The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-03
OVER SOME HARD
KICKERS IT GOES
Bill to Aid in Virginia
Exposition.
LEE is A SPECTATOR
The Senate Passes the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill and TFansacts
Other Business. A Curious In
cident About "Corners" and
The Boil WeeViI.
(By the AssocIated Press. )

Washington, March 2.--Government
participation in the exposition TO cele-
brate the first permanent settlement Of
English speaking people on the West
ern Hemisphere in the vicinity of
jamestown, Va, on the waters of
Hampton Roads. was provided by the
House today when by a vote of 192
TO Of. the bill for that purpose was
passed under q suspension Of the
rules. The amount appropriated is
$250,000 To put the bill through a
tWo-thirdS vote was necessary anu
this was obtained only after a spirited
debate The members of the Virginia
delegation during the roll call mingled
among thei.' colleagues and personally
appealed to them to cast their votes
in support of the measure. An inter-
csted spectator was General FitzhuGh
Lee, president of the exposition com.
pany.
Mr.. Maynard (Na.) moved to sus-
pend the resolution and pass the bill
appropriating $25O,000 for an inter-
national naval, marine and military
celebration to be held on the waters
of Hampton Roads beginning May
18th and ending not later than No
vcmbcr i, 1907, IN commemoratlon OF
the first permanent settlement of Ems
lish-spealdng people in America at
jamestown, Va, in 1891
Mr. Tawney (Minn.) chairman OF
the Committee on Industrial Arts and
Expositions. in favoTipG the bin gave
n graphic description oc the plans and
purposes Of the exposition company,
The bill also was strongly SUP
ported bv Mr. SulZer IN. W on the
ground that expositions educate the
people anl that the results are last
ing ana beneficial.
The Kicking Begins.
Vigorous opposition came from
Messrs. Littlefieid (Me.): Burkett
Neb.), and'Hepburn Ua.). the former
declaring that the conditions were
not such as to warrant such an eX-
penditure Of the character stated.
The whole plan was described by
Mr.. Burllett as ridiculous from be-
ginning to end" The proposed eX-
position, he said, was clouded with m
dcfiniteness. because, ne salc. no one
knew when or how long II was going
TO be held or whether there would be
q single cent available to hold the eX-
position at all
MIR. Hepburn could only see in the
appropriation an international 1unket
for certain foreign guests provided
thcy came with n military or naval
".
but the beginning Of the authorization
for a further expenditure.
Mr. Baker IN. " also opposed the
Mr.. Swanson Na.) replying to Mr..
Burkctt. Indignantly denied that the
money was intended for Il government
exhibit. He cmph8ticallY asserted
that thc exposition company had at
its disposal $1,200,000 for the under
4.,lr -
The debate was brought to close
l,v Mr.. Csrosvenor (Ohio), who, III
favoring the bill. appealed to the
House to get rid of the questions of
economy. and Of territory for mo-
ment, and do an act Of justice TO the
grand old patriotic commonwealth OF
Virginia.
on division the House--1S5 to 81
SUSPENDED the rules and passed the
bill, but on demand Of Mr.. Littleiield
tho yeas and nays were ordered and
the bin was passed, 1872 10 81.
Conference reports on the Fortiij-
cations and agricultural Appropriation
bills were agreed TO while the con-
ference report on the Naval Appro-
nriation Bill after being partially
agreed to was sent back for further
conference after Lively debate over
the question of investigation of the
cost Of &rpor plate and the building
OF an arinor plate plant. Amendments
by Mr.. Yandivcr, of Missouri, designed
to have the investigation conducted
by u special naval board were voted
down, as was also q motion by Mr.
Rixey. Of Virginia, TO concur in the
Senate amendment to have the inYeS-
tigation made by the Secretary Of the
Navy Among other items still i'll dis
putc is the orc providing for an ill-
crease of 200 officers and men in
the marine corps.
The Piver and Harbor Committee
held q conference with MeSsrs. Burton
(Ohio). Do~cnoT CIV. Va.), and Les
ter (Ga.). rs cUnferces on the part OF
the House.
Shortly after quarter past five
o'clock the House recessed until nine
o'clock tonight, the evening session
being devoted TO conference reports
and bills of minor Importance