The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-21
The House Under Suspension Of the
Rules, Passes a Bill
Appropriating Twenty Million Dollars for
Payment to Spain.
The Senate, by Vote Of Forty
Four to Twenty-Six, Makes the
Army Reorganization Bill the
Unfinished Business, Displacing
the Anti-Scalping Bil1-An
Agreement Reached to Vote on
the Postoface' Appropriation
Bill This Afternoon.

Agreement Reached to Vote on
the Postoface Appropriation
Bill This Afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-A separate
bill appropriating $4,000, 900 for the
payment to Spain under the provisions
of the treaty of Paris was passed to-
day by the House under suspension OF
the rules. No amendment was in or
der, and an attempt to secure unani-
nous consent to offer an amendment
declaratory of our policy not perma-
nently to annex the islands was object
ed to. Wheeler of Kentucky, upon
whose point of order the appropriation
went out of the sundry civil bill, made
the only speech in open hostility to the
measure, but the roll call showed that
thirty four members-thirty-o Demo
Gratis, two Populists and one silver Re
publican-voted against it. The votes
of 213 members were cast for IT,
The Senate bill to reimburse the Gov
ernors of States for expenses paid by
the State in organizing volunteers for
service in the war with Spain before
their muster in by the United States,
was also passed under suspension Of the
rules.
The bill appropriating $500,00O forthe
pan-American Exposition to be held at
Buffalo in 1900 was before the House.
an adjournment.
By unanimous consent the Senate bill
to fix the time of holding court at
Batesville, Ark, was passed, and SEN
ate amendments to number of pri-
vate pension bills adopted.
Loud R.) of California moved the
passage, under suspension of the rules.
of the Senate bill to extend the uses
of the mail service. The bill is to legal
ize the use of the return envelope and
postal cards of thel United States Econ
omy Postage Association. Loud said
this bill had been carefully investigated
by the Postoffice Department, and that
every interest of the Government was
guarded. 1t autho rized experiment for
one year, and if they did not prove
satisfactory, the Postmaster General
was empowered to suspend its opera
ton
Corliss (R.) of Michigan attacked the
bill as a most dangerous piece of legis-
lation- 1t was special legislation in
the interest of a company that con-
trolled a patent The bill authorized a
private corporation to use the mails on
credit.
The bill was defeated-125 to 97-two-
thirds having again failed to vote to
suspend the rules.
Mal1on R) of Pennsylvania. moved
Of hn
Senate bill to reimburse Governors of
in the organization of volunteers for
service in the war with Spain.
Mahon said there were claims from
the various States for this work aggre-
eating over $3,O0O,OOO. Under the ex-
listing law only S496, 900 Of these claims
had been liquidated. The passage of
this Act was necessary for the settle
ment of the remainder. The House
amendment, he said, would compel the
Governors of States to produce detail
ed vouchers and the reimbursement
would be made through the Govern
ment's accounting officers.
The bill was passed-l55 to Is.
Cannon, Chairman of the Appropria-
lions Committee, was then recognized,
and by the direction of his committee
moved the passa ge under suspension Of
the rules of the bill for the payment of
S2OOOO,OOO to Spain.
Dockery CD of Missouri asked unan-
imous consent to offer an amendment
declaratory of the policy of the United
States relative to the Philippines
Regular order!'' Regular order!"
shouted a. dozen members on the Re-
publican side.
by direction of the Appropriations
Committee" said Cannon, 81 am direct
ed to decline that amendment"
Wheeler CD of Kentucky demanded
a second, which was ordered--l5. to- To-
This permitted twenty minutes for de-
bate on each side.
Dockery again asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of his amend
ment, which he said was combination
of the McEnery and Bacon resolutions.
Again Cannon objected.
Bell Pop.) of Colorado, a member of
the Appropriations Committee. got the
the adoption of such a declaration as
the amendment carried.
The President, at Boston, a few days
should decide our future policy II
that were true, the declaration of that
policy should not be delayed We should
assure the Filipinos at once that they
should have their liberty That, and
that alone, would produce peace If
we did not make such declaration the
Filipinos would fight against change
of masters, and the coming summer
would find the islands a great burying
ground of our soldiers
Brucker CD of Michigan said that
as an independent proposition he would
never vote for the appropriation, but
that national honor compelled him TO
do so.
Gillett (R). of Massachusetts said he
would vote for the appropriation, but
he expressed his great regret that the
bill came before the House under par
conditions which precluded |
Clayton CD of Alabama said he did |
not think the President and the Peace
Commissioners had been wise in insist |
ing upon the cession of the Philippines. |
but since the treaty was concluded he |
had believed there was but one thing