Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-11
57th CONGRESS.
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Mo-; Fleming, Dem. Ga; Lester, Dem.
Ga; Littlefeld, Rep, Me. Little, Dem'
Ark: Reid, Dem, Ark; Robertson
Dem, La; Shackleford DEM. Mo-; and
Vandiver, DEM, Mo.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and considered the sundry
| civil appropriation bill. Cannon ex-
planned that it carried $7S,017,929, be-
ing SS,S7S,4S2 less than the estimates
and $17,365,S70 more than the current
law. The big increase was more than
accounted for by $19,464.393 for
rivers and harbors and $3,000,000 re-
commended for the relief of the dis
tress of the people in the Philippines.
Cannon explained the necessity for
a big office building for members near
the Capitol. He said the designs for
this building had been prepared. The
appropriations committee was prac-
tieally agreed that such building
should be built but no provision had
been placed in the bill because it would
be subject to a point of order. When
he stated that Notwithstanding this
fact, he proposed to move it's insertion
in the bill his announcement was
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Cannon said also that Congress should
go further and complete the central body
of the Capitol in accordance with the
plans which were made when the wings
were built This could be done for 81
100000 and both this work and the new
office building could be finished in two
and one-half years. There was plenty of
money in the treasury and now was the
time to do the work. If it was not au-
thorized as this session of Congress it
might be a decade before it was done.
Gillett (Mass) submitted remarks in ia
Nor of entrenchment in expenditures
Smith (Ariz.) secured the floor and replied
to some of the statements derogatory to
Arizona made in the Senate during the
statehood debate. He declared that the
charges were untrue and the Mormon
scare" gross exaggeration.
DeArmond (Mo), in a sarcastic speech
relative to the bill recently introduced by
Senator Hanna to pension the ex-slaves,
precipitated an interesting debate. He
denominated the bill curious evidence
of the prevailing trend of politics, which
was more valuable as piece of political
maneuyering than a piece of prospective
legislation"
The introducer of the bill, he said, an
nounced that he was not candidate for
the Presidency, but from the same au-
thority came the announcement that there
were no trusts. The exact, facts could, he
said, be balanced in the public mind af-
ter q study of both statements. The ne
gro delegate. he said, was an important
factor in Republican national conven-
tons and there was nothing like making
preparations in good time.
1t was a farce, he said, but all farces
had their solemn aspects. And it was
soldering to think of the old negroes in
their cabins in the South giving up their
small earnings until the time came when
they would turn for-relief to their natu-
raj protectors--the white people of the
South. democratic applause).
Cannon, in reply treated Diamonds
remarks lightly, calling attention to the
fact that Senator HannaS bill had been
introduced by request.
Richardson CTenn,) said that companies
We're already being formed and circulars
being sent out to ignorant colored people
by INSCRIPTIONS Adventures, and he
thought both sides should join in an as
Surance to them not to invest their quar-
tiers and dimes in this chimerical scheme
Cannon responded that all people should
understand that the government promised
to all alike equality before the law and
equality of opportunity and under it each
must work out his own salvation. He said
with emphasis that if the ignorant We're
being imposed upon they should be I'M
deceived, that in his judgment no such
bill could or would pass. At sos p. M,
the House adjourned. ''''' - - -'''i' u