Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-05
EWING BROS.
APPROPRIATION BILLS FAIL.
Senate and House Tail to Agree on one OF
Them, and the President Fails to sign
Three Others

Senate and House Tail to Agree on One OF
Them, and the President Fails to sign
Three Others
Washington, March All night the
two houses worked necessarily on the
appropriation bills, while the corri-
doris and the galleries seethed with
sightseers.
At dawn the last of the appropria-
ton bills, save the general deficiency,
had passed the final stage and gone TO
the President. When daylight smoth-
cred out the yellow gas in the ceiling
the floor of the House presented a curl
Gus spectacle of litter and haggard
faces. There was a commendable lack
Of that rowdyism and drunkenness
which has disgraced the close OF so
MANY Congresses. At o'clock the
House took a recess until $50 to give
the statesmen an opportunity 10 I'M
prove their appearance. AT dawn new
throngs overran the capitol terraces
and funneled into the House wing
(the Senate wing being kept religious
" closed and swept up TO the CALLER
les to watch the dissolution OF Con-
gress.
AT ten o'clock Chairman Cannon,
the grizzled old veteran at the head OF
the appropriations committee, report
ed TO the House that after hours Of
STRUGGLING the conferees on the last
appropriation, the general dehclency'
had been unable to agree. Every item
of deficiency had been agreed to except
that the House conferees had reluseu
to accept that of the million OF claims
attached by the Senate.
Ii was too late for another attempt
TO adjust matters in conference. worn
out with his efforts Mr.. Cannon was
willing to throw the whole matter INTO
the House and let the members them-
selves take the responsibility oI yielu-
ing or letting the bill fall
The Senate was COnsUuctlvely IN
session until 6 o'clock this morning,
when if took a recess until s o'clock.
However il was in session only until
about half-past three o'clock Wheh II
went into secret legislative session. 1t
remained so for but a few minutes
when the Senators dispersed after an
understanding whereby the presiding
officer was authorized to sign bills un-
til the recess began. so there might De
no delay in getting them to the NhlIe
House. ,.....l
senator Allison. (Rep. Iowa., offered
. resolution which was agreed 10, con-
tinuing in existence the present COM
mittees of the Senate until their sue
cessors are selected.
The formal proceedings OF the sen
ate continued through the morning.
further disagreement on the deHclency
bill was reported and it was ordered
back to conference.
Al 10 o'clock the venerable Senator
Morrill,. of Vermont. offered resolutions
expressing the appreciation OF the sen
ate for the able and impartial discharge
of the duties of presiding officer by MI:
Stevenson. There were unanimous ana
hearty agreement to the resolutions
Mr.. Faulkner, Of West Virginia follow
cd with complimentary resolutions 10
Mr.. FRYE. presiding pro tempore, Whlch
were adopted unanimously
At 1920 the formal proceedings We're
fast nearing an end. and on motion Oh
Mr. Hear. the usual resolution was
adoDted for committee OF two sen
ators to wait on President Cleveland
and inform him that the Senate mad
concluded its labors and was ready 10
adjourn Senators Hoar and Brice were
appointed as the committee. ,,-
The following appropriation DIS
f,iled to become laws as they were not
signed by President Cleveland up to u
o'clock to-day when his term expired;
Indian. Agricultural and Sundry CIV
Il The general deficiency approprla-
ton bill failed in conference.