The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
PASS THE
 CIVIL BILL Appropriation for Geo. logical Survey. OLD SOLDIERS TO THIRST No Liquor Will Be Sold in Vet
 erans' Homes. sstirfeaI Speeches are Made By Mum. Der of Members But Dry
 Win Out by Close
 Vote.

ing of other matters today the House resumed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill and late to- night passed the entire measure.
 When the item in the bill relating fo the appropriation for the geological survey was reached this afternoon Mr. Dalzell tPa,) offered an amendment to continue the prel aratfon of a geologi- cal map of the United States and also the gauging of streams.
 Mir Tawney, chairman of the Coni- mittee on Appropriations made a point Of order against the amendment which the chair sustained.
 MT. DaIzell then amended his origi- nal amendment to continue the prepar- ation of geological map of the United States which was held to be in order. Mir. Tawney presented an amendment to that of MT. Dalzeli 'to continue preparation of a geological mp of the national domain"
 After extended debate the first de- feat for the opponents of the policy for enlarging the power of the geu- logical survey came when the commit tee of the whole voted down Mir. Taw- ney's amendment and adopted that of Mir. Daizell. 112 to 53.
 An amendment offersu by Mir. Mor- ris (Neb.) appropriatting $l0o,0o0 for the continuation of investigation of structural materials belonging to tha United States, suC h as stone. clay. ce- ment ,etc., under the supervision of the Director of the United states Geo. logical Survey" was agreed to. Two hundred thousand dollars was appro. priated for use by the geological sur- vey in continuing tests of coal and Ignite.
 An amendment of Mir. olmstead of Pennsylvania was adopted suhstftut- ing the words United States" for H.- -a..f 1....ms m~4 Naa conjunction with typographical and Eeological surveys and $500 000 waa appropriated for typographical surveys and s20o.0 900 for geological surveyE, being an increase of $50.o00 in each case.
 With these amendments friends Of the geological survey were content to rest. having added total of s4eo.o01 to Eiae sn1erai branches Of the survey above that rec0infnended Uy the conn., mitfee on Appropriations and carried in the bill. Tn view of she caWpaitsn that has been made throughout th4 country against the cantern in a0I- diers homes intense interest was shown tonight when that feature of the Dill was reached.
 Mfr. Bowersock of Kansas precipgtn~ ted the debate by offering an amend ment providing that no part of the appropriations carried fin the Dill Tor soldiers homes. should be apporfioned to any national home that maintains a bar or cantsen
 MT. Bartholdt, of Missouri made Q point of order against the amendment but 1t was held to be in order. where- upon MT. Sullivan of Massachusetts offered the following amendment to ths amendment:
 'sThat no part of this appropriation shall be apportioned to any home. any inmate of which Is found in attor- dance during the next fiscal year upon any race horse meeting or is discover~ ed In any pool room where gambling fs carried on. or in any place where malt or spirituous liquors or tobacco
 The reading of the amendment was followed by loud burst of satirical laughter.
 The amendment of Mir. Sullivan was defeated 13 to 65.
 Mfr. Tawney of Minnesota, in opening the debate on the Bowersock amend ment. said that twenty-one saiooua have been erected around, the Soldiers Home in Milwaukee in anticipation of the law closing the canteens going ina to effect March (.
 He said that the management of ew- cry national Soldiers, Home in the country had asked that the canteen De restored In the interest of temperance.
 J Sloan Fassett of New York. who opposed the amendment, said he would not be put in the category in which Mfr. Sims of Tennessee had placed those who honestly believed in the re-estahs iishment of the canteen. The Issue be. fore us is not rum or no rum; tenn perance or no temperance. but q quea- tion of morals" he said.
 T refuse to let the orators on the other side place my name in the lower lights have been a temperance man and have contributed in their work. This Is a question of specific procedure by the Government It is question of human exrerlence with human ba- lngs. YouS can't make men sober by Legislation any more than you can make. them intelligent or rich by Ieg- 'slation. The inmates of these homes are nearing their long journey. They have fought their fight It is our bus. fneSs to sec to it that these defendera of the nation shall nave the comforts to which .hey are entitled; that tbelr closing days are surrounded with fhs' things they need and the things they want. Let us be true to ourselves and to them by restoring the canteens.
 Mir Hepburn (Ia.) closed the de- bate supporting the amendment. and the amendment of Mir. Bowersock was adopted on a vote by tellers, si to Se,