Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-09
SENATE AND HOUSE.
bill TO RESTORE PENSIONS TO
VETERANS IN LATE WAR.
PUBLIC BUILDING MEAS
The One Providing for n Structure
mt Newport News Passes the
Lower Chnmber-Fiiibrster ms
to Others-Cnrnegie Library.

WASHINGTON, February s.-The Sen
ate confined itself largely TO the transac-
ton Of routine business to-day. The In
dian appropriation bill, which mas been
pending for several weeks. was COM
pleted and passed.
The legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up. but af-
ter twenty-four pages of it had been dis
posed Of it was laid aside for the day.
The bill carries s23, 4OO977. an increase Of
$1,000 over the amount that passed the
House.
were passed.
Mr.. Gallinger. of New Hampshire. chair
man OF the Pensions Committee, report
cd a bill to restore pensions to soldiers
who had forfeited them by enlistment In
the war with Spain.
Mr.. Gallinger explained that these men
not only had lost their pensions during
their service in the war with Spain. but
had lost them permanently. The bill pro-
vides that the pensions may be restored
from the date of the applicants discharge
from the army. The bill was passed.
The Senate at 40j went into executive
session, and at $50 p. NJ adjourned.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
The net result of the work during the
two days allotted for the consideration
of public building bills IN the House was
the passage of a single bill, providing for
the erection OF a building at Newport
News Va, at a cost of $1,000.
Sixty-five bills in all, carrying or au-
thorizing, the expenditure OF about Sl2,-
000, 0O0 had been favorably considered I'm
Committee of the Whole when the COM
mittee rose to-day, but because seven
teen other bills reported had not been
acted upon in committee, hlibustering
tactics were restored 70, and all efforts TO
advance the bills favorably acted upon in
committee were blocked.
The second bill, appropriating $4,000 for
a building at Blair City. Neb, got
as far as the third reading when a de-
mand for the production of the engrossed
bill prevented IT from being placed upon
its passage. The previous question had
been ordered on the Altoona pa bill,
carrying Sl250C0, when the House adj
journed, so that II will be the unfinished
business tomorrow. All the other bills
however, lose the status they had.
Assurances had already been obtained
for another day, as soon as the appro-
priation bills are out of the way. Twen-
ty-four bills were favorably acted upon
by the committee to-day.
CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The first bill considered was for a site
for public library In Washington, for
which Andrew Carnegie contributed
$3.50 900. The site selected by the bill was
Mt Vernon Square, at present a govern
| IN
sequently, was involved. The bill was
laid aside with a favorable recommends
ton.
When the next bill, for public build
ing at Joplin, No, 10 cost $1,000 was
called up, Mr.. Maddox Democrat, OF
| Georgia. made a general onslaught upon
| the work OF the Committee on Public
/ Buildings and Grounds, charging that the
committee had Disseminated outrageously
| in favor of certain cities. He cited par
! tcularly Carrollton, Ky. There were, he
said, thirty-two larger towns than Car
rollton in Kentucky. without buildings
but the popularity Of the member repre-
senting that district, Mr.. Berry had Sc
cured a favorable report on that bill.
BILLS FAVORABLY ACTED ON.
The bill was favorably acted upon. as
were others. as follows: Tampa, Fla.
| elNvNlNs AillllHADlis <A4dsS fJvfVNvs III l'NNi
Tenn, $4,000; Abilene, Tex. $1,000; Ma
con. Ca, $4,000; Winston, y. c., $4,000
Columbus, Ca, to enlarge post-otiice
so 90
At $3.50 +. VI. Mr.. Mercer moved tina
the committee rise. AS seventeen Dill
| still remained Enacted upon, there Wer
loud protests but the motion prevailed
70 to 81. The opposition was in an ugll
humor, and after the passage Of the mrs
| bill on the list, for a public building a
| Newport News, TO cost $4,000, the oppo
! sition was massed against the Blair Cit
| (Neb) BILL which carries $4,000. II wa
| advanced to a third reading, however, bu
was then blocked by a demand from Mr.
Loud Republican,, of California, for tn
! reading OF the engrossed bill. As tn
| bill was not ongrossed, it was laid aside
lFUIBUsTERING BLOCKS ALTOONi
BILL.
Mr.. Dockery Democrat, Of Missouri
then moved an adjournment, and force
a rol-call The motion TO adjourn wa
defeated-i2 TO i2l-and the Senate bil
for a building at Altoona, Pa, to cos
1926. OOO was taken up, but the nlibuster
ing tactics of the opposition continued
and at SOS y. NJ, ten minutes before IN
special order expired, the House adjourn
ed. the previous question having been or
dered on the bill. That makes II the uh
finished business for tomorrow