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soT motion by Mr.. Evans, the bill from the
90, making appropriations for certain fortfi-
IONS of the United States for the fiscal year com.
nenc:@s the lst July, 1914. and ending Both June,
S45, was taken up as in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Sepier did not know that this bill had pass.
d the House. He was utterly surprised when
kkaar3 ID read, to find that it left out one-hali
-.xssts at the most exposed points in this Un'
Authere was not single reason assigned
oh an omission. There had been, at some
Use points, works in progress for years, and
u one dollar was appropriated in this .bl'l ioI
.y'r completion. He sheud like the honorable
from Maine, [Mr Evans. to inform him
.dar7 t Smith and Fort Gibson, which had oeen
3 ing for years, and had cost the govern
the United States thousands OF dollars'
h were now suspended for want OF mon
St 9d cry them on, were left out IL was a'''c@'
nd nj m the bill should make appropriations Tor
}" '''''" tons in other unimPortant sec''ohs' ana
/, ANN every fort of Importance on the western
IF gsptlemen expect to get works done
n IT & partial manner, without opposition or de-


xere mistaken. If there was no change
isons, no shold vote against the BILL
E Sain asked the senator if he knew why
l'cse fort. had been left out. :,
|nMr. .Erans did not know precisely why he had
fout. Upon what rule this reduction was
ne did not know. For himself. he was de-
restoring the appropriations 10 Some'n'nS
me estimates or, at all events gong into
OF the various oDJects OF appro.
and see where increase was necessary,
Aete il could be dispensed with. lie was
he'd, however, that no increased appro.
4 Which the Senate might choose to make
. likely to be agreed to, or carried into
ASAthe other House. He was in favor, him.
very deficiency in the appropriations be-


but he was not sure that the works


by the senator from Arkansas were


but for other reasons than those of re-


bnt. A ma ority Of the committee thought


ient, while the treasury was in an ex-


ition, not to recommend any increase


ion in this bill, but to leave the bill


dwhen the finances were so improv-
~ wit, to get these matters restored 10
\ gn"9'- nj of the estimates. Possibly 1t was
In - Iace within some other bill all the
~ ."S.., : estimated for, and leaving them
"a. Il, for fortification which came un-
n ad, and the appropriations for which
Il another department. This he
i II somo hesitation, because he was


such was the intention. He was


shonorabe senator from Arkansas


pressed a strong solicItude tnat the
n the southern frontier should be
dpo. know what particular exigen-
or lAem on that frontier. He did
her twas designed that they should
in the places where they were COM
ssaeF 'hev we're to be removed.
uggesed hat his friend was mista-
rapy, in talking about those forts
Ee was FOR maintaining the forts
border, between US and the lndi-
tained patients for their lands.--
a. ygested that these forts might have


altogether. They were not cut
II ,ut altogether.


NJ observed, that so were others left
II important forts to be left out,
share the same fate. Bills of this
IA all the same, whether they ema-
IA Engineer or any other depart
" Id like TO know any good reason
"a should permit the House, for any


TO frame q bill under different


liIdish purpose Of saving this or


not know that such was the in


use, but he had supposed so. from


which tho Senate had amended a


ard the amendments were not


10 had been Informed that the


g these appropriations, contem-


Them in another bill.


d that the objection he had 10


stood, was not on account of the


tobe appropriated but that, for
rcmizng or retronching, all inn


ne western frontiers should be


ouri frontier, the A rkansas from
length. were all left out while


Charleston, Mobile, New York.
coast, which were represented


committee. The fortificatons


the bill. He wanted no such
so far as he was concerned


preparations for objects of this
- amo bill. He hoped the chair
nc q. the Senate should have them
nh view to effect that object,
JUN ould move to recommit this bill
as Finance, with instructions 10
sted (Which he had alluded.


We would hardly be necessary
,,,cg H.. ropriety of letting it lie over
the senator from Arkansas
ir'c'' dit by including those forts.


satisfied and the bill was pass
.rteis he Memphis Appeal