Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
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bir surprise spranR In the iiouse- Fast
Man Appropriations stricken out.

"hN appropriations Ntft'lt'h Nuis
Washington. Jan. io--The House to-
day practically decided the Brown
Swanson contested election care from
the FIRM Virginia district In favor Of
the sitting member. MIR. swnnson. a
Democrat. by declining tn consider the
case. Twcnty-four Republicans Joined
with the Democrats and populista on
this vote.
The postofiice appropriation hill was
then taken up. The greatest surprise
of the day was the adoption " two
amendments striking out OF the biz ,hc
appropriation OF iiii.oO0 for the fast
Southern mail and $4,000 FOR special
mail facilities from Kansas city to
Newton. Kansas. This appropriation
for the Southern mail has been fought
annually FOR xix or seven years. but
has always been retained. The Increase
In the appropriation Tor the pneumatic
service from s22i.0uo to 100000 was
knocked out by the elimination Of the
provision which fell under point u or
der for the repeal OF the law against
the extension Of this service. The
House adjourned with motion 10 re-
commit u pending. The motion carried
Instructions Co strike out the words
"newly.acIuircd territory" IN connec-
ton with an appropriation of 100000
for mall facilities In Porto Rico. Cuba
ana the Philippines.
n senate bill was passed authorizing
the Arkansas A Choctnw Railroad COM
pany to construct a railroad through
the Choctnw and ChicknHaw nations
In Indian Territory.
President jones II. Angel " Michi-
Kan University. was rcuppuintcd regent
OF the Smithsonian Institute
blu was passed granting n site on
Fort supply military reservation to
Oklahoma for an insane asylum,
The House then went into committee
Of the whole ON the postOfiicc nppru-
pfintiun bill, Mr.. Loud ntep., cull. iu
charge of the bill. explained IL general
provisions. IL carried. he said. $685.
iii,Gls. being s2ls,dN more than the cs-
Inmates aud sG.sspals more than the
amount carried by the current law.
Mr.. Duckcry spoke Of the provision
ayproprlnting s10nO0 for postal SER
vice Ia ncwly.ncaulrcd territory. He
suggested the propticty Of dcfraying
the expenses OF the postal service In
the new territory out ~ the receipts
therr.
Mr.. Loud agreed with the suggestion.
lie said half million was asked origi-
naily for this item. but after cabinet
meeting tho postmaster general had
said that amount would not be ncccn-
uary. He thought Il was 20 be the wcli'
settled policy of the government to
meet the expenses out Of the receipts.
In Porto Rico. with which our relations
were different. "a slightly dinercnt plan
might he arranged
Mr. Trucker dem, Mich) made n
point 81 order against the provision IN
the bill la connection with the appro-
prlntion ~ 100000 for the pneumatic
tube service. This repealed the prohi-
billion against an extension OF the SER
vice.
Sir. Hopkins In the chair. sustained
the point of order, whcrcupon Mr. Loud
moved To reduce the appropriation To-
tgs5 600 The amendment was adopted.
MIR. Moody uicp,. MarHl moved To-
strike out the paragraph appropriate
Ing Stiles for special Southern last
mail facilities. MIR. Moody also op-
posed the appropriation OF $4,000 for
special facilities from Kansas city to
Newton. Kan. The latter appruprin-
tlon. he said. benefited only the news
Sir. Cowhcrd Dem. MOI defended
the latter appropriation. There was n
debate OF more than an hour over Mr..
Moody'H first amendment, but the
amendment was carried, ~ to 40, and
the appropriation was stricken out.
Mr.. Moody then moved to strike out
the appropriation OF $4,000 for special
mall facilities from Kansas city To
Newton. Kan.
Mr.. simpson pop. Kan) defended
the appropriation. which. he said, fn-
cilitsted the malls for western Kansas
and the whole Southwest. The amend
mcnt was adopted and the appropria-
tlOn stricken out.
MIR, pockery Dem. MOI offered an
amendment prohibiting the issue ~
poHtoiiicc money ordorr TO bearer. II
was adopted. There were no further
amendments, and the bill was reported
To the House.
Mr., Swanson then moved 20 rccom-
nit the bill with instructions TO strike
out from tho paragraph nppropriatlng
$500. 900 for mail facilities In territory
held by military occupation the words
"newly-ncquired territory" which he
contended fixed the attitude ~ the
United States toward this territory to
some extent. and was therefore Inn
proper until Congress had decided upon
a policy. The amendment was pending,
when, az o;i5 H. M, the House ad-
Journed.