Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-18
ENOUGH FOR FIFTY BUILDINGS
PUBLIC INTERESTS WOULD HAVE
TO GO UNHoUsED IF THE
BILL WERE PASSED.
ST. LOUIS ASKING TOO MUCH.
But Congress Made Promise at tne
Last Session, and Should
Stick To It.

washington, Feb 1S.--This was sus
pension DAY in the house The local
'o'h'iiittee from st. Louis who are h4r.
pushing the st. Louis expos: ton bill
was in the gallery in authorization of a,.
non upon the bill in the course of tha
day. delegation from the Women,s
'hrlstan temperance union, who are
interested In having the bill amended
50 as 70 provide for the closing of the
exposition on Sunday and to prohibit
the sale of liquors on the grounds. was
also in the gallery TO watch the feh,.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal Mr.. Tawney (Minn), chairman
OF the committee on the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, moved the passage
under suspension of the rules of the bill
appropriating $4,000, 900 for the exposi-
ton.
A second was demanded and ordered.
This action allowed twenty minutes
debate on a side.
BEFORE the debate began Mr. Lattimer
Is. CD asked unanimous consent to offer
the Charlestown, S. c., exposition bill as
an amendment but Mr.. Hopkins tIu)
objected.
Mr.. Tawney dlated upon the crea.
and overshadowing Importance OF the
event which this proposed exposition
was to celebrate. calling attention To the
fact that of all expositions held in this
country congress had authorized but
two--the centennial celebration at Phil
adelphia and the exposition at Chicago
! to commemorate the tooth anniversary
or the discovery of America. Congress,
he said, had only provided for it's own
exhibit at other expositions. The mag
'itude of the event to be celebrated at
ST. Louis made it proper that congress
should authorize it,
Mr.. Maddox (Ga.) opposed the bill.
He said he did not imagin his opposi-
ton would avail.
1T ought not to-" cried Mr. Tawney.
'in view of the contract we made at tn.
last session.
II want to talk about other contracts
just as binding replied Mr.. Maddox.
who proceeded to recall that manner
in which Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
appropriations committee, Was fighting
honest claims'
Moreover he ssid, there were to be
no public buildings authorized by this
congress on account of the growth of
expenditures. This s., 900 900 which con-
gress would give to a private enterprise
by this bill, he said would build fifty
necessary public buildings. He was anx-
ious he said to see where the watch
dog of the treasury" Mr.. Cannon. stood
on this bill.
Mr.. Sims CTenn.) who followed Mr..
Maddox taunted Mr.. Cannon with fight
ing honest claims of few hundred dol
lars. and then remaining quiescent when
such a bill as the pending one was be-
fore the house. He declared that Mr..
Cannon, if he would exert his influence,
could defeat this measure. Mr.. Sims de-
cared that no exposition bill was justi-
fable. He appealed to his democratic
colleagues not to vote for the pending
measure.
Mr.. Cannon said he had consistently
and persistently opposed such legisla-
ton He agreed that exposition matters
had run wild. But this bill was now
upon a footing where it could not be dis
regarded. He had opposed the para
graph in the sundry civil bin at the last
session. 1t had been placed upon the
bill by Senator Cockrell, democrat. in
the senate. He had opposed it with
voice and vote. but it had become d law.
St. Louis had compiled with its part of
the contract and the government was
obligated to comply also. He should,
therefore. vote for the pending bill.
Mr.. Moody (Mass) criticised the
character of the bill He predicted chat
its passage, authorizing the exposition
and creating commission would in
volve the government in much addi-
tional expense beyond the tive million
dollars. He thought simple appro-
priat alton of $5,00O,000 should be placed in
the sundry civil list SO that the gov
ernment would be absolved from fur
ther respo Nibility. The bill was then
placed upon it's passage. roll call be-
ing demanded from all sides.
The exposition bill finally passed the
house by Il vote of ISL to IL. The result
WIS received with applauSe.