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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1S0. THE T Cannon Will Not Recog nize a Democrat LIVELY SCEKES IN HOUSE Moon Tries to Amend Defi ciency Appropriation Bill, DEBATE ON NEWPENSION BILL Republicans Refuse to Declare It a Law, and Pass Last of the Supply Bills-New Chinese Exclusion Measure. r- The House passed the general de ficiency appropriation measure, after a Etormy session which lasted till 8:15 In tho evening. The Democrats tried ineffectively to amend the bill by In corporating as a law the recent execu tive ago disability pension order. An effort Mas made by Moon (Tenn.) to eecure a yea and nay vote on his amendment as to the age disability order, but the Speaker refused to rec ognize him. On a pro forma motion to recommit the bill, the Democrats, an gered by tho Speaker's refusal to rec ognize Moon, secured a rollcall, but after the vote had Teen taken all of the opposition ceased and the bill was passed. Hitt offered his Chinese ex clusion bill aa an amendment to the general deficiency bill and It was ac cepted without objection. Several bill were passed under sus pension of tho rules. ...... WASHINGTON. April 18. The House today pased a bill providing: for the re lief of growers of leaf tobacco. It repeals the Internal revenue tax and all special taxes. Under suspension of the rules a bill -was passed to recognize and promote the office of Army Chaplain. It gives the grade of Major to a number of Chaplains of long service. A bill also was passed under suspen sion of the rules providing for the estab lishment of a Supreme Court for the Indian Territory and for additional United States Judges therein. Cushman and Jones -(Wash.) "vigorously opposed a bill to extend the privilege of Immediate transportation of dutiable mer chandise to various subports in the cus toms collection district of Puget Sound, both of whom allege that the people of the State of Washington had not asked for the proposed legislation. By a vote of S8 to. 40 the rules -were suspended and the bill passed. The conference report on the fortifica tions appropriation bill was agreed to. Hull (la.) presented the conference re port on the Army appropriation bill. The bill was criticised by Hay (Dem.. Va.) be cause It contained legislation not enacted In either house of Congress. His remarks applied particularly to a provision ap propriating $25,000 for a survey and esti mate of cost of a wagon road from "Valdes to Fort Egbert or Eagle on the Yukon River, Alaska, and he made a point of order against It, which the speaker over ruled. On a rising vote the conference report was agreed to, 113 to 47. Consideration of the general deficiency appropriation bill was then resumed. A long discussion vas precipitated over a point of order against an amendment offered by Sullivan (Dom., Mass.) to re fund to the State of Massachusetts 52,497, 430 expenses Incurred In raising volun teers during the Civil War. as against $1,01.740 provided by tho bilL The point of order was sustained. On appeal from this decision by Williams (Dem., Miss.) the chair was sustained, 117 to 77. Chinese Exclusion Bill. HUt (I1L) offered the bill ho Introduced Saturday strengthening the Chinese ex clusion law, as a rider to the general de ficiency bill. Hemenway did not make a point of or der against it, explaining it was a matter of general Importance to all the people of the United States. Hitt stated that the exigency required that the bill be presented at once, and by putting on an appropriation he said there would bo a certainty of action. He ad mitted he knew in January last of the contention that the treaty of ISM was no longer effective, but said he had not been able heretofore to prepare a proper bill. He declared It would be wise for Con gress to take no chances in so Important a matter. Tho Chinaman, he said, was in possession of a mighty organization, which held him almost as a chattel, an organization employing able counsel to find every crevice in the exclusion laws. Williams (Dem., Miss.) sarcastically de clared this amendment demonstrated how easy It was for the majority to do things. He congratulated the Republicans for having found that substantial legislation was a thing superior to technical rules. The bill Tvas a "felonious assault, a lynch ing bill, directed against the rules of tho House," but, he said, no Republican voice had suggested that It was not In order. Directing his remarks at Hitt, Will lams said he could not understand how