The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-26
SUNDRV CIVIL BILL READY
Several Important Amendments Made to Philippine Bill, One of Them By Mir. LlttIefieId Affecting
 Corporations.

appealed from the supreme CoutL III thS islands to the Supreme Court of the United States, and by another offered by MT Littleheld of Maine one corporation in the islands is prohibited from holding stock in another.
 The earlier portion of the day was de- voted to the consideration of conference reports on the sundry civil, army and navy appropriation bills.
 The House adopted a proposition agree able to the Senate with reference to the disputed items in the army bill and re- fused to agree to the Senate amendment to the naval bill providing for five sub marine torpedo boets.
 Sundry Civil Bill Up.
 Mir. Cannon, chairman Of the appropria- ticns committee called up the conference report cn the sundry civil appropriation bill. Ae finally agreed to the bill carries about $6O,OOO 600, being about $1,00O,0Oo less than the current law. The report was adopted.
 The conference report on the army ap- rropriaticn bill was then called up and adopted.
 Mir. Hull then moved that the House recode from It's adherence to the dis agreement to the Senate amendment which carried 4O0O,OOO for temporary barracks and quarters in the Philippines end the United States and agree to It, with an amendment fixing the appropria- tion at $3 35O,o0O
 MT. Richardson, the Democratic leader, contended that the pending proposition was a square back down.
 MT. Hay of Virginia opposed MT. Hulls motion because the original estimates called for only $3,o00,oo0.
 MT. Hull aroused the ire of MT. Rich ardson and MT. Hay by charging that the Democrats were opposed to doing anything for the army.
 We followed the lead of the gentleman l from Illinois in opposing this amend ment," cried MT. Richardson, and the gentleman can read his lecture to MT. 1 Cs mon"
 Had Not Opposed Army.
 Mir. Hay and MT. Slayden, Tex. also | indignantly denied that they or their Democratic colleagues had opposed the army.
 "The gentleman makes that statement" ]" said MT. Hay, flor political capital sole ly." Democratic applause).
 MT. Hulls motion prevailed-130 to 20.
 The House further insisted on it's dis agreement to the other two amendments and the bill was sent back to confer ence.
 MT. Foss of Illinois. chairman of the | naval affairs committee, called up the naval appropriation bill. It was also a | partial agreement. No agreement was reached on the question of boats The report was adopted. On MT. Foss motion | the House insisted on further disagree l ment to all the other Senate amendments except those for submarine boats,
 MT. Loudenslager of New Jersey there upon moved to recede and concur In these | amendments. His motion was defated. The bill then was sent back to confer | ence.
 Philippine Discussion.
 Consideration of the Philippine govern ment bill was resumed and the bill was read for amendment under the five min | ute rule.
 On motion of MT. Bartlett of Georgia | an amendment was adopted to allow | appeals to be taken from the decisions of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | to the Supreme Court of the United | States in all cases involving the constsuc- tion of the constitution of the United | States.
 MT. Hill of Connecticut offered an amendment to the provision for a legisla-
 
 that this provision should not go Into effect If census of the islands did not | show five per cent of the population to be qualified voters. It was defeated 1 On motion of Mir. Littlefield of Maine an amendment was adopted to prohl f ones corporation from owning stock fin i another corporation.
 After fifteen of the fifty pages of the l bill were completed MT. Hepburn of Iowa | nrPSPDfpd "a isthmian canal bill and 1t was ordered | printed under the rule.
 At o'clock the House took 8 recess un- til o'clock.
 There were no speakers at the night session and immediately after reassem- bling at sN6 p. m. the House adjourned ! until tomorrow.
 THE SENATE. Washington, June 25-In a few minutes l today the Senate disposed of for this season the omnibus statehood question | which has been pending for several days Mir. Beveriige of Indiana chairman of the committee on territories, announced | that report on the bill before the com mittee would be made on the third day of the next session. Ttis was satisfactory to MT. Quay of Pennsylvania, who, after securing an agreement that the commit- | tees report should be the unfinished busi- | ness on and after the 10th of December until 1t was disposed of withdrew his motion to discharge the committee from further consideration of the measure. A lumber of bills of minor importance were | passed
 | The conference report on the army ap- propriation bill was agreed to thus pass ing the measure and eliminating the fric- | ton which has existed between the two | houses over it.
 | The conference report or the sundry | civil bill was agreed to. The bill will now go to the President To Prevent Adulteratlon. The bill to prevent the adulteration, misbrandng and limitations of foods beverages, candies, drugs and condiments in the district of Columbia and the terri tories and for regulating interstate traf- f1c therein was laid before the Senate and MT. McCumber of North Dakota spoke in favor of the measure MT. Proctor of Vermont, called up message from the House in respect to the army appropriation bill. showing that the hovse had receded from Its announced purpose not to consider the Senate amendment increasing the appropriation for barracks and quarters from s3,O0 900