The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-09
HOUSE TRIES FILIBUSTERING.
RESULT WAS THE PASSAGE OF
ONLY ONE BUILDING BILL.

Committee of the Whole Had Acted
Favorably on All but Seventeen.
Friends of These Measures Rcfus-
ed to Let the Others he Passed.
NOrfOlL's Bill Went ThrOuEh-Ma-
con and Tampa Bills FavOrnbIy
Reported.
Washington, Feb. S.-rhe net result Of
The work during the two days allotted for
the consideration of public building bills
in the House, was the passage of a single
bill providing for the erection of a build
ing at Newport News, Va, al a cost of
$75, 1000
SiXty-tive bills in all, carrying or author
izing the expenditure of about 81. 900. 900
We're favorably considered in committee
of the whole, when the committee rose to-
day, but because seventeen other bills re-
ported had not been acted upon in com
miitee, ilibusterlng tactics were resorted
to, and all efforts TO advance the bills
favorably acted upon in committee. were
blocked.
The second bill appropriating $4,000 for
a building at Blair City Neb., got as far
as the third reading, when demand for
the production of the engrossed bill pre-
vented it from being placed upon its pas
sage. The previous question had been or
dered on the Altoona Pa, bill. carrying
$l25OOO, when the House adjourned, so
that it win be the unfinished business to-
morrow.
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privileged status they had In virtue of
special order. Another day, therefore will
have to be allotted TO secure action upon
them, and assurances have already been
obtained for another day as soon as the
appropriation bills are out of the way.
Carnegie's Generous Gift.
rwenty-four bills were favorably acted
upon by the committee to-day. The first
bill considered was for site for a public
library In Washington, for which Andrew
Carnegie contributed S25OOO The site Sc
lected by the bill was Mount Vernon
square, at present government reserva-
ton. No appropriation, consequently, was
involved. The bill was laid aside, with a
favorable recommendation.
When the next BILL for public build
ing at Joplin, Mo, to cost $4,000, was
called up Mr. Maddox, Democrat, of
Georgia made a general onslaught upon
the work of the committee on public
buildings and grounds, charging that the
committee had Disseminated outrageously
in favor of certain cities. He cited, par
ticularly. Carrolton, Ky. There we're, he
said thirty-six larger town than Carroll
ton in Kentucky without buildings. But
the popularity of the member represent
ing that district, Mr.. Berry, had secured
a faVora Bile report on that bill.
The bin was favorably acted upon, as
were others, as follows: Tampa Fla,
100000; Admission, Ala, 1000; Bristol,
Tenn. $50 900; Abilene, Tex, 49, 900; Macon,
Ga, SIS, 900; Winston, N. c., $50, 00O Column
bus, Ga, to enlarge post office $4,000.
Cause of All the Trouble.
AT $3.50 D. m. Mr.. Mercer moved that the
committee rise. AS seventeen bills still
remain Enacted upon there were loud pro
tests but the motion prevailed, 70 TO 81
The opposition was in an ugly humor, and
after the passage of the first bill on the list
for a public building at Newport News to
cost $4,000, the opposition was massed
against the Blair City, Neb., bill which
carried $4,000. II was advanced to a third
reading however, but was then blocked by
a demand from Mr.. Loud, Republican, of
California, for the reading of the en-
crossed bill AS the bill was not engrossed
1t was laid aside.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri,
then moved an adjournment, and forced a
roll call.
The motion to adjourn was defeated, 1902
to 121, and the Senate bill for a building at
Altoona, Pa, to cost $125, 900 was taken up,
but the fiibustering tactics of the opposi-
ton continued, and at last, at 500 p. M,
ten minutes before the special order expir-
ed, the House adjourned, the previous
question having been ordered orr the bin
That makes II the unfinished business for
Tomorrow