Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-23

and In opposition to sustaining the
chairs decision being about equal on
Doth SIDES OF the political aisles. Ten
pages of the bill were disposed Of.
The senate.
In the senate yesterday Mr.. McEn-
cry, as a question Of personal priv
ilege, made emphatic denial Of the
statement that his resolution, adopted
by the senate the previous day, was
introduced in the interest of the sugar
growers of Louisiana. He said that
he had pot consulted the planters
about the resolution, and that, as n
matter of fact. they were known to be
opposed, as a body. to the ratification
OF the peace treaty.
A bill, extending the cordial appre-
citation" OF congress to Miss Helen
Miller Gould for her patriotic services
during the recent war, and providing
that the president should present to
her a gold medal was passed. After
the executive session an effort was
made to obtain an agreement to hold
an evening session to read the Alaska
code bill, but it failed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-TWO very SEN
%sational and unexpected things hap
pened in the house yesterday during
the consideration of the sundrv civil
bill. The paragraph carrying the APP
preparation of S20,OOO,OOO for payment
to Stain under the terms Of the peace
treaty was stricken out on a point OF
order made by Mr.. Wheeler. a Ken
lucky Democrat who declared that he
| opposed the appropriation on principle.
II would resort to any technicality
to defeat It. The point of order was
debated for hours. its determination
Ringing upon the question as to
whether the ratification Of the treaty
by the senate and its signing by the
president vitalized II without the ac-
ton Of the Spanish cortes. Warrant of
law was necessary to make the ap-
| preparation In order. Mr.. Hopkins
rep, ILL, who was in the chair. sus-
tanned the point Of order against II,
and upon an appeal his decision was
sustained-149 TO IS. Mr.. Cannon
then attempted TO have the appropria-
ton inserted by unanimous consent,
but Mr.. Wheeler again objected.
After the sundry civil bill had been
completed and reported to the house,
MI. Hepburn OF Iowa. the champion of
the Nicaragua canal bill, moved TO re-
| commit, with instructions to report 1t
back with the canal bill incorporated
in 1t. This was an unexpected move.
as ii was generally understood that
\ Ar. Hepburn had abandoned all hope
| after his defeat of Wednesday. But
he believed hat his motion would
have additional strength In the house,
where members could be put upon rec.
ord. The motion was promptly de-
clared out of order by the speaker.
whereupon Mr.. Hepburn appealed and
| Mr.. Payne of New York moved to lay
the appeal on the table. Upon the lat
ter motion the vote was taken and the
result was 81 ayes to 81 noe As no
quorum was developed on the vote
owing to the lateness of the hour they
managed to carry an adjournment n
til to-day. This gives them a breathing
spell in which to marshal their forces
for the final encounter, and to-day, as
| soon as the house meets, the vote will
be again taken.
The Senate.
The army reorganization bill was re-
ported to the senate yesterday and MI.
Hawley of Connecticut, chairman of
| the military affairs committee, gave
notice that he would move to proceed
to its consideration at the earliest pos
| sible time. The naval personnel bill
was taken up and read but no effort
made TO proceed further with its con
s~ideration. The military academy ap
| preparation was passed. The postof-
fice appropriation bill was under con-
| sideration during the greater part OF
| tie afternoon but was not disposed of
finally. A spirited debate occurred
| over the amendment of the senate
| committee providing for an appropria-
| ton to secure fast mail service be-
tween New York and Washington and
Atlanta and New Orleans. The amend
nient was retained in the bill.
Washington, Feb. IS. - The house
finally passed the sundry civil appro-
| priation bill, to which It had devoted
| over a week. No important amend
| had been adopted. The speakers rul-
| ing upon the motion to recommit the
bill with instructions to incorporate In
Il the Nicaragua canal amendment
| was sustained-155 to 96. The naval
| appropriation bill was taken up and
| over half the bill was completed dur
| ing the remainder OF the day. There
| was no general opposition to the meas
| ure, although ii carries S44.000,OO0, be-
ing SS,000,000 more than the largest
| naval appropriation bill ever passed
by congress. An attempt to defeat the
| provision for a joint arrangement be-
tween the government and the Fitch
burg Railroad company at the Boston
| navy yard failed. A point Of order
| against the provision in the bill rela-
tive to the Encouragement and recon
struction Of the buildings at the naval
academy went over until to-day.