The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-01
Mr.. Cannon Explains the Measure and
Democrats spend the Remainder
of the Day in TaIking.
COLORADO'S BELL ON TRUSTS
HE SAYS THE HOUSE Is NOW THE
GREATEST ONE IN EXISTENCE.
Legislation Is Controlled by n Few
Men, He Administrations Discuss
the Oleomargarine Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 3i.-The House
to-day began consideration OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill. completing the gen.
eral debate before the close OF the session.
Little of the speech-making to-day was per-
tinent TO the bin. Messrs. Williams OF
Mississippi. Pou OF North Carolina and
Spight Of Mississippi spoke on the proposed
investigation Of the Southern franchise
question. Mr.. Bell OF Colorado discussed
the financial bills before the House. Mr..
Payne, chairman Of the ways and means
committee. reported the Cuban reciprocity
bill and gave notice that he would call il
up a week from tomorrow.
When the sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up I'm committee Of the whole
Mr.. Cannon. VINO was in charge of the
measure. in a brief preliminary statement.
explained hat the bill carried $49.S23.Sa5.
being $12. 1852 less than the estimates and
S12. .010 less than the current law. In
the course of his remarks Mr.. Cannon
called attention TO the gratifying fact that
the taxes collected were being reduced.
Last year $4l. 100000 Of war taxes were re-
moved and this year $7O.O00.OO0 were To be
removed, making a total reduction of rev.
enue I'm two years OF Sill. 100000. With re-
gard TO the vast project for beautifying
washington by a vast park scheme. 10
cost ultimately 500. 900 900. Mr.. Cannon said
the committee had recommended the policy
of having the District OF Columbia pay
half of the cost and proceeding no faster
than the district was able 10 go. The
pending blll carried $4,000. In this connec-
ton MIR. Cannon also adverted TO the i'm
proVements for completing the Capitol
building according TO the original plans,
with an extension on the east side. and for
various other improvements, involving an
expenditure of over $5.O00.O0o. The commit
tee, however, had postponed the question
OF entering upon these improvements until
Congress could see the results OF reducing
the revenues.
Mr.. Benton spoke of the situation in the
District Of Columbia with regard TO taxa
ton. This statement led TO some discus
sion. and MIR. kluttz, OF North Carolina.
said il was notorious that millionaires were
coming To Washington to escape taxation.
Mr.. Bell. Of Colorado, taking advantage
of the latitude allowed I'm the debate, dis
cussed at some length the growing in
huence of the Senate and the retrogression
of the House as an influence In legislation.
He declared that as a deliberative body
the House of Representatives had ceased
10 exist. 1t was absolutely controlled now.
he said, by a few men, and the greatest
trust in the country to-day was the legis-
lative trust. Mr.. Bell then branched OF
into a discussion of the financial bills be-
fore the House. He was especially severe
i'm his criticisms Of the banking bill. which,
be said. proved that the national banks
are fair weather institutions and could not
stand the stress OF inancial storms.
Mr.. Spight. Of Mississippi. and Mr.. Pou.
of North Carolina, spoke on the question
of the Acknowledgement OF the negro in
the South. The former appealed 10 the
Republicans noe to disturb the era OF good
feeling -inaugurated by the late President
Mckinley, and the latter, after describing
the manner in which 800 negroes had been
indicted into office in North Carolina be-
tween 1894 and 1899 through A coalition be-
tween the Republicans and Populists. said
the Democrats, again having secured con-
troll. proceeded TO disfranchise as many
negroes as possible. IF our representa-
ton is 10 be reduced for that. said he.
I'VE are willing TO submit 10 IT. There
is not "A member from North Carolina who
would not prefer to sacrifice his seat here
than go back to the conditions that existed
prior to 1900 Mr.. Pou called attention TO
the resolution he had introduced 10 investi-
gate the alleged campaign corruption funds
raised in the North. II election laws were
70 be investigated in the South. he said,
he saw no reason why the corruption Of
the ballot in the North also should not be
investigated.
Mr.. williams, Of Mississippi. discussed
the question of Chinese exclusion from a
philosophic standpoint. He insisted that
the Chinese problem on the Pacific coast
problem i'm the South. The South had al
ways stood with the people of the Pacific
coast against the invasion OF MOngOlianS,
but when the South needed help IL re-
ceived none.
Mr.. Williams defended the franchise pro-
vision of the Mississippi Constitution. He
contended that the Mississippi Constitu-
ton did not abridge the right To vote under
the Constitution of the United States. Cen
eral debate then was closed.
Mr.. Payne. chairman OF the committee
on ways and means, reported the cuban
reciprocity bill and gave notice that he
would call il up a week from tomorrow.
At 4:1O p. m. the House adjourned.