The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-22
The Bill Appropriating Five Millions
Passed by the House Of
Representatives.
the VOTE RECEIVED WITH APPLAUSE.
The Biit Was Passed. Under Suspen-
sion of the Rules. 10y Vote "s
iu1 Ia n, some OF the Opposition
Coming Fran the Older states ~
the south.

pension day in the house. The local
committee from st. Louis who are
here pushing the st. Louis exposition
bill were in the gallery in anticipation
of action upon the bill in the course
of the day. \ delegation from the
w. c. L. IT,, who are interested in
having the bill amended SO as to pro-
vide for the closing of thu exposition
on Sunday and TO prohibit the sale
of liquor on the grounds, also were
in the gallery TO watch the tight
Immediately after the reading of tn.
journal Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) chair
man of the special committee on tht
Louisiana Purchase exposition, moved
the passage under suspension OF the
rules of the bill appropriating $1,000
900 for the exposition.
A second was demanded and or
dered. This action allowed 20 min
utes bedate upon a side. Before the
debate began. Mr.. Lattimer Is. O.
asked unanimous consent 70 oNer the
Charleston. ;. C., exposition bin as an
amendment, but Mr.. Hopkins (lll) OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Tavncy dilated upon the great
and ovrrshadowing Importance Of its
event which this proposed exposition
was to celebrate, calling atrcnticn TO
the fact that of all expositions held
in this country congress had author
lied bar two-the Centennial cclel IA.
ton at Philadelphia and the exposi-
ton at Chicago TO commemorate the
T. ur hundreds anniversary of the
discovery of America. Congress, he
said. had only provided for its own
exhibit at other cxpositions. The
magnitude Of the event 10 ae celr
brated at 81. Louis made il proper
that congress should authorize il.
Mr.. Maddox. ,Gi.) opposed tho hill
He said he did not imagine his oppo.
sition would avail.
ut ought not TO- cried Mr.. 1awnev
"in view of the contract we made IL
the last session"
II want to talk about other con.
tracts just as binding" replied Mr.
Maddox, who proceeded to recall
that manner in which Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the appropriations com.
mittee, was fighting honest claims"
Moreover. he said, there were to be no
pnblic buildings authorized hv this
congress on account of the or with OF
expenditures. The >j.OD0.pOO viii, Il
congress would give to a private en-.
terprise by this bill, he said. would
build fifty necessary public build
ings.
lie was ANXIOUS. he said. 10 see
when the watchdog Of the treasury
Mr.. Cannon. stood upon this bill.
Mr.. Sims cTenn). who followed NJ.
Maddox. tainted Mr.. Cannon with
fighting hanest claims of a rew hun.
drcd dollars, aud then remaining
quiescent when such a bill as the
pending one was before the house.
He declared that MIR. Cannon, If he
would exert his influence. could de-
feat this measure. Mr.. Sims declared
that no exposition bill was justifable.
lie appealed TO his democratic col.
leagues not TO vote Cor the pending
measure.
Mr. Cannon said he had consistently
and persistentlv opposed such lcgisla.
ton. He agreed that exposition mat.
ters had run wild. But this bill was
now upon u footing where ii could
not he disregarded. He had opposed
the paragraph in the sundry civil bin |
at the last session. 1t has been placed
upon the bill by Senator CockrelI, a
democrat, in the senate. lie had Old.
posed it with voice and vote. but il
had become law. st. Louis had com. |
Piled with its part OF the contract,
and the government was obligated to |
also. lie should, therefore,
7otc for the bending bill.
The rules were suspended and tho
bill passed by vote Of 1914 to A. The \
result was received with applause.