Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-27
SUNDRY CIVIL
BILL PASSES
IN HOUSE
DEMOCRATS FILlBUSTER
| IN VAIN TO BEAT MEASURE
Carries Appropriation of S137,-
000,000i Amendment to
Strike Out Anti-Canteen
Clause Voted Down.



Washington, ID. c., Feb. e6.---After
dragging along for a week the sundry
civil appropriation bill carrying sl37.-
100000 was passed by the house to-
night with numerous material amend
ments. The debate was very warm.
a rule brought in by Mr. Dalzell.
making Ii IN order for a majority TO
pass u bill under suspension of the
rules instead of two-thirds aroused
the democrats under the leadership
OF Mr. Williams To severely criticize
the appropriation committee In not
affording. as was charged, more timo
To study supply bills. This led to an
incipicnt filibuster.
A resolution was adopted appoint
ing a committee of five to report
whether or not the remarks Of Mr.
Cook, OF Colorado. delivered ycster-
day. attacking the president. should
be expunged. or should be recorded
The ship subsidy bill was reported
the conference report on the penal
code ana the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bills were presented,
the conference reports on the District
Of Columbia and Indian appropriation
bills were agreed to and the naval
appropriation bin again was returned
to conference.
While the house was considering
the bill today an amendment by Mr.
Bartlett. of Georgia. directing the at
torney general to prosecute the Uni
ted States Steel corporation for alb
sorbing the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company and appropriating $50, 900
FOR that purpose was ruled out OF or
der on point of order by MIR. raw
my
A practically similar am ndm ont
offered by Mr. Hitchcock of Nebraska
was overruled. The amendment was
lost 81 to 113
An amendment striking out the pro-
vision prohibiting canteens al ma
tional soldiers homes was voted down
The provision admitting to national
soldiers homes all honorably dis
charged soldiers or sailors who have
seen service in the Philippines, China
and Alaska was stricken out.
on a point of order by Mr. Doug
lass (Ohio) the paragraph authoriz-
ship Maine In Havana harbor went
out of the bin against the appeals of
Mr.. Sulzer (New YorkD.
When the provisions relating to the
isthmian canal commission was reach
ed, an amendment by Mr. Fitzgerald
tNew York; cutting down the salary
of Secretary Bishop from 10000 to
$4,000 per annum was adopted Mr..
Fitzgerald said Mr.. Bishop was pro-
Vidod with a $1,000 home. horse
and carriage and a coachman and de-
clared $4,000 was enough
Almost the first subject to occupy
the attention of the house today was
the speech made yesterday by Mr. |
Cook, of Colorado, attacking ths
president. Mr.. Tawney tMinnesota) |
offered resolution calling for the ap-
pointment of committee OF five to |
make Investigations and report as to
the advisabilty Of cxpunging the |
words from the record.
Messrs Fitzgerald (New YorkD and |
Clark (MissourD argued that the |
resolution was not privileged. Mr.
Clark maintained that dangerous |
precedent was being established and |
he charged that the resolution was |
simply the establishing Of a press |
in the house.
Tho resolution was adopted by n |
viva voce vote and the speaker an |
nouneed the following as the commit |
tee TO conduct the Investigations
Mann, of Illinois. Perkins of New |
York; Porter. OF Vermont. Clayton, |
Of Alabama, and Howard. of Georgia |