The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
HAS TRAVELLED ALL AROUND.
GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT GOES TO
ALL THE ExPOsITIONs.

81 SI,OOO,OOO for the Two Trtps-Bax-
Iey's Resolution Against GEN.
Wheeler Not COnsidered-Naval
Appropriation Bill Goes to Com
ference.
Washington, March 2.-No conference
reports on appropriation bills were press
ing at o'clock this evening, and the
House therefore paid its last tribute of
respect TO the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Hurley of New York by adjourn
ing until tomorrow at II o'clock.
An attempt was made to-day to con-
slider the resolutions reported by the ju-
dietary committee declaring that Gen.
Wheeler and the three other members
who accepted commissions in the army
had thereby vacated their seats, but the
House by an overwhelming vote refused
to consider them. The political division
upon this vote was significant. The vote
stood II ayes cast by twenty-one Repub-
licans, forty-three Democrats and thr-
teen Populists, and 146 nays, cast by 101
Republicans, forty-four Democrats and
one Populist
A half million dollars each was appro-
priated under suspension of the rules for
the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo,
and the Ohio Centennial at Toledo.
The Senate bill carrying s1,OOOO00 for a
new building for the department of JUS
tice was passed.
A number of conference reports on minor
bills were adopted.
There was a great scramble for unaui-
nous consent legislation when the House
met at Il O'Clock. With the end of the Con-
gress only forty-eight hours off almost
every member had some local measure he
was trying to rescue from death on the
calendar, and they stood in the area in
front of the speakers rostrum ten deep,
clamoring for recognition.
A number of bills were passed, among
them series authorizing various officers
of the government to accept decorations
from foreign governments
That Government Exhibit.
Mr.. Payne, Republican of New York,
the floor leader of the majority, moved the
passage under suspension of the rules, of
the bill appropriating $50O,O0O for the Pan
American Exposition to be held at Buffalo
in 1901
Mr.. Simms, Democrat of Tennessee, op-
posed the Buffalo exposition bill. he
thought the appropriation of money for
this class of expositions should cease. The
line must be drawn somewhere and Buffalo
was as good place to draw 1t as any 9th
er city.
Mr.. Maddox Democrat of Georgia, op-
posed the bill. He described the peregrina-
lions of the government exhibit oveI the
country, and facetiously cautioned the
Buffalo member to take good care OF it.
as it would be needed later at st. Louis.
Toledo, Detroit and other places.
Didn't you see it last at Atlanta?"
asked MIR. Clark Democrat, of Missouri
II, 81 l.
replied MIR. Maddox. ''The exhibition has
been to Nashville and Omaha since then"
Laughter)
Mr.. Richardson, Democrat, of Tennessee.
supported the bill. Mr.. Bailey, the Demo-
cratic leader, said he had steadily resist
ed these appropriations for expositions
From the first he regarded the principal
as far more important than the actual ap-
propriation
While he did not think this bill was
right or should pass, he would vote for it
because other cities had had such appro-
priations and he did not think there
should be an invidious distinction against
Buffalo. The good feature of this bill was
that like its predecessors il did not estab-
lish the principle that the government
could authorize these expositions. The ap-
preparation it contained was simply for a
government exhibit.
ne Dlli was tutti pdssSu, l4l 10 10. A
demand for the ayes and noes received the
support of only five members.
Ohio VIII G ct 1t Too.
Mr.. southard followed this motion with
a motion to suspend the rules and pass a
bill to appropriate 900 for the Ohio
centennial exposition, to be held at To-
ledo.
when is the show business to stop?"
asked Mr. Cox, Democrat, of Kentucky.
'It ought not to stop until after this
exposition is held" replied Mr.. Southard.
amid laughter
Proceeding, he explained that the Toledo
exposition was TO commemorate the one
hundredth anniversary of Ohio's admis-
sion into the union. 1t was also to be a
Northwest territory exposition.
Mr. Sims also opposed this bill. He said
the South would pay dearly the interest
on the appropriations for Nashville and
Atlanta. Together they received SS50O0O.
Here within eighty minutes the House
would vote 100000.
Mr. Burke, Democrat of Texas, called
attention to the fact that the House
earlier in the session had refused to grant
to the Dallas exposition for which the peo-
pie of his state had raised s., 10000 the
poor privilege of importing exhibits from
Mexico.
The bill was passed, 120 to 10.
The ADti-WheeIer Resolution.
Mr. Henderson. Republican OF Lousi
ana, chairman Of the judiciary committee.
then called UP the resolution reported
from his committee declaring that Gen.
Wheeler of Alabama, Col. Colson of Ken
tucl1y and Col. Campbell of Illinois and
Maj. Robbins Of Pennsylvania, in accept
ing commissions in the amy had vacated
their seats in the House.
Mr.. Lacey, Republican, of Iowa, raised
the question OF copsideration against the
resolution. On a rising vote the division
stood 43 to 81 against consideration. Mr.
Bailey demanded the ayes and nays.
A very interesting colloquy occurred at
this point. Mr.. Bailey appealed to Mr..
Richardson, Democrat, of Tennessee, who
did not rise to support the demand to help
secure the ayes and nays.
II think you should" he said.
"I disagree with you" replied Mr.. Rich
ardson.
You are afraid to go on record"
mo, / am not"
"I'll get record vote without your
help"
you have no right to impugn my mo-