The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-04


MIR, Lattlmer of South Carolina made
vigorous response. contending that
Charleston made no plea for special fav-
or but only for the same treatment that
was accorded to St. Louis and Buffalo.
Cannon Was Called TO order.
Mir. Cannon criticised the Senate Expo
sition amendments until he was called to
order by one OF the South Carolina mem
bers and cautioned by the Speaker against
commenting on tho action OF the other
branch of Congress-.
Mr.. Cannon said the time had come
to resist the legislative invasions of the
other branch of Congress. There We're
worse things, he said suggestively, than
extra sessions of Congress, For himself,
he declared, he was ready TO sec this
great bill fall for he would never pur-
chase freedom from extra session by such
an abuse of legislative right
On a rising vote the motion TO concur
was defeated, rs 60 1S9
Mr.. Sherman of New York. moved to
concur with the st. Louis and Buffalo
items, omitting the Charleston item.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas, sought to amend
by excluding Buffalo with Charleston, but
the Speaker would not entertain the
amendment.
The Sherman amendment was defeated
without division and the sundry civil bill
The conference report on the deficiency
| appropriation bin was concurred in, thus
disposing of that measure.
At 545 p. m. recess was taken until
O'clock
Democratic Leaders Favor II.
When the House reconvened at o'clock
the discussion of the resolution presented
by Mr.. Dalzell for the appointment of
special committee to visit Porto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines was resumed.
! Mr.. Bailey of Texas urged the adoption
of the special committee resolution as the
best means of securing information con-
cerning the situation there. MIR. Williams
of Mississippi, vigorously sntagonized it.
The debate was interrupted by a confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill
agreeing to all items except four The
report was adopted.
The conference report on the naval bill
was adopted and the bill now goes to the
President for his approval.
AT 1896 p. m. the House took a recess
until midnight.
During the recess members gathered in
groups and sang religious hymns patri
otic airs and rag-time melodies. Their ef-
forts were heartily applauded by the oc-
cupants of the galleries
When the recess was over Mr.. Loud
presented the final conference on the post
Office bill, and it was agreed to.
The House then took up the Dalzell
resolution, providing for the appointment
of committee to visit Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines
MaddOx'S Warm Reply TO Williams.
There was a slightly sensational ex-
change between Mr.. Maddox of Georgia,
and Mr. williams of Mississippi, growing
out of the formers denouncing certain re-
marks of Mr.. Williams as reflection up
on his (Maddox's) colleagues of the Com~
mittee on Insular Affairs. Mr.. Williams
disclaimed any intention of rejecting on
Mr. Maddox, and any inference of that
must have arisen, he said, from the lat
ter's inner consciousness of his inability
to cope with the Republican members OF
| the committee.
| Later in the evening Mr.. Maddox ar
nounced on the floor that he had ascer-
| tanned from an examination of the pro-
| ceedings that it was not true as he had
believed that Mr. Williams had reflected
on the Insular Affairs Committee, and he
| (AIaddox) wished to apologize to the gen
| tleman for the statements made.
Mr Williams gracefully accepted the
apology, at the same time paying a cor
dial tribute to his friendship with the
gentleman from Georgia.
Junket Resolution Defeated.
Washington. March S.-The House de-
feated by vote of 139 nays to S4 yeas,
the resolution providing for a committee
to visit Cuba Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, and report on the conditions there.
The House then took a recess until 2
O'clock.
Further Conferences Ordered.
Washington, March 4.--Another dis
agreement was reported in the House On
the sundry civil bill by Mr.. Cannon and
further conference was ordered.
House Takes Recess UntiI n. mn.
Washington, March AT 2:45 a. m. the
House again met, but without transact
ing any business, took a recess until
o'clock.