The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-05
STILL UNDER DISCUSSION in THE
LOWER BODY.
PROGRESS QUITE SLOW
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consldered-Tawney Urges Econ
omy-champ Clark Forces Roll Call
in Williams Place.

washington, May 4.-COnSl0efaLlOn
of the sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed in the house today after
Champ Clark, in the absence Of Mr..
Williams, had forced a roll call on the
motion to take up the bill.
At the outset of the debate the
house reverted to the provision cover
ing the appropriations for the geo
logical survey. Mr.. Needham Of Cali
fornia was prompt to offer an amend
ment appropriatinX 100000 for
'tgauging the streams and determining
the water supply Of the United
States" over which a prolonged dis
cussion arose as to its admissibility
under the rules. The chair, however,
settled the question by sustaining a
point Of order against the amendment
and it was lost.
Mr.. Needham was more fortunate
with a subsequent amendment appro-
priating $4,000 0 "for the further ex.
animation Of the mineral resources
and products Of the national domain"
In opposing the amendment. Mr..
ETowney declared that congress should
be honest about the matter. In the
past, he said, more than half the ap.
preparation had been expended en-.
tirely outside of government functions
practically he asserted. s:for the
benefit Of investors in waterpower."
The chair ruled in favor Of the
amendment.
Another Amendment.
With the a~cquiescence Of Messrs;
Needham and Sherley, MI. Smith OF
Iowa offered an amendment in the ma.
ture of a substitute for their pro.
visions, which was adopted, in the
language Of the law Of last year ap'
propriating 100000 for gauging the
streams and determining the water
supply Of the United States.
An animated debate o over an
amendment by MI. Norris Of Nebraska
increasing from $4,000 to 100000 the
appropriations for continuing the in;
vestigation Of structural materials be
longing to and for the United States
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Tawney vehemently opposed 8
motion by Mr.. Norris to strike out Of
the bill the provision which would
have the effect to. abolish the advisory
board of engineers to assist in the
making 81 the tests.
Norris Motion Carries.
An assertion by Mr.. Tawney that
the Carnegie Technical. school in Pitts
burg has received, in violation Of law
money funds for conducting tests
brought a. denial from Mr.; Dalzell o.
Pennsylvania.
The vote being taken, the Norris
motion carried GA to 81.
AL ny N4As D6AAVAA W0k
offered, in c~reasing from $4,000 tt
$3.50, 900 the appropriation for con
tinuing the analyzing and testing o.
coal and other fuels. Mr.. Dalzell
argued that the increased approprt
alton would go far toward minimizing
mine disasters.
In opposing the amendment. Mr.
| Campbell of Kansas charged that mos
Of the money heretofore appropriated
for this purpose had been expended
largely in exploiting mines in the old
coal fields and !coke-bearing coal fields
Of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio
indiana and Kentucky. There had, he
said, been little or no money spent II
testing western Goals, but Mr.. Bon
ynge of Colorado insisted that the
Rocky Mountain coal fields had MOI
been neglected.
Tawney 10 Vigorous.