The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
ARMY BILL in ORDER
SENATE AGREES TO A PROPOSE
TION BY. WHICH TT BECOMIGS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ANTI-SCALPING BILL DEAD
Bill LIS Relieved to Have Settled
Fate of That Measure for the
Present SessiOn--POstOfH APP
preparation Bill Again Under
COnside Vote Today.

WASHINGTON Feb. 20.-The senate
displacing and virtually deciding for
this session the fate of the anti-scalp-
ing measure. r. M r
AT o'clock the vice president laid
before the senate the unfinished bust
ness-the anti-scalping bill.
Mr.. Cullom, in charge of the meas
ure. asked to lay 1t aside temporarily.
To this Mr.. Pettigrew objected
MIR. Hawley. chairman of the COM
nlittee on military affairs. asked unani-
nous consent to proceed with the army
reorganization bill without displacing
the unfinished business.
To this Mr.. -Pettigrew also objected.
Mr.. Hawley then moved to take up
the army bill. the effect of the mo-
ton. If carried. being to displace the
unfinished business.
Mr.. Cullom made an appeal to the
senate not to displace the unfinished
business. but again Mr.. Pettigrew OBJ
jected. t-
proceed with the army bill. the detailed
vote being as follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker, Carter. Chandler,
Davis. Deboe. Elkins. Foraker Galllnger
Gear Hanna Hansbrough. Harris, Hawley.
Hoar kenney. Lindsay Lodge. Mcbride.
Murphy. Nelson, Pasco. Penrose. Perkins,
Piatt Comm. Plat IN. y, Pritchard,
Proctor. Ross, Sewell. Shoup. Simon. sA,on-
err Stewart. Thurston. Warren. Wellington.
Nays-Allen. Bate, Berry. Butler Chiffon.
Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, German, Heitfeld.
Jones (Ark.), McEnery, Martin. MiEs, Mitch
ell Money. Pettigrey. Pettus, Quay, Rawfins.
Roach, Sullivan, Teller. I1Tlman, Turley,
White-26
Mallory. Morgan, Murphy, Kenney, Lindsay
sTd Pases Democrats Mantle sewar
voted in the affirmative.
AT the conclusion Of the reading Of
the bill MIR. Quay asked unanimous
consent that the measure be laid aside
temporarily and that the consideration
Of the pOstOff1ce appropriation bill be
resumed. There was no objection.
The time given to the measure was
consumed largely by Mr.. Butler Pop,
ID. On MIR. Butler's amendment, pro-
viding that the postal commission
should present it's final report to con-
gress by March l., 1900.
| Mr.. Chandler On. H.), opposing the
amendment. said he could see mo wis
! dom in Withholding from the railroads
the amount they are to be paid under
existing laws, thus creating de-
| fciency which would have to be paid.
| careful examination of the subject he
was convinced that many railroads of
| the country actually received less Tor
the transportation Of mail than they
| ought to receive. He believed this ap-
piled to a, majority of the railroad mile
age Of the country, although it might
| be true that some of the lines received
| too large an amount. He declared the
adoption of the amendment would be a
great injustice to many railroads.
| Mr.. Tillman offered an amendment
providing that star route contractors
be required to collect from and deposit
| in boxes erected along their routes mail
matter. the boxes to be maintained by
| the people along the routes.
| The amendment was agreed to.
| Failing after many trials to obtain
| unanimous consent for the insertion Of
the amendment in the bill. MIR. Butler
permitted it to come to a vote. 1t was
defeated. q to 49, Agreement was
reached to vote on the bill and amend
ments at o'clock tomorrow
| Mr.. Frye (MeD gave notice that he
would call UP the river and harbor bill
on Thursday.
Mr.. Frye (Me) presented an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, providing
for the laying of g Pacific cable.
| During the day the senate passed a
| bill to authorize the Grand Rapids
Water Power and Boom company, of
Grand RAPIDS. Mimi. to construct a
dam and bridge across the Mississippi
| river