| Show A Di OUR N OTIS NEAR H Indications are that Congress will End Tomorrow I < ST LOUIS FAIRBlLL PASSES < Only Four Appropriation Bills He main Dispute Between the Two Houses Miers of Indiana Makes Some Sensational Charges RegardIng Regard-Ing Pension Officials but Fails to Give Names of His Witness When Requested to do So Tawney Making Effort to Grout Olio Bill I I Washington June LThe I House to j day agreed to the Senate aTnendmcnt I to the sundry civil bill appropriating 5000000 for the Louisiana Purchase ex I position at St Louis There was not a word of debate on concurrence In the amendment It was after C oclock I when the matter came up and owing to the lateness of the hour and the overwhelming majority In Its favor lie opponents of the fair appropriation did not make a show of opposition They 0 contented themselves with demanding a rollcall which resulted 127 ayes to To nays In favor ot the proposition Only four appropriation bills remain In dispute dis-pute beiween the lo houses Mr Tawney of Minnesota is making an effort ef-fort to delay final adjournment unless action is had on ihe Grout oleomar garlnu bill but he met with no success today Everything so Tar as the House is concerned Indlcaics llnal adjournment adjourn-ment on Wednesday ECHO OF A BITTER FIGHT Three members were on the floor de manaing recognition of a question of peisonai privilege after the journal had been appiovea Mr Alexuiiciur crs was lust recognised his question of I prjvllcue was an echo of ine bitter I light now being wagtu in northern New lork against ihe nomination oC J 11 Hazel as a United Stales Uisinci Judgd j j ana consisieu ot n uenial 01 statements made in a suetch by exKeprcsenta live R B Mammy of Buffalo QUESTION OF PENSIONS Mr Mlers hid as a mailer of prlvl legtr moved ihe auopuon of a resolution j or inquiry onerea mote than a week 1 ago ana wlncn hud been reporled buclc nom me Commiticc on liuaha Pensions I Pen-sions ithln me time in wmcii n musi I be icponed back under the rules rite leioiuiion called upon the Secretary of thu Interior lot alt reports relating lo I inu dropping irom the pension rolls ot a certain wlaows 1 MAKES STARTLING CHARGES He understood he said that moro I than thirty widows have been dropped irom me rolls upon the report ot ope cial Examiner uoodlovc who he was j inlornied had asked the widows ques I tlons which could not be repeated in I tiie House lie also was Informed although al-though hu did not believe it that thc Commissioner of Pensions had uuihor ized this iniumous line of questions INSULTING QUESTIONS Special Examiners Harris and Room he was informed had maUc special reports re-ports upon air Goodbyes action for which both had been reduced The Hue of inquiry complained of had reference 10 iho characier of the widow since her husbands death Mr Mlers had read an Interview with exCommission er of Pensions Tanner denouncing the propounding of such insulting questions to tao wuloua of soldiers JLty the eternal eter-nal said he in conclusion I propose that the country shall know what truth there Is In these charges CHALLENGES STATEMENT I Mr Ray N Y criticised the resolu tion as uelng IndellnJte and unlnielii glble The words of lie resolution were certain widows Who were they ho demanded to know lie insisted in-sisted that mimes and residences should be given He challenged Mr Mlers to give the name of ono widow MIERS SAYS PIE WILL I will to the gentlemans shame said Mr Mlers amid applause from the galleries Is the gentleman prepared to give names of widows who have been of i fended persisted Sir Kay I will respond In my own time said Mr Micrs PURPOSE OF RESOLUTION The gentlemans response retorted Mr Ray shows the purpose of this resolution it Is a covert assault on tho Secretary of tho Interior and the Commissioner or Pensions Mr Lacey IaO said he did not pre sume Mr Miers expected the resolu tion to be adopted It has served the gentlemans purpose said he In giv mg him an opportunity to make a speech If any specific charges are mad6 they will be investigated The resolutlpn should be voted down DEBATE CUT OFF The chair held that the pending qties tlon was to discharge the committee from the consideration of the resolution and not on the adoption of the resolu Lion and that the pending question was not debatable This decision cut off de bate Thu motion was lost lll to 131 This left the resolution still I In posses sion of tho committee Mr Grant VtO presented the con ference report on the District of Colum bia appropriation bill CRITICISED CQNFEREES Mr Fitzgerald Mass criticised the action of the conferees in striking out au appropriation of 1800 for the St Joseph Orphans asylum Catholic in this city and Inveighed against the narrow religious prejudice which crushed out these worthy charities be cause they were Catholic The same sort of legislation he said was enacted In Germany and resulted In building up a great Catholic party there and If this sort of thing Is continued in this I country a similar Ity may spring up here although I hope I i nothing of the kind willever be neces saryBILL BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT The only Item still in dispute between I the two houses waa the appropriation oC I 100000 for the Municipal hospital In this city Thc appropriation was con curred In The bill now coos to thc President SUNDRY CIVIL BILL Mr Cannon chairman of the Appro priations committee presented con ference report on theKundry ovll an propriatlon bill It whs a partial re port coerln about twothirds of the Items In disagreement Mr Cannon ex I plained with reference to thc Items still In controversy that the Senate amend J incnts were not subject to a point of order In the House though aa an orlg I inal proposition they would besubject to a point of order Neither could the House amend such amendments Tho result was that the House was hicip I loss It was forced to uct on proposi lions which could get through the 1 House In no other way b SYSTEM IS BAD I will not say this system is Infa mous said he but It is thoroughly ad I should bo glad to have the con curronco of the House In rejecting tlioso appropriations not authorized by law The partial conference wns adopted and Mi1 CanjionihciLniovcd thai 4hc i House Insist on Its disagreement to the other Items SEPARATE VOTES DEMANDED Various members demanded separate of thc items still in voles on a doven dhVpSt Mr Boutcllc Iii demanded a separate vote on the appropriation of 5000000 for the Louisiana Purchase ex JOS ltiOfl 0Tho amendmontB on which separate were demanded were considered votes In their order A motion to recede and concur In the amendment appropriating 00000 to commence the construction of the memorial bridge across the Potomac river was defeated 117 to 31 GROUT OLEO BILL Mr Tawney Rep Minn attempted to secure an adjournment In the Interest In-terest of the Grout oleomargarine bill but his motion was defeated Mr Boutolle Rep Ill made the motion mo-tion to recede and concur In thc St Louis fair appropriation Owing to the lat eness of the hour Mr Boutelle said lie was willing to vote without debate Vote Vote came from all aides of the House MONEY FOR ST LOUIS FAIR I think the House should understand what it Is voting on observed Mr Steele Rep lad Everybody does shouted a dozen members > Mr i Steele did not claim the floor and thc vote was taken without debate On the division it stood 100 to 6C I demand the ayes and nays said Mr Sims Dem Tenn No nome ca no-me from some of the friends of the appropriation but the demand was seconded sec-onded and the rollcall ordered The amendment was carried 127 to 75 The announcement was greeted with loud applause The other amendments were then disagreed to and the bill was sent back to conference the cmorgncy river nnd harbor bill was sent to conference Messrs Burton O Reeves III and Catchings Miss wore appointed conferees con-ferees At 705 p m the House adjourned ad-journed |
