The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
REFUSED TO CONSIDER
Resolutions Declaring Wheeler's
Seat Vacant Not Discussed.
VOTE WAS SIGNIFICANT
A Million Dollars Appropriated for New
Buildings for the Department of
Justice-Another 81 100000
for Expositions.

Washington, March 2.--An ar,empx
was made in the house to-day to con-
slider the resolutions reported by the
judiciary committee declaring that
General Wheeler and the three other
members who accepted commissions in
the army had thereby vacated their
seats, but the house, by an overwhelm-
ing vote, refused to consider them. The
political division upon this vote was
significant. The vote stood Il ayes,
cast by 81 republicans, 4S democrats
and Is populists, and LAG nays, cast by
1O1 republicans. A democrats and one
populst. A half million dollars each
was appropriated under suspension of
the rules for the Pan-American expo
sition at Buffalo and the Ohio centen-
nial at Toledo. The senate bill carry
ing 81 100000 for new building for the
department of justice was passed. and
two public buildings bills attached by
the senate to bills for public buildings
in other cities We're agreed to, one ap-
propriating s250.000 for a building at
Los Angeles A number of conference
reports on minor bills were adopted.
Mr.. Payne. rep. n. y, the floor lead
er of the majority, moved the passage
under suspension of the rules of the
bill appropriating S50000 for the Pan
American exposition to be held at Buff
falo in 1901. This bill was then passed,
141 to 1G. Mr.. Southland followed this
motion with motion to suspend the
rules and pass a bill to appropriate
$500. 900 for the Ohio centennial eXposi-
tion to be held at Toledo.
Mr.. Simms opposed the bill. He said
the South would pay dearly the interest
. ~ 49,.
on the APPROPRIATIONS Tor Nashville and
Atlanta. Together they received $780,,
600. Here within so minutes the house
would vote 81 .0O0, 900.
Mr.. Burke. dem. Texas. called atten-
tion to the fact that the house. earlier
in the session, had refused to grant TO
the Dallas exposition. for which The
people of his state had raised $1,200, 900.
the poor privilege of importing exhibits
from Mexico The bill was passed, 120
20 ~
Mir. Henderson, q ~, tyt. q cla3fnsan
of the judiciary committee, then called
up the resolution reported from his
committee declaring that General
Wheeler of Alabama, Colonel Colson of
Kentucky. Colonel Campbell of Illinois
and Major Robbins of Pennsylvania, in
accepting commissions in the army.
had vacated their seats in the house.
Mr.. Lacey. rep, Iowa, raised the ques-
tion of consideration against the reso-
lutions. On a rising vote the division
stood AZ to 81 against consideration.
Mr. Bailey demanded the ayes and
nays. The demand was seconded by 81
members. more than a sufficient num-
ber and the roll was called. The house
refused, n to 146, to consider the reso-
lutions. An analysis of the vote shows
that the affirmative vote in favor of
considering the resolutions was cast by
q republicans, 43 democrats and 13
popuists, and the negative vote by 101
tc aud
ulist. The announcement was greeted
with applause.
Mr.. Hilborn. rep, Cal. then moved to
suspend the rules and non-concur In the
senate amendments to- the naval ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Dayton, rep, w.
Va, explained briefly the nature of the
senate amendments and the necessity
of getting the bill into conference at
the earliest possible moment. The ac-
tion of the senate in reducing the price
Of armor plate to $500 per ton with the
alternative proposition of building a
he said meant practically, If adopted,
the embarkation of the government
upon the project of the manufacturing
of armor. If this We're to be done, he
said the government should also mine
the coal for our ships and raise hogs
and corn to feed our sailors. He read
the report of experts in opposition to
a government armor plant.
Mr. Cummings dem. N. Y, also OPP
posed the armor plate amendment.
Mr. Underwood, dem. Ala, defend
| ed the proposition for a government ar
NOR factory. Armor was made only
for the government. 1t would not come
into competition with private firms.
The government should. he argued,
manufacture its own guns and armor.
An agreement was REACHED by which
the house should have an opportunity
to pass upon the senate armor plate
and Gathmann dynamite gun amend
ments before the conterees rejected
these propositions and with this under
standing the senate amendments were
disagreed to and the bill sent to con-
ference.
partial report upon the District Of
Columbia appropriation was agreed to
and the bill was sent to further con-
ference.
The senate bill to carry out the pro-
visions of a treaty with the Lower
Brule Indians in South Dakota by the
payment of $l4S6OO for 10000 acres of
land was passed under suspension of
the rules.
Mr. Mercer. rep, Neb. moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the senate
bill appropriating 600 for new
building for the department of justice
in this city. He spoke of the danger
of a repetition of FOrd's theater dis
aster to the present building. If he
had his way there would be erected
here a grand temple of justice capa-
BILE of accommodating the department
of iusttce court of claims. appellate
court, with halls where the interna-
tionai postal commission and such COM
missions as the Canadian commission
might meet. But there was not time.
The necessity for new building was
imperative. At Mr. Canncn's request
an amendment was adopted limiting
the cost of the building to $l,000, eco. and
as amended the bill was passed.
The senate amendment to the Stock
ton. Cal. public building bill appro-
prfating S250OO0 for public building at
Los Angeles was adopted. LIS to IS.
Owing to the lateneSs of the session.
Mr. Fisher, rep, n. Y, said he would