The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE
DemOcrsts Attempt to Filibuster But
Are Overwhelmed.
MOTION TO CONCUR CARRIED l59 TO 1874
Congressman Hull Admits he has invested
Money in Philippine Development
Company and Says il isa
Legitimate Enterprise.
(By the Associated Press.)


moved all possibility of an extra session
today by concurring in the Senate amend
ments 70 the Army Appropriation Bill
The vote stood. 100 to 1874. 1t was a
strict party vote with the exception CT
NJ, Mccall OF Massachusetts. Mr. i.cnG
OF California, Mr.. Driscoll Of New York
NJ. Mann Of Illinois. who voted with the
Democrats. Mr.. Copper, of Wisconsin, an
swered present and Was not paired The
Bill now gees TO the President. The
House was brought to vote by a special
order prepared by the Committee on Rules
which permitted an hours debate on a
side. The Democrats attempted To I'm
buster but they were overwhelnGI. The
debate was not especially noteworthy.
The Philippine and Cuban amendments
were defended by the Republicans and
assailed by the Democrats The only
exciting incident occurred at the close
OF the debate when EIr, Hull. of Iowa,
whose name had been connected with
nulaber and development company in the
Philippines frankly acknowledged that nc
had invested money in it. He said il w2s
legitimate enterprise which was no.
locking for Government favors and scic
fhat If he could not invest his money III
legitimate enterprises he would retire
from public life rather than depend upon
politics for a livelihood. Subsequently
when he stated that the company would
net have invested money if Bryan had
been elected, the Democrats jeered ana
hissed and shouted that it was because
OF Bryan had been elected the Philip
pines would not have been exploited. Mr..
LentZ CT Ohio. challenged Mr.. Hu!ls right
10 vote. The challenge brought forth
Storm OF Kisses from the Republican side.
Mr. Hull voted aye The final confer
once report upon the Indian Appropria-
ton Bill was adopted and a number OF
minor bills were put through the final
stages. The conference report on the St.
Louis exposition bin (which agreed to
Sunday closing) was agreed to and the
bill Was sent lack to conference. A
melton tc concur in the Charleston expo
si'icn amendment was defeated, "a to 1872
TIE Revenue Cutter Service Bill was
stde-traclled early in the day by vote
OF he House.
tehc Speaker announced the appointment
Of MIR Hull OF Rhode Island. Mr.. Joy, OF
Missouri and Mr. Bartlett of Georgia,
as temporary commissioners of accounts
until the meeting of the Fifty-seventh
Congress.
The House voted down. 122 to 1872, mo-
ton to go into committee of the whole
to consider the Revenue Gutter Service
Bill. The River and Harbor Bill as amend
ed N the Senate was referred TO the
River and Harhor Committee
Mr. Tawney presented the conference
ropeIt upon the St Louis Exposition Bill
which agreed to the Senate amendment
providing for closing the exposition on
Sunday and disagreed to the Charleston
exposition amendment. The report was
adopted Mr.. Elliott IS. c.. moved that
The House recede and concur in the Char
lesion exposition amendme. This
amendment carried $4,000 for Govern
ment exhibit at the Interstate dad West
Indian exposition 70 be 1eld At i'htt>
lestcn from January TO Tune, 1902. Mir.
Elliott argued warmly n behalf OF the
amondment. Why. he asked. should Char
!eaton be Disseminated against? Money
had been appropriated for the Chicago
Nashville. Omaha Buffalo and other ex-
positions why not fer Charleston?
The amendment was supported by Mr.
Davidson tWiso; Mr.. Newlands (Nev);
Mr.. Talbert IS. c.; Mr.. Sulzer (N. Y.)
Mir Lattimcr IS CO; and Mr.. w. A..
Smith (Michl and opposed by Mr.. Taw-
ney. Mr. King (Utah), and Mr.. Cannon.
WI. 0dDHOU ucGldEhu lndI lIOiH lAio CIlhN
on his voice and his vote were against
aRpropriating the peoples money for ex-
positions. 1t was time. he said. TO show
some consideration for the taxpayer.
AIr. Elliotts motion was defeated 81 to
1872. The Bill was sent back to conference
Mr.. Dalzell CPa) from the Committee
on Rules then presented the special rule
providing for vote on a motion to con-
cur in the Senate amendments to the
Army Bill after one hours debate on each
side. He demanded the previous question
upon the abortion of the rule
Mr.. HAY tVa.) asked for the ayes and
noes upon the demand for the previous
question The minority arose en- masse
in support of the demand and the roll
was called.
The previous question was ordered 139
10 100 Mr. Richardson. the minority lead
er in Opposition TO the adoption Of the
rule declared that it was designed to
force a voR after two hours debate upon
the most important issue in. the history
of the country. The Philippine and Gu
ban amendments engrafted upon the Army
Bill by the Senate were offensive obnoxi-
Gus and unconstitutional. Under the SEN
ate amendment there would be governed
100000 Filipinos as American subjects