The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
Days WORK N HOUSE
MANY BILLS PASSED UNDER SUs-
PENSION OF THE
RULES
VETERAN LAW FAILED TO PlSS
CONGRESSMAN BROMWELL's MEAS
URE DEFEATED BY A LARGE
MAJORITY
BOUTELLE MADE A CAPTAIN
Valuable Services of the Member
From Maine, Now Mentally
Diseased, Recognized by
His Colleagues.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Under sus-
pension Of rules today the house passed
Oils to divide West Virginia and Ken
lucky into two judicial districts: to ere
ate another district Judge in the North
ern district of Ohio, and to refer to the
secretary OF interior the claims of the
state OF Texas for moneys spent on public
improvements in Greer county. before
the decision of the court put it within
the Jurisdiction of Oklahoma. An at
teh1pe was made to pass the bill to give
the soldiers and sailors of the Civil war,
the Spanish war and the wal. in the Phil
lpp1nes preference to appointment to no
sltlonS III the various departments Of the
government, but it was opposed on the
ground that it would shut out from an
polntment for years to come all civilians
TO positions under the government, and
II was overwhelmingly defeated One
hundred and two private pension bills
were passed.
just before adjournment a fine tribute
was paid to Hon. Charles A. Boutelle. of
Maine, who served eighteen years in
congress, and has been reelected to the
fltty-seVenth congress. Mr.. Littlefeld
(Me.) asked unanimous consent tn the
consideration of bill placing him upon
Inc Fetlred list as a captain of the navy
ne having served the navy during the
Civil war. Mr.. Littlefield said the condi-
ton OF Mr.. BOutelle was such that he
undoubtedly would resign. The condi
ton of the Maine man was we'll known
10 representatives, and, although some
or them were inclined to protest against
the proposed legislation as estabIishin9
dangerous precedent, no objection was
made, and the bill was passed.
VETERAN PREFERENCE RITZ.
This was individual suspension dav in
the mouse. The speaker first recognized
MT BroWneu 90, who moved to sus
pend the rules and pass fNe bill renor+od
by the civil service COMMITTEES to give
preference to honorably DISCHARGED SOL
olefs IN the executive department of the
government. 1t provided that hon
oranly discharged soldiers of the
ClViI war, and, after them, hon
orably discharged soldiers of the
SpaISn war and the war in the Philip
pines be given preference in apnointroen+
to Office and retention therein ana tbat
loss OF limbs or other physical innair~
IheHl winch does not incapacitate shan
not disqualify them. 0i'''ii
MI. BromWelf explained that the hin
as ORIGINALITY introduced was the bill ire
paTeo by the G. A. R. 1t simply extend
Eei Tue pfoVlslolis Of the existing Jaw. Civ
ing preference to honorabIv DISCHARGED
so!dlers and sailors of the Civil war.
MT. Glllem (Mass.), chairman of the
civil service committee, protested vip
orously against the bill. He said II We,
vicious, although drawn apparently win
sooo intentions. 1t would he said, shut
1lvlliahs out of the government
at the top of the preferential list ali
soldlers and sailors Of the war with
Srain, regular and volunteer aIilx.
amounting to 100000; the 10000 now in
| the service and the $4,000 who soon win
! be enlisted under the army reorganiza
| ton bill 1t therefore would give prefer
! ence to $4,000 men and for wears wou1d
! keep civilians off the rolls. The reeu-
| lars, he said, were not entitled to be In
| prefential class. The soldiers in the
| Civil war enlisted as sacred duty. The
| regulars did not enlist for the same
| reason. Many of them went into the
army, because they liked the service.
| Why should they go to the top of the
| list. They were rewarded with pensions.
| why also reward them with preferences
for appointment in the civil service.
.On a rising vote the bill was defeated
! 81 to 105.
BILLS PASSED.
An urgent deficiency bill carrying 1882
! 500 for contingent expenses of the house
| of Representa- tives, Indian affairs, District
| of Columbia and the national home for
| disabled soldiers was passed
Bills were passed to divide the states
| of West Virginia and Kentucky each into
| two judicial districts. The senate bill Ia
provide for an additional district Judge
for the northern judicial district of Ohio
| 1t was intended to remove from duty
Judge Kicks, who has been ncapacitatel
| for some time.
Mr.. Lanham CTeX.) moved the passae e
| under the suspension of the rules of tie
terror to mark the boundary between
Texas and Oklahoma and to inquire into
| the claims of the state of Texas for
moneys expended while Greer county was
| a part of Texas.
| The bill was passed 116 to 16.
| The house Then passed 102 pension bills
| and then on motion OF Mr. Littlcheld
! (Me) passed joint resolution to appoint
Representative Charles A. Boutelle (Me.)
on the retired list as a captain in the
| United States navy.
The house a 5:15 p. m. adjourned.
REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
The house committee on census, by a
| vote of to 6, agreed to report the Hop
kins' reapportionment bill, leaving the
total membership of the house at 357, as
| at present and rearTanging a number of
state delegations. The bill will not be
taken up until after the holidays.
The only change in the DILL was an
amendment requiring that the several
| congressional districts of the several
| states should be composed of contiguous
and compact territory. The purpose of
the amendment is to prevent gerry
| Wandering. Under the bill the following
states will lose one representative each:
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Ne
braska, Ohio South Carolina and Vir-
gin1a.
The following will gain one each: Hin
ois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey,
New York and West Virginia.
Texas will gain two representatives.
Based upon present political divisions,
neither party will gain advantage from
| the new reapportionment proposed in the
| bill The Republicans will gain five
and lose five, and the Democrats will
gain and lose 8. The basis OF
| representation will be one representa-
tive for each 20S,8OS inhabitants. By
the terms of the agreement made in the
committee the new bill will not be taken
up until after the holidays. The vote
upon reporting the bill was as follows:
| Ayes-Hopkins, Babcock, Acheson,
| Brownlow, Mcdowell, Ryan and Klutts.
Nays-Russell, Heatwole, Crumpacker,
BurIeigh, Griffith and Wilson Is. Co.
TO IRRIGATE ARID LANDS.
Representative Newlands today intro
duced bill for the construction of re-