Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-30
THEW0RK OF CONGRESS
Omnibus Public Building Rill Comes
Up In the House.
DEBATE ON SPECIAL ORDER
Rule Called For Vote After Three
Hours Debate and Was Finally
AdOpted-SenatOr Rawnns'
References to Cha6ee.

washington, April SO.-lmme0ldteIy
upon the converting Of the house Mr..
Dalzell 1Pa.), from the committee on
rules, presented the special order for
the consideration of the omnibus pub
lie building bill, under the terms OF
which the bill, without opportunity
for amendment, would be brought to
direct vote after three hours of gen.
eral debate.
Mr.. Dreamer IN. " raised the point
Of order that the special order sus-
pended the rule which permitted the
Offering Of amendments and that no
rule could be suspended without q
two-thirds vote.
The speaker overruled the point OF
order, whereupon Mr.. Dreamer appeal
ed from the decision of the chair.
Mr.. Dalzell promptly moved to lay
the appeal on the table. When the
speaker put the motion, a great chorus
from both sides Of the house went up
in support of Mr.. Dalzelrs motion,
while only few scattering nays arose
in demand for the other side.
1T is apparent" observed Mr.. Crea-
mer, looking about him, "that they are
al in the barrel on this side as on
that" [Laughter.]
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader,
opposed the adoption Of the rule, not
as he said, with the expectation Of de-
feating it. Proceeding, he said that
Mr.. Dreamer was mistaken in saying
~ oil hnd in, hn I,o rs,n1 Mr.
Richardson said he had none. He had
not asked for any, but he was unalter
ably opposed to this method Of legis-
lation. 1t could not be justified, he
said. by any course of reasoning.
There was ample time for the consid-
GRAFTON of the separate items in the
bill. This was simply proposition
which compelled members to vote for
a wholesale appropriation of about
$16.OOO.OOO for public buildings or not
have any public building legislation at
this session.
Statement by Mercer.
Mr.. Mercer (Neb.), chairman Of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds. in support of the rule said
that his committee had considered bills
carrying appropriations aggregating
$67, OOO, 900. The committee recognized
the necessity for public buildings, but
all could not be provided for at this
session of congress. There would be
other congresses, he said, after this.
The committee had carefully consider
ed all the bills, and the bill to be con-
sidered in this rule had been the re-
suit. The committee, he said, courted
investigation.
At this point Mr.. Goldfogle IN. W
interrupted Mr.. Mercer to ask whether
he thought New York city had been
treated fairly in the bill.
LET me say now" replied Mr.. Mer-
Ger, that the three gentlemen from
New York who have been occupying
the time of this house demanding leg
islation for New York have done more
than all other influences combined to
retard it."
Much to the amusement Of the house,
he proceeded to score Messrs. Crea-
mer, Lessler and Goldfogle for their
misdirected efforts. Had the legisla.
ton depended upon them, he said, there
would have been nothing in the bill for
New York city. He declared that New
York had been treated magnihcently
In the bill. A commission was to Sc
lect site without limit Of cost. That
commission. he said, would have many
problems to solve, and it would require
from six months to two years to secure
a site. After the site was selected the
building could be provided for. The
rule was then adopted-188 to SO.
Mr.. Sims demanded the yeas and
nays, but his demand was supported
by only ten members, not sufficient
number.
The Day In the Senate.
At the conclusion Of routine business
in the senate Mr.. Rawlins (Utah) made
a personal statement as to a report Of
his speech to the effect that he had
In effect characterized General Chaffee
as a bastard villain" on account Of the
alleged barbarities committed in the
Philippines.
Mr.. Rawlins said that an unintention-
al injustice had been done him and
quoted from his speech in which he
said: II am unable to fix the RESPONSE
BILE head and emanation of these bar
barities, which would disgrace the an
nails of even semicivilized country,
not to speak of the nation which claims
to hold aloft the escutcheon of honor
and justice and fair dealing. Did Chat
fee alone, unaided, in GOODNESS and in
brutality and in savage and unrelenting
disregard of every human sentiment or
possibility of human suffering conceive
this iniquitous scheme? Whence? From
what diabolical source was it derived?
The American people ought to know.
Is there any penalty beneath the sun
adequate to be melted out to the bastard
villain who has Illus brought dishonor
upon the American name and the
American people?'
The senate then began consideration
of the bill to ratify an agreement with
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