The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-03-07
Mitchell Presents His
Credentials.
Congress Does a Rushing
Business.
Bills Passed at the Rate of Two a
Minnte-Doings of the Closing
Hours.

| WASHINGTON, Mar. 2-Senator
Mitchell today presented to the senate
the credentials of George w. Mcbride
| as senator from Oregon for the term
| beginning March 4th, next, to succeed
Mr.. Dolph.
A RUSHING BUSINESS.
Washington. Mar. 2.-About 25O bills
and resolutions were laid before the
house today and most of them were fa-
vorably acted upon.
The pension bills favorably acted on
at last nights session were passed at
| the rate of one every half minute.
Under suspension of the rules a bill
was passed appropriating $17,OO for
Washington and Lee University Ito re-
imburse it for injuries sustained dur
ing the wary.
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Washington, Mar. 2.-The near ap-
proach OF the close of congress mani
tested itself today in the crowded SEN
ate galleries, eager claimants about the
corridors and the 'bustles and confus-
ion of important measures lhurriedly
passed.
The senate worked industriously
naval appropriation bill invited flights
Of oratory ON our new navy, the de-
mands of time reduced this to mini
mum and made rapid progress possi-
BILE. 1t was kept steadily before the
senate throughout the day and again
at the night session with the determi-
nation mot to lay it aside until it was
passed. There were constant interrupt
tions, however, as the conference COM
ndtteeS reported their progress in re-
conciling differences ON pending bills
between the senate and the house.
Early in the day the agricultural and
Notifications bills were finally agreed
to and made ready for the presidents
signature. Five others besides the ma :
val bill are yet to have differences har-
monized in the conference.
At the outset Of debate on the naval
bill an effort was made to defeat the
plan of reduction made by the appro-
priaticns committee. by which the
| house bill was cut about $2,6OO.OOO
| and the number Of battleships reduced
| from three to two. After a sharp de-
bate i'm which the need Of a strong navy
| was discussed, 1.-THE committee was
sustained. The speech of Hill was not
| able in urging that the United States
| had won her greatest achievements
| without a navy and urged both diplom-
acy and reason, instead of cannon balls
and force.
Gorman took occasionI during the
| day to state that if the wholesale ap-
preparations stood as already made
the total for this session would exceed
| that Of any session since the govern
ment was formed. After recess, the
senate resumed consideration of the
| naval bill. Squire resumed his speech
| on the Puget sound naval station and
after speaking an hour. German con-
sented that the item be placed at
| 100000.
AN AGREEMENT.
Washington, March 2.-The conferees
On the agricultural appropriation bill
have reached an agreement. The
house conferees receded from the prin-
cipal amendment made by the senate,
that providing for the inspection of
live cattle, the meat of which is to be
exported. and the senate from its
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
determination of the gypsy moth. An
/ appropriation of $4,000 to enable the
secretary of agriculture to continue
his irrigation experiments was left as
/
vision increasing the total appropria-
ton for the weather bureau from
$500, coo to 1895, 900 is retained.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE
Washington, March 2-Debate in
congress on the subject of an interna-
j tiOnaI monetary conference show it is
not generally understood that the last
monetary conference has never beer
formally dissolved and that the com
mittee from the United States to thai
conference is really still in existence.
The Brussels conference adjourned
with the understanding that it woulC
reconyene at the call Of the United
States, but since then no official notice
Of any sort has been given, and soms
authorities hold that the conference
never has been formally dissolved. il
still in. existence and can be recon
vened by the president if he so de
sires.
| SUGAR BOUNTY CARRIED.
Washington, March 2.-In the senate
a motion to recede from the $5O0,0O(
Hawaiian cable agreement was de
feated q to 80. The sugar bounty
amendment to the sundry civil bill
was carried in the house, (unofficiai
133 to 124.
| WORK AND REST.
| Washington, March 2.-The house
fgrrratively speaking, rolled iup 1T
sleeves today and entered ION thu
work Of the last legislative day o.
this session. 1t required steady ey'
and swift and accurate Judgment t.
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