
4 hll MS passed granting % the Ne
braska. Kansas & Suif railroad a right
az wRv through fFffan territory