The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-15
IN THE HOUSE.
Debate Covers All Subjects Except
the Appropriation Bin Then
Under Consideration.


esutive, legislative and judicial appropri-
alton bill
Before Hemenway. who was in charge
OF the bill, called 1t, reports in the con-
tested election case of .Aldrich- Robbins.
from the Fonrth Alabama district. was
submitted. The majority reported in ia
vor OF the contestant and the minority in
favor 81 the sitting member.
The Democrats were disposed To insiss
upon several days for general debate on
the legislative bill on the ground that nos
sufficient time was to be allowed TO de-
bate the Puerto Rican tariff bill. Efforts
20 reach an agreement failed, and the
house went into committee Of the whole
with no arrangement about general de-
bate.
Hemenway made a general explanation
nf she bill Payne. floor leader of the ma
Jority. Interrupted Hemenway to announce
that, in view OF the failure to reach an
agreement concerning debate on the leg
isiativs bill he would call up the Puerto
Rican bin Monday next.
Departments Full OF Incompetents.
Speaking generally about the clerical
force in the departments. Mr.. Hemenway
provoked something of storm by as
sorting that the departments were filed
with incompetents who were kept in by
political influence. He said whenever the
head OF department proposed TO dis
charge lncompetents congressman and
senators bullyragged him into retaining
them.
Moody. member OF the appropriations
committee, called attention to the fact
Of departments We're compelled to dis
charge incompetents and insisted that su-
petannuated clerks must be removed.
UNLESS we can get rid of this dead
wood ne said. the public service win
break down"
He'll Discusses Government Deposits.
Bell discussed the question of govern
inent deposits in national banks. It has
been commended, he said, that the banks
make nothing out CT deposits. He C8eID
had written to the treasures OF all states
and had received enough replies To- show
defined market value. New York received
one-hslf per cent. on daily balances and 5
per cent upon special funds.-kansas re-
ccived 2 per cent, Pennsylvania IL per
cent, Michigan 2i2 per cent, Maine 2 per
cent. Connecticut 2is per cent. Florida
~ per cent, Maryland per cent, Colo
RADIO per cent. and 2is per cent. and Min
nesota per cent. He contended Ii was a
crime against the people to deposit mil
lions of government funds in national
banks without interest.
Sims Talks ON Pensions.
Mr.. Sims sufsr1freed some remarks con-
corning pensions. taking as his text Sem
ator Gallinger's reported statement that IL
the pension bills before this congress were
passed they would bankrupt the treasury.
He presented statistics showing that from
the twenty-three regular regiments en-
gagged in the Santiago campaign, which
suffered casualties TO the number of 1.s4+.
had come 1858 applications for pensions.
These latter regiments, he said. were all
from the North. Eight Southern regiments
that suffered a loss Of l5s, had only TGl
applications for pensions This discrep-
ancy he accounted for by the statement
that I'm the South the pension mania was
not so rampant. He cited the case OF three
volunteer regiments, Ninth Massachusetts.
Eighth Ohio and First District of Column
hia. neither of which had suffered loss i'm
Killed. wounaed or missing. yet which fur
nished 645. 4s7 and 400 applicants -espec-
lively for pensions
BarthoIdt on Missouri Elections.
Bartholdt devoted half an hour ia a def
milton OF the election laws of Missouri.
The Democratic legislature at its last ses-
sion had. he said imposed 0oebelism upon
-, Louis, II left the Republican party In
St Louis powerless. Worse than this,
the legislature had saddled upon the city
an infamous police bill. The Democrats OF
Missouri who. I'm the house, cried for the
consent OF the governed In the Philippines,
German Ann s"e Of s, Louis he sais
supported the administration Philippine
policy. Loyalty TO the government was a
German characteristic. The Irish were
naturally against the government" Mr..
tftzgerald Of Massachusetts resented
Bartheldts reflections upon the irish
Americans He agreed with Bartholdt In
his culogy Of the Germans. "gut.'' he
said II think he has offered AN gratuitous
insult. to the irish people, and hurI It
Bartholdt diselaimed any intention of re-
fecting upon the Irish.
Benton Defends Them.
Benton OF Missouri defended Miss@lris
election laws. Those Of no other Mate OF
the American Union. he said, were faircr
or more honest. He con,rasted the present
laws with those enacted by the Republi-
cans during the days ~ reconstruction.
He said some Of the features of the pres
ent law were to prevent imported voters
who, Il was charged. were brought into
81 Louis for voting. No honest Repub-
ucan eould object 20 the law.
In conclusion Benton said that the su-
prone court OF Missouri would declare con-
siitntinnal the NcsDit election Inv. "and
II Il does said he, n am of the opinion
that the prophecy Of the gentleman from
81 Louis OsartholdD as TO the Repubu-
cans VIII be realized Hereafter no Repuh-
lean Will enter the doors OF this house
from s.. Louis" Democratic applausel
Elartholdt reiterated his charge that the
Missouri election law was outrageouslv
partisan and designed 10 turn. over the
city ef 81 Louis 20 the Democrats
Pearce Replies To Benton.
Pearce isiso replied to Benton. character.
ixing as weak. III not cowardly some OF
nis statsments.". He declared that the
Neshiit law was ihe most disgracegui elee.
tion law ever pat upon the statute hooks
df any state. WORSE IN its administrative
features, shan To. Gogbcl law Ia Kentucky
lie denounced as false the charge OF the
Importation % voters into ST. Louis.
When Pearce concluded the army appTo-
prialion hllt was REPORTED and the house
az Z 9 o. m, adjourned