The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-14

to compare with the present SNOWMAN
had ooiu1 ed in their experience.
REED SHOWED UNDER.
Speaker Reed did not appear at the
Capitol. bit sent word TO his heutei ans
that In his opinion II was inatvisaolc 10
hold "A session OF the House to-day, ana
after consulting several members OF the
majority. General Henderson. ~ Iowa
who had braved The storm. decided
would bs best to adjourn Immediately
after re- ssembllng.
General Henderson hal an engagement
10 speak at East Orange. y. j.. today
but found that he could not get mere by
rail.
Mr.. Deliver OF Iowa. was 10 speak TO
a Sunday schcol gathering IN Newark
y. j.
for a speech al the Marquette Club, IN
Chicago. tonight but could not get
away. and Representative Lacey Of Iowa,
Mann OF Illinois and Packer Of Penn
svlvanla. with Assistant Secretary Oh
state Hin. were 70 have spoken az the
Lincoln banquet tonight at Williams
port, Pa.
some OF the members had ludicrous eS-
pcriences I'm -heir efforts 10 get 10 sio
Capitol. Mr. Cannon. OF Illinois. the Ne'-
eran chairman Of the Appropriation So'n-
miftee. was tumbied ont of sie'eh INTO
n snowbank as he was coming up 'ap'-
tol Hill. Ltd
A. i2.e5 o'clock Clerk Mcdowell called
the House to order. There were "Dou'
sixty members on the floor.
Mfr Payne moved that the House au-
iourn. but there were cries oil NO no
from the little circle OF members. Mos'
OF them held in their hands oiis "hich
they hoped 10 pass by unanimous oo"-
sent.
on motion OF Mr.. Grosvenor 1Repuoli-
CAM. OF Ohio. Mr.. Payne OF New orN'
was elected Speaker pro tenn anna an
outburst of applause.
District 10y was postponed uh''
Thurs lav. and the House on MY ""-
mons motion. then went into Coi1ml zee
OF the Whole. Mr. Hopkins OF lllil"ls'
i'm the chair. and resumed the consider1-
ton Of the sun1ry civil bin.
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY
resumption of the discussion OF the
feceipts and expenditures OF the lre"s-
any. which attracted considerable atsei-
rion last week was again nreclptl',u
BY Mr.. sulzcr Democrat. ~ New forh'
= ho onci ed some figures as TO the steam
.hip subsidy bill. 80
Mr.. Cannon reiterated his statemei,. re-
rsrdlng the snip subsidy bill ana MICA
Iaguan canal. ....eo
M p.,ne chairman Of the committee
ubicb rencrteI the sui sidv bin. SAID ne
had information that would thro" lEh'
mon Inc bin and protested against alarm
iro statements as 90 deficiencies III al
80 Estimates did not always com
cide With appropriations az high as Slf''-
ooo ooo whereas the Military committee
bod nrepared a bill carrying less tnan
$50 0Oe coo. he asked why MI. cannon ia u
NOT thrown his influence against the Pup-
"A. brildine bills few days ago. 1hose
nm be said would take moro money
Grom the Treasury next year than Dolh
tho subsidy ami canal bills together
Mr. Cannon declared that II the army
hnI ,,rrie1 but 10000 there would De
a deficit ON that account Of S5.co'wO'
Mr. Hav Democrat, OF Virginia maze
| 4 similar statement $780,, g.
"Vhv are not the $j,Ooo.OoO plaeeu III
the army bill?' asked meIIoo''
FEAR THE EFFECT.
Because the supporters OF Dls Sldnu o
ing army fear the effect II the CUM
understands the real cost repieu MI
| Hay. r,..4,,o,,,.
BUIIX
,n.de "a spirited speech. scoring some OIL
the economists Of the House who were
| forever shouting for economy ana re"cn
ing their hands into tie Treasury q
! every opportunity. He attacNed 'n'
steamship subsidy BILL charging that tn'
| decay Of our merchant marine was are
tributable 10 the ruinous protective poHel
| Of the Republican party.
Mr.. williams Democrat. Of MISSISSIPPI
declared that the dream Of Eastern EN-
pire was already a failure with Inc
ratification Of the treaty Of peace. peae'
ana commercial expansion We're to come
Instead there was war, the prospect OF
long bloody and expensive war ana now
owing TO the great expenditures invoiVe'
| an the East the construction OF the Mica
rsgua canal. which would furnish rea
hasis for commercial expansion was &c
be postponed
ON motion Of Mr. AdamsOn (Democral
o. Georgia. $1,000 was placed IN the DlI
| for a fish culture station AZ Cold Springs
Ga.
After having completed hfty-n!ne psgei
| - .i. hfu the committee arose AMI al