Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-01
First Il Greases the Legislative
Wheels.
GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Various Conference Reports Com
sldered THAT on Philippine Cow
eminent Bin Passed.

A'N'A Av'H NNhtAf hAlAH ill llliO iilt
night AS a preliminary several reso-
lutions were adopted to grease the leg
| islative wheels. The rule providing
for the printing Of conference reports
before consideration was suspended UNI
I'll the end of the session. and reso-
luton was adopted making a motion
to suspend the rules in order at any
time. The house then got down TO
| business.
The conference report on the Philip
pine civil government bill which is
considered the last obstacle In the way
of adjournment was adpoted by a
strict party vote, with the single ex-
ception Of Mr.. Mccall Of Massachun-
sets, who voted with the Democrats.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY MEASURE.
A partial report on the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill was adopted,
and after a prolonged fight the house,
| by a vote of lis to lOl adopted the sen
ate amendment to appropriate 100000
for the Buffalo exposition and then sent
the bill back to conference. The SEN
ate amendments TO appropriate $780,
600 for the Charleston exposition and
! 81 900 900 to pay the Hawaiian fire bu-
| bonlc plague awards were defeated. A
number Of bills were passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
Al the evening session the Dick milf
| tia bill, which is to be used as stop
| gap for the remainder Of the session
while the house Is waiting for confer
| ence reports, was taken up, The adj
| journment resolution Is TO be withheld
| until the conference report on the Phil
| ipplne bin is adopted by the senate.
Mr. Cannon Qll), chairman Of the APP
| preparations committee, called UP the
| conference report on the general de-
| iciency appropriation bill. The report
! left In dispute items aggregatlng
| Sl.sO5,OOO, including the appropriations
| Tor the Buffalo and Charleston exposi-
| IONS and 4lOOOOOO for the payment OF
| Hawaiian claims. The report was
adopted. Mr., Cannon moved that the
house further insist and ask for a
! further conference.
Mr.. Alexander of New York asked
! for a separate vote on the approprla-
! ton OF S5O0O00 for the Buffalo EXPOSE
| ton Mr.. Finley IS. CO FOR one on the
| appropriation of 100000 for Charles
| ton exposition, Mr. Burton (OO, upon
the appropriation Of $4,000 for the I'M
| proVement Of the Ohio river from
cairo to Mound city, and Mr.. Cannon
| himself upon the appropriation OF
N,COO,OOO for the payment of Hawaiian
claims
Mr. Alexander made q strong plea
for concurrence In the Buffalo exposi-
| ton amendment. He declared that the
success of the exposition was assured
when the assassination OF President
Mckinley occurred, In previous expo
sitions he said the receipts In Septem-
Der increased over those or August So
per cent At Buffalo the receluts de-
creased Z per cent after me assassina-
ton Of President Mckinley.
Mr., Tawney Mimi. chairman Of the
committee on expositions: Mr.. Noster
| (lllO, Mr.. Morris (Minn). Mr., McClel,
Ian IN. ", Mr.. Sulzer IN. W, and Mr..
| GrosYenor (O), supported Mr.. Alexan-
der's motion Mr. Grosevenor said he
| waived every technical and legal OBJ
| lection to the appropriation. Coming
| from hio he bowed his hear TO the
| argument Of Mr. Alexander.
In opposition to the motion Mr..
Hemenway Gnd) said IL he believed
| the assassination Of President McKln-
| ley had caused the deficit at Buffalo he
would vote for IT, But, he insisted. the
| figures showed that the exposition was
not satisfactory to the American peo-
| pie. That was the reason why the ex-
| position was not a success.
Mr.. Dalzell pa opposed the motion.
| saying that In all his legislative expe-
rience he had never known a more
preposterous proposition.
CANNON IN OPPOSITION.
After some further remarks by Mr..
Richardson (Ala), Mr.. Bartlett CGa).
Mr. Barney Wis). Mr.. Snodgrass
| (Tenn.), Mr.. Slayden TEX, Mr.. Hep
burn Ua.) Mr., Cannon Qll) concluded
the debate on Mr.. Alexanders motion
with a strong speech in opposition to
| II. The plea for this appropriation on
the ground that McKinley's Death
made the exposition a failure, he de-
clared was a pretense. III Congress is
10 underwrite these national EXPOSE
tons, said he. IT will be- asked to un.
derwrite state fairs and county fairs
and gradually will reach the point
where the United States will run the |
VIA west show
Mr. Alexander's motion 10 concur in |
the Buffalo exposition amendment was
| carried by IFS to l0l.
CHARLESTON ASKS AID.
Mr. Finley OF South Carolina then
entered his motion to concur in the !
Charleston eXpcN tion amendment. |
the state Of John c. Calhoun When the |
movement for an exposition began /
Mr., Finley said, they believed Charles.
ton would be treated by Congress as /
other exposition cities had been. They /
were entitled 10 S25000O The OBJ |
tanned only $4,000 The appropriation /
OF $4,000 In the senate amendment |
would give them what they should |
have had originally.
Mr.. Cannon spoke sarcastlcallv OF tho /
cohesive force OF the public plumber"
He had lived 20 see the day when the |
state OF John c. Calhoun the cham |
pion OF states rights. came In here and |
struck hands with New York TO get |
through the New York appropriation.
Mr. Finley's motion was lost. II 10 us.
Mr.. Mondell Of Wyoming moved con-
currence In the senate Amendment To
appropriate 100000 toward the pay
ment Of the FIRE claims commission I'M
on property DESTROYED in Hawaii in
the suppression OF the bubonlc plague
In 1899 and 1900. The total amount
~ the wards. Mr. Mondell said. was
si4oOoO0 over Y oo0 people. he said.
were interested IN these awards Tho
motion was favored by Messrs Sulzer
Of New York Powers Of Missouri and
HIN NJ Connecticut and opposed BY
Mr., Cannon. II was lost. % TO Jos. The
bin was then sent back 10 conference.
REPORT ON PHILIPPINE BILL.
Mr. Cooper OF Wisconsin. chairman
OF the committee on insular affairs. pre-.
sented the conference report on the
Philippine bill. The statement follows:
There were three important points Of
difference between the two houses
namely. the provisions in the house bill
for a legislature; another In relation TO