The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-06
SUBSIDY BILL
IS SIDE TRACKED
Superseded as Unfinished
Business.
PASS DISTRICT BILL.
Senate Partially Considered Military
Academy Measure.
HAzING AMENDMENT OFFERED.
II Provides Tha. q Cadet. Upon Eutcr:-
in. the Academy, Shall Take an
Oath Not to Engage in
ISazin.-Thc Amend
mcnt w as Not
acted On.
HAzING AMENDMENT OFFERED.
Dr Associated Press J


WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The Senate to-
day passed the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill and partially considered
the bill making appropriations for the
support of the West Point Military Acad-
envy. The ship-subsdy bill was formally
ed business.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Hanna,
Spooner and Jones, of Arkansas, mem
bers of the joint Committee on Inaugural
ton, and Messrs. Chandler and Caffery
as tellers of the vote for President and
yice-Fresident 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 re-
ports of the deportation OF George t.
Rice, editor OF q Manila newspaper, to
the United States.
Mr. Teller spoke of the proceeding as
one of Importance to all, Tor Mr.. Rice
was Il citizen of the United States and
an offense against him was an offenSe
against every other citizen of this coun-
try He said it was no wonder that Mr.
Rice was defiant. knowing no law to
justify his expulsion.
Mr.. Teller's resolution was agreed to
and the District of Columbia apprOpria-
ton bill was taken UP.
SUBSIDY BILL SIDE-TRACKED.
At o'clock the ship subsidy bill was
laid before the Senate as the unfinished
bill. Mr.. Allison asked that the subsidy
bill be laid aside temporarily. Mr.. Jones
(Ark1 objected. He said that the effect
of granting the request would be TO con-
tinue the subsidy bill as unfinished bust
ness. and he believed that this should not
be done. If the appropriation bills should
fail their failure, he said, would be due
to keeping the subsidy bin pending, and
he thought the country should under
stand the disposition to set aside every
thing else for that measure. lie referred
to the talk OF an extra session OF Con-
sress, saying that it was due TO the eVi-
dent determination to keep the subsidy
bill to the front to the exclusion OF all
other measures.
The District of Columbia bill was taken
up and passed at o clock. The Military
Academy bill was taken up.
All the amendments suggested by the
Committee on Military Affairs, including
that prohibiting haZins. were agreed TO.
Mr.. Foraker then offered an amend
ment providing for the appointment OF
four cadets from Porto Rico, and Mr..
upon entering West Point to take an
oath not to engage in hazing, but with
out acting on either. the Senate at G:10
O'Clock adjourned.
In the House.
(By Associated Pregs)
WASHINGTON. Feb 5-The day in the
House was devoted to the continuation
of tShe discussion OF controyerted ques-
tiOns in connection with the postal ser
vice Mr. Griggs, of Georgia, spoke
against the organization of postal en-
ployes for forcing legislation. Mr.. Moody,
of Massachusetts,, discussed the question
of railway mail pay from the standpoint
of a member of the joint postal commit
tee Mr. Bromweli, of Ohio, assailed the
appropriations for special mail facilities
from New York to New orleans. Mr..
BrCnlwcll declared that the Postmaster
General repeatedly hac declared that he
did not desire the appropriations and only
had used them because Congress made
them
Mr.. Catchings, of Mississippi, and Mr..
Meyer. of Louisiana, defended these ap-
propr,&tions as necessary for the eXpedi-
ton OF the Southern mail. NJ. Gaines,
OF Tennessee, also opposed this appro-
priation.
Chaplain Coudin, in his invocation,
PRAYED for the recovery OF Representative
Bartlett OF Georgia. WHO is ii with
pneumonia Without preliminary business
the House went into committee Of the
whole and resumed the consideration OF
the postofice appropriation Bill.
The DEBATE was interrupted to enable
action upcn the Senate a,nelt5nlent to the
jcirt resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee to arrange the programme
OF the inauguration of Presidsnt and
Vice-President. 1t was agreed to. Reurc-
sentatires Cannon. Of Illinois, Drl-en.
of Pennsylvania, ard McIae. of Arlzar.s-
sas, We're appointed for the House.