Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-07
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correct replied the Speaker. THE Chair
was not aware that the gentleman from
Michigan intended to call up claim. The
Chair will himself object. All members
must be treated alike"
Green. Mas, asked unanimous consent
to consider a bill to establish a lobster
hatchery in Maine. The mentioned OBJ
ject of the bill created much merriment
Until we can have the Occur d'Alene
testimony finished observed Lentz
Ohio, I'VE will have to deprive ourselves
of Holsters. / object At 1890 recess
was taken until o'clock.
At / o'clock, the House reconvened
A hundred or more members with pri-
vate bills were hustling about trying
to secure recognition, but Lentz, ONO
had declared that he would object 10
unanimous consent for anything untii
an order was made to permit the
printing of the Occur d Alene tesu-
mony. All members were referred 10
him. but none could persuade him 10
yield He took the position that MS
personal rights were being invaded bE
the refusal of the majority to allow the
printing of this testimony. Flgurati'e-
Nv. he had the House by the throat
After waiting Is minutes and neither
OF the remaining conference reports
being ready. a recess was taken un-
til Las.
When the House re-convened, LentZ
withdrew his objection against several
bills. among them the Senate bill to
preserve the rights of women who
might marry after taking up home
steads under the homestead law. At 2
o'clock, there was another recess Tor
half an hour.
When the House reconvened bill
was passed to establish a fish culture
station in West Virginia. Johnston,
w. Va. asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of this bill and LentZ
did not object. but the bars went down
as soon as Cushman, Republican
from Washington, preferred request
and the House again came TO a stand
still Until there is some further ex-
PLANTATION why the Occur d'Alene testi-
mony is not printed" said LentZ, i
object" Another recess was ordered
until P. NJ.
When the House reconvened. LentZ
still blocked the path of all private
bills. The resignation of Mcpherson OF
Iowa. who has been appointed United
States district judge, was lald before
the House and Hedge, Iowa, was ap-
pointed q member of the committee On
post offices and post reads in his stead
Dolliver. Iowa, asked unanimous con-
sent to consider a bill to incorporate
the Supreme Lodge of the knights OF
Pythias. "Inasmuch as l am a mem
Der of the order" said Lentz. and in
asmuch as it has lodges in the Occur
d'Alene district, | will not object.
(t.aughter). The bill was passed.
Another small bill, offered by Ben
ton. Mo-, was passed. Then the friends
of the Maine lobster hatchery bill in
duced Fitzgerald, a Massachusetts
Democrat, to offer it. Lentz did not oo-
iect. but Cushman. Wash. did. in re-
taliation for the Democratic objection
to his bill.
At 4 o'clock. the House again insisted
upon it's disagreement to the Senate
amendments to the naval bill relating
to ocean and lake surveys and the abo-
Iition of the sea course for naval cadets.
FosS then called the attention OF the
House to the fact that the Senate
after a protracted struggle had prac-
tically agreed to the House provision
relative to armor plates (Applause}-
Foss moved that the House concur in
the Senate amendment The motion
prevailed. 154 to sc. The bill was then
sent back to conference. The House
took a recess until p. NJ.
When the House reconvened. at
O'Clock. Cannon. chairman of the ap-
preparations committee. attempted to
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priations for this Congress, but Lentz
objected. Later when a Senate resolu-
ton was presented Cannon proceeded
to make his statement, but Lentz in
terposed a point Of order. Cannon
stated that his purpose was to make
the usual statement of the benefit OF
the country and House. If the objec-
ton was insisted upon he would print
it in the record. Despite the appeals
Of his Democratic associates, Lent re
fused to relent and Cannon desisted.
A resolution to print 10000 copies of
the reports Of the committee on agri-
culture and the Grout bill was put
through over Lentzs head amid much
merriment. The Speaker completely
ignored Lentz. LentZ made no objec-
ton when one of his party associates
preferred a request for unanimous con-
sent.
At $50 p. NJ. Foss presented the final
report on the naval appropriation bill. y
compromise had been effected on the pro-
vision relative to ocean surveys which APP
propriated $4,000 for photographic sur
veys, while the House receded from its
provision abolishing the two-years sed
course for naval cadets. but secured ar
Il In m
an appointment from each congressional
district every four years. FOss said tht
Senate conferees had absolutely insisted
upon the provision relative TO ocean sur
veys.
Cannon. who had led the fight agains
ocean surveys under the direction of the
navy department. was not satisfied witt
the agreement reached by the conferees
He said he should ask the House to re
ject the conference report.
Moody Mass. vigorously urged that th'
report be rejected The question al issue
officers" or the House was supreme
Shall We" he asked Indignantly. Ee
down on our knees to these bureau Off
GERS because our confereeS have PROVED
unfaithful to their trust? We SHOULD
teach them the lesson they deserve" CAP
plause).
Cummings n. Y. said the Senate con
ferees had insisted on the word hydro
graphic" Cannon told how members ha
been bombarded by letters and telegram
in the interest of this photographic worl
He had suspected that they We're prompt
ed by the navy department and had Gale