Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-21
MONEY FOR DEBT TO SPAIN
sepsrat, Appropriation Bill Passes in the
House, 219 70 ga.
TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR WAR EXPENSES
Thirty-one Democrats, Two PopuIists
and one silver Republican Go
On Record Opposing Car
rying out Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O-A separate bill
appropriating $40 900 for payment to
s:ain under the provisions OF the treaty OF
Paris was passed today by the house under
suspension OF the rules An amendment was
in order and an attempt to secure unani-
nous consent to offer an amendment declar-
atory of our policy not permanently to an
mex the islands was objected to. Mr.
Wheeler Of Kentucky, upon whose point OF
order the appropriation went out Of the sun.
dry civil bill, made the only speech in open
hostility to the measure, but upon the roll
call thirtyfour members-thrty- demo-
Gratis, two populists and one silver repub-
lican-voted against it. The votes of 2l3
members were cast for 1t. The senate bill
to reimburse the governors OF states for eX-
penses paid by the states in organizing vol
unteers for service in the war with Spain
before their muster into the service of the
United States also was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules.
The bill approprlating $500 900 for the
Pan-American exposition, to be held at Buff
faio in 19O0 was before the house when the
absence of quorum compelled an adjourn
ment.
This being suspension day in the house
many claims came UP under that head.
Mr.. Grow, republican OF Pennsylvania,
called up under suspension of the rules a
bill to pay the heirs of Samuel Tewksbury
of Scranton S5.697 for a claim. Mr..
Maddox, democrat of Georgia, opposed the
bill as an unjust discrimination against a
similar class of claims shut out.
The bill was defeated-12S to 1.-TWO
thirds not having voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Loud, republican of California moved
the passage under suspension of the rules
of the senate bill to extend the use of the
mail service, legalizing the return envelopes
and cards of the United States Postal asso-
citation. Mr.. Loud said the bill had been
investigated by the Postoffice department
and that every interest had been guarded.
1t authorized an experiment for one year,
and IL it did not prove satisfactory the post
master general was empowered to suspend
its operation.
Mr.. Corliss, republican OF Michigan, at
tackled the bill as a most dangerous piece
OF Legislation. 1t was special legislation in
the interest OF capital that controlled pat
ent The bill authorized private corpora
ticn to use the United States credit.
This bill vas also defeated-l25 to 97-
two-thirCs having again failed to vote to
suspend the rules.
ReimbErse state Governors.
Mr.. Mahon, republican of Pennsylvania,
moved the passage under suspension OF the
senate bill to reimburse governors of states
for expenses incurred by them in the or
ganzation of volunteers for Service in the
war with Spain. Mr. Mahon said there were
claims from the various states for this work
aggregating over $4,000 600. Under existing
law only 1896, 900 of these claims had been
liquidated. The passage of this act was
necessary for the settlement of the remain
der.
The house amendment. he said, would
compel the governors of the states to pro-
duce detailed vouchers and the reimburse
ment would be- made through the govern
ment's accounting officers.
Mr.. Cooper. democrat OF Texas urged that
the bill should be amended so as to provide
for the payment of expenses Ensured or
paid" pointing out that in some cases there
existed no state authority for the payment of
such expenses, and as matter of fact these
expenses had not been liquldated. Unani-
nous consent was refused for the adoption
of this amendment and Mr.. Cooper expressed
the hope that the conferees on the bill would
see that it was incorporated
The bill was passed-155 to Is.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee, was to recommend, and
by the directions OF his committee, moved
the passage under suspension of the bill
for the payment of $20.OOOOOO to Spain.
Mr.. Dockery asked unanimous consent TO
offer an amendment decaratory of the pol
icy of the United States relative to the
Philippines.
Regular order" regular order" shouted
q dozen members on the republican side.
"By direction OF the appropriations COM
mittee,' said Mr.. Cannon, II am directed
to decline that amendment. l could not if
I would and would not il l could"
Mr.. Wheeler democrat of Kentucky, de-
nanded second, which was ordered, 157
20 IL.
This permitted twenty minutes for debate
pn each side. Mr.. Cannon called attention
TO the fact that few days ago, when the
appropriation was stricken from the sundry
sivil bill. he had predicted that way would
be found within the rules to pass 1t. In his
opinion nine-tenths of the members of the
iouse favored it,
Mr.. Dockery again asked unanimous con-
lent for the consideration OF his amend