The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-01
FIFTY-FlFTH CONGRESS.
House.
sEYENTY.s1xrH DAY.


The House Saturday spent two
hours upon the Naval Appropriation
bill without making any progress, and
devoted the remainder OF the session
to eulogies upon the life and public
services of the late Representative
Northway. Of Ohio.
SEVENTY EIGHTH DAY.
A separate bill appropriating $20,000,-
600 for payment to Spain under the
provisions of the treaty of Paris, was
passed Monday by the House under
suspension of the rules.
The House reached the last page of
the naval bill Tuesday and adjourned
with point of order pending against
n provision fixing the price of armor
plate at s5f5 ton. The provision In
the bill went out on point of order
on the ground that II was not limited
to the armor to be purchased with the
appropriation In the bill. whereupon IL
was modified to meet this objection.
and against II the point of order
pending at adjournment was raised.
Much of the time to-day was occu-
pied In debating the amendment offer
cd by Mr. Mudd, of Maryland, appro-
priating sT20,000 to complete the three
buildings authorized to be erected at
the naval Academy at Annapolis.
EIGHT1ETH DAY.
Washington's Farewell Address was
read In the House of Representatives.
This was an innovation in the House.
Mr.. Bailey Dem, Tex.), the DEM
ocratic leader, asked and obtained un-
animous consent that the address be
read from the clerks desk. The read
ing occupied IS minutes. At it's con-
clusion there was hearty applause. In
the Senate Mr.. Wolcott (Col) read the
address
Mr.. Boutelle's amendment fixing
the maximum price Of armor plate at
s5i5 per ton. but restricting the pro-
vision to the appropriation made in
the present bill. was ruled to be in
order, whereupon another proposition
was offered by Mr.. Underwood CDem..
Ala), for the erection OF an armor
plate plant by the Government. A
point of order against the latter pro-
position was pending when the con-
sideration of the bill was suspended.
EIGHTY-FIRST DAY.
The naval appropriation bill passed
the House Thursday afternoon after
four days of acrimonious debate. The
amendment to build n Government ar
NOR plant was ruled out upon a point
of order The maximum price for ar
NOR was cut down from s5i5. the price
which the committee insisted was be-
ing paid for the new Krupp armor. to
s445, and a proviso was also added
precluding the Government from pay
ing more than was paid by any other
foreign government for similar armor.
The rehabilitation Of the naval acad-
emy was also prevented
EIGHTY-SECOND DAY.
Mr.. Johnson. in n speech before tho
House last Friday. sneered at the
President and the influence which he
| alleged controlled him; impugned his
motives, questioned his sincerity and
| likened him to Dickens most con-
| temptible characters charged his Sec
| retary of War with incompetency. and
| predicted that the President would I'm
the end be engulfed by adverse public
| sentiment. Although his utterances
were far more sensational than those
| in his former speech, and daZed some
Of his auditors by the impetuosity with
which they were delivered, the speech
| did not raise about him the storm OF
| his former speeches.
Mr.. Lands. one Of his Republican
| colleagues from Indiana. briefly stated
to the House that Mr.. Johnson's con.
| sttuents had repudiated him, and the
| two members had a wordy duel.