The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

! bate on the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill was concluded yesterday.
The speakers during the day touched
a variety Of topics, but as a rule the
debate lacked spirit and interest.
Mr.. Doclsery of Missouri, who is al
the head of the minority of the appro'
| priations committee, reinforced Mr..
Cannon's figures as to the deficiency in
the revenues. Mr.. DeArmond of Mis-.
souri,, Mr.. Gillett of Massachusetts,
and others discussed the policy of ex-
pansion, and Mr.. Lentz of Ohio
severely criticised the administration
for exercising clemency in the case OF
General Eagan.
The latter charged there was an evil
dent disposition to reward those who
attacked General Miles, because the
latter had the manhood to tell the
truth about the alleged rotten food
fed to our troops in Porto Rico and
Cuba.
During the course of the debate Mr..
Hepburn, chairman of tho interstate
and foreign commerce committee, gave
notice that he would offer the Near
aqua canal bill as an amendment to
the sundry civil bill.
During the entire open session the
Senate had under consideration the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill. Little progress was
made, the time being occupied with
debate on minor topics.
At the night session of the House
thirty-one private pension bills were
passed. Among them were the Senate
bill to pension Letitia Tyler Semple,
the daughter of President Tyler, which
deadlocked the House a week ago, and
the Senate bill to pension ex-senator
John M. Palmer of Illinois at the rate
of $50 per month. The amount car
ried by the bill to pension Mrs. Semple
was reduced from $50 to $50 per month.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Chairman
cannon Of the appropriations commit
tee of the House, in the course of the
general debate on the sundry civil bill,
yesterday, sounded note of warning
against extravaganza appropriations,
md practically served notice that
neither the ship subsidy bill nor the
Nicaragua canal bill could be passed
at this session. Although he specific
ally disclaimed speaking for anyone
but himself, the statements he made,
coming from the chairman of the APP
preparations committee, caused great
interest.
Mr.. Cannon made a general state
ment of the revenues and expenditures
for the present fiscal year, increasing
Secretary Cages estimate of the def
cheney in the revenues from SIP, O00,.
900 to $3.50, 900, 900, exclusive of the
$40, 900 to be paid TO Spain under
the provisions of the treaty of Paris.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, Mr.. Hepburn
of Iowa and Mr.. w. A. Smith of
Michigan, although they did hot enter
into any lengthy discussion, took issue
that while our revenues might be suf-
ficlent to meet our expenditures for
the next two years if no new lines of
expenditure were entered upon, it
would be a close margin and that new
expenditures might mean bond issue.
The general debate upon the sundry
civil bill was not concluded Before
it was taken up quite number of
minor bills were passed by unanimous
consent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.--Threughout
the open session the Senate had under
consideration the Legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
A lively debate was precipitated over
the appropriation for the support of
the Office of the supervising architect
of the treasury, and that official was
criticised for the delay in the construc-
ton of the public buildings through
out the United States. A speech made
by Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska in which
he commented unfavorably upon the
methods of the appropriations COM
mittee, induced rejoinder from Mr..
Chandler of New Hampshire, which
resulted in q sharp tilt between the
two Senators. Fifty-one pages of the
pending bill were disposed of before
the Senate went into executive session
for the remainder of the day.
Feb. S.-The Senate confined itself |
largely to the transaction of routine
business. The Indian appropriation
bill, which has been pending for sew
eral weeks, was completed and passed.
The legislative, executive and judicial
bill was taken up, but
after twenty-four pages of it had been
of it was laid aside for tho
day. A few measures of minor i'm
portance were passed. The House
considered routine business
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