a Republican House could sit idly by "while a gentleman who was heretofore considered a law-abiding citizen raised the red flag of anarchy against the rules and offered a legislative amendment to an appropriation bill." Fling at Cannon. Williams, noticing Speaker Cannon oc cupying a seat on the floor, said he was almost struck with paralysis by the fact "that the Speaker is sitting now by tho gentleman from Indiana (Hemenway) aid ing and abetting him In the felonious at tempt to strangle the rules." If that sort of thing went on much longer, he said, with derision, the commit tee on rules would grow rusty in tho exercise of Its functions. He concluded by saying the amendment was good legis lation. Underwood (Dem., Ala.) thought tho committee on foreign affairs should have presented tho amendment as a separate measure. It had, however, he said, been brought in under whip and spur to patch up legislation already passed by the Re publicans that was ineffective. Wynn, Bell and Livernash, Democratic members from California, and Perkins (N. Y.) spoke briefly in support of tho amendment. It was agreed to unani mously. The committee then turned to the de ficiency appropriation of $4,000,000 for pen sions, embracing $1,500,000 to carry out the provisions of the President's recent or der regarding age disability. Underwood (Dem., Ala.) offered an amendment reducing the total appropria tion to $2,500,000. and Livingston (Dem.. Ga.) offered another providing that no part of the appropriation shall bo paid any claimant for pension under the Presi dent's order. Another amendment by Myers (Dem., Ind.) increased tho appropriation $5,000, 000, while still another amendment was offered by Moon (Dem., Tenn.) providing that persons who served SO days or more in tho service of the United States dur ing the Civil War shall, when they reach the age of 62 years, receive $S a month; after 65 years, $S a month; after 68 years, $10 a month; after 70 years, $12 a month. Sharp Move by Democrate. It developed that this last amendment was a sharp move by tho Democrats. Hemenway (Ind.) made a point of order against it because he said it changed existing laws. Underwood (Dem., Ala.) promptly stated that it followed word for word the President's order and inquired If the President were moro entitled to violate existing laws than the House. Hemenway declared he did not get tho drift of the amendment, and in defend ing the appropriation as provided by the bill, said the Democrats had been wan dering around for 10 months for ono Is sue In the coming campaign, and they thought they had it now, but. ho said, the Republicans would meet them on tho subject. Replying to Moon (Dem., Tenn.), Hem enway said ho would Insist on his point of order "against the amendment because the law was different from the suggestion of Moon. Moon Indignantly denied that he offered his amendment for political purposes. His amendment, he explained, was offered solely that there may be no doubt of what the soldiers are entitled to because he believed the order a wlso and sensible ono If enacted into law in pursuance of the Constitution. The point of order against the Moon amendment was sustained, amid derisive laughter from the Democratic side. All amendments were rejected and the bill was reported to the House. Moon was recognized for a parliamentary inquiry, but moved to recommit tho bill with In structions to Incorporate the executive order in the bill. "The gentleman was not recognized for that purpose," the Speaker interrupted with some irritation. In the meantime, Payne moved to recommit the bllL "The Speaker of the House cannot re fuse to entertain the motion of the gen tleman from Tennessee," Williams broke in. With some warmth the Speaker replied: "Tho Speaker did refuse." Payne demanded the previous question, and the roll being called, the absence of a quorum developed on the second roll call, whereupon Speaker Cannon, in order, as he frankly said, to gain time and to Insure the attendance of absent members for whom clerks were scurrying, ordered the rollcall read a third time regardless of the rule, limiting the reading to twice. Finally the quorum was obtained, the motion to recommit was defeated and the bill was passed. At S:15 P. M. the House adjourned. OPPOSES HILL CURRENCY BILL Bartlett Wants Banks to Pay Inter est on Government Bonds. vASHINGTON, April IS. Representa tive Bartlett, of Georgia, today filed minority views, signed by himself, ob jecting to the provisions of the Hill bill to "Improve currency