The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-03

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senate had lts share OF Inauguration
crowds to-day, and they were compen-
sated by something more than tho rou.
tine procedure OF appropriation bills.
The bill for an international monetary
conference was taken up at o'clock.
and after two hours Of animated debate
the house amendments were agreed to
without the formalIty Of a yea and nay
vote. This is the Anal legislative staga
OF tho bill, and 1t now goes to the preSI-
dent. The debate on the bill brought
out earnest speeches from the silver Rs
publican senator's, and frequent refer
ence to the break at the ST. Louis con-
ventlon. Mr.. Dubois warned his for-
mer Republican associates that the sill
yer Republicans had thrown OF their
old connections for good.
Mr.. Teller, Of Colorado, referred to The
choice OF Mr. Sherman as secretary Of
state, and Mr.. Gage as secretary Of the
treasury, as indicating that the incom-
ing administration would not be in sym-
pathy with an international monetary
conference or agreement.
The fertilization appropriation bill
was passed early In the day. The deh-
cheney appropriation bill led to an ami
mated controversy over adding num-
ber Of claims. aggregatlng $5S7,9OO, un-
der the Bowman act. An amendment
covering the claims was finally adopted.
Mr.. Quay (Rep., Pa,) stated that sew
eraI nominations Of Pennsylvania post
masters had been errOneously given to
the press last night as confirmed. when
In fact they were still subject to objec'
tion.
The house is working night and day.
The session began at 10 and continued
far into the night. The galleries and
surrounding corridors buzzed with I'm
auguratIon visitors. The spectators
were hardly repaid for their patience.
however, as the day session was dull
grind Of routine, save for an hour, when
Mr. DalZell (Rep., Pa.) made an elabors
ate defense of Justice ShIraS, OF the SUI
preme court, who was attacked Few
nights ago IN the house for tho alleged
reversal Of his position on the income
TAX question when the case was before
ing for Justice ShIras, and stated that
no one knew exactly how the court had
divided. MIR. McAIillin (Dem., Tenn.)
and Mr.. De Almond (Dem., MOI, who
participated in the original attack, both
reiterated their charges that Justice
ShIras had reversed himself and chRls
lenged Mr.. Dalzen to deny It.
An attempt was made to bring up the
antI-prIze tight bill, which came over
as unfinished business from yesterday
but It was shut of by short receSleS
awaiting conference reports which
would take precedence over 1t.
After the recess the Notifications aps
preparation bill came over from the sen.
ate and was sent to conference. AT 4:4O
the house took recess until 7:S0 p. m.
The beacon on the dome Of the capi-
tol was aaame tonight, and the two
marble wings were brilliantly illumina-
ted, The legislative throat was choked
with bills and conference reports, and tt
required night sessions OF both houses
to clear It. The Presidents executive
clerk appeared with the veto of the iTn-
migration bill. It was Immediately sub
mltted to the house by the speaker ana
several Of the paragraphs received
scattering outbUrsts Of applause.
Some Of the friends Of the bill were In
favor of an attempt to pass It over the
veto Immediately. but It was agreed TO
postpone It's consideration until to-moT-
row.
After a tedious wait the conferences
report on the sundry civil. reporting e
partial agreement was brought IN ana
Inc wrnngIing began over the items still
In dispute between the two houses, in-
'CIi,dtnF almost all the important senate
amendments.
gar bounty amendment OF SlVSe,0yv,
which resulted IN concurrence by vote
OF So TO q.
shortly after midnight 1t looked as II
the house had struck serious snaG'
Mr.. Pearson (Rep.. N. C.,) moved TO eon-
cur in the senate amendment reducing
@be appropriatlon for winyaw bay. S,
e and in the course Of his remarks de-
nounced many items In the blu as un.
worthy, this among them. When MS
motion was defeated, he made the point
of no quorum. "Gf we must squander
the peopie's money" he shouted, 'let
us do so by daylight" Mr.. Cannon ap-
rpaled 10 him to withdraw the point
He declined to do so.
For twenty minutes he held the mouse
at bay. Then he yielded TO persuasion
and the work went on. ,.
The following river ana harnor ltenh
were agreed to:
thorizatlon for u completed project TO
cost E666,O0o. ~, .,-s oOn
r,ST0s GTS"s ! hSnSW"Sf and Of the Ohio $,o0,OSG
Kentucky. locks Z and s, 100000