The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11

the amendment The gentleman from
# is. with his amendment. it reads dep.
uty collectors not to exceed five in num-
her and such other customs officers as
the Secretary of the Treasury deems nee
IesSary.
Mir. McRae. II is to come in after the
Indefinite number of officers. If you will
| give re a copy of the BILL 1 will show
as the gentleman from Mississippi sug-
gests. il is not where ii should come in
The Speaker. The Chair has no power
| in q matter of that kind.
Mr. williams of Mississippi I ask
| that the gentleman be permitted to in
sert the amendment at the proper place
! 1t was done by the clerk in mistake
Mr.. McRae.. 1t should come in after
the last word.
The Speaker. Let the clerk report it
to the House, so that it will be under
stood
| The clerk read as follows:
After the word necessary insert at
the end of the bill not exceeding five in
number so that it will read, and such
the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem
necessary, not exceeding five in num-
her"
AMENDMENT REJECTED.
The Speaker. The question is on or
dering the previous question.
Mr.. Payne. l withdraw that for the
moment. ! do not see how that amend
stroying the bill. To insert the words
not exceeding five in number will apply
to collector, clerks. and everything else
Mr.. McRae. 1 did not intend it to dc
that.
Mr.. Payne. To put this on the bill de-
stroys the service down there. I now
demand the previous question.
Mr. McRae. Then let me modify the
amendment. l do not want any misun-
derstandng about it. / will ask that i,
be inserted after the word officer hut
ms n
ence whether there or at the end.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi Mr.
The Speaker. This is all out of order
Mr.. Payne. demand the previou:
Mr. williams of Mississippi May
ask the gentleman to withdraw the cal
for the previous question?
The previous question was ordered
The Speaker. The question now is OIL
the amendment offered by the gentle
man from Arkansas (Mr. McRae).
, The question was taken; and on a di
vision demanded by Mr.. McRae) Their
were-ayes 80, noes 81.
So the amendment was rejected.
. The bill was ordered to be read thirt
time; and being read the third time, i
, was passed.
!. on motion of Mr.. Payne. motion t,
, reconsider the last vote was laid on tn
table.
? PROGRESS OF TIVE BEET SUGAR
INDUSTRY.
) The Speaker also lard before the Hous
the following message of the Presiden
T of the United States: which was read
ordered to be printed, and referred t
: the Committee on Printing:
: ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
: sentatives: / transmit herewith, for tn
Information of Congress, a communica
e tion from the Secretary of Agricultur
2 forwarding a report on the progress o
S the beet sugar industry in the Unite
States during the year 1899. 1t EN-
4 braces the observations made by spe
cial agent on the various phases of tn
= beet sugar industry of the Hawaiian Isl
e ands; also the results of analyses of su
gar beets received by the Department O
Agriculture from the different States an
Territories, together with much other in
n formation relating to the sugar industry
Your attention Is invited TO the rec
{ ommendation of the Secretary of Ayr
culture that 200No copies of the repor
he printed for the use of the Depart
ment, in addition to such number as ma
e he desired for the use of the Senate AN
), House of Representatives.
I WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
: Executive Mansion. May o. 1900"