The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-03-11
THE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Disposed Of Monetary Conference
and Fertilization Bills.


Senate Disposed Of Monetary Conference
and Fertilization Bills.
Washington, March. 3.-The senate
had its share Of Inauguration yester-
day, and the senators were compensated
by something more than the routine
procedure of appropriation bills.
The bill for an international none
tary conference was taken up at l
O'Clock, and after two hours of Animal
ed debate the house amendments were
agreed to without the formality of an
aye and no VOTE This is the final
legislative stage of the bill. The de-
bate on the bill brought out earnest
speeches from silver Republican sena-
tors. Dubois warned his former Re-
publican associates that the silver Re-
publicans had thrown off their old con-
nections for good. Teller referred to
the choice of Sherman as secretary of
state and Gage as secretary of the treas
ury as indicating that the incoming adj
ministration would not be in sympathy
with an international monetary con-
ference. Cannon and Mantle, two other
silver Republicans, and Stewart and
Morgan also participated in the debate.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was passed early in the day, and the
general deficiency bill was taken up.
It soon gave way, however, to the bill
for an international monetary confer
ence. Chandler moved to agree to the
house amendments. The house amend
ments to the bill were agreed to without
division.
Consideration of the deficiency bill
was then resumed. The committee
amendments were all agreed to.
In the House.
Washington, March 3.-The house is
working night and day. The session
began yesterday at 10 o'clock and con-
tinued far into the night. The gal
leries and surrounding corridors buzzed
with Inauguration visitors. The spec
tators were hardly repaid for their pa
thence, however, as the day session was
a dull grind of routine, save for an
hour, when Dalzell made an elaborate
defense of Justice Shiras, of the SUI
preme court, who was attacked fort
night ago in the house, for the alleged
reversal of his position on the income
tax decision, when the case was before
the supreme court. He disclaimed speak
ing for Justice Shiras, and stated that
no one knew exactly how the court had
divided
An attempt was made to bring up
the -prize-fight bill, which came
up as unfinished business, but it was
STAYED off by short recess, waiting
conference reports, which take prece-
dence over it.
The District of Columbia and naval
appropriation bills, which came over
from the senate, were sent to the con-
ference.
Boutelle, chairman of the naval COM
mittee insisted that the house should
disagree to the amendments as a whole,
and allow the conference full swing in
an attempt to reach an agreement. His
logic prevailed. The speaker appointed
conferees on the district and naval bills.
At the night session the presidents
veto of the immigration bill was read.
Several paragraphs provoked applause.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill provoked long debate. Nu-
merous senate amendments making ap-
preparations for public buildings were
voted down, the only one squeezing
through being 800, 600 for public
building at Topeka. The sugar-bounty
amendment appropriating $1,085, 900
was concurred in by vote of SO to 81.
Western members made a hard fight
for the senate amendment to restore
to entry the 81, 200, 900 acres reserved
as forest reservations by the presidents
recent proclamation. After spirited
debate, it was agreed to substitute a
clause for the senate amendment which
will permit President Mckinley to mod
ify or revoke the order. Cannon warned
the house that President Cleveland
would never approve bill containing
such provision.
Several river and harbor amendments
were disagreed to, including 5000, 600
for Oakland. Cal, with an authorize
ton for completed project to cost
1866, 900.
X erner to he EIectrocuted.
New York, March 3.-William Jay
Koerner, convicted of the murder of
Rose A. Redmate, was sentenced today
to be electrocuted. in the week of April
10. Koerner is newspaper artist.