Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-05
MONEY FOR ST. LOUIS
House Accepts Amendment to Ap.
preparation Bill Giving s5,OoO,-
600 to the Fair.
The Provision Goes Thru Without
Debate. With only seventy.tive
Negative Votes.
Minority Report on the Occur
d'Alene Investigation Filed
With Congress

Washington, June 5.-The house has
sundry civil bill, appropriating s5,c0O,O00
for the Louisiana purchase exposition at
st. Louis. There was not a word Of de-
bate on concurrence in the amendment.
1t was after o'clock when the matter
came UP, and owing to the lateness of
the hour and the rwhelming major
lity in its favor, the opponents of the fair
appropriation did not even make a show
| of opposition. They contented them
selves With demanding a roll call, Which
resulted 127 ayes to 20 nays in favor of
1.-THE appropriation.
The house also agreed to the senate
| item for the Mississippi river, With an
amendment reducing the appropriation
to $3.50, 900 and adding provision for
\ the preparation of a compreh eIsive re-
port on the levee system by the Missis-
sippi river commission. With these eN-
lceptions, the items of the sundry civil
!, bill still in dispute after the adoption
| of the partial conference report We're
j.sent back to conference. The disputed
Items of the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill We're agreed to and the
| bill sent TO the president, leaving only
! four appropriation bills still in dispute
between the Two houses. Mr.. Tawney
of Minnesota is making an effort to
delay final adjournment unless action
Is, had on the Girout oleonargarine bill,
but has met with no success.
MIR. Miers of Indiana, as a matter of
privilege, moved the adoption of res
olution of inquiry offered more than a
week ago and which had not been re-
ported back from the committeeson in-
valid pensions within the time in which
it must be reported back under the
rules. The resolution called upon the
secretary of the interior for all reports
relating to the dropping from the pen
sion rolls of certain widows: especially
the reports and correspondence from
Special Examiners w. NJ. Goodloye, w.
$. Harris, a. w, Room and Gen. j. III.
Slibbs. and each OF them reiatiNe 70
said Widows; also all letters and corre-
spondence by said Stibbs and the COM
missioner of pensions 10 ana with salo
stibbs. Harris, Room Goodlove and
each of them.
He understood he said. that more
than thirty widows mad 5been dropped
from the rolls upon the report OF MT.
Goodlove, who, he was informed. mad
asked tbs. widows questions which
could not be repeated IN the house. ne
also WAS informed. altho he did not be-
iieve II, that the commissioner OF pen.
s'ions mad authorized TINS iamous me
I of questions
Mr. Harris#and Mr. Room, ne was IN
1 formed, MAD ma Sfsct1l upon
Mr.. Goodlese's action for which both
had been reduced The line OF inquiry
complained OF had reference to the
character Of the widow SINCE her nus
bands death MIR. Miers had read an
interview with ex-Coinmlssloner OF
/. Pensions Tanner denouncing The pro-
pounding OF such insulting questions
ITO the widows OF soldiers.
Ey the Eternal. said he. In conclu-
sion, y propose thas the country snalt
1 Know what truth there is III these
charges.
L Mr.. Ray. Of New Jersey opposed the
lresolution as being Indefinite and unin-
I telligible.
4 He challenged Mr.. Mlers 70 give the
4 name of one widow.
II will 10 the gentlemanS shame,
/ rs the gentleman prepared to give