Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04

Time In the House was Consumed In fiii-
bu.tsrlng Against the nils.

Washington. Feb. 3.-Moat Of the
time Of the House during the three
houra' session today was consumed In
niibuatering against relief bills ON the
private calendar. The niibunter was
finally Hucccraful and the House adj
journed without taking up the bill.
The conference report ON the diplo-
matte appropriation bill was adopted.
AZ the opening OF the session Mr.
Burton u,ep.. o., chairman Of the
river and hnrbor committee, rising To
"a question 81 personal privilege. In
connection with some remarks OF Mr..
liaWioy ufcp.. Texj. priutrd IN tnr
Record this morning. but which Mfr.
burton claimed had not b.cn delivered
on the floor. The remarks. Mr. bur
ton said. contained inalnuationa OF too
much interest un the part OF the com
nittcc and himself In provisional
appropriation OF $4,000 In the river
and harbor blll for n channel between
the Galveston Jettios and Texas city.
lie rcpudintcd every such lnninuation.
The committee had thought this tp-
preparation would be more useful than
the N,0o00 900 expended at Galveston
hnrbor for the benefit OF "a single cor
poFation. Ito doubted now the OK
podloncy OF tho action OF tile House
In striking out the appropriation. The
river and hnrbor bill was, he said. like
y
moved that the remarks be- Htrick m
from the Records.
Mr. liawlcy said his printed remarks
had been In eject delivered upon the
roor. but offered TO remove the ohjec-
tlonnble portion " the motion were
Withdrawn. Mr burton dressed his
motion 10 strike out. aud Il was adopt
cd, i05 10 % present aud not voting.
Afr. Dockery dem. MOI. In order 10
prevent confederation of certain relief
bills which would follow In the regular
course, inauguratei a iilibunter which
consumed much time.
Mr INT presented 90 the House tho
conference report upon the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. one
OF the Senate amendments 60 which
the report agreed provided for an adj
ditionnl secretary OF legation at Lon
don. Herlin and Paris and aroused the
antagoniam ~ Mr.. Bailey Dem. Tex,
who could not nee the excuse for grant
ing additional secretaries. lie know.
he said. little about the work OF lcsa-
lions abroad. but no did know some
thing OF them here, and two.thirds Of
the time OF tho secretaries here was
devoted TO social functions.
Mr.. HIT remarked humOrously TIM.
Mr.. bailey OF course had n much wider
knowledge OF the social world and Its
duties than he. Hut ms TO the work OF
foreign embassies. he had knowledge.
having been secretary Of the legation
at Paris several years. owing to the
pressure 81 work he had frequently
worked until II o'clock at night and
often all night.
Mr.. hits playful reference TO Mr..
Bniley's social duties drew from the
later the response that Mr.. hit ut
tended social functions twenty times
where he attended them not at all.
had but one secretary. and he thought
that sufficient
Mr. hit explained that tho nccre-
tarics OF legations were not the scrlbcs
OF the ambassadors but had multitude
nous duties to perform. After hearing
his explanation, Mr.. Bailey acknowl-
edged that Mr., hit was right and he
was wrong. The report was agreed 10,
ana at . o'clock the House adjourned.