The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06
WORK OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
MAILER DEFEATS HUDSON IN THE
CONTEST FOR SEAT.


CONTEST FOR A SEAT.
Bill Passed Granting n Railroad the
Right to Construct "a Branch in In
dian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
the FOrtifications Appropriation
Bill Resumed = MIR. Mcclellan
Wants More Money Voted for the
Defense of New York HarbOr.
Washington. Feb. 5.-At the opening of
the session of the House to-day Mr.. Boyce,
Rep, of Indiana, chairman of the COM
mittee on elections q. No. 2, presented a
resolution declaring that in the contest
between Samuel Hudson and William Nc
Aleer of Pennsylvania for a seat in the
House, Mr.. McAleer is entitled to this
seat.
Without division the resolution and re-
port of the committee were adopted
A bill granting 10 the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad Company the right to
construct branch of its railroad in the
Indian Territory was passed.
A Senate bill authorizing the Muscogee
Coal and Railway Company 10 construct
and operate a railroad through the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma Territory was
also passed.
The House then went into committee
of the whole, and resumed consideration
of the forudeations appropriation bill.
Mr.. Lewis, Dem. Of Washington, took
occasion 10 discuss the financial question,
and said it was the purpose of the admin
istrauon to retire the greenbacks. He
also criticised the leaders of the House
for not allowing more time to discuss the
Teller resolution.
Mr.. Mcclellan, Dem, of New York, in
a speech declaring that the bill carried
no adequate appropriation for the defense
of New York harbor said the trouble
was that too much money was expended
for the improvement of our harbors. which
would make them accessible to a hostile
Meet II would be much better, said he
hrst TO protect our harbors, and then, after
they are protected TO improve them.
In response Mr.. Sayers, Dem, of Texas,
a member of the app opr atoms commit
tee expressed the Opinion that there was
not the slightest prospect Of war with any
foreign nation
Economy" said he, Ought to be the
Watchword on both sides of this chamber.
and no appropriate on for any projec. ought
10 be made un4ess it is absolutely neces-
sary." Alter discussing the work of the ap-
preparations commit ee in Consideration Of
the various app. opriation bills, Mr. Sayers
SAID: our revenues are large enough. 1t
ought to be our effort to reduce the ex-
penses Of the government ia order that
they may confo m to tie &c ipts."
In conclusion, Mr.. Sayers said: I'VE
ought to unite to make mis- Congress- one
of the most econom cal since the civil
war"
by the introdUct on of an amendment to
reduce The maximum p lie Of oil empered
ana an ealed sleel Irom % to y cents pee
pound, Mr.. McRae, Dem. OF Arkansas Sc
cured the toor and male a sharp attack
en- the admins .rau n. He said he n I'd no
lear OF war because he was sat.s1ied the
present admin strat.On nd accept any
insult from a fur~ign naIon that might be
offered, bound hama and foot as ii was by
trusts and monopolies. Tee grgat mass #
the people, however, would protect the
honor Of the county, instead of preparing
for war to oro. ect he coun ~ from the
inroads Of a 10 e!gn nation. M McRae
thought Congress ought t. protect the
country from a 1u. Their issue Of bonds,
which seemed likely, ia view of the present
condition OF the revenues. before the end
of The year
The amendment was defeated BY a vote
of IS to 81
After another frui,less effort on the part
OF Mr.. McClellan to amend thu hill, the
readtng of The measure was concluded and
the bill was reported by the committee of
the whole to the House and passed.
At $40 O'clock, The House adjourned I'm
til Monday.