conditions" with reference to the provision which author izes the deposit of customs receipts in National-bank depositories. Mr. Bart lett believes there should be an amend ment requiring such banks to pay Inter est on Government deposits. Mr. Bart lett objects to recolnage of the sliver dol lars Into subsidiary coins. This, he contends, would destroy legal tender money to make out of It coin which Is legal tender for only $10. He also ob jects to abolishing the limit -on the re tirement of National bank circulations. This limit, he believes, might bo raised to $6,000,000 a month. .. . Agree on Army Appropriations. WASHINGTON, April 18. A confer ence agreement between the Senate and House was reached today, which dis poses of matters In dispute on the Army appropriation bill. The section propos ing promotion of retired officers was amended to provide for an advance of one grade to all officers below the rank of Brigadier-General who have done considerable service in the Civil War and retired on account of "wounds or disease Incident to service or on account of age, or after 40 years of service. For a survey and estimate of cost of construction of a road from "Valdes to the Yukon, $25,000 is appropriated; for survey and estimated cost of a trail from the Yukon River to Cold Foot, Alaska, $2500 is appropriated. The Sen ate receded from Its amendment for a bridge at Spokane. Wash. Taft Withdraws His Disapproval. WASHDN'GTON. April 18. Secretary Taft has addressed a letter to Senator Proctor, of tho Senate military com mittee, urging the purchase of the four great camp sites, at a cost of several million dollars, which are to bo used for joint maneuvers and drills by tho regular army and the militia. The Sec retary explains In his letter that ho withdraws his disapproval of the origi nal project, wherein the sites were named. In the Interest of the speedy acquisition of tho lands. This was tho point upon which he took issuo with the general staff. Indian Territory Affairs Again Up. WASHINGTON. April 18. The House committee on Indian affairs today author ized a favorable report on a substitute for the Lind resolution of Inquiry as to the result of the Investigation Into Indian Territory matters. Tho substitute re quests the Secretary of the Interior to in form the House what action, if any, has been taken upon the recommendation of Charles J. Bonaparte and Charles R. Woodruff, submitted to Congress by the President Passes on River and Harbor Bill. WASHINGTON, April 18. Tho Sen ate committee on Commerce today au thorized a favorable report on the river and harbor appropriation bllL The bill as passed by the House was amended by Including the limit of cost for a single channel or Improvement from $50,000 to $100,000 and appropriating $100,000 ad ditional for new surveys. Substitute for Lind Resolution. WASHINGTON. April 18. The House committee on Indian affairs today author ized a favorable report on a substitute for the Lind resolution of Inquiry as to the result of tho Investigation Into Indian Territory matters. The substitute requires I " e if i T ! 1n beauteous array." Special Sale OF Baby Grand AND Parlor Grand Pianos 3 Knabe 2 Everett 1 Steck 2 Fischer An opportunity of this kind is unusual. These GRANDS are just from the factory and are beauties, every one. We will, for the next 10 days, sell any one of these Grands at two thirds its real value. New Pianos For Rent Allen & Gilbert Ra maker Co. Oldest, Largest, Strongest Cor. Sixth and Morrison Sts. Opposite Postofflce. the Secretary of the Interior to Inform the House -what action, if any, had been taken upon the recommendation of Charles J. Bonaparte and Charles H. Woodruff, submitted to Congress by the President. Limit Debate on Statehood Bill. WASHINGTON, April IS. The House committee on rules today agreed upon a rule providing 41& hours' debate on the statehood bill, which Is to be the subject of consideration Tuesday In the House. A rule also was agreed to which proides for tho consideration In the House of a bill for a commission to Investigate the subject of the merchant marine. The con sideration of this measure Is to follow the statehood bill. Indiana Bank Closes Doors. RENSSELAER, Ind., April 18. McCoy's bank failed to open today and It -will go into liquidation. It was the oldest bank ing Institution in the county, and is owned by Albert and Thomas McCoy, heavy landowners. Both are In poor health. It is promised that the bank will pay out in fulL Tho debts amounts to $250,000. Bulgaria