The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-19
RUNNING NO BANK
HOUSE DOESN'T WANT ARMY OFF,
GERS DEPOSITS.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
WAS SENT BACK TO CONFERENCE
BY BIG MAJORITY.

Retirement of Civil War Officers ut
an Advanced Age and the = Per
Cent. Interest scheme the PrOVi-
sions the House Did Not Like.
Hull mud SIaydcn Had sharp
Personal Clash - SInydcn DesiR-
mated a Statement of Hull as
BIackEuardism.
Washington, Feb. 1S.-The House to-
day, by majority of two to one, re-
jected the conference report upon the
army appropriation bill because of the
provisions it contained for the retire
ment of Civil War officers at an adj
vanced grade and for permitting Off
GERS to deposit money with the gov
eminent at per cent. interest.
The House cmphatically voted
against both propositions, and sent the
bill back to conference. The proceed
ings upon the conference report were
enlivened by a sharp personal clash
between Mr. Hull of Iowa and Mr..
Slayden of Texas. The remainder of
the day was devoted to the naval bill,
twenty pages being covered.
Mr.. Hay of Virginia, one of the con-
ferees on the army bill, strenuously
opposed the adoption of the report be-
cause of the provision for retirement
of army officers who served in the
Civil War with an additional grade,
and the provision permitting army Of
ficers to deposit their money with the
government. such deposits to draw 3
per cent. interest. He expressed the
opinion that the latter provision would
establish a dangerous precedent; that
it would lead to the granting of the
same privilege to naval officers and
might be extended to civil employees
of the government. He characterized
it as paternalism run mad.
SIayden and Hull Clash.
Mr.. Slayden of Texas charged Mr..
Hull with bad faith in not giving the
House a chance for a direct vote on
the deposit amendment. He said Mr..
Hull had promised such a vote.
II desire to say interrupted Mr..
Hull, that that statement is not true.
THE gentlemans courtesy" replied
Mr. Slayden, lis equal to his Veracity.
1t is a cheap form of debate which per-
mits the gentleman to indulge in the
expression he has used and only thf
fact that 1 am the bar of the House
restraints me from replying to his
blackguardism as it deserves" Demo
cratic applause).
This sharp colloquy aroused the
House, and Mr.. Mann of Illinois I'M
dertook to rebuke Mr.. Slayden. He
said he was surprised that Mr. Stay
den should use an expression far
worse" than that employed by Mr..
Hull.
1.-THE gentleman's idea of good man
ners does not especially commend it
self to me-" replied Mr.. Slayden, who
said further that only very strong
provocation had induced him to say
what he had. He then quoted from
the Record to show that Mr.. Hull had
virtually pledged the House an oppor-
tunity to vote on this proposition.
Cannon Doesn't Like II.
Mr. Cannon protested against the
manner in which appropriation bills
were loaded by the Senate with all
sorts of legislative provisions that were
not in order in the House. The prac-
tice, he declared, not only demoralized
appropriation bills, but would bring
SCdnQdl anu utSeINtu tIlllNlSib
I'm the House." he said, 1--WE legis-
late under rules. In another body (the
Senate) they legislate by unanimous
consent. Gentlemen know what that
means" (Applause.)
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee and Mr.
Huh concluded the debate, and the con-
ference report was voted down.
The House by specific votes insisted
upon its disagreement to the retire
ment and officers deposit amendment.
The bill was then sent back to confer
ence, and the House resumed consid-
GRAFTON of the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee took adVan-
tage of the item, increasing the limit of
cost of the new naval academy to $10-
200, 900 to comment on the fact that the
increase was demanded on account of
the higher cost of material
and labor, and he offered an
amendment to admit free of duty ma
terials for the buildings of the naval
academy. The amendment was ruled
out on a point of order.
The House adjourned unti1 tomorrow.
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