The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-11
APPROPRIATIONS.
Senate DeyOIes the Day 10 Dis.
cussing Financial Matters.

Washington, Feb. lO-Durinr the entire
open session today the senate had under
consideration the legislative executive and
iudiciay appropriation bnla Little prog
ress was made. tho time largely being oc-
cupled with debate on minor topics.
Confederation OF the legislative exectl.
tive and judicial appropriation was Then
resumed, but little progress was made
and at 2:i5 p. m. the bill was lsId aside
FOR the day.
Tnemessage from tho prcsiden' recon-
mending a Pacific cable Wa road and re-
ferred to the committee ON appropriation
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Dakota Southern Ran-
way company 10 construct bridge across
the '.7fo,ri river at Yank.sn $. d. and
for t0c r5lief Of the rouyth Arkansas
mounted Infantry
H. 7tuate then al 3:lOp m on motion
Of Mr.. Hoar, went into executive session
and at $50 aoJourncd.
AZ the night session Of the yenats. thir-
ty-one private pension bills we're passed
Among them wer the senate bill 20 pens on
Letun Tyler semple, the daurhtor Of
President Tyler which deadlocked the
house week ago and the senate bin TO
| pension ex-senator John NJ Palmer. OF
Illinois az the rate OF $50 per mon,n. .ne
! amount carried by theb M 20 pension Mrs
semple was reduced from so TO $50. per
month
In the course OF the discussion upon the
bill TO pension Genral Palmer. Il developed
that ne was absolutely without means
ans was practically blind. Mr Bruckner.
lemorcat from Michigan recalled the face
that General Palmer had ben the caudl-
date Of the gold democrats for president
IN 1895 and suggested that that mught ac-
count for the fact that this bin was push
ed through within month after It's In
PRODUCTION.
Mr. Tablet, dent +. c. moved thar the
penson be paid IN silver.
General Palmer Is in favor OF sound
money" he said "lct us pay him in good
old silver or the constitution"
The motion was not entertained by Mr
Connolly, rep, Ms. who was IN the chair
Warrington Feb 10 -Reprcsentativ
Hepburns notice in the house IA. he Nj
aragun canal bnl would be onere4 as an
amendment to the sundry cl .i bi J. result
ed from numerous conferences held today
Early IN the day chairman Burton OF the
river and harbor committee. conferred
with Senator Morgan vii. view o.
having him leave the river and marbor
bill unencumbered. Mr.. Morgan la under
stood 10 have assented no embarrasa
the river and harbor bill This IN turn led
70 consideration OF the undry civil BIN
as the medium for adyanciI the Nlcara-
qua canal bin. As result Mr Hep
burn gave the formal notice. The amend
ment which he proposes is tne Hepburn
bill providing for the corstruc ion OF the
canal II approprlates slis.,yJ.O0. for canal
construction and authorizes the President
10 negotiate with Nicaragua and Costa
I,ica for the route
The main difficulty lies in the rule
which WI be invoked ng inst the amend.
ment This rule provides that no oppro-
priauon shall be in order on any gem
eral appropriation bi for any expenditure
mot previously authorized by law" n
Is claimed on the one ana nat this RUE
would positively exclude lie amendment
but Mr.. Hepburn points out that congress
has already authorized and Appropriated
for two surveys OF the Nicaragua cana
IN sundry civil bias and also Increased
the compensation Of engineer On
charge fl one OF these surveys. Upon
these acts OF congress it wiz be claimed
that the amendment is not obnoxious 20
the rule and IS germane.