Floated. HAMBURG, April 18. The Hamburg American line steamer Bulgaria, which went aground at Schulau Saturday while bound from this port for New York, has been floated without damage and proceeded today for her destination. BARTERS 1ITTLE IVER PILLS SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Iiittlo Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, DrowsU ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small PHI. Small Dose Small Price. V If you want propeflttlns glasses go where tho scientific fitting of glasses is made a specialty. The Oregon Optical Co.'s methods of eye examination are the most modern and most scientific. Exam ination free 173 Fourth fitreetT. M. VA Building, X Our Harness Department This is the season of the year to replenish the stables new harness needed, etc. We make a special study of appointments and endeavor to have our harness, from the lowest to tho highest priced, each good valne for its cost. Moreover, we are prepared to demonstrate to all that we are entitled to the rank among harness manufacturers which the name of STUDEBAKER has attained in vehicle manufacture. Catalogue sent free on application. You are cordially invited to visit our salesroom in Portland, whero more Vehicles and Harness are shown than in any one establishment on the Coast. STUDEBAKER BROS. CO. NORTHWEST S30-3S6 EAST MORRISON STREET: ntiiiL' TVfsI rrr ing Ranges Third Floor Two Elevators. J9XWC&7-- r fMtA MMiS'- '- ..- w&uaii New Largest Stock Carpets in Northwest Fourth Ploor Two Elevators. "THE DIFFERENT STORE" FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Better Place This Home of Quality and Fashion on Your Shopping List Today A Pew Reasons Why: A Snappy Springtime Skirt Sale TODAY ONLY 2d Floor $15.50 DRESS SKIRTS FOR SILoO j A buyer's rare opportunity if you miss it today 'twill not come hack tomorrow. This Skirt bargain offered today is a very extra ordinary value, making the special inducement to crowd these groat salons with Tuesday buyers an event of greater importance than has been offered here in some time. The skirts are all hand some Black Cheviots in full dress lengths, richly trimmed in Taffeta and attractive, dressy, button and strap and felled-seam effects. Some with habit backs, others have inverted plaits and still others are in gored effects with foot plaitings. Every skirt is new this season and made in very latest styles. A remarkably fortunate purchase at an under price from one of New York's best-known makers of high-class skirts. The values included range up from 15.00 to $18.50 and the price for today only, is, choice $11.85 Better come early. A Helpful Hint to Housewives Fourth Floor. A store that you can lean on m iuu cuuuueuue ur yuut WUAWPtV- every-day wants in dress ffliWKPKa and household helps ought to be a pretty good place MK$g&pi to get a Sewing Machine from don't you think? Remember RELIABILITY is not put as a doorplate upon any one or two de partments of this great store, but it flies as a pennon over all under the root ana tne u. w. s xl. $ f macnine is not oniy re- gSiTvZ liable, but 'tis the best b H machine sold today in Portland at no matter what price. At the local agency that sells the same make of machines as we do, they ask you to pay them 40 for an easy-running, all ball-bearing machine with box top, three drawers and cabinet of quarter-sawed oak here the same machine is $21.00 The agency asks 50 for the five-drawer style of above the price here is $22.65 At the agency you'll likely be asked 65 for the five-drawer, drop-head machine, with the golden oak cabinet here it's 24.90 Do a little subtracting and pocket the difference, 'twill buy a lot of material here for the Spring gowns. (mmT mJJgT?r..;g -SaCtti frmw ' Ttrf JWfBBIKjlilf atmm-fihur"' jsm . ami tsi MZM&3 SH JUT 7 " SS M The Cherubs Can't Fly Fourth Floor. Don't wait for Santos Dumont or any of those other fellows with wings keeping their gray matter awake, to perfect air chariots, just come down to earth and buy baby a Go-Cart. You remember when mother used to bump you around over the cobble stones or the country lanes in a little, old black rubber covered chaise with a salt-box seat? Didn't you promise when you got old enough to realize the many narrow escapes from bone dislocation you'd had that when Your Baby came you'd make grandma wish she'd been born 50 years later? Well now, here's the biggest, jauntiest, swellest lot of fulfillments of that promise you ever saw Go-Carts full of go. Some in folding styles that may be closed up