The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-11
CANNON DEFENSE BILL
Passes the House Of Representatives
by Unanimous Vote.
When the Measure Was Reported to the
House Barrett (Mass.) Objected and
Was Kissed and HOOted Into His
Seattle Bill Sent to the Senate.


priations committee of the house at the
meeting Tuesday morning unanimously
agreed to report. favorably the bill to
appropriate $50, 900, 900 for the national
defense
There was practically no discussion
! in the committee The members had
! informally discussed the bill Monday
afternoon and it met with the approval
of them all. AS the bill was to be
called Immediately after the house met
Tuesday Mr.. Sayers (Tex), the rank
ing minority member of the commit
| tee, was more solicitous about MAX
ing satisfactory arrangement
for the conduct of the debate
than anything else. He protested
against the introduction of special
rule as liable to place the democrats in
a false attitude and asked, he said,
only for a reasonable time to allow the
democrats to define their position. He
submitted proposition which includ-
ed provision for general debate of
three hours, one and half hours on a
side and one hour for debate under the
five minute rule.
Chairman Cannon, of the appropria.
tions committee, conferred with the
speaker after the committee adjourned
relative to the proposition submitted
by Mr.. Savers Mr.. Cannon in his
opening speech on the bill will take
the position that it is a peace measure.
AT the conference with the speaker
the proposition submitted by Mr..
Savers was agreed to and the bill will
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special rule.
The bill was reported as deficiency
bill and includes, in addition to the
$50,O00,0 900 for the national defense,
the following items:
For printing, S66, 900; bureau of med
icine and surgery, naval establish
ments, $40, 900; bureau of equipment,
naval establishment, 100000; bureau
of ordnance, naval establishment,
So, 900; total $50. 1S3, 900.
When Mr.. Barrett. of Massachusetts,
objected to the appropriation in the
house Tuesday he was Missed and
hOoted until he had to take his seat.
1t was arranged that the debate on
the bill should occupy four hours The
war fund came to the house as a part
of the urgent deficiency bill, and not
as a separate bill.
Chairman Cannon, of the committee
on appropriations, briefly explained che
provisions of the bill. 1t had been de,
cided by the committee, he said, to
place the $4,000, 900 at the disposal OF
the president until January l, 1899
| That would cover the time until con-
gress shall meet again and leave the
president with funds at his command
during the vacation.
1--WE have the money in the treas
ury," he said, land it will be avail
able without levying dollar of taxa
ton"
Gen. Henderson rep, Ia. in an elo-
quent speech. declared that no country
desired peace more than the United
States, and none need fear war less.
The administration would look before
it leaped. This days work would show
that when the leap came the country
would be behind it.
The debate on the Cannon bill closed
at 1870
When the question was put on the
passage of the bill, Mr.. Cannon said
that at the request of many members
he would ask for roll call so that
every member could go on record.
The bill was passed by a unanimous
vote. Many pairs were broken in or
der that members might vote for the
bill. Three hundred and eleven votes
were cast for the bill
At the conclusion of the roll call the
speaker had his name called. an un.
usual proceeding, and amid great ap.
pl ause, voted for the bill When he
announced the vote, ''311 ayes, noes
nOne," an enthusiastic demonstration
occurred. The house then, at 4:55 o.
M, adjourned
The bill apprOpriating $50, OOO, 900 for
the national defense was carried imme.
diately to the senate and has been pre-.
sented to that body and referred to the
committee on appropriations
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Hon. Chas.
r. Flint, of New York, the we'll known
exporter, was at the state department
Tuesday in COME renee with Special
Commissioner Kasson concerning re-
ciprOcity matters
Incidentally to his visit Mr.. Flint call
ed at the navy department and talked
with the officials regarding a new tor
pedo boat which he has under contract
to build for one of the South American
countries. This boat could be turned
over to the government within 90
days should it be found desirable to
acquire it. She is designed to make ~
land miles an hour. She will be fitted
with two engines, each of /, 200 brrse
power and is to have twin screws. The
actual construction of the ships frame
has not yet begun, though the forging
for the engines, the necessary rapid
fire guns and the automobile topedoes
are about completed and these repre-
sent more than one-half the work 10 be
done. Mr.. Flint feels satisfied that
with the extraordinary speed to be at
tanned the vessel would be of incalcu-
liable benefit to the navy in time of
war. While he did not make a formal
offer of the vessel to the department he
will sell if the boat is desired