Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-27
House Begins Consideration
of the Contest.
MR.. MOON BLASTS HOPES
OBJECTED TO REQUEST FOR
UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
General Deficiency Bill Sent to Confer
ence-Conferees Appointed on
the Philippine Bill.

The House met at noon today. The Sen
ate amendments to the general deficiency
appropriation bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference.
Mr.. Alexander On. W asked if separate
vote would be allowed upon the Buffalo eX
position amendment.
Mr. Cannon, who was in charge of the
bill. replied that he had no power to pre-
vent a vote. and if the Senateswas in earn
est in insisting on the exposition amend
ments he had no doubt that the House
would be called upon to act, as he frankly
stated that personally he would oppose the
acceptance of those amendments.
Messrs Cannon Gid, Barney CWisD and
Livingston GaJ were appointed conferees.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary of War for information as to the
number of promotions in the army since
April l. 1898, together with the number of
officers who have been retired within one
year of their promotion and the additional
cost of such retirement at the higher grade
Bills were passed to authorize the west
Elizabeth and Dravosburg Bridge Company
to construct a bridge across the Mononga-
hela river at Port View, Pa; to authorize
the Duluth. Pierre and Black Hills Kali
road Company to construct bridge across
the Missouri river at Pierre, S. D.; directing
the circuit court of appeals of the NTH
judicial circuit to hold at least one term OF
court annually at Atlanta Id.
The Senate's request for a conference on
the Philippine civil government Dill was
agreed to- and Messrs Cooper (WisD. Payne
On v, Crumpacker Qnd), Jones NaD and
Maddox (Ga) appointed conferees.
Many Hopes Shattered.
Half dozen requests for unanimous con-
sent met with objection from Mr.. Moon
CTenn) who announced quietly to his
friends that as long as he was member
of the House he intended to object to every
request for unanimous consent until he was
given recognition to move the passage of
the bill giving a territorial form of gov
eminent to the Indian territory. He thus
blocked the fond hopes of many members.
and they crowded about and appealed to
him not to stand in the way of pet meas
ureS.
A bill was passed to amend the internal
revenue laws as to place per1que tobacco
on a similar footing with other tobaccos
regarding packages
Mr.. Tayler (Ohio) then called up the con-
tested election case of Horton against But
Ter from the twelfth Missouri district, in
which the majority of the COMMITTEES re-
ported that there was no valid election and
in favor of declaring the seat vacant.
Mr.. Richardson raised the question of
consideration against the case and stated,
despite the Speakers ruling that the mo-
ton was not debatabe, that Mr.. Butler,
the contestee who is democrat, was sick
In bed. He appealed to the other side to
vote against considering the election case
in the interest of pension legislation:
On rising vote the House decided to
consider the case, ia to SO. The ayes and
noes were then demanded and the roll was
called
The House voted-142 to Tito consider
the resolution. No agreement was made
for final vote. Mr.. Smith Uowa) opened
the debate on behalf of the majority report,
to declare the seat vacant.