Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-21
57TH CONGRESS.
Democrats FiIibuster on the
Fowler Currency Bill.
Measure for Protection Of President
Is Finally Completed.
III g4
Morean's Amendments to Panama Bill
Still Hanging.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The House, to-
day, passed the Notifications appro-
priation bill, adopted the conference re-
ports on the bill for the protection of
the President and on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill and then spent three hours wrang-
ling over the Fowler currency bill. The
latter bill had been given privilege by
the terms of a special rule adopted,
Monday, but when the decks had been
cleared for it the Democrats began n
filibuster, Bartlett, Ca, declaring that
it was useless to waste time on a meas
ure which it was not intended should
become a law. After half dozen roll
calls the House finally got into commit
tee of the whole to consider the bill.
but it then being 5 o'clock, on motion
of Fowler, the House adjourned.
Speaker Henderson laid before the
House the invitation of the ST. Louis
Exposition commission and the Expo
sition Co. to Congress to be present at
the dedicatory exercises, April 30-May
1903. Tawnev. Mimi, offered a joint
resolution, which was adopted, accept
ing the invitation on behalf of Congress
and providing for the appointment OF
committee of seven senators and II
representatives to represent the two
houses.
\ resolution was adopted 70 print 2l,G0G
copies of the memorial address on the late
President Mckinley delivered iii the
House a year ago by Secretary Of State
Hay, 5000 for the use of the House and
5000 for the use of the Senate. Several
other printing resolutions We're adopted.
Overstreet Qnd) called up the report
Of the conferees Oh the bill for the pro
lection of the President which was adopt
ed without division. The consideration of
the Philippine currency bill with Senate
amendments was set for Tuesday next.
The House then proceeded to the conSd-
GRAFTON Of the fortiiications appropriation
bill. Hemenway Und), in charge of The
dill, explained that it carried $7,920,000. be-
ing about S.00.00 less than the current
law. Efforts to amend the bill proved
futile and it WAS passed as reported.
Hemenway then called up the confer
encc report on the legislative aDpropria-
lion bill 1t was adopted without de-
Date.
Fowler On. J.} then mayea that the
House go into committee of the whole to
consider the currency bill. Padgett
Icnll.) HlONtu Id pfOcceI 10 cOtlSlutldIlJH
OF war claims and as this was Friday
Dalzel, who was in the chair, ruled that
the latter motion took precedence. Pad
gettS motion was voted down. 81 to II.
Bartlett (Ga.) attempted TO raise the
question of consideration against the F'ow-
Ter bill declaring that it would be q
waste of time to consider a measure
which it was not intended should become
4 law. but the Chair held that the ques-
ton was virtually raised by the motion
20 go into committee of the whole. Ac-
cordingly the vote was taken upon the
latter motion.
When the vote was announced, lis to
80, Hay (Va.) moved to adjourn.
'rhe Chair held that this motion was
rot in order, whereupon Hay appealed
from the decision of the Chair. The Dem
ocrats forced another roll call on the
question of sustafning the Chair The
chair was sustained. 40 to 20, whereupon
the House went into committee of the
whole, Lawrence tMass.) in the chair, to
consider the Fowler bill.
Democratic objection was made to dis
pensin2 with the first reading of the bill
and it was read in full. When the read
ing was completed the committee rose
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