Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-01

Talks of Log Rolling.
Mr.. Maddox, democrat Of Georgia, con-
tended that in the present state OF the treas
ury not one of these bills could stand alone
and pass without the support of a log rolling
combine. The states represented by the ff-
teen members of the committee, he said, got
Sc, 700 900. The southern members, however.
got only a pitiful pittance. For every dol
lar they got the northern members of the
committee got $40. The bill was passed
upon division, Ill to Ia.
The Elizabeth City bill carried $50, 00O
The following bills were then passed. de-
mands for the ayes and nays being defeated
Oakland, Cal, $3.50, 900; Elmira, N. Y, $1S5,
900; Hot Springs. Ark, $4,000; Fitchburg,
Mass, $50, 900; New Brunswick, N. j., $1OO,
900; Joliet, ILL.,, 100000; Brunswick, Ga,
$4,000; Cleveland, o., $2,25O,OOO Topeka,
Kan, SS5, 900.
After the passage of this bill Mr.. Maddox
admitted the inability of the small minority
to place the members upon record. He had
done his duty, he said, and so far as he
was concerned he was now willing to have
the rest of the bills sent up in bunch and
passed.
Mr. Dockery, democrat of Missouri fol-
lowed in the same line. He and his coll
league were powerless to antagonize the
combination supporting these bills. They
had the support of the committee on rules
and he would content himself during the
remainder of the day with voting against
each of the bills.
The work of passing the bills then pro-
ceeded as follows: Beaumont Tex, SIS 900;
Dubuque, Ia, 100000.
When the New Iberia postoffice bill had
been passed by, Loud, republican Of Cali
fornia, interposed a partial conference re-
port on the postofice appropriation bill. 1t
left unsettled the question of fast mail
service, added by the senate, the conferees
reporting that they could not agree on that
item.
This precipitated an unexpected contest
as Representative Bankhead, democrat of
Alabama, moved to concur in senate amend
| ments as to special facilities.
Messrs. Catchngs democrat of Missis-
sippi; Moon, democrat of Tennessee, and
others supported the amendment, and
Messrs. Bromwell, republican of Ohio;
Greene, populist of Nebraska, and others op-
posed it as subsidy. Mr.. Loud urged that
the question of special mail facilities &c
over until the postal commission reported
The motion to concur in the senate amend
ment was agreed to, 116 to IA, on standing
vote and the yeas and nays were taken.
Agree on Postomce Appropriations
The vote resulted 142 to sc, thus finally
adopting the special mail amendments of
| the senate and also making a complete
agreement on the postoffice appropriation
bills. The amendments adopted by the
senate and not concurred in provide "for
necessary and special facilities on the trunk
lines from New York to Washington to At
lanta and New Orleans, $171,23S," at the
discretion of the postmaster general; for
similar facilities from Kansas City, Mo-, to
Newton, Kan, S25 900.
The house then returned to public build
ings bills. The following additional bills
| were passed.
| New Iberia, La, $4,000; Creston, Ia, $780,
600; Janesville, Wis, $4,000; Clinton, Ia
100000; Joplin, Mo-, $4,000; Streator, ILL.,
/ $4,000; Stockton, Cal (increase), $s1, 300;
| Freeport, ILL.,, $4,000; Bristol, Tenn, $780,
| 900; Admission, Ala. $4,000; Menomnee
Mich, $4,000; Salem, Ore, S1OO, 900; St
Cloud, Mimi, $4,000; Leadville, Colo, $50,
900; Monmouth, H., SAT 900, and Oskaloosa
! Ia, 1000.
! The bill for Carrolton, KY, $25, 900
caused considerable debate and reached the
third reading when Mr.. Barrett, republican
| CT Massachusetts,, blocked it with a demand
for the reading of the engrossed bill. AS
| the previous question is ordered and as it is
| unfinished business it's passage is assured
! tomorrow.
! The only bill defeated was that providing
for building at Bluefeld, w. Va.
| At $40 D. m. the house adjourned.