The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-04
FILIBUsTER IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Hit Raps Texas Bailey and the
latter Quietly Succumbs.

Latter Quietly Succumbs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--NIost of the time
of the House during the three hours ses-
SIGN to-day was consumed in flbustering
against relief bills on the private calendar.
The filibustcr was finally successful, and
the House adjourned without taking up the
bills.
At the opening of the session Mr.. Burton
tRep.. Ohio. chairman of the river and har-
Dor committee, rose to a question of priv
ilege in connection with some remarks of
Mr.. Hawley (Rep., Tex printed in the Rec
ord this morning, but which Mr.. Burton
claimed had not been delivered on the floor.
The remarks, Mr.. Burton said, contained in
situations of too much interest on the part
of the committee and himself in pTovi-
sonal appropriation of $250,0O0 in the river
and harbor bill for a channel between the
Galveston jetties and Texas City. He repu-
dated every such insinuation. The commit
tee had thought this appropriation would be
more useful than the $S,OO0,0O0 expended at
Galveston harbor for the benefit of single
corporation He doubted now the expe
diency of the action of the House in strik
ing out the appropriation. The river and
harbor bill, he said, was like Caesars wife,
above reproach. He moved that the re-
marks be stricken from the Record.
Mr. Hawey said his printed remarks mao
been in effect delivered upon the floor. but
offered to remove the Objectionable portions
if the motion were withdrawn.
The vote upon Mr. Burtons motion TO
strike out Mr.. Hawley's remarks resulted
9S to 0. whereupon Mr.. Dockery Dem., MOO,
who was anxious to prevent consideration
of certain relief bills which would follow In
the regular course of things, made the point
of no quorum. Fil1husterlng motlonS 1ol-
lowed for an hour or more.
When Mr. Hit presented the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular APP
proDriation BILL one of the Senate amend
merts providing for an additional secretary
of legation at London, Berlin and Paris,
aroused the antagonism of Mr. Bailey
Dem Tex) who could not see the excuse
for granting additional secretaries. He
knew he said. little about the work of lega-
tions abroad, but he did know something of
them here. and two-thirds of the time of the
secretaries here was devoted to social func-
lions.
Mr.. Hit remarked, humorously. that Mr..
Bailey of course had a much wider knoWl-
edge of the social world and its duties than
he had knowledge. having been secretary OF
the legation at Paris several years ago.
Owing to the pressure of work he had fire.
ouentiy worked until IL o'clock at night and
often all night.
Mr. Hits playful reference to Mr.. Bailey's
social duties drew from the latter the re-
Spouse that Mr. Hit attended social tunc-
tiOns twenty times where he attended them
not at all He had but one secretary, and
he thought that sufficient
Mr. Hit explained that Ehe secretaries of
legations were not the scrlbeS of ambasSa-
doris but had multitudious duties to per-
form After hearing his explanation, Mr..
Bailey acknowledge Mr. Hit was right and
he was wrong. The report was agreed TO
ard at 8 o'clock the House adjourned.