Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-30

a carnation adorned the lapel of the
coat of nearly every member OF the
House in commemoration of the late
President McKinley's birthday. The
chaplain referred feelingly to the late
President, saying:
we thank Thee, o heavenly Father.
for the beautiful life and character OF
our beloved Mckinley. whom we re-
member with grateful hearts, today,
for the things that he did in life and fo.'
the beautiful example of Christian
character and fortitude he left behind
him to us in his death. So move, we
beseech Thee, upon our hearts of Thy
children, that truth and righteousness
and good will shall reign everywhere in
and through the spirit of the Lord
Thaycr, Mass, rising to Il question
of personal privilege, said his attention
had been called to a statement that he
assumed full responsibility for resc-
luton by him proposing an amendment
to the constitution to keep lands al
ways nearly equally divided among all
the People.
The resolution, he said, was intro
duced by him by request and was so
marked. but the print of the resolution
failed to show the words by request"
Ee said he had no interest i'm or sympa-
thy with it. and in fact had not read it.
A reprint was ordered to show the cor
rcction.
Tho House went into n committee Of
the whole with Tawney, Mimi. in the
chair and resumed the consideration of
the Urgent Deficiency bill. The read
ing of the bill under the five-minute
rule was begun when Hill. Conn.,, made
point of order against the paragraph
appropriating 100000 for the expenses
of the commission on international eX-
change appropriated to bring about a
fixed relationship between gold STAN
card and silver using countries. He
contended that it was new legislation
and that the item put it in the bill, last
session. for the commission was placed
there by the Senate contrary to the
rules of the Senate and House.
Lind, Mimi, asked if the para
graph committed the government to in
ternational bimetallism.
Not at ALL" replied Hemenway
Hill remarked that that would be
the effect Of it.
Inc point o. OTNCr WIS SuStdllicu uilu
the item was struck out.
Hay. Va, raised the point of order
against the appropriation to enable the
secretary of state to mark the Alaskan
borndry in conformity with the award
OF the boundary tribunal on the ground
that it was new legislation. The point
was o. erruled.
The appropriation for the United
States consul at Antung, Manchuria,
was, on motion OF Hit. ILL.,, chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs,
made on the basis of $4,000 a year in
stead of $4,000.
Hay asked for what purpose the %
skilled laborers were provided for in
the post office department..
Hemenway replied that they were
requested because the work Of the de-
partment was behind.
The provision authorizing the Presi-
dent to consolidate revenue collection
districts and to subdivide States for
collection purposes went out on point
of order as being new legislation,
raised by Powers. Me-, and not resist
ed by the committee.
When the paragraph providing for
the destitute Indians of Alaska was
reached, Cowherd, Mo-, called atten-
ton to the deplorable condition Of the
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