Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-02
Opposition in the House to the Senate
Measure.
NR. HULL'S EFFORTS IN It's BEHALF
Increase in the fortifications Ap-
preparation Bill.
THE LAKE CITY TRAGEDY

1t is not at all certain that the commit
tee on military affairs will be able to get
the Hawley bill creating two additional
regiments of artillery before the House.
for the present, at least. Mr.. Hull. chair
man of the committee. was very anxious
to get the bill up last week, and when
unanimous consent for it's consideration
was refused he introduced a resolution set
ting aside day for its consideration. This
resolution went to the committe on rules,
but has not yet been acted upon. He has
been urging the committe on rules to give
Friday for the consideration of the bill,
but the Speaker has not yet given his con-
sent Without special order the bill can
not be considered. as there is a great deal
OF opposition to the measure on the demo-
cratic side.
Both Mr.. Bailey and Mr. Mcmillan are
strongly opposed to it and are working to
consolidate the democratic side in opposi-
uon to IT. But in this they will not be sue
cessful as a considerable number of demo-
Gratis, headed by Mr.. Mcclellan of New
York. are warmly supporting it. Neyerthe-
less, unanimous consent for it's consdera-
uon IS out OF the question. and the hope of
the friends of the bill centers in a special
rule.
Appropriations for FortfRcations.
The present Indicators are that the Sem
ate amendment to the fortiioations appro-
~ RoeAO&A JILL III TeSdIu ammunition Will
be retained in the bill when &C ompleted The
conference between the representatives of
the two houses has not yet been held, but
there have been some informal meetings of
the conferees, at which some of the House
members indicated a willingness to allow
the increase made by the Senate to stand
ard at which the Senate conferees an
Dourced their intention to stand firmly fer
the increase. because of the strong repre-
serNations of General Flagler, chief of ord
nance. for its necessity.
There appears to be some Feasibility that
some of the House conferees NAV not be
willing to accede to the Increase, but the
senators express the opinion that if the bill
should go back to the House that body
would coEcede the increase, and so strong
ly are they of the opinica that the Senate
provision viii go into the law that they
have advised the War Department to pro-
ceed upon that understanding. The amount
carried for this purpose by the Senate bill
Is S'5O.6iS. while the House bill carried on
ly $S91 600.
In the Ways and Means Committee.
The House committee on ways and
means today made favorable reports ON
bills making Sabine Pass, Tex a port of
entry and changing the name of the Gus
forns district of Suspension bridge, N "
to that of Niagara Falls.
The Bromwell internal revenue bill, which
has attracted gre 1t attention among dis
ti,ling interests was discussed at some
length. The general opinion expressed
was that the matter Of outage and allow
ance was fnseparably connected with the
general Internal revenue legislation and
that ii was not advisable to take up the
matter until the committee should be pre-
pared to enter upon a general revision CT
tie internal revenue system. No action
therefore was taken.
The committee fixed a hearing for next
Wednesday at 10 o'clock on the matter
OF the consolidation of customs collection
districts. Representatives of the treasury
will appear to advocate the measure and
opponents will also be heard.
The Tragedy Mt Lake City.
The Senate committee on post offices and
post roads today authorized a favorable
report on Serator Mason's joint resolution
for an Investigation of the recent killing of
the colored postmaster at Lake City, s. e.
The resolution was amended, and as re-
ported is as follows:
Whereas IL is asserted that the United
states postmaster at Lake City, S. c., has
been murdered and his wife and children
shot, his home burned and the United
States mail and property therein destroyed.
therefore,
Resolved. That joint committee consist
ing of six members of Congress-three from
the Senate and three from the House-be
appointed to investigate the alleged crime
and report the facts to Congress, together
have authority to administer oaths, to send
for persons and papers and to employ a
stenographer to be paid out of the con-
ttngent funds of the two houses of Con-
gress. and the power to act through a SUBJ
committee