The record-union., 1899-03-01
Notifications appropriation bill, and i
was placed ON the calendar

SAeCullNe StSSHUii, dilu dl o.oV r. AAA''
recessed until s p. m.
At the beginning of the night SEES
sion consideration of the sundry clvli
bill was resumed.
Another batch of public building bllls
was received from the House snorlly
after . O'Clock, and SO great was lne
interest in the measures that the
sundry civil bill was laid aside in order
that they might be passed.
House bin increasing the limit of cost
of the public building at Stockton, Cal,
to $156, 900 was passed with am amend
ment providing for the erection OF
public building at Los Angeles at a cost
of $3.50. 900, $1,000 of which is car
ried by the bill.
Again the sundry civil bill was taken
up. An amendment was added appro-
priating $4,000 for a building at
Evanston, Wyo.
Advantage was taken of a lull to pass
several independent public building
bills, including one apprA>riating Sluo,-
600 for Salem, Or
The Senate then resumed consldera-
ton of the sundry civil bill, and ALI
son offered an amendment approprlat-
ing the money necessary for work on
the various public buildings authorized
for the next year, giving generally from
one-fourth to one-half of the total
amount provided as the full limit OF
cost.
The amendment was agreed to With
out division.
An amendment was agreed to appro-
priating $50. 900 for additional expenses
at
Wyo
The bill. after various other amend
ments of minor character had peeh
agreed to, was passed.
The Senate then, at 11:15 p. M, ad-
iourned until II o'clock tomorrow
morning.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The House
spent practically the entire time OF the
seven hours session to-day passing the
public building bills favorably actee
upon by the Committee of the Whole
ten days ago The opposition sought II
vain to consume time by roll calls anc
other filibustering tactics but theil
numbers were so slim that in no case
could they secure a roll call. At last
their efforts to impede the passage OF
the bills was abandoned and they were
passed with great rapidity. Sixty-one
bills in all were passed, carrying So
100000, S7500OO of which. however
Che amount appropriated for the New
York custom house,, is to be repaid
from the proceeds of the sale of the ole
building
The general deficiency appropriation
bill was reported, and will be consid-
cred tomorrow. It is the last of the
budgets to be acted upon by the House
and will probably be passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
There was a large attendance in the
hall when the House met to-day. Rabbi
Gustav N. Hausmann of Grand Rapids
Mich, delivered the invocation.
A joint resolution was passed to au-
thorize foreign Governments desiring tc
make exhibits at the Commercial Ex-
position, to be held at Philadelphia il
1899, to bring into this country foreien
laborers under contract to prepare the
exhibits.
Mercer (R.) of Nebraska, Chairman
of the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, called up the special order
setting aside to-day for the consider
alton of public building bills.
He explained the order in which the
committee had decided to call up the
bills favorably acted upon by the Com
mittee of the Whole ten days ago
Sixty-two bills had been acted upon
The thirty-nine in the classification
given preference provided for build
ings in cities having first-class Post
offices. Federal courts or custom
houses and carried 81. 100000 The other
twenty-three bills carried 81 800 600 He
then called up the first Of the bills, that
providing for public building at Eliz-
abeth City, N. C.
Maddox Cd of Georgia contended
that in the present state of the treasury
not one of these bills could stand alone
and pass without the support of log
rolling combine. The States represented
by the fifteen members of the commit
tee, he said. got 81. 100000. The South
ern members, however, got only pitifuI
pittance. For every dollar they got tbs
Northern members got SO.
The bill was passed upon division by
Ill to a.
The Elizabeth City bill carried $780,
GOO
The following bills were then passed
demands for the ayes and noes being
defeated:
Oakland. Cal, s250.OoO: Elmira. n
Y, S1S5,0G0; Hot Springs, Ark. S7e.-
900; Fitehburg, Mass. $4,000; New
Brunswick, N. j., 100000; Joliet. Iii
100000: Brunswick. Ga, 100000;
Cleveland. O., 50 100000; Topeka. Kas.,
$50. eco.
After the passage of these bills. Mad
dox admitted the inability of the small
minority to place the members upon
record. He had done his duty. he said
and SD far as he was concerned. he was
now willing to have the rest of the bills
sent up in a bunch and passed
Dockery CD of Missouri followed in
the same line. He said he and his
colleague were powerless to antagonize
the combination supporting these bills
They had the support of the Commit
tee on Rules, and he would content him
self during the remainder of the day
with voting against each of the bills.
The work of passing the bills then
proceeded as follows: Beaumont,
Texas. 5000; Dubuque, Ia. 100000:
Omaha. Neb., increased limit of cost
to S1.S00,OG0; Wilkesbarre. Pa, 1925
600: Jackson, Miss, S31. 600; Elgin. ILL.,,
100000; Minneapolis, Mimi, $55, 900;
Butte, Mont. 100000: Salt Lake City,
100000; Seattle Wash. 100000
Canton, O.. $4,000: Hastings, Neb.,
$4,000; New York City fcustom house,
$4,000: Fergus Falls. N. D., $4,000:
Brooklyn, N. Y, $4,000; Kansas City,
Kas., S15o.000
When the New York custom house
bill was reached Lowe (R) of New
York criticized Quigg, his colleague, fer