Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-03-09
LAST DAYS SESSION
Both Houses Run Saturdays Work
Into Sunday Morning.
ONLY TWO BILLS REMAINING
sugar Boun,y Provision On the suusry
Civil 1911 Agreed to by the
House.

Washington. March 2.--The senate en-
tered upon the final session today. with
the prospect OF sitting continually until
Monday noon.
on motion OF Senator German the
naval appropriation bill, the last of the
great appropriation bills. was taken up.
Senators Lodge and Aldrich paid
high tribute to the present secretary OF
the navy.
Senator German spoke of a strong
navy I'VE could not" he said. have
great commerce with the world. unless
we took care OF IL. with navy worthy
OF the name" Senator Hill spoke from
"A carefully prepared manuscript OF the
needs of the American navy. Senator
| Plat said the respect OF the world in
creased or decreased according 10 the
I naval strength OF a nation.
The committee amendment reducing
the number OF emergency seamen to
| 1000 was then adopted. 81 TO rs.
Final action was taken, confirming
the conference agreement on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill
Consideration of the naval bin being
resumed Senator Chandler moved to
appropriate 100000 for guns for the
steamers Paris, New York and other
auxiliary cruisers. Senator Blackburn
urged there was no need OF more guns.
Senator German stated the pacific
condition OF affairs made II certain that
there would be no possible use for these
private ships for years.
The partial report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was presented and con-
hrmed. and the items of disagreement
sent back to the conference.
Senator Squire spoke against the conn.,
mittee amendments reducing the APP
preparation for a Puget sound naval sta
ton from SITE. 900 to-$200.0 900.
The item was prospecting when. at 5:4a
the senate held a brief executive SEES
sion. and then took a recess until
! o'clock.
: EVENING SESSION.
The senate resumed work at D. M.
The following bills were passed: II
amend the act for the relief of certain
volunteer and regular soldiers of tn
!, late war and the war with Mexico; q
amend the act Incorporating the Amer
n lean university: 10 amend the act as q
liens of judgments and DEGREES OF Unit
a ed States courts.
4 The consideration OF the naval bill
a was then resumed. Senator Squire re
n sumed his speech on the Puget SCUM
; naval station. and. after speaking a
hour, Senator German consented tina
the item be placed at S260,0O0.
|. Senator Pettigrew, VINO opposed IN
d Hawaiian cable proposition. yielded fo
y the presentation OF the conferenc
l agreement on the District OF columbi
bill. which was confirmed. The confer
J, once report on the legislative. executiy
I and judicial bill was also confirmed.
4 Senator Lodge made a spirited repi
J. 10 Senator Pettigrew. Senator Lode
dramatically said: Let the Unite
states plant it's flag on Hawaiian SO
IS once, and no nation on the face OF q
-. earth will ever haul II down." tt
" demonstration In the galleries lasted !
long that the presiding officer threaten
~ ed to clear them.
=. Senator Morgan read extracts from
n message OF President Cleveland In IL
he In which he said the Importance or te
re agruphic communication between II
he Hawaiian islands and the United Stat
Id should not be overlooked. Referring
III this. Senator Morgan said that meal
:. that congress was to pass law to
~. complain these purposes. II the go
=, arnment had the constitutional pow
he 10 spend government money making
d. survey for the cable. why could 1t n
lay a cable? Senator Morgan closed
1916 a. m.
,ly Senator Blackburn's motion to rece
al was defeated, q to 81. and the bill "
'c- sent back to the conference.
et A Joint resolution was adopted
NJ the settlement OF a claim due by I
~ government to the state of West V
~. ginia. The partial agreement of I
r., ,ouferees on the sundry civil bill "
is- reported.
Atsa.m m. the senate took a recess u
tn2p. m. today.