The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
LAST HOURS
or the Present COnGrsIs-PrIIs Fighting
Roasted ia the IIOWHs.

or the Present COngFeSA-Fr1Ae E'kht'HG
Roasted ia the IIOWHs.
WASHINGTON. March The sem
ate pressed steadily forward on the Hp-
preparation bills today, making such
progress that no further apprehension
Is felt as to the passage of these great
fiscal measures. The District OF COL
umbia bill was passed early In the day.
The naval bill brought out a hot con-
test on the price OF armor plate and
the establishment OF a government ar
NOR factory. The senate committee
has recommended a maximum price OF
$500 per ton for arnc=. Nj. Chandler
endeayored TO have the price hxed at
$500. The bill was laid aside at 4:SO p.
M, for an executive session.
The house galleries were thronged
with visitors all day, but the crowds
witnessed nothing beyond the dullest
Of routine matters until the last half
hour OF the session, when tho bill 70
prohibit the transmission OF detailed
accounts OF prize fights by mail or tele-
graph was brought up. This led to q
very lively skirmish in which prize
hghting was denounced on all sides
and the advocates OF the bill insisted
that the "sIckening details should be
suppressed in the interest OF good NOR"
ais, But the bill met with most siren.
uous opposition on the ground that y
would tend TO establish q censorship OF
tho press. At the end OF the DEBATE
which was participated In by MessrS'
Aldrich (Rep., lill.), GroSVenor, (hep.,
Ohio.}, Morse, tRep., MasS:l IN ISS0E
of the bill and MesBrs. Dockery, (pem.
Mol, and Cummings, (Dem., N. ~ IN
opposition, the adverSarie9 OF the
measure 6utvoted the friends OF the
6ill on several fIlIbustering motions,
hut nm REreement for q recess until 10
O'clock tomorrow put an end to hos
tilitIes. The bill now becomes the ul.
finished business whenever the call OF
committees Is reached, but Us confer
ence reports have the right OF way, II
IL doubtful whether that order OF buslA
ness will again be reached this session.
The senate bill to test the merits OF
the patent postal card of thte econo-
mic postal association was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Aldrlch, (Rcp., Ill), who called
UP the prize fiGhting bill said that
while this bill would not prevent the
"mIll'' scheduled to take place IN Ne.
vadR March II, or the transmission Of
n news item Of the result, II would
prevent the broadcast dissemination of
the "sickeninE details" and the demor-
nllzlng prelImInarles with which the
columns OF the newspapers already
tehmpd
Mr., Morse CRcp.. Mass.) advocated the
pnssaEe OF tho bill as protection to
the youth OF the country" He said he
hopcd The result OF the fight would be
that ''these two brutes" would kill each
other.
tho opinion that the necessities OF NOR
allty and public order demanded the
suppression OF prize fighting, II !
lived In a state" said he, which ma
nothing else 10 commend It, might IA
vor prize iightInE' C1aughter(
Mr.. Dockery (Dem,, MOD vigorously
onnoscd the biz, He opposed prize fight
Inr. he said, as much rs any one did,
but this bill would establish n censor
shIp OF the press, and II carried to Its
logical conclusion would neccSsitntc a
bureau for that purpose.
Mr.. Cummings (Dem., N W charac-
torlged the bill as dangerous legislation.
Hr said II It ever passed, many Of the
hooks IN the Congressional library could
not be sent through the mnil.
MIR. Hepburn (Repn lowR) closed the
debate with an earnest appeal for the
bill,
The aundry civil bill was sent to con-
rcrcncc, NIessrs. Cannon. w. a. Stone
and Snyrcs being tho Conterecs,
The nostotllce appropriation bill was
also sent 10 conference. Mcssrs, Loud
CRep., CALI, Smith (Ilep., I'D, and
Kyfc Beft., MisSp being appointed
conrcrees. a number Of other bills were
sent TO conference.
The house agreed to the conference re-
mort on the 81. Louis bridge bill.
The conference report on the BILL to
protect national military parks was
agreed to,
a bill was passed to provide for the
transmission to Washington OF presl-
dental election returns by mail, The
bill abOlishos the system Of messengers
now employed,
Tho senate resolution to enable an OIL
Ger OF the United States army TO ncccpt
under the government OF tho Greater
Republic Of Central Amcricn position
Os military instructor waH adopted,
Al G:lO q recess was taken,