Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-28

that neither the condition of the apprO-
priation bills nor the treasury would war
rant the use of tomorrow for this purpose
and the appropriation of money which
would result.
He figured out total appropriations for
the session of $65S, 0OO.O 600 This did not IN
clude the $115.OO0.0O0 for the Nicaragua
canal, which might become law, nor the
$25.OO0,0U of claims which had been as
sumed by the treaty of Paris. These ag-
gregated the appalling total of $500, 600 900.
Yet 1t was now proposed to give day
for public buildings and add 81, 900
more to these staggering liabilities. He
figured out that the total appropriations
for this Congress would reach s., 500, 900,
900. The rule was adopted, 81 to "a.
A bill was passed appropratng $500 for
the investigating of leprosy in this coun-
try under board to be selected by the
surgeon general.
HemenWay, Rep, Ind, then called up a
substitute for the Notifications appropri-
alton bill and moved its passage under
suspension of the rules.
Hemenway explained that the SubSti-
tute was in reality the bill reported from
the appropriations committee with few
minor amendments. 1t was necessary to
offer the amended bill as "A substitute as
no amendments were in order under the
suspension of the rules. Hemenway sub
mitted remarks arraigning his colleague:
Johnson, for his unjustiIlable abuse Of
Cochran, Dem, Mo. declared that the
country would never cease to regret the
administration MS policy towards the Phil
ippines Our heroic soldiers sent there
were doomed.
Grosvenor. Rep. Ohio. replied to the
charges emanating from the opposition
during the past few days that there had
been an alliance between the United
States and the insurgent forces In the
Philippines.
Grosvenor said the President had been
ing policy. He asked what in the con-
stitution or laws empowered the Presi-
dent to declare a policy for the United
States. .sf
Grosvenor said that Aguinaldo. Jan. s.,
had notified the Belgian government. as
he probably notified other. governments,
that he intended to attack our troops.
During all the period prior to the attack,
our commanders in the Philippines had
received order after order to act upon the
defence. When the natives fired upon our
troops they made deliberate war upon
the United States and in the presence of
war it was treason to give aiu and com
fort to the enemy.
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 en-
emy in the front" OPro.onged Republic
can APPLAUSE.
Carmack, Dem. Tenn. replied to Gros-
venor. He held up to ridicuie the charge
that Democrats were firing into the rear
of our soldiers. If such charge was
made he sad. he was the act OF a DEM
agogue who sought to drag this great
question down to the level of his capa-
city. democratic applausel.
The Democrats were the friends OF the
soldiers, he continued but the soldiers
had nothing to do with the policy OF the
administration which the Democrats crit
icized. The soldiers had enlisted in the
cause of liberty and humanity. They We're
being retained to foster greed and ambl-
zion, Democratic applause).
| The people he insisted, had right TO
know what the policy of this government
was to be.
Burke, Dem, Tex. created considerable
enthusiasm on the Republican side by ms
declaration that we held the Philippines
by right of conquest and had as much
right there as we had in Porto Rico
When the rebels. he said, stopped shoot
ing down American soldiers. 1t would be
time to talk to Aguinaldo and his crowd
Mo. Vincent Pop. KAN. and Fleming,
Dem, Ga. the fortificatfons appropriation
bill was adopted with division
The death of Representative Hurley OF
New York at Hot Springs, Va, yester-
day, was announced by his colleague,
Fischer The usual resolutions We're
adopted and committee was appointed
to attend the funeral.
AS n further mark of respect, the House
at 6 clock adjourned.