Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-19
58TH CONGRESS-.
House Passes Last of Govern
ment Supply Bills.
But Measures Go Through After Most
Stormy Session.
Senate Considers the Sundry Civil Ap
priation Bill.


today. passed the last Of the supply
bills of the government. the general
deficiency appropriation measure, after
a stormy session which lasted till S.ls
in the evening. The contest was a
party one over the deficiency appro.
priatiOn for pensions. which tine Demo
Gratis tried ineffectively to amend by
incorporating as a law the recent ex-
ecutive age disability pension order
An effort was made by Mr.. Moon OF
Tennessee to secure a yea and nay vote
on his amendment as to the age dis
ability order, but the Speaker refused
to recognize him for this purpose.
On a prO-fOrma motion to recommiI
the bill. the Democrats, angered by the
Speakers refusal to recognize Mr.
Moon. secured a roll-call. but after the
vote had been taken all further oppo-
sition ceased and the bill was passed
Late in the afternoon, Mr.. Hit Offered
his Chinese exclusion bill introduced
Saturday. as an amendment to the gen.
eral deficiency bill. and it was accented
without objection.
several bills were passed early in the
day onder suspension of the rules.
Washington. April 1S.-At the opening
or the session of the House, today. bill
was passed providing for the relief of
growers Of leaf tobacco. 1t repeals the
internal revenue tax of six cents a pound
on leaf tobacco in the hand and all
special taxes
Under suspension of the rules a bill
was passed to recognize and promote the
efficiency of army chaplains. 1t gives tho
grade OF major to a number Of chaplains
OF long service. bill was also passed
under suspension of the rules providing
for the establishment of a supreme court
for the Indian Territory and for addi-
tional United States judges therein.
The conference report on the fortified
tons appropriation bill was agreed to
Mr.. Hull presented the conference report
on the army appropriation bill. ana on a
rising vote it was agreed to, lib to 81.
Consideration of the general deficiency
appropriation bill then was resumed.
y lengthy discussion was preciptated
over point of order against an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Sullivan tMassD to
refund to the state of Massa chusct:s s.
49,, 40. expenses incurred in raising volun-
teers during the Civil war. as against 81
sl1.74O provided by the bill. The point of
order was sustained
On appeal from this decision by Mr..
Williams tMiss.). the chair was sustained.
III to r.
Mr.. Hit Ull.) offered the bill he intro
duced, Saturday. strengthening the Chi
nese exclusion law. as rider TO the gen
eral deficiency bill.
Mr.. Hemenway did not make the point
Of order against it. explaining that it was
e matter of general Importance to all the
people of the United States Mr.. Hit
admitted he knew in January last of the
contention that the treaty Of 1894 was no
longer effective. but said he had not been
able heretofore to prepare proper bill
He declared it would be wise for Congress
to take no chances in so important a
matter.
Mr.. Williams (Miss) Sarcastically de-
clared this amendment demonstrated how
easy it was for the majority to do things
He congratulated the Republicans for
having found that substantial legislation
was thing superior to technical rules
The bill was a ''felonious assault
Of the House." but. he said. no Republi-
can voice had suggested it was not il,
order. Directing his remarks at Mr. Hit.
Mr.. Williams said he could not understand
how Republican House could sit idly
by while gentleman who has hereto
fore been a law abiding citizen raised the
red flag of anarchy against its rules and
offered n legislative amendment to an ap-
preparation bill
NJ. Williams noticing Speaker Cannon
occupying a seat on the floor said he was
almost struck with paralysis by the fact
that the speaker is sitting now by the
gentleman from Indiana tMr. Hemen-
wayl aiding and abetting him in his felo-
NOUS attempt to strange the rules
(laughter).
If that sort Of thing went on much
longer, he said. with derision. the COM
mittee on rules would grow rusty in the
exercise Of its function. He concluded
by saying the amendment was good legs
lation.
The amendment was agreed to unani-
mously.
The committee then returned to the de-
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