The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-05
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
HOUSE CONSENTS TO SEVERAL
SENATE PROVISIONS.

The $5,oOO,OOO Appropria ton for the
st. Louis Exposition and the Miss
issippi River Item Agreed to.
House Ready to Adjourn To-mor-
Several widows Were Removed
From Pension Rolls.
Washington, June 4.-The House to-day
agreed to the Senate amendment to the
sundry civil bill appropr,ating 5000, 900
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
ST. Louis.
There was not word of debate on con-
currence In the amendment Its opponents
contented themselves with demanding a
roll call, which resulted 127 ayes to rs
noes in favor of the appropriation.
The House also agreed to the Senate
item for the mississippi river with an
amendment reducing the appropriation to
81 10000, and adding a provision for the
preparation of a comprehensive report on
the levee system by the Mississippi River
Commission. With these exceptions the
items of the sundry civil bill still in dis
pute after the adoption of the PARTIAL con-
ference report were sent back to confer
ence
The disputed items of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were agreed
to and the bill went to the President,
leaving only four appropriation bills still
in dispute between the two houses.
MIR. Tawney of Minnesota, is making an
effort to delay final adjournment unless
action is had on the Grout oleomargarine
bill but he met with no success to-day.
Everything so far as the House is con-
cerned, indicates final adjournment on
Wednesday.
widows Cut on Pension List.
Mr.. Miers of Indiana, as a matter of
privilege moved the adoption of a resolu-
ton of inquiry calling upon the Secretary
of the Interior for all reports relating to
the dropping from the pension rolls of GER
tain widows, especially such reports and
correspondence from Special Examiners
William Goodlove. w. 8. Harris, A. w.
Room and j. II. Stibbs.
He understood he said, that there were
more than thirty widows dropped from
the rolls upon the report OF Mr.. Goodlove
who, he was informed, had asked the wild
ows questions which could not be repeat
ed in the House. He also was informed
although he did not believe 1t, that the
Commissioner of Pensions had authorized
this infamous line of questions.
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Room, he was in
formed, had made special reports upon Mr.
Goodlove's action for which both had
been reduced. The line of inquiry COM
planned of had reference to the chastity
of the widow SINCE her husbands death.
Mr.. Ray of New York. criticised the
resolution as being indefinite and uninteli-
gible. Who were the widows, he demand
ed to know.
Mr.. Miers said he would respond to
this challenge in his own time.
Mr.. Ray said 1t was a covert assault
on the Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of Pensions.
The chair held that the pending ques-
tion was to discharge the committee from
the consideration Of the resolution and
not on the adoption of the resolution, and
that the pending question was debatable.
NTiers' Motion Lost.
Z This decision cut off debate and the
question was put. The motion was lost,
III to 1S1. This left the resolution still
In possession of the committee.
MIR. Canon, chairman of the Appropri-
alton Committee. presented the confer
ence report on the sundry civil approprt-
alton bill Mr.. Cannon then moved that
the House insist on its disagreement to
the other items.
The amendments on which seperate
votes were demanded by members were
considered in their order.
The emergency river and harbor bill
was sent 20 conference.
Saturday, Dec. s. was set aside for pay
ing tribute to the late Representative
Harmer of Pennsylvania.
At 7.O5 ID. m. the House adjourned