The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-18
THE CHAIR SUSTAINED.
Speakers Ruling Against Recommittine Sun,
dry Civil Bill Upheld.
HEPBURN RULED OUT ON ALL HIS POINTS
Unable 10 Bring the Nicaragua Canal
BiiI before the Housc--Navai Per-
sonnet BIII Taken Up.

Washington February IL The house to-
day finally passed the sundiy civil appro'
priation bill to which It had devoted ovel
a week. No important amendment had
been adopted The speakers ruling upon
! the motion to recommit the bill with In
structlons to incorporate 1t in the Nlcara-
| qua canal amendment was sustained-l5d
| to 96. The naval appropriation bill was
| taken up and over half the bill was COM
pleted during the remainder of the day
| There was no general opposition to the
measure, although 1t carries $ii,000,000, be-
ing $S,000,0 900 more than the largest naval
appropriation bill ever passed by congress.
| The chaplain In his invocation today re-
| ferred feelingly to the critical Illness OF
Mr.. Crawford of Texas, whose death is
hourly expected from complication OF
diseases He is very i'll at the Providence
hospital here.
| Bills were passed to authorize the St.
Louis, Sloan and Southern railroad to
construct bridge across the White river:
TO authorize the Pasadena and Mt Wilson
Railroad company TO construct its read
through the San Gabriel forest reservation
and to grant the Clearwater Valley Rail-
road company right way through the
Nez Perces reservations
The census bill was sent to conference.
Saturday, February 25, was set aside for
paying tribute to the memories of the late
Senator Walthall and the late Representa-
tive Love OF Mississippi
The regular order" was then demanded.
This was the vote upon the motion made
just prior to adjournment yesterday, to
tnV. -. III
decision OF the chair, wherein the speaker
| ruled that Mr.. Hepburn's motion to re-
commit the sundry civil bill with nstruc-
tons 10 incorporate it in the Nicaragua
canal bill amendment was not in order
No quorum having developed on the mo-
ton yesterday the vote was again taken
by ayes and noes. The chair was sus-
tanned and the appeal laid upon the table
los to 90.
The sundry civil bill was then passed
The naval appropriation bill was for
mally reported. Mr.. Boutelle (Rep., Me,)
Immediately moved that the house go into
committee of the Nwirole for its considera-
tion.
MIR. Hepburn asked whether he coufd
move to amend the motion so as to pro-
vide that the house should go into COM
mittee of the whole to consider the Mic
aragua bill.
"'rhls is a general appropriation bill"
nt''i ''iN 'FNtthSib NV hiptioH Nouiu NV
be In ORDER
III the motion of the gentleman from
Maine were voted down, would il ne III
order for me TO make the motion drect-
ly?" asked Mr. Hepburn
1T would not" replied the speaker.
The house then went into committee Of
tbs whole and took up the naval persons
mel bin
The bill as reported carries Sii.1S7 465,
exceeding by SS4S5,5i5 the largest ever re-
ported by the naval committees. but being
1856 900 less than the estimates. MOI
general debate was demanded on the bill
and its reading for amendment under the
hve-minute rules was Immediately com
menced
Mr.. Mndd tRep. Md made a point of
order against the paragraph for the ap-
pontment of n committee to report on a
comprehensive plan for the Encouragement
and reconstruction of the buildings of the
naval academy and suspending the appro-
priatlon of 100000 made last year for
the construction OF certain buildings at
the naval academy.
Before the chair could rule upon the !
upont of order tho committee arose. and |
at 3 o'clock the house took recess until !
S O'Clock, the evening session TO be de- |
voted to private pension legislation.
NJ the night session of the house tifty- |
seven private pension bills were passed,
none OF special Importance.
At 1890 the house adjourned.