Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-21
BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS.
Work Rushed Along In Prepara-
 ton For a Holiday Rest.
THE BRIDGE BILL GOES THROUGH.

After Final Scoring From Senator HOar
 tho Hawaiian Matter Is Referred For
 Investigation - The Urgent Deficiency
 Bill Report Agreed To.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.--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 to after some very lively speeches.
 The deficiency bill called forth a very bitter arraignment of both parties for wanton extravaganza from Mir Hutchinson of Texas, and the bridge bill, as amended by the senate, was vigorously opposed by Mr. Cummings, Mir. Warner, General Sickles and Mir. Bartlett of New York, but it was finally passed by vote of 162 to 5.
 Mir. 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 Bill Passed.
 He pictured the constant dangers to life and property from the transshipment 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 be so located as in no wise to impede navigation. They wpu1d Ina pf fha liUa of al Congress could safely trust the secretary of war in this matter, because the report to him as to whether the piers would ob- struct navigation would be made by gov ernment engineers unswayed by politics. It was impossible to span the river with out piers. No engineer would stake his reputation on span of 3, loo feet.
 The great bridge disasters of the world ought to teach us that we cannot trespass too far on the principles of science Con gress denied New York bridge if it denied New York this bill. The vote on the con- ference report was then taken, and it was agreed to.
 Mir. Outhwaite presented n resolution providing for holiday recess from today until Jan. 3, and without division it was agreed to-
 Under the call of committees for reports Mir Wheeler, from the committee on terri
 
 Oklahoma territory.
 Private bills to remove the political disa- bilities of Charles k. Graves of Rome, Ga for the relief of Henry James of Hot Springs reservation and for the relief of settlers in Oklahoma territory who made homestead entries of less than 150 acres were taken up and passed. A bill to per init the state of Montana to locate certain public lands provoked some debate. The bill was passed, however, and thereupon the house adjourned.
 Big Days Work In the Senate.
 The Hawaiian question was disposed of for the present in the senate when, after an argument by Mir. Hoar, the message and accompanying documents were re ferred to the committee on foreign rela- tions.
 Later in the day, by resolution offered by the chairman of the committee on for eign relations, that committee was direct cd to inquire and report whether any ir- regularities have occurred in the diplomat ic or other intercourse between the United States and Hawaii in relation to the recent revolution in those islands.
 The resolution for joint committee of three senators and three members to ex- anime and report to congress upon the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua, with authority to visit Nicaragua, was | I