The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-05
SUBSIDY BILL OUT.
Opponents Cause 1t to Be Set
Aside Without a Struggle.

washington, Feb. 5.-The senate met
at IL o'clock today. A bill authorizing
the Mount Carmel Development com
pany to draw water from the Wabash
river at Grand Rapids. H., was passed.
Mr.. Chandler N. H.) presented the
credentials of his successor, Mr.. Henry
E. Burnham-
The chair appointed Messrs. Hanna,
Spooner and Jones of Arkansas mem
bers Of the joint committee on inaugu-
ration and A1esSrS. Chandler and Caffery
as tellers of the vote for president and
vice president when the electoral vote
is counted.
Mr.. Teller called up and spoke upon
his resolution calling upon the secretary
of war for information concerning the
reports of the deportation of George T.
Rice, editor of q Manila newspaper, to
the United States by the general in
charge Of the American forces in the
Philippine islands. He read the press
reports concerning Mr.. Rice's case, say
ing that he did not wonder that he was
defiant, knowing there was no law justl-
flying his expulsion Mr. Teller said he
did not know whether .Rice's paper had
been suppressed, but he had been cred
IDLY informed that four newspapers had
been suppressed in Luzon by the mill
tary authorities.
Mr. Teller spoke of the proceeding as
one of Importance to all, for Mr.. Rice
was a citizen of the United States, and
against every other citizen Of this coun-
try.
Mr.. Teller's resolution was agreed to,
and the District of Columbia bill was
taken up.
At 1 o'clock the ship subsidy bill was
laid before the senate as unfinished
business. Mr.. Allison asked that the
subsidy bill be laid aside temporarily
Mr. Jones (Arkansas) objected to this
request. Explaining his position, he said
the effect of granting the request would
be to continue the subsidy bill as the
unfinished business and he did not be-
lieve this should be done IN view of the
condition of the senates business Prac-
tically all the appropriation bills yet
were to be considered and he for one
was willing to give them all the time
necessary.
If the appropriation bills should fail
their failure, he said, would be due to
keeping the subsidy bill pending and he
thought the country should understand
the disposition to set aside everything
else for that measure He referred TO
the talk of an extra session of congress
saying that it was due to the evident
determination to keep the subsidy bill to
the front to the exclusion OF all other
measures. He considered other subjects
mere important and thought they should
take precedence. He concluded with a
positive objection to granting the re-
quest temporarily to lay the subsidy
bill aside.
presiding officer Mr.. GaIlinger in the
chair. Then, Mr.. President, I moove
that the consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill be proceed
ed with" said Mr.. Allison There was
no opposition to the motion and it pre-
vailed without dissent and the consider
alton Of the District bill vas continued.
IN THE HOUSE
Washington. Feb. 5.-Chaplain COuden
in his invocation in the house today pray
ed for the recovery of Representative
Bartlett of Georgia. who is i'll with pneu-
nonia.
without preliminary business, the house
went into committee Of the whole and re-
Sumed the consideration of the pOstoffice
appropriation bill. The debate was in
terrupted to permit the house to act upon
the senate amendment to the joint resolu-
ton for the appointment of joint COM
mfttee to arrange the programme for the
inauguration Of the president and vice
president. The senate struck out and
vice president" and the house agreed to
the amendment The speaker announced
non of Illinois, DaIzeli of Pennsylvania
and AcRae Of Arkansas as members Of
the committee on behalf of the house.
Mr.. Griggs (Ga-), member of the post
office committee, then took the floor with
a set speech against the organization of
various classes of government employees
with the object of increasing their salaries
and in some cases creating civil pension
list He argued that government employees
were better paid than similar employees in
private life and there was no Justice in
their constant and persistent demands for
higher salaries.