The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02
Suffers Proposition tn Vote $4,000
for Purely Sentimental Reasons
Voted Down in the House.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL DEBATE
INDIANA's ROBINSON ON II "PAss-
ING OF THE HOUSE"
senate to Vote on the OIeOmargarine
Bill TO-NorrOw-Mr. S~pOOner's
Speech in Its Favor.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The House to-
day made rapid progress with the sundry
civil appropriation bill. completing 80 of the
139 pages of the bill. Efforts to amend the
bill were successfully resisted as a rule by
Mr.. Cannon, the chairman of the appro-
priations committee. who was personally in
charge of the measure.
Mr.. Robinson discussed the passing of
the House" as a deliberative body, to which
Mr.. Bell, of Colorado. had addressed him
self yesterday. The Senate, which now per-
fected legislation, he complained. was dom
mated by thirty senators representing ff-
teen States with less population than either
New York or Pennsylvania. The present
condition of affairs in the House, he said,
was due to the concentration of all the
power of the House in the hands of the
speaker and the committee on rules.
Mr.. Grow discussed the question of elect
ing senators by popular vote. He favored
a constitutional amendment for that pur-
pose.
Mr.. Moody. of Massachusetts, on behalf
of the committee, offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill to require detailed re-
ports OF expenditures. He explained that
the amendment had been considered care
lullN u LAt tOAillilAAltt. al present, lie
said. there was practically no responsibility
to Congress from this service, and this
amendment was designed to bring it under
the same control which Congress exercised
over other branches of the public service.
The amendment was adopted.
MI. Sulzer, of New York, offered an amend
ment to appropriate $50. 900 for lighting the
torch of Bartholdi's statue of Liberty in
New York harbor. Mr.. Sulzer said this
light was put out March 1. Since the statue
was erected in 1886 until now. he said, the
sundry civil bill has always carried an ap-
preparation for this light. He had read a
poem written by an anti-imperialist on the
extinguishment of the light in liberty's
torch.
When Mr.. Sulzer concluded Mr.. Cannon
congratulated him on the speech and the
poem. and then asked him if he Withdrew
his amendment.
Mr.. Sulzer replied i'm the negative. where
upon MIR. Cannon said the pending bill car
ried S1,@O,0O0 for lights, the expenditure of
which, he said, was entirely within the
discretion of the lighthouse board. Mr..
Cannon said the appropriation
had made some investigation and had as
certained that the light on the Bartholdi
statue was valueless for commercial pur-
poses.
on a rising vote the amendment was car
ried-43 to SO. Some New York school
teachers in the gallery applauded.
Mr.. Cannon demanded tellers. You Will
have to carry this by tellers and a yea and
nay vote before it is finally adopted" he
declared emphatically. Great interest was
taken in the vote by tellers. The pages
scurried out TO the restaurant and com
mittee rooms to bring in absentees. When
the vote was finally completed the first
vote was reversed and the amendment
stood defeated-61 TO o..
Speaking to pro fOrma amendment Mr.
Sulzer called attention to the necessity for
protecting the salmon fisheries of AIaska.
Mr.. Knox, chairman OF the on
Territories, agreed with much that Mr.
Sulzer had said. He declared that if pre-
served the Alaska fisheries would furnish
food supplies for the United States for the
future. He commended that if the present
laws were enforced the fisheries would be
protected.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, also thought that il
was important, and Congress should deal
with this subject in time. He said the
salmon fisheries OF Alaska were of i'm
mense value. and steps should be taken to
preserve them. He thought fish wardens
were useless. Ducks could not be hunted
with a brass band. He believed the sec
rotary of the treasury should have a fund
for the discovery of violators of the law.
He offered an amendment to create a fund
of $4,000 for this purpose, but it was ruled
out on a point of order.