The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-17
Twenty Million Indemnity ApprO-
priati0n Defeated In House
ON A POINT OF ORDER
SPAIN MUST FIRST RATIFY
THE TREATY.
House Decides That the Treaty Is Not
Yet the Law of the Land and the
Appropriation Is Premature
Democratic Member Exposes Sec
rotary Cages Deception.

sationai and unexpected things hap
pened in the house today during the
consideration OF the sundry civil bill.
The paragraph carrying the appropria-
ton of 100000 600 for payment to Spain
under the terms of the peace treaty
was stricken out upon a point of order
made by Mr. Wheeler, a Kentucky
Democrat, who declared that he OPP
posed the appropriation on principle
and would resort TO any tecnnicahtJr to
defeat it. The point of order was de-
bated for hours, its determination
Ringing upon the question of whether
the ratification of the treaty by the
senate and its signing by the president
VitaliZed it without the action OF the
Spanish cOrtes. Warrant of law was
necessary to make the appropriation IN
order. Mr.. Hopkins (Rep. 1lls.), VINO
| was in the chair, sustained the point
of order against it, and upon an appeal
his decision was sustained-l49 to %.
Mr.. Cannon then attempted to have
| the appropriation inserted by unanl-
nous consent, but Mr.. Wheeler again
objected. A strong intmation was
given by Mr.. Cannon that way would
be found within the rules to make the
appropriation before the adjournment
of congress. He referred undoubtedly
to the probability that the approprla-
ton would be placed on the bill by the
senate.
After the sundry civil bill had been
completed and reported to the house.
! Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, the champion
of the Nicaragua canal bill, moved TO
recommit it with instructions to report
it back with the canal bill Incorporated
in it. This was an unexpected move
as it was generally understood that Mr..
Hepburn had abandoned all hope after
his defeat yesterday. But he believed
that his motion would have additional
strength in the house, where members
could be put upon record. The motion
was promptly declared out of order
by the speaker, whereupon Mr.. Hep
burn appealed and Mr.. Payne of New
| York moved to lay the appeal on the
table On the latter motion the vote
was taken and the result was 81 ayes
to 81 noes. AS no quorum was deVel-
! oped on the vote, owing to the late
ness of the hour, they managed TO
carry an adjournment until tomorrow
This gives them a breathing spell IN
| which to marshal their forces Tor the
final encounter, and tomorrow, as soon
as the house meets, the vote will again
| be taken.
Without preliminary business the
house went into committee of the whole
and resumed consideration of the sun
dry civil bill.
CAGES MOONSHINE'' TALK.
Mr.. Bartlett (Dem. Ga-), speaking to
a pro forma amendment, challenged
! some statements recently made by sec
rotary of the Treasury Gage to the Ell
feet that the fear of the administration
of the Philippines costing enormous
oil mi
and that the receipts would at all
times exceed the expenditures.
Mr.. Bartlett declared that the great
est revenue Spain had been ever able
to obtain from the Philippines under
the heaviest system of taxation was
ST., 600 900. We now had 10000 soldiers
| in these islands. Within a short time
there would be $4,000. This army Of
soldiers would cost at least $2o,OOO,oOo,
so that if we were able to exact as
] much tribute as Spain we would still
! be losers by the holding of the ISLANDS
to the extent of S13,0O00OO per annuin.
Mr. Bartlett also attempted TO snow
that in nine out ten cases Great Brit
aims colonies cost her more than she
! obtained.
When the paragraph appropriating
SIG. 900 600 for payment to Spain under
the treaty of Paris was reached Mr:
| Wheeler Dem. KY made a point OF
! order against it. His point OF order
was that the paragraph was obnoxious
to rule u, invoked yesterday against
/ the Nicaragua canal amendment. II
/ the treaty of Paris was complete, II it
was vitalized by the ratification of the
! Snanish cortes and the exchange of
ratification had taken place, he con-
fesed that the treaty would be the law
of the land and the amendment would
be in order. He cited numerous decl-
e-T1YNT
| of his position.
Mr.. Hopkins CRep., Ills.), who was in
the chair, called the attention of Mr..
Wheeler to the fact that the treaty
had been ratified by the senate and
signed by the president. What else, he
/ asked, was necessary to create ma
bility upon the part of the United
/ States?
In reply. Mr.. Wheeler said that the
/ Spanish cortes might refuse to ratify
! the treaty, and it could not become
law until the other high contracting
party had consented to it. He was OPP
posed to the appropriation on principle,
/ he said, and ne proposed TO take ad-
vantage of every technicality to de-
( feat it.
Mr.. Ball Dem., Tex supported the
point of order He admitted he had
himself voted yea to overrule the chair,
/ but his zeal for a great enterprise and
his unfamiliarity with the rule led him
to do that.
CANNON'S APPEAL.
In the course of Mr.. Balls remarks,
Mr.. Cannon said that he thought the
point of order was we'll taken, but he
appealed to Mr.. Ball not to press the
point of order and scored him for TAX
ing refuge behind rule which he yes
terday tried to override. lie called at
tention to the fact that no dollar of this
appropriation could go out of the treas
ury until the exchange OF Publications
had been made.
Mr.. Lacey (Rep., LAD argued that the
paragraph was in order; that there
was at present a condition of war, and
that this appropriation was necessary
to terminate it. Besides, any treaty
requiring a payment of money could
not be completed until the legislation
appropriating that money was made.
They must go together
Mr.. Crumpacker (Rep., N j. took a
similar view.
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