The morning news., 1899-02-21
TWENTY MILLIONS FOR SPAIN.
,,orsE PASSES BILL TO SETTLE THE
PHILIPPINE DEBT.

.1ninistratiOn's PoIicy-The Bill,
ro,vever. Was Passed without 1t.
Hiu TO Pay Governors for Expenses
=, Gathering volunteers for the
IYar Was Passed.
washington Feb. 2O-This was suspen-
.,,o 5av in the House. Some minor BUSH
- was transacted by unanimous con-
sent.
The Senate amendments to a number of
,ri,.ate pension bills were adopted.
Mr. Grow, Republican, of Pennsylvania.
.-l.aa unanimous consent, for the consid-
.+ion of a bill 10 pay the heirs of Samuel
r.vksbury of Scranton. Pa, s5,6s7 for a
.-s,. claim. and when consent was refused,
.,,. sneaker recognized him to move its
massage, under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Maddox. Democrat, of Georgia, op-
,o.sd the bill on the ground that it was
an unjust discrimination against a similar
class of claims in the House. The bill
was defeated, 12S to n, two-thirds not
having voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Loud. Republican, of California,
,,ed the massage under suspension of
tbe rules of the Senate bill to extend the
,,sAs of the mail service The bill is TO
,agalize the use of the return envelope
o,d nostal cards of the United States
economic postage association. This bill
was also defeated, 125 to 81, two-thirds
having again failed to vote to suspend the
rules.
Thursday was set aside for the consider
alton of District of Columbia business sub
iect to appropriation bills and the contest
ed election of the case of Brown VS.. Swan
SON. which Mr.. Crumpacker, Republican.
of Indiana, gave notice he would again call
up on that day
Governors to BE Reimbursed.
Mr. Mahon Republican, of Pennsylva-
MIA moved the passage under suspension
Of the Senate bin to reimburse Governors
of states for expenses incurred by them
In the organizing of volunteers for service
in the war with Spain. Mr.. Mahon said
there we're claims from the various states
for this work aggregatlng over $3,OOO,OOO.
Under the existing law only $496,000 of these
claims had been liquidated. The passage
of this act was necessary for the settle
ment of the remainder. The House amend
ment he said, would compel the Governors
of states TO produce detailed vouchers and
the reimbursement would be made through
the governments accounting offices.
Mr. Cooper, Democrat, of Texas urged
that the bill should be amended so as 10
provide for the payment of expenses in
Cured or paid" pointing out that in some
cases there existed no state authority for
the payment of such expenses, and as a
matter of fact the expenses had not heen
hquidated Unanimous consent was refus-
ed for the adoption of this amendment,
and Mr.. Cooper expressed the nope that
the conferees on the bill would see that it
was Incorporated. The bin was passed,
l5o to Is.
To Pay Spain's $2O,O0O,OOO.
Mr. Cannon, chairman Of the appropria-
tons committee, was then recognized, and
by the direction of his committee, moved
the passage, under suspension of the
rules, of the bills for the payment of $20,
100000 to Spain.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri,
asked unanimous consent to offer an
amendment declaratory of the policy OF
the United States relative to the Philip
pines.
Regular order" shouted dozen men,
bers on the Republican side
BY direction of the appropriations
committee said Mr.. Cannon, 81 am di-
rected to decline to accept that amend
ment. I could not, if I would, and would
not if I could"
demanded a second, which was ordered,
l57 TO II.
Had short Debate.
This permitted twenty minutes for de-
bate on each side. Mr.. Cannon called at.
teLtion to the fact that a few days ago,
when the appropriation was stricken frcm
the sundry civil bill, he had predicted that
way would be found within the rules TO
pass it. In his opinion, nine-tenths of the
members of the House favored 1t.
Mr.. Dockery again asked unanimous con-
sent for the considerat ton of his amend
ment which, he said was a combination
Of the McEnery and Bacon resolutions.
Again Mr.. Cannon objected
Mr.. Clayton, Democrat, of Alabama
sald ne did not think the President and
the peace commissioners had been wise in
insisting upon the cession of the Philip
pines, but since the treaty was concluded
ne had believed there was but one thing
10 oo-to ratify the treaty. (Repub.ican an
pause)
administration Lacked Nerve.
MT Wheeler, Democrat. of Kentucky,
upon whose objection the appronriation
went out of the surdry civil hin declared
ne would vote against il with great pleas
uie' lie was opposed to it because he be-
ne'en IL wrong in principle, and infamous
III execution. He was not afraid of Civ
ms ohense to some effete and 'decayine
mondrchy OF the old world. He declared
ldt 'he administration was a soldier of
irtuhe. 1t lacked the nerve and pluck
ueciare its purpose. Micawber-like il
T was waiting for some thing to turn up
& ine war begun for humanity had degener-
u'eu INTO war of bloody determination
"a "oulo dlsgrace the pages of history
Mr. Wheeler criticised the methods of
M ue appropria tions committee, and in con-
tluSlon declared he would stand bv what
ne believed to be right.
vi, cannon concluded the debate with
of re. speech emphasizing the idIeness
I'll declaration of policy at this time
"r5 "agn our troops were fighting to preserve
s. When the authority of the United
ro' ,aCes was acknowledged, then with due
me- NJ" 10 our own self-respect, having in
lnosa of the Fllipinos we co,1ld dao,1o