Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12
18Th CONGRESS.
House Votes in Favor Of the
St. Louis Loan Bill.
Some Of Leaders Anayed Against
Passage Of Measure.
Senate Will Vote on Panama Treaty
Sometime Next Week.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House,
today, by a vote Of liz to lo3 con-
CURED in the Senate amendment TO
the urgent deficiency bill authorizing
a loan of 81. 5000 by the government
to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
after amending it with respect to the
manner in which the money shall be
paid:
The proposition was strongly OPP
posed in the debate which covered
portions of three days. There were
arrayed against it some Of the House
leaders. Among those who voiced their
opposition against it. today. were
Messrs. Payne, N. Y. Grosvenor. Ohio.
and Dalzell, Pa. Mr.. Hemenway, Ind.
chairman Of the appropriations COM
nittee, closed the debate with strong
appeal in favor of the loan. There was
no party alignment on the measure. its
supporters being composed of Repub-
licans and Democrats alike.
The House also cOncurred in the
amendments to the urgent deficiency
bill authorizing tests Of coal and lig-
mites at the st. Louis fair. and nom
concurred in all the other amendments
proposed by the Senate. A number of
bills were passed. among them meas
ures ratifying agreements with Indians
in Minnesota and Montana.
When the House convened, today,
Foss, Ill., chairman of the naval affairs
committee. reported the naval appro-
pfiatfOn bill. Consideration of the Sem
ate amendment to the urgent deficiency
appropriation which was pending when
the House adjourned. yesterday, was
resumed. The pending amendment was
was the proposed loan of s4.6O0,0OO to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Crumpacker. Ind. and Bartholdt,
Mo. spoke in favor of the loan.
.Hinshaw, Neb.. said the money would
be better applied if given to the rural
free delivery carriers throughout the
country or to the old soldiers of the
Union instead of the St. Louis fair.
He opposed the loan.
Burkett, Eeb. said the money should
be used in constructing public build
ings and complained that kilograms
had come telling members how to vote
Burkett in opposing the loan said they
had been taught economy and added:
81 say it is a wrong time now under
the force of all this great lobby which
has been at work around these halls
and which sits in these galleries and
looks down upon and watches our every
action and which has even started the
telegraph wires to hum toward every
man who dares stand up and protect
the treasury against raids that have
been made from this section
Smith. Iowa. and Rodenburg. ILL.,, ar
for. h., ,yb;
Richardson. Ala. and Lawrence, Mass
voiced their opposition to it.
Sherman. N. Y. announced that he
WIS favorable to the loan. lowering
Mass, did likewise. Grosvenor, Ohio
said he was opposed to the proposed
loan and gave his reasons.
Payne. N. V. argued against the
loan.
'Hemenway. Ind. closed teh debate
combating statements made by Oppo-
nents Of items. He made an appeal in
favor of the loan.
BY agreement debate closed at P. NJ
Tawney's amendment affecting the
method of the payment of the loan
was adopted, when the Senate amend
ment authorizing loan of $4,000 900 to
the st. Louis fair as amended was
placed before the House. On a division
1t was carried by 1877 to 81. Tellers were
demanded. the result of the vote being
ISL to o. The committee then rose
when the House amended the recon-
mcndation of the committee to concur
In the Senate amendment authorizing
coal tests at the st. Louis fair. A yea
and nay. vote was demanded on the mo-
tion to adopt the recommendation for
the concurrence in the st. Louis fair
loan. The House non cOncurred in all
other Senate amendments.
On the yea and nay vote the House
adopted the recommendation of the
conference with the Senate amendment
proposing the loan to the st. Louis fair
be concurred In, the vote being liz to