Evening journal., 1893-12-21
BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS-.
Work Rushed Along In Prepara-
ton For a Holiday Rest.
THE BRIDGE BILL GOES THROUGH.
After A Final Scoring From Senator uoar
the Hawaiian Matter Is Referred For
Investigation - Tho Urgent Deficiency
Bnl Report Agreed To.


Bnl Report Agreed To.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-The house spent
the day in the consideration of the two
pending conference reports-those on the
urgent deficiency bill of the last session
and on the New York and New Jersey
bridge bill-preparatory to the adjourn
ment for the holiday recess Both reports
were agreed 90 after some very. lively
speeches.
The deficiency bill called forth a very
bitter arraignment of both parties for
wauton extravaganza from Mr. Hutchison
Of Texas and the bridge bill, as amended
by the senate, was vigorously opposed by
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Warner, General
Sickles and Mr.. Bartlett of New York
but it was finally passed 10y a vote Of lj2
to 52
Mr.. Fellows of New York closed the de-
bate in advocacy of the conference report
Colonel Fellows has been elected district
attorney of New York and retired from
congress today. This was his last speech
in the house, and the members crowded
around to hear his clear rolling oratory.
The Bridge Bu Passed.
/
and property from the tansshipment
across the Hudson. He could understand
the opposition of the New Jersey members,
because New Jersey now secured a benefit
/ from this enforced transshipment, but he
! could not understand the opposition Of his
/ colleagues from New York. He contended
! that the piers of the bridge would he so
/ located as in no wise to impede navigation.
/ They would be out of the line of travel.
| Congress could safely trust the secretary
of war in this matter, because the report
to him as to whether the piers would OBJ
struct navigation would be made by gov
ernment engineers unswayed by politics.
IL was impossible to span the river with.
/ out piers. No engineer would stake his
reputation on a span of 8, 100 feet.
The great bridge disasters Of the world
ought TO teach us that we cannot trcspass
too far on the principles of science Con
gress denied New York bridge If il denied
New York this bill. The vote ON the con
ference report was then taken, and it wa.
agreed to.
Mr. Cultivate presented resolution
providing for a holiday recess from today
until Jan. 3, and without division it wa
agreed TO-
Under the call of committees for reports
Mr. Wheeler, from the committee ON terri
tories, reported a bill for the admission O
Oklahoma territory.
Private bills TO remove the political disa
bilities of Charles r. Graves of Rome, Ga
for the relief of Henry james of Ho
Springs reservation aud for the relief O
settlers in oklahoma territory who mad
homestead entries of less than $50 acre
were taken up and passed. A bill TO per
init the state of Montana TO locate certain
public lands provoked some debate Thl
bill was passed, however, and thereupol
the house adjourned.
Big Days Work In the Senate.
The Hawaiian question was disposed O
for the present in the senate when, afte
an argument by Mr.. Hoar, the nessag
and accompanying documents were re
ferred TO the committee on foreign rela
tions.
Later in the day, by a resolution offere,
by the chairman of the committee ON for
eign relations, that committee was direct
ed TO inquire and report whether any ir
Irregularities have occurred ia the diplomat
ic or other intercourse between the Unite,
States and Hawaii in relation to the recek
revolution in those islands
The resolution for joint committee O
three senators and three members to ex
anime and report to congress upon tn
/ Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua
with authority 60 visit Nicaragua, wa
agreed to. The senate also concurred il
the house resolution for "A holiday recess O
congress from today until Jan. 3, 1894