like a clothes horse, in compact form for traveling some have adjustable backs and all have easy riding springs and easily paid prices $3.25 to $6.00 Adjustable Go-Oarts with Reed bodies, patent foot brakes, anti-friction wheel fasteners; all complete with handsome parasol and cushion rubber tires on wheels $9.50 to $55.00 AN EXTRAORDINARY TUESDAY SPECIAL IN Children's School Hots at 95C In Millinery's Salons Second Floor. To still further demonstrate, our leadership among the Western millinery shops, not only as style arbiters, but also as value-givers, and to show our versatility, proving beyond question that our success is confined to no one department or class of millinery, wa place on sale POR TUESDAY ONLY A limited number of wondrously grand values in Children's Hats. Shapes are of burnt straw, and an extra good dollar quality. Then to this is added the rich trimming, consisting of a band and bow, with long streamers of a heavy, rich black velvet ribbon that sells at 25c a yard. This makes a hat of an undoubted splendid 2.00 value, but for today you may select at 98 Handy, Handsome Hand Bags In Leather Goods Aisle First Floor. One of the most striking exhibits shown in any of the great congress of little stores massed under the roof that covers this grand "Old Homestead" of reliability in merchan dising, is that in the leather goods aisle. A late express brought us hundreds of the hand somest hand bags 'twas ever our pleasure to spread before our patrons' gaze. Every new fad and style is included in the expose. "Feggy From Paris" has come to Portland with her full suite of retainers, embracing leather beauties of every wanted sort. Prices are fairly fixed and we urge your selection be fore the assortments are shattered. The largest stock ever shown by any local house. "Feggy From Paris" Bags, with inside coin purse, of real walrus leather, in black, tans and grays , $10.00 Plaited Leather Bags, of genuine Morocco, have inside coin purse and leather handles black only r $7.00 Large-size Bags with all inside fittings, black or tans $5.00 Long-shaped Bags, with rope leather handles, of real walrus leather, each has coin purse, card case and vinaigrette inside fittings shades are black, browns and tans $5.00 and $5.25 Real Seal Bags, with rope handle and inside fittings, walrus leather, in black only $4.75 Walrus leather of same at $2.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Square-shaped Bags, with rope handles and inside coin purse blacks, browns, tans $1.65, $1.85 Large sizes in long shapes, with leather handles and inside coin purse black, browns or tans $1.25, $1.35, $1.75 An immense variety of hand-bags in all sizes, with chain or leather handles blacks, browns or tans, each 65 Small-size Wrist and Hand Bags, in all wanted colors, chain or leather handles 35 The "Flat-Iron" Hand Bags in genuine walrus leather $2 and $3 SAVED FROM THE FLAMES THE MONSTER SALVAGE SALE of BLANKETS, saved from th Portland Woolen Mills, continues all week. Splendid Blankets at Slaughter Prices. " N CityFoundryandMlachineShop J. HONEYMAN & CO MAXHFACTDKEBS OF Machinery and Castings of Every Description 301 FRONT STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON BANK AND OFFICE RAILING WIRE AND IRON FENCING Barbed Wire, Wire and Lawn Fencing, Poultry Netting, Etc. PORTLAND WIRE & JRON WORKS REMOVED TO 263 FLANDERS ST., Near 3d. I OSWEGO I i Purest and Best for Puddings, Custards, Blanc Mange, Etc M I For sale by all first-class grocers. 1 V-.v 4 GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR TSiE The moat wonderful record In all history merit made it. Advertising has served to make CASCARETS known, but the greatest advertisement ever printed could do no more than get a person to try CASCARETS once. Then comes the test, and if CASCARETS did not prove their merit there would not be a sale of over A MILLION BOXES A MONTH. This success has been made by the kind words of our friends. "No one who tries CASCARETS falls to be pleased and talk nicely about them. CASCARETS are easiest to buy, to carry, to take, to give THE PERFECT HOME MEDICINE. They are a perfect cure for Constipation, Appendicitis, Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Bad Breath. Bad Blood, Pimples, Piles, Worms and all bowel diseases. Genuine tablet stamped C C C. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. All druggist3. 10c, 25c, 50c. Sample and booklet free. Address STERLING REMEDY CO., Chicago or New York. ANNUAL SALE TEN MILLION BOXES Greatest In the World .