Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-13
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Wise of Virginia Sworn in as
Member of the House.

In the House yesterday considerable ex-
element prevailed the roll call pro-
ceeded on the Wise-Young election case
and it became evident that the vote would
be very close. At the conclusion of the first
call the republicans had a majority of
three, while at the conclusion of the Sec
end call the democrats were one ahead.
Mr.. Tawney (Minn.), before the result
was announced, challenged the right of
Mr.. Small IN. c. to VOTE saying that Mr.
Fordney CMich-), before he left the House
OH Saturday, informed him that he was
paired with Mr.. Small. The latter ex-
planned that he had paired with Mr.. Ford
ney on all political questions, but had
transferred his pair after consultation with
members upon both sides, who had in
formed him that it was the custom. when
the right to transfer had not been pro-
hibitcd in the arrangement. The Speaker
said that pairs were purely a matter of
honor between members.
Mr. Tawney attempted to pursue the
subject, but the chair sustained a point of
prder that he was out of order. The demo-
Gratis called for an announcement of the
vote. There was much confusion on the
floor. The Speaker directed the clerk to
call his name. He responded in the mega
tive. This tied the vote, and for a moment
only for a moment Then Mr. Mann
GH) ascertained that he was entitled
to vote, as his colleague, with whom
he was paired had returned to the House
Mr. kluttS IN. c., who was paired, with
drew his vote. 1t being manifest that the
democrats were beaten, Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader. changed from aye to
no, and when the Speaker announced that
the resolutions We're defeated, l2S to 1%2
he moved to reconsider Mr.. Weeks moved
to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to reconsider was laid on the
table, 1}2 to 12g
The vote then recurreJ llDop the ma {n1ity
resolutions declaring Mr.. Young not elect ed
and Mr. Wise elected. Mr.. Richardson de-
Handed division of the question. and the
vote was accordingly taken first upon the
resolution declaring Mr.. Young not entitled
| to the seat. 1t was adopted 1i2 to 126.
The other resolution, declaring Mr.. Wise
| entitled to the seat, was agreed to- 1872 to
| l2J.
| Mr.. Wise was sworn in as member
MIR Cannon then called up the urgent de-
| ticiency appropriation bill. and the House
! went into committee of the whole to con-
| siGer it. Mr.. Cannon stated that the bill
| was very urgent 1t carried 81 .439 $50 The
| principal items were 500, 600 for the ma. al
| establishment and S4S1 900 for the public
| printing office. In connection with the lat
| ter item MIR. Richardson called attention to
| the bill he had introduced to regulate the
| product Of the paper trust. The advance in
\ the price of paper was one of the causes
| of the deficiency appropriation asked for
| Mr.. Richardson said the creation of the
| paper trust had reduced competition and
| lI'tTtdSti prices RE Salu lne number of
| bidders for supplying paper to the govern
! T-eut for the next fiscal year had fallen
| from fOrty-hve or fifty in former years TO
| thirty, and the prices had ranged - per
| cent higher.
| Mr., Steele Gud.) inquired how a tariff of
s per ton could be utilized to raise the
| price from $50 to S:i6 ton. Hesaid he was
| willing to join in enacting law for prop
| erly controlling trusts.
/ But a reduction of the number of bidders
| Ill these busy times, he said. was not sig
\ r|nicaNt He cited as an instance bids ;,d-
\ vertised for building at the government
! Soldiers Home this year. Whereas in for
/ ner years, contractors had fallen over
| themselves to bid. this year there was but
| one bidder. He had been suspicious had
| written former contractors. and had lea
/ they were busy and did not care to bid or
| government work, upon which laborers
| could only work eight hours day.
| Ny. Cannon turned the discussion into a
! humorous vein by suggesting that the trust
| in which Congress was Immediately inter-
| ested was the congressional trust and as
| the appropriation for the printing Office
| was for the purpose of disseminating
! sDeeches and making the election and call.
| ing Of representatives sure he though,
| there should be no object ion to the appro.
! priation. The bill was then passed
| Al $50 p. m the House adjourned