Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-17
VETERAN SENATOR.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, Celebrates His
Eighty-sixth Birthday.
House Proceedings-Progress of MIC.
aragua Canal BilI-Favor Admis-
sion of Arizona.

Washington, April Ex-senator NOR
1ill, of Vermont, has reached the ripe
old age of SO years, and Tuesday he was
i'll his seat in the senate chamber as ac-
tive and alert as any time within the
last ten or fifteen years. When the
. days session was opened with prayer,
the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Milburn, in his
invocation, made appropriate allusion
to the occasion, and the prayer was
ordered to be printed in the record.
Senator Squire rep, Wash.) adj
dressed the senate on the subject of the
national defense.
House Proceedings.
Washington, April lin the house
Tuesday Mr.. Bingham (rep., Pay re.
ported from the conferees on the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, the agreement made leav-
ing the two houses still apart on some.
thing over one hundred of the 314
amendments made by the senate. Mr..
Bingham explained the grounds of diff
ference substantially as stated by Sen
ator Cullom in the senate Monday. The
total amount involved in the differences
was $1S9,59O.
Considerable discussion occurred
over the amendment included in the
disagreement, which provided for adj
ditional senate employees.
Mr.. Hartman (rep., Mont.) moved
to instruct the house conferees to re-
cede from their disagreement and agree
to it with an amendment providing an
nual clerks to members of the house,
but it was ruled out on point of order.
The report of the conferees was
agreed to and further conference on
the disputed points ordered.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Sayers (dem., Tex.) and Bartlett (dem.,
n. W, who advocated the passage of
the bill. The whole people, irrespective
of party, Mr.. Bartlett contended, de-
mand the adoption and execution of
complete system of coast defense
On motion of Mr.. Hainer (rep., Neb.)
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Hopkins (rep., Ill., in the
chair, and entered on the consideration
OF the Notifications appropriation bill.
General debate was opened by Mr.. Hahn
er, who reviewed the history of appro-
priations for coast defenses and an ac-
count of the conditions which rendered
them necessary.
More Military Parks.
Washington, April IA. = The house
military committee Tuesday favorably
reported bill directing the secretary
OF war to purchase Fort Meigs, the bat.
tlefield of Fallen Timber and the par
eel of ground on Put-in-Bay island, in
Lake Erie, wherein are inferred the re-
mains of certain American soldiers,
sailors and marines who served in the
war of 1912 and the Indian wars. All
of the foregoing sites are located in the
Maumee valley, o. The bill does not
become operative, however, until the
state of Ohio cedes jurisdiction over the
battleields to the federal government
VIII Take Vote April "a.
Washington, April IA. - The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce Tuesday began the consider
alton of the Nicaragua canal bill The
matter was general discussed, and il
was agreed to take final vote on the
measure at the meeting which will be
held April "a.
Favorable to Admission of Arizona.
Washington, April IA. = The house
committee on territories held special
meeting Tuesday at which a favorable
report was ordered on the bill admit
ting Arizona to the union of the states.
The vote was five to two.