Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-21
55th CONGRESS.
House Says, PIG to 81, Pay
Spain Her $2O,O0O,O0O.
lst Maine Artillery Included in Order
Mastering Out Volunteers.
Gen. Miles on the Stand Before Army Beei
inquiry Court.

Washington, Feb. ga separate bill
appropriating $4,000. 600 for payment to
Spain under the provisions of the
treaty of Paris was passed, today, by
the House under suspension of the
rules. No amendment was in order
| and an attempt to secure unanimous
consent to offer an. amendment de-
clarative of our policy not perman-
entity to annex the islands was object
ed to. Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky. upon
went out of the sundry civil bill, made
the only speech in open hostility to the
measure, but upon the roll call "a men,
bers-31 Democrats, POpuliSts and
Silver Republican voted against it. The
votes of 213 members We're cast for it.
The Senate bill to reimburse the gov
ernors of states for expenses paid by
the states in organizing volunteers for
service in the war with Spain before
their muster into the service of the
United States was also passed under
suspension of the rules.
The bill apropriating 100000 for the
Pan-American exposition to be held in
Buffalo, N. Y, in 1901 was before the
House on a motion to suspend the
rules, but it was antagoniZed by the
chairman of the appropriation commit
tee, Mr.. Cannon. Owing to the late
ness of the hour a quorum had disap-
peared and advantage was taken of
this fact compelling an adjournment.
The bill now will go over until next
Saturday, the first of the six suspen-
sion days at the close of the session,
when it will come up as unfinished
business.
This was suspension day in the
House. By unanimous consent the
Senate bill to fix the time of holding
court at Batesville, Ark, was passed
and the Senate amendments to num-
Der of private pension bills were adopt
ed.
Grow, Rep, Pa, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of bill
to nav the heirs of Samuel Tewkes-
bury of Scranton, Pa. $5691 for claim,
and when consent was refused the
Speaker recognized him to move its
passage under suspension of the rules.
Maddox, Dem. Ga. opposed the bill on
the ground that it was unjust discrim-
nation against a similar class OF
claims in the South. The bill was de-
feated. 12S to e, two-thirds not having
voted in the affirmative. Loud. Rep,
Cal, moved the passage under suspeh-
sion of the rules of the Senate Dill 10
extend the uses of the mail service.
The bill is to legaliZe the return on en-
yelopes and postal cards OF the United
States Economic Postage Association.
Corliss, Rep. Mich, attacked the Dill
as a dangerous piece of legislation. 1t
was special legislation in the interest
IF a comnany that controlled patent.
cannon thought the bill would breed
great trouble If put in force. HfosVe-
nor. Rep. Ohio, and Bromwell, Rep,
Ohio. supported the bill. The Dill was
defeated. 125 to 81, two-thirds having
aeair failed to vote to suspend thr
rules.
Mahon. Rep, Penn. moved the pas
sa.a under suspension. of the Senate
hin To reimburse governors of states
for expenses incurred by them in the
anization of votes for service in the
war with Spain. Mahon saio tnele
were claims from the various s.a az
for this work aggregatinS oNei s' .oc
600. Under the existing law Only $f'o,
900 of these claims had been iiquloale"
The amendment, he said, wouH eoi'.pe,
the governor to produce, detained
vouchers and the reimbursement woulu
he made through the government a.
counting officers Cooper, DEM - ,s,
urged that the bill should De alhe.,a as'
SO as to provide for the paymen ny, u h,,,
penses incurred or paid
was passed, 1856 to 10. ,ronr;a-
Cannon, chairman OF the app.or
tion committee, then moved the pas
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