The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-02-21
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In the House. ss
Il Washington, Feb 12.--Yesterday was
Ia field day in the house. being by fal 4
the liveliest day during the present
session. IA very interesting debate over
the constitutional limitations on the
power Of the senate over revenue legis-
lation initiated by the house was pre-
icipitated when MI. Payne, the chair
man Of the ways and means committee,
brought in the resolution Of the COM
mittee to disagree to the substitute
proposed by the senate as an amend
nfent to the war revenue reduction act
and to ask for conference with the.
senate. Mr.. Tawney Of Minnesota
&chanlpioned the cause of the house and
its paramount rights over revenue leg
islation. The house voted, 233 to IS, to
ask for a conference.
Later in the day, during the consld-
GRAFTON of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, en- impassioned pro-
Boer speech by Mr.. Sulzer Of New
York drew from Mr. Mahon of Penn
sylvania recital of the raising Of a.
fund Of about $1,000 for the benefit OF
the widows of Boer soldiers at meet
Ing at which Mr.. Sulzer provided. IIef
declared that after the .terrapin and
cold bottles got in their work only SIS
was left for the Boer Widows. This
stung Mr.. Sulzer to reply at length.
and a very lively row followed, the
climax Of which was reached when Mr..
Sulzer had read an anonymous letter
which made sensational personal att
tack upon Mr.. Perry S. Heath. late as
rrn,,
him with being Neely's sponsor and
then denying it after the arrest OF
Nicely, and also making allegations
against Mr.. Heath In connection with
government deposits in a New York
bank Mr.. Knox of Massachusetts de-
!, clared that It was "contemptible' to
attack a gentleman who could not re-
ply through the medium OF an anony-
nous letter, and moved that the in.
fraction Of the rules be reported to the
1 house and stricken from the record.
The Democrats 1ilibustered against the
motion to expunge the letter from the
congressional record and finally forced
an adjournment, the affect being TO
permit publication Of the letter in the
record. 5i
In the Senate. 4
Shortly after the senate convened
I, the naval appropriation bill was
passed. The shipping bill was then
taken up and kept before the senate
during the remainder Of the legislative
day.
In the House. &8-as
ashington, Feb. Is. 80 The house
passed the army appropriation bill and
Z. tered upon consideration Of the
\: sundry civil bill, the last but one Of the
big money bills. The debate on the
n army bill was confined largely to a dis
cusslon of the question Of passing
bills to remove the charge Of desertion
1: against soldiers and was made notable
by q statement by Mr.. Mcclellan q
New York comp pairing the cost OF q sol,
ii dier iii European armies with the cost
in the United States. According to his
figures, including the cost of pensions
y etc, each VI United States soldier in
!. volyed an expense Of s2,S2s, while q
German soldier cost 1927 and g French
soldier 1922.
Previous to consideration Of the APP
preparation bills the letter rejecting
* upon Perry S. Heath which Mr.. Sulzel
g introduced into the proceedings Mon
day was expunged from the record
During the debate upon the motion &c
expunge Mr.. Sulzer renewed his at
81 tack upon Mr.. Heath, reiterating hi
. statement that he was willing to
father the statements in the letter, ano
declaring that If action was brought
against him he would not plead MS
constitutional Immunity.
h, s7 n re.
During the entire session Of the sen
ate the agricultural appropriation bill
was under consideration. After six
hours Of consideration the bill was
little more than half completed. The
debate upon the measure dealt almost
entirely with administrative details q
\ the department of agriculture, many
Communications Of the work Of the de
part1neit being made by senator's OF
both sides Of the chamber.