Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-19
THE HOUSE.

There was buzz OF excited comment on
the floor Of the House of Representatives
when the session began today, and MEM
bers gathered in groups to discuss the
stirring incidents of the vote on Cuban
reciprocity last night. The subject was not
referred to in the opening proceedings, how
ever. except in Chairman Payne's correct
Ing the record of some of the excited par
hamentary sparring, and then the House
turned TO routine business.
resolution was agreed to for the paw
ment Of the expenses incident to the Nc
kinley memorial exercises
\ bill was passed for the construction of
bridge across the Chattahooche river at
Columbia. Ga
a bill providing for two additional asso-
cidte Justices in Oklahoma created rather
lively discussion, on the proviso that the
appointees shall be residents of the terri
tory for one year.
Mr. Fleming (Ga) said the amendment
was designed to prevent carpet bagging ;"
Delegate Flynn tOkla.) declared in sup
porting the proviso that there was the full
est confidence that the President would
respect the home rule sentiment
The bill was passed.
Bills also were passed for a bridge across
the He'd river near Shreveport, La. ::
Tor monument marking the site of the
orr Phil kearney massacre.
Establishing an additional land office in
Montana.
Regulating the introduction of eggs of
game birds for propagation.
Mr- Lacey stated that the purpose of the
last bill was TO authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to fix regulations by which
there would be no propagation of undesr-
able birds. such as English sparrows but
that the propagation would be confined to
desirable game birds.
Other bills passed We're: Reserving from
the public lands in Oregon a public park
Tor the benefit of the people of the United
States. and the protection and preservation
OF the game. fish and timber and all other
natural objects
The Senate amendments to an additional
urgency deficiency bill were agreed to- and
the bill now goes to the President for his
approval.
Saturday. May 10. was set aside TO nav
tribute to the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Polk of Pennsylvania
Fortifications Bill Taken Up.
The House then took up the fertilization
appropriation bill. Mr. Hemenway. in
Charge OF the bill, explained that it carried
an appropriation of 1852 4o5, being sso1 $50
less than the current law.
The Cuban Fight Brought Up.
Al aftermath Of the Cuban fight in the
House yesterday resulted from some re-
marks which Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio sub
United this afternoon. which led to a re-
ply by Mr. Weeks Of Michigan, and then
TO little speech by Mr.. Cannon who
treated the whole subject in a jocular man.
Rer
MI Grosyenor began by saying that the
beet sugar republicans had made a very
crooked record for themselves on the Cuban
Question. He said they had first voted to
ovrrrule the Speaker and then again to
strike OF the diferentiai tariff on refined
sugar. making that proposition an amend
1aent 10 the bill, and then had voted against
the OIL on It's final passage. Mr. Grosysnor
then undertook TO show that to take the
ofnerential off refined sugar was not strik-
Ing blow at the sugar trust. as he said.
had been stated By the beet sugar people.
lie asserted that the sugar trust had op-
posed the differeutial when the tariff SEIZED
uls was made; that this differential was put
on at the earnest behest of the beet sugar
producers OF this country. In view of these
facts. he said, the Senate would not he
Justified in re-enacting the differential
which the House had stricken Off This he
predicted. would result in a disaster to the
Deer sugar industry Of this country for