The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21


appropriating s2OO00,O00 for payment to
Spain under the provisions of the treaty
of Paris, was passed today by the house,
under suspension of the rules. No amend
ment was in order. and an attempt to Sc
cure unanimous consent to offer an
amendment declaratory of our policy not
permanently to annex the islands, was OBJ
jected to. Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky, up
on whose point of order the appropriation
went out of the sundry civil bill, made the
only speech in open hostility to the meas
ure but upon the roll call, 81 members, 81
Democrats, PoDulistS and silver he
publican. voted against it The votes OF
zi3 members were cast for 1t.
rhe senate bill TO reimburse the COVER
nOrS of states for expenses paid by the
states in organizing volunteers Tor ser
vice in the war with Spain before their
muster into the service of the United
States, was also passed under suspension
OF the rules.
Mr.. Loud (ReD., CALI moved the pass
age, under suspension of the rules OF the
Senate bill to extend the uses of the mail
service The bill is to legaliZe the use
OF the return envelope and postal cardS
of the United States economy Postage as
sociatio Mr.. Loud said this bill had
been carefully investigated by the post
office department, and that every interest
of the government was guarded. II au-
thorized experiments Tor one year, ana
ii they did not prove satisfactory, the
postmaster general was TO suspend its
operation.
Mr. Corliss Rep., Mich.) attacked the
bill as a most dangerous piece OF leg1Sla-
ton. 1t was special legislation. in the
interest of a company that controlled a
patent. The bill authorized private cor
poration to use the mails on credit
The bill was defeated, rs TO 81, two
thirds having failed TO vote TO suspend
the rules.
Mr.. Mahon Rep., Pa moved the pass
Sin
senate bill 10 reimburse governors OF
states for expenses incurred by them in
the organization OF volunteers for ser
vice in the war with Spain. Mr.. Mahon
said there were claims from the various
states for this work aggregating over
S3,O0o,O00. Under the existing law, only
$4,000 of these claims had been liquidat-
ed. The passage of this act was neces-
sary for the settlement of the remainder.
The house amendment, he said, would
compel the governors OF states TO produce
detailed vouchers. and the reimbursement
would be made through the governments
accounting officers. The bill was passed,
loo to 10.
PHILIPPINE INDEMNITY.
Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the appropria-
lions committee. was then recognized,
moved the passage, under suspension of
the rules, OF the bill for the payment of
go, 600, 900 to Spain.
Mr.. Deckery Dem. MOI asked unani-
nous consent to offer an amendment de-
claratory Of the policy of the United
States relative TO the Philippines.
Regular order" Regular order
can side.
BY direction of the appropriations COM
mittee, said Mr. Cannon. am directed
to decline that amendment"
Mr.. Dockery again asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of his
which, he said, was a combi-
nation of the McEnery and Bacon reso-
Aer-aa II oh
Mr.. Bell (Pop. Colo.), a member of the
committee. got the floor
and made an argument in favor of the
adoption of such a declaration as the
Boston a few days ago. he said. had
stated that congress should decide our
future policy. If that were true. the
declaration of that policy should not be
delayed. We should assure the Filipinos
at once that they should have their lib
erty. That and that alone would produce
peace. If we did not make such a declara-
ton. the E1lipinoS would fight against a
change of masters and the coming sum-
mer would find the islands a great bury
ing ground of our soldiers.
Mr.. Brucker dem. Mich.) said that as
an Independent proposition he would never
vote for the appropriation, but that ma
tional honor compelled him to do so.
Mr.. Gillett (Rep. Mass.) said he would
vote for the appropriation but he ex-
pressed his great regret that the bill
came before the house under parlia-
mentary conditions which precluded
amendment.
Mr.. Clayton Dem. AIa.) said he did not
think the president and the peace COM
missioners had been wise in insisting
upon the cesSion of the Philippines, but
since the treaty was concluded he had
ratify the treaty Republican aDplause.)
ADMINISTRATION ATTACKED.
Mr.. Wheeler Oem. Ky.). upon whose
ha taff
he sundry civil BILL declared he would
vote against it with great pleasure. He
was opposed to ii because he believed it
wrong in principal and infamous in exc
,ution. He declared that the administra-
ion was a soldier Of fortune. 1t lacked /
he nerve and pluck to declare it's pur-
,oses. Micawber-like. it was waiting for
to turn up. The war begun for |
had degenerated into war of
bloody determination that would disgrace I
he pages of history.
Mr. Lentz CDem. Ohio said he would |
support the appropriation, though he |
bought the payment of the money ter /!
life blunder.
Mr. Walker CRep. Mass), in defending !
he payment of so. Oe0 to Spain, said |
hat generosity. above all things, became |
,rave men and nations.
Nj. Cannon concluded the debate with a |
,rief speech emphasizing the idleness Of a |
ur troops were fighting to preserve order. |
The bill passed-2l9-S4.
The following members voted nay: |
Baird. Ball, Bartlett, Bland. Brewer. /
Brucker. Brundige, Clark, /
,ooney. Cooper, Cox. Davis, Dearmond. /
)e Graffereid. Griggs. Handy. Hay |
Howard. Hunter. Kitchen. McCulloch. |
dcDowell Morton. Ridley. Robb. Strait. 1
'albert. Tate Vandiver, Wheeler (ky). |
Baker. Castle. Populists, and /
iarman, silver Republican.
Pending a vote on the bill appropriating
5OO, 900 for the Pan-American exposition /
o be held at Buffalo in 1901, the point of |
10 quorum was made The speaker was |
nable to count more than 163. sixteen less |
han a quorum and then. at $50 p. m,
he house adjourned.