The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-19
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HAzING REP O RI.
Declares His Intention Of Fighting Its
Provision
FIVE MILLION Fol. EXPOSITION '')
Billpassed tho House 1 81 to 41-s1r
Quarles Alone Of Viz. mia Delesa-
ton, Voted Az ainst the Measure.
Approprin,ionsE Enormous.
Declares His Intention of.Fighting Its
FIVE MILLION FOR EXPOSITION.
CIV Associated Prcss.)

I
wAsHINGTON. FEB. 1S.-Nearly the
whole of to-day's session of the Senate
was devoted to consideration OF the post
Office appropriation bill. SO far as co COIL
nittec amendments to the Ihea'eie 80 q
concerned the bill practically was COM.
pIoted, although the amendment app.o-e
priating S50J,0p for an extension OF the
pneumatic tube service remains uliuls-s
posed OF.
Mr.. Pettus. CT Alabama, delivered
speech in opposition to the Snip SUBSIDY
bill.
Mr.. sewell, of New Jersey, called up
the conference report on the Mllltafy
Academy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Daniel inquired if the measure
agreed upon by the conferees PROVIDED
that cadet convicted of hazlng should
be debarred from holding a commission
in the army, navy or marine corps.
Fir. Sewell replied that such provision
had been embodied in the bill as it passed
the Serate and it was in the measure
as agreed upon in conference.
CRUEL PROVISION.
Mr. Daniel protested against such ac-
ton by Congress. declaring that, to enact
such an extreme and cruel provision
would be verse than the offense OF haz-
ing itself. 1T is an extreme and gross
invasion of personal rights" said he
He said it would cause the good sense
Of the country to revolt. and would be
stain upon the statute books. he
wculu not vote for any bill or for any
conference report that nleted out SO cruel
and lifelong a punishment for an oftcnSe
that might be committed in the thought
lessness of youth. He declared his inten-
ton of insisting that the provision should
be stricken from the report The report
went over until tomorrow.
After g brief executive session the
Senate at 6:15 P. NJ. adjourned
III the House.
(By Associated Pre.s.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The bill to
authorize the holding of the International
Exposition in celebration of the centen-
NAL anniversary of the Louisiana Pur-
chase at st. Louis in 1893 and appropriate
ing S., 100000 therefor, passed the House
to-day under suspension of the rules by
a vote of l91 to A.
The opposition was hopelessly IN the
minority, and the struggle over the bill
was brief The question of closing the
Exposition on Sunday was not mentioned
The sundry civil! bill was under consid-
Grafton late in the day and Mr.. Cannon,
chairman Of the Appropriation Commit
tee, took occasion to make a detailed
statement of the appropriations for the
present Congress. lie inquired tnaL the
appropria tons would total 1904, 1880, eN-
elusive of the SeHking fund requirement
of s53oOO,000, against 1851, 150,S62 for the
current year.
He fired some hot shot at the minority
for prating Of economy and not helping
to uphold the hands of himself and others
when they were trying to keep appropria-
lions down.
TAINTED CANNON.
Mr.. Sims, of Tennessee, tainted Mr.
Cannon with fighting honest claims of a
few hundred dollars and then remaining
uuiescent when such a bill as the pending
one was before the House.
Mr. Cannon replied that he had con-
sistently opposd such legislation. He had
opposed this expenditure in its first
stages, but on its presnt footing the Gov
eminent was obligated to perform it's
part OF the contract St. Louis part in
which having been performed
Mr. Quarles alone of the Virginia dele-
CATION is recorded as voting against the
bill.
Mr.. LittleEeld, of Maine, who was
then recognized moved to pass under
suspension of the rules the bill to de-
fine the meaning of the word "conspir-
acy,'' and to regulate the use of re-
straininS orders as proposed to be
amended by the committee.
Mr. Littlefield explained that it was
designed to exempt labor unions from the
conspiracy clause of the Sherman anti
trust act The bill was defeated.
The House in committee of the whole,
took up the consideration of the sundry
civil bill