The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-27
OF CONGRESS.
House.

House.
Tuesday. Feb. II, the house began
consideration of the naval a%ppropri-
alton bill under the operation of a rule
which made. the new legislation rela-
tive to the increase of the personnel of
the navy and for the increase of the
Naval academy in order. The general
debate on the bill was without special
feature. The paragraph in the bill pro-
viding $3.50, 600 for a naval station on
the great lakes went out OF a point of
order. Mr.. Littlefield and Mr.. SulZer
had an interesting clash before the ma
val bill was taken up, the former
charging the latter with having per-
verted the record. After the reading
of the journal Mr.. Cooper (Texas)
called attention to the fact that through
an error in the record a bill passed
Monday relating to an appropriation in
the river and harbor bill for Sabine
Pass technically repealed the river and
harbor bill. AS the matter was some
what complicated it was allowed to go
over until Wednesday. On completing
thirty of the sixty-five pages of the ma
val appropriation bill the committee
rose. The senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill were dis
agreed to, and the bill sent to confer
ence. Messrs. Sherman, Curtis (Kan-
sas). and Little (Arkansas) were APP
pointed conferees. At 8 p. m. the house
adjourned.
Wednesday, Feb. IS, the house by a
majority of 2 to l rejected the confer
ence report on the army appropriation
because of its provisions for the retire
ment of civil war officers at an adj
vanced grade and permitting officers to
deposit money with the government at
3 per cent interest. The house emphat-
ically voted against both propositions
and sent the bill back to conference.
The proceedings on the conference re-
port were enlivened by a sharp per-
sonal clash between Mr.. Hull, of Iowa,
and Mr.. Slayden. of Texas. The re-
mainder of the day was devoted to the
naval bill. Slow progress was made,
only twenty pages being covered. An
appropriation of 500, 900 for expenses
incident to the occupation of the new
naval station the government is to ac-
quire from Cuba was placed in the bill
at the request of the navy department.
Thursday, Feb. 10, the house passed
the naval appropriation bill with a
number of amendments. Nothing else
of importance was done.
Friday, Feb. 90, the house passed he
Notifications appropriations bill, adopt
ed the conference report on the bill for
the protection of the president, and on
the legislative, executive, and judicial
appropriation bill, and then spent three
hours wrangling over the Fowler cur
rency bill. The latter bill has been
given privilege by the terms of a special
rule adopted Monday, but when the
decks had been cleared for it the Dem
ocrats began a ~filibuster, Mr.. Bartlett
(Ga.) declaring that it was useless to
waste time on a measure which 1t was
not intended should become a law.
After a half-doZen roll calls the house
finally got into committee of the whole
to consider the bill, but. it then being
) o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Fowler the
house adjourned.
Saturday, Feb. 81, the day in the
house was devoted to debate upon the
Fowler currency bill. Mr.. Fowler, the
author of the measure, spoke for over
two hours. The other speakers were
Messrs. Thayer (Nlass.), Lowering
(Mass.), Lewis (Ga.), and Prince GID.
The general conviction is that the bill
has no chance to become a law, and the
fact that there are divergent views on
both sides of the house, detracted from
the interest in the debate. A commu-
nication from the president, transmit
ting a request of the anthracite coal
strike commission. asking for author
ity to publish 5000 copies of its report
when completed, was laid before the
house. The message of the president
said he concured in the request. At 3
o'clock the house adjourned.
The house Monday, Feb. %, passed
The general deficiency appropriation
bill, the last of the regular supply bills.
It carried $13, Cos. 7S1. The amendment
of importance was II appropriating
81 100, 900 to replace the stores and
storehouse at the Rock Island arsenal,
recently destroyed by fire. The bill to
amend the railroad safety-appliance act
was sent to conference, and the con-
ferees were instructed not to insist on
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! giving the interstate COM
mission power to reduce below 80 per
cent. the number Of cars equipped with
patent air brakes.