The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-28

MIR. Dockerty opposed the rule on the
ground that neither the condition OF the
appropriation bills nor the treasury would
warrant the spprop riation OF money
which would result He figured out
total appropriations for the session OF
s :Sss coo. 90. This did not. include the
$40 100, 900 for the sNicaraguan canal,
when might become Law, nor the ss5. 00n,
900 Of Chains which had been assumed by
the treaty Of Paris. These Aggregated
the appalling total OF $500, 900, O00 Yet
it was now proposed to give day for
public buildings and add sif 200, 900
more TO the staggering liabilities He
figured out that the total appropriations
r. this Congress would reach 81, 900, 0O0,-
OoO. The rule was adopted. 81 to "a.
A bill was passed appropriating 5000
for tho investigating OF leprosy in this
country under "a board. to be sole,ted by
the SURGEON general
MIR. Hemenway, Republican, Indiana.
then called up substitute for the forti-
iications appropriation iii and moved
its passage under suspension of the
rules MIR. Hemenway explained that
the substitute was In reality the bill no.
ported from the approx riations COMMITTEES
with a few minor amendments II was
necessary TO offer the amended tili as a
substitute ms no amendments we're In or
der under the suspension of the rules.
MIR. Henry, Republican OF Indiana, SUBJ
mitted remarks arraigning his colleague,
Mr.. johnson, for his uDtustifiable abuse
OF our great President.
MIR. Cochran. Democrat OF Missouri, de.
claret that the county would never cease
10 regret the enthusiastically policy to-
wards the Philippines Our heroic sold.
iers sent there were doomed.
MIR Grosvenor, Republican Of Ohio. re-
piled TO the charges emnnating from the
opposition during the past few days that
there had teen an alliance between the
United States and the insurgent forces
in the Philippines. Mt. Grosvenor said
the President had been charged with de-
reiiction in not. proclaiming policy. He
empowered he President IL declare a
policy for the United States.
Mr. Grosvenor said that Aguinaldo on
January sth. had notified the Belgian
government as he probably notified 9th
er governments, that he Intended to at
tack our troops. During all the period
prior to the attack, our commanders In
the Philippines had received order after
order to act only upon the defensive.
When the natives fired upon our troops,
they made deliberate war upon the Unit
ed States and In the presence OF war II
was treason to give aid and comfort TO
the enemy.
81 protest. said he, against discus
sing who is right and who is wrong when
my brothers and your sons are being shot
down in battle. The American people
will never retire upon the demands OF an
enemy in the front" prolonged APP
plause.)
MIR. Carmack, Democrat. replied to
MIR. Grosvenor. He held up to ridicule
the charge. that democrats were firing
into the rear of our soldiers. IL such
charge was MAIDS, he said, IL was the
act of q demagogue who sought to drag
this great question down TO the level of
his capacity. democratic applause.
The Democrats were the friends Of the
soldiers, he said. but the soldiers had
nothing to do with the policy of the ad-
ministration which the Democrats ortiz
oised. The soldiers enlisted In the cause
of liberty and humanity. They were
being retained to foster greed and am
hition. Democratic applause
The people he said, had right to
know what the policy of this government
was to be. MIR. Burke, Democrat of
Texas, created considerable enthusiasm
on the Republican side by his declara-
ton TINT we held the philippines by
right Of conquest and had as much right
there as we had in Porto Rioo When
the rebels, he said, stopped shooting
down American soldiers, IL would be time
tn talk To Agninaldo and his crowd.
A ftsr remarks by Messrs Van Diver
Democrat of Missouri; Vincent, Popu-
of Georgia, the Notifications appropria.
ton bill was adopted with division.
The death of Representative Hurley of
New York at Hot Springs, Va yesterday.
WAS announced by his colleague, Mr.
Fischer The usual resolutions were
adopted and u committee was appointed
to attend the funeral, As u further mark
Of respect, the House at o O'clock adj
journed.