The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-09
BUILDING BILLS Go
IUhbUNG DOWN.
Seattle's Promised Structure
Among the Rest.
ANOTHER DAY NECESSARY
Congressman Sidetrack the En-
tire List by Fillbustering Be-
cause They We're Not
Treated Fairly.

Special Dispatch 20 the post-fntelligence-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S~Yesterday
nothing seemed more certain than that
Seattle bad secured congressional an
thorization for the construction of a Fed
eral building al cost OF 500
ca. But today the great national public
building trust, in which Representative
Lewis was a large etockholder collapsed
because some OF It's members did net re-
ceive fair treatment and Seattlc's bill.
with about three score others. Is sus-
pended life Mahomet's coffin. Ordinarily
favorable action ia committee OF the
whole on any bin assures It's immediate
passage by the house
AS the Seattle bill had already passed
the senate, only a mere formal vote In
the house apparently stood hetwee3, II and
presidential approval. But the comtsne
formed By members 20 secure passage Of
seVentyeight public building bills, au-
thorizing expenditures exceeding *iaoea.-
op. was too large.
Speaker Reed had given the public
building committee two whole days. bat
the demands OF Bailey and other Demo-
Gratis Who had nothing to gain, that ev-
cry bill should be fully explained and oh
tections answered before II voted
upon, made IL impossible 10 consider them
| all. Chairman Mercer, foreseeing this,
! tried 10 have the house pass yesterday
afternoon those bills favorably acted up
on IN committee Of the whole. hut failed
because Of fear OF other members OF the
comhine that their bills would then DC
sheived. Lewis had succeeded in get
ting Seattle high upon the list. but that
availed nothing.
The Associated Press tells the story OF
the collapse today. Members OF the COM
bine Threaten dire deeds II another day
is not given and past agreement kept.
II also developed today that the commit
tee had cut out the appropriation cause in
every public building bill acted upon. 30
that the most that could be done this SUM
mer, Il all bills mad passed, would have
been the selection Of sites. Construction
work would have waited until next con-
gress. when the sun8ry civil bln would
have provided funds for the buildings au-
thorlzed. ALLAN II. Si.AUsON.
Only One DiiI Gets Through.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--TAe net result
Of the work during The two days allotted
for the consideration Of public building
bills In the house Was tho passage Of sin
gle bill providing for the erection OF a
building at Newport News. Va. a. cost
q 315.9ea sixty-flve biils in al. carrying
or authorizing The expenditure ns about
Sc. .esl0ss weTs tavorably considered In
committee OF the whole when the commit
tee rose today. but because seventeen other
tails reported had net been acted upon IN
committee. fiihustsring tactics we're re-
sorted to and all efforts to advance the bills
favorahly acted on in committee wer.
blocked.
The second BIZ. spPregriatIng 81. .0oo far a
building ~ Blalr city. Neb.. got an far as
| tae third reading when a demand for tie
production of she engrosses3 biz prevented
il from betng placed npon It's passage. Ths
previous question had been ordered upon
the Altoona. PA. b!ii. esrrSns tl2s,1s
when the house adjourned. 50 taat /, will
&c he unfinished business tomorrow.
AL the other bAis. however. lose the prs-
yilege8 s'a;ua that they had in virtue os
the special order. Another day. therefore.
wsIi aavs = ts@ allotted 20 secure action
/ lpaa sh@wn an9 ASSURANCES have already
Hesa obtaIue3 for afofher day as soon a.
re appropriation bills are cut ~ tne way.
T'wenty-sour ht}.s wsre fayoraoly acted
/ upon Is ths conmslt+ee today.