The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-21
SPAIN TO GET HER MONEY
Bill Appropriating $2O,OO0,O0O
Passes the House.
NODECLARATION OFPOLICY
Mr.. Wheeler Says the Administration Has
Not the Nerve to State Its Pur-
poses-States to Be Reimbursed
for War Expenditures.

ment to Spain under the provisions OF
by the house under a suspension of the
rules. No amendment was in order
and an attempt to secure unanimous
consent to offer an amendment declara-
tory of our policy not permanently to
annex the islands was objected to. Mr.
Wheeler of Kentucky, upon whose point
| of order the appropriation went ous of
| the sundry civil bill, made the ~n1y
| speech in open hostility to the measure,
but upon the roll call "a members, 81
democrats, two populists and one silver
republican, voted against it. The votes
of 213 members were cast for it. The
senate bill to reimburse the governors
of states for expenses paid by the
| states in organizing volunteers for
service in the war with Spain before
their muster into the service of the
United States also was passed under a
suspension Of the rules. The bill APP
propriating $500, 900 for the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. to be held at Buffalo in
1900, was before. the house when the
absence of a quorum compelled an ad-
journment.
Mr. Loud, rep, Cal, moved the pas
sage, under suspension of the rules,
of the senate bill to extend the uses Of
the mail services. The bill is to legalize
the use of the return envelope and pos
tai cards Of the United States Economy
Postage association. Mr.. Loud said the
bill had been carefully investigated by
the postoffiee department and that
every interest of the government was
-. 4
for one year, and II they did not prove
satisfactory the postmaster general was
empowered to suspend it's operation.
Mr.. Corliss. rep, Mich, attacked the
bill as most dangerous piece of leg
islation. 1t was special legislation in
the interest of company that con-
trolled a patent. The bill authorized a
private corporation to use the mails on
credit.
The bill was defeated. 125 to 81. two
thirds having again failed to vote to
suspend the rules
Mr.. Mahon, rep, Pa, moved the pas
sage under suspension of the senate
bill to reimburse governors of states for
expenses incurred by them in the or
ganization of volunteers for service in
the war with Spain. Mr.. Mahon said
there were certain claims from the
various states for this work aggregat-
ing more than 100000 Under the ex-
isting law only 1896, 900 of these claims
had been liquidated. The passage Of
this act was necessary for the settle
ment 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 ac-
counting officers. The bill was passed.
155 to Is.
Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the appro-
priations committee, was then recognize
ed and by. the direction Of his COM
mittee, moved the passage under sus-
pension Of the rules of the bill for the
payment of s2o,00o,Ooo to Spain.
Mr.. Dockery. dem, Mo-, asked unan-
declaratory of the policy of the United
States relative to the Philippines.
Regular order,'' regular order"
shouted a dozen members on the repub-
lican side.
by direction of the appropriations
committee said Mr.. Cannon. Il am
directed to decline that amendment"
Mr. Wheeler, dem, KY, demanded a
second vote, which was ordered, 157
to Is. This permitted 20 minutes for
debate on each side. Mr.. Dockery again
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of his amendment. which, he
said, was combination of the McEnery
and Bacon resolutions. Again Mr.. Can
non objected.
Mr.. Bell, pop, Col, member of the
appropriations committee, got the floor
and made an argument in favor of
the adoption of such declaration as
the amendment carried. The presi-
dent at Boston few days ago, he said,
had stated that congress should de-
eide our future policy If that were
true, the declaration of that policy
should not be delayed. We should as
sure the Filipinos at once that thew
are to have their liberty. That and that
alone, would produce peace. If we did
not make such a declaration the Fill
pinos would fight against a change of
masters and the coming summer would
find the islands a great burying ground
of our soldiers.
Mr.. Bruckner, DEM, Mich, said that
as an independent proposition he would
never vote for the appropriation, but
that national honor compelled him to
do SO.
Mr.. Gillette, rep, Mass, said he
would vote for the appropriation, but he
expressed his great regret that the bill
came before the house under parliamen
tary conditions which precluded amend
ment
Mr.. Clayton. dem. Ala, said he did
not think the president and the peace
commissioners had been wise in in.
sisting upon the cession of the Philip
pines, but since the treaty was con-
cluded. he had believed there was but
one thing to do-ratify the treaty Gre
publican applause)
Mr. Wheeler, dem. KY, upon whose
objection the appropriation went out
of the sundry civil bill, declared he
would vote against it with great pleas
ure. He was opposed to it. because he
believed it wrong in principle and in
famous in execution. He declared that
the administration was a soldier of fer
tune. 1t lacked the nerve and pluck
to declare it's purposes. Micawber-like.
1t was waiting for something to turn
up. The war begun for humanity had
degenerated into a war of bloody ex-
termination that would disgrace the
pages of history.
Mrs. Lentz. DEM, O., said he would
support the appropriation, though he
thought the payment of the money a
terrific blunder.
Mr.. Walker, rep, Mass, in defending
the payment of $2O,O0O,OOO to Spain,
said that generosity, above all things,
became brave men and nations
Mr.. Cannon concluded the debate