The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

-.-A Number Of Appropriations for PUB
lie Buildings Were Made.
HOUSE.
Monday.-This was suspension
day in the house and quite a num-
Der of bills we're passed, several OF
them Of Importance. The census
bill prepared by the house commit
tee went through by vote OF LAT to
40. Bills were passed extending the
anti-contract labor laws over to the
Hawaiian Islands; creating National
Military Park on the site Of the bat
tie of vicksburg and granting $4,000
acres of land In Alabama to the
girls industrial school Of that state.
Tuesday.-Today and tomorrow
were set aside in the house for the
consideration of public buildings
bills. The committee had reported
seventy eight bills for buildings in
fifteen states, authorizing in the
aggregate an expenditure of $14,-
06O,9 900. Little or no opposition de-
veloped today and bills were acted
upon almost as RAPIDLY as they
could be read.
Wednesday. The net result Of the
two days allotted for work on the
nublic buildings in the house, was
the passage Of o single bill provid-
ing for the erection Of building at
Newport News, Va, at a cost OF
17b, 10000. Sixty-five bills in all, car
rying or authorizing the expendl-
ture Of about $12, 900, were favor
ably considered in committee OF the
whole when the committee rose to-
day, but because seventeen other
bills reported had not been acted
upon in committee, filibustering
tactics were resorted to and al.
efforts to advance the bills favora
bly acted upon in committee, were
blocked. Chairman Cannon OF thu
appropriating committee OF thu
house in the course Of the genera
debate on the sundry civilbill toda!
sounded q note of warning agains
extravaganza appropriations ant
practically served notice tina
neither the ship subsidy bill nor tn
9 Nicaragua canal bill could be pass
ed at this session. Although tn
specifically disclaimed speak king TO
any one but himself the statemen
80 he made coming from the char
man OF the appropriations commit
tee caused great interest. Mr.. Cal
non made q general statement 9
the revenues and expenditures fo
the present fiscal year, increasl I
Secretary Cages estimate OF To
deficiency in the revenues frol
e119, 600, 600 to $159, 900, 900 exclu'
q i've Of the $3.50, 900, 900 to be paid
Spain under the provisions OF til
= treaty of Paris. MI. GrosVenor,
Ohio; Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa; an
MIR. W. A. Smith, Of Michigan
- although they did not enter I'M
any lengthy discussion, took isst
with Mr.. Cannon but he malntalne
That our expenditures for the ne;
two wears if no increase OF expendc
lures was entered upon. But ne l
lioated that it would be close ma
rim and new expenditures mig
mean a bond issue Mr.. Cannon
speech was in every way notat
10, me and doubtless will furnish T.
text for q good deal of discussl'
during the remainder of the sesslo
as The general debate on the sund
civil bill was not concluded toda
-~ Before it was taken up quite a nu
her Of minor bills were passed
unanimous consent.
Fridav.-General debate on
sundry civil bill appropriation v
continued today. The speakers d
ing the day touched a variety
- topios, but as rule the deb:
lacked spirit and interest: DUR
the eonrse Of the debate, Mr.. Fl
hurn chairman Of the interstate a
foreign commerce committee, g:
notice that he would offer the \
aragua canal bill as an amendm
= to the sundry civil bill.
= Saturday. After spirited deb
n For mora than two hours this al
noon an unanimous agreement
zn made by the senate to vote on
3 resolution of Mr.. McEnery. of Lo
z lana, declaratory of policy OF
z United States as to the Phlllppl
. islands on next Tuesday. The
q Quest for the unanimous cons
S agreement was made by Mr.. MAJ
~ Of illinois, after what seemed
conclusion of the debate upon
question and after several sena
rec. who were known to be opposed
anv action on the resolution ten
~ rarily had left the chamber. '
CU, their return to the chamber
L.. learned what happened in their
' sence and MI. Hawley, OF Conn
cut. gave notice that at a pr
time he would endeavor to have
Ter, agreement vacated. Considers
Of the legislative, executive ana
dicial appropriation Dill was