The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-19
REPORT IS REJECTED
House Opposed 10 Army Bill in Its
Present Shape.
SENGBACK TO CONFERENCE
Because Of Clause Retiring Civil War
Officers al Advanced Grade.
PROCEEDINGS WERE ENLIyENED
By Sharp Personal Clash Between Rep
resentatiyes Rull aud SlaydeB.
CLAUSE PERMITTING ARMY OFFICERS
To Deposit Their Money With Govern
mont at Three Per Cent interest
Also Vigorously Opposed
PROCEEDINGS WERE ENLIyENED
By Sharp Personal Clash Between Rep
reseutatiyes FULL aud SlaydeD.
CLAUSE PERMITTING ARMY OFFICERS
To Deposit Their Money With Govern
mont at Three Per Cent interest
Also Vigorously Opposed.


Special TO The PoSt.)
Washington, February 1s,--A spirited col
loquy between Representative Slayden and
Repre- sentative Hull. chairman ot the com
mttec M military AFFAIRS formed the most
interesting incident OF todays session OF
the house Tho conference report on the
army appropriation bill was under diScus-
sion aud The representative of virginia
the democratic conferee from the house
opposed the adoption OF the report.
/ Mr. Hay yielded TO Mr. Slaydcn, WAC
charged that Chairman Hull wns not acting
In good faith because be ~ one time hRi
! promised TO give the house chance to
vote directly on the deposit amendment
/ Washington February is.-The house to-
/ day by majority Of ? TO I. rejected the
conference report on the army appropria-
| tlon bill, because Of it's provisions for the
retirement Of civil war officers at an nd.
vanced Erndc, aud permitting ofaeers 10
deposit money with tho government at per
cent interest. The house emphatically
voted against both propositions and sent the
! bill hack to conference. The proceedings
on the conference report were enlivenod by
sharp personal clash between Mr.. Hull
| iowa aud Mr.. slayden cTerRs). The re-
mninder OF the day was devoted 70 tho
naval hill An amendment was adopted 10
appropriate $4,000 for a crane track around
dry dock No. l. New York navy yard An
appropriation Of 10000 FOR expenses In
cident 10 the occupation or the new nnval
station the government IS 10 acquire from
Cuba, was placed in the bin at tho request
OF the navy department.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) TOOK advantage Of the
item increasing the limit of cost for the new
naval academy 10 comment on the fart that
The Increase was demanded on account OF
the higher cost of material and labor and
that he offered an amendment 70 admit
duty free. materials for the buildings at
the naval acsdemy. The amendment was
ruled out Of order
Upon reaching the paragraph providing
FOR the. Increase Of the personnel Of the
navy, the committee rose and having com
pleted only twenty pages Of the blll, at 8
p M the house adjourned
when the house met today the speaker
announced tbsr the committee on rules had
considered the question raised yesterday by
Nj Cooper (Tcxas, concerning n bill passed
on Monday. which he thought technically
repealed the rivers and harbors bill, and
hrA found that tho assumption was incor
rect
Mr. Hull down then called up the confer
once report upon the army appropriation
bill
Mr. Hay Uel, ono NJ the conferees
strenuousiy opposed tho adoption NJ the re-
port because n the provision ror the retire.
mont nj nrmy officers who served In tho
civil war with an additional grade and the
provision permitting army officers 10 de-
post money with the government such de-
posit4 10 draw 2 per cent interest Mr.
Hay expressed the opinion that the latter
provision would establish dangerous pre-
cedcnt TIM ir would lead m the granting
m rho samc privilege TO novsl officers and
might be extended 10 rlyil employees Of tho
government JIe characterized 81 "putornal.
Ism ram mad"
Mr. slHyden CTcxas charged Mr HUI
with bad fulth IN NOT giving the house a
chance for a direct vote nm the deposit
amendment. lie said Mr., Hull had prom
ised such a vote
II desire to say" interposed Mr.. Hull
that TINT statement Is not true"
THE gentlemnn's courtesy" retor,ed Mr..
slayden. rs equal TO his veracity II is a
cheap form ~ debate which permits the
gentleman 10 indulge In the expression he
has used and only the fact that / am at
the bar Of The house restraints me from re-
plying TO his blackguardism as 1t de-
serves" democratic applause)
This sharp coloquy aroused the house and
Mr.. Mann nll) undertook to rebuke Mr..
slayden lie said he was surprised that
Mr., Slayden should use an expression "far
worse" than that employed by Mr.. Hull
THE gentlemsn's idea Of good manners
does not especially commend itself TO me-"
replied Mr.. slayden, who proceeded TO say
that only very strong provocation had in
duced him 70 say what he had lie then
quoted from the record to show that Mr.
Hull had virtually pledged the house an
opportunity TO vote on this proposition.
Mr.. Stevens iMlnn.) also opposed tbs
adoption Of the conference report He espe-
ciaily antagonized the retirement provia.
ION, which 80 said was not only retroactive
bit Disseminated against class Of de.
serving officers
Mr.. Capron R. - declared that the at.
tacks upon the conference report were IN.
fair and unwarranted.
Mr. Cannon protested against the man.
ner in which appropriation bills were
| loaded hy the senate with all sorts Of leRls-
lative provisions that we're NOT IN order In
the house. The practice, he declared. not
only demnralized appropriation bills, but
! would bring scandal and deserved crin-
] oiSm.