Arizona republican., 1898-03-10
MILLIONS A MINUTE The Promptitude With Which
 the Senate Acted SEYENTY-SlX SPEECHES
SEYENTY-SlX
SPEECHES
Delivered in Twelve Minutes
 and all was Over
There Was no Opposing Vote. no Levity, But Oniy a High Senator iai Dignity indicative of the Ser iOusneSs Of the Situation.

Washington, March 9.-Pres:dent McKinley's hands have been upheld by both branches of the American con- gress with an enthusiasm, fervor and promptness almost unparalleled in the senate in time of peace. That propriation bill carrying $183,O0O of deficiencies and placing at the disoo- sition of the president $50,00o,000 for the national defense.
 The vote by which the measure was passed was unanimous. Seventy-slx short, sharp and emphatic speeches were delivered in favor of the bill, each one being simply ringing Aye" during roll call upon the passage of the measure Not only did every sen ator present register his favor of the bill, but for every absent member the authoritative announcement was made that if he were pl esent he would vote aye.
 From the time the bill was present ed to the senate by MT. Hale of Maine until it was rassed, not an inharmoni- ous note was sounded. Party lines were swept aside. In the general out burst of patriotic feeling pairs were broken, every senator being anxious to register his vote on the measure.
 It was just IS when MT. Hale re- ported the bill to the senate and asked that it be placed on it's passage. The members of the committee on ap- propriations had previously entered into an arrangement whereby there would be no debate on the bill, and after it was read Vice-President Ho- bart placed it immediately on it's pass age. Twelve minutes after the bill was reported to the senate the vice president announced it's unanimous passage. The business was accomp- lished so quickly that most of the peo- realized that the measure, so far as congress was concerned, had become a law.
 Some of the spectators fully grasped the meaning of the senate's action and when the announcement of the vote was made murmur of applause ran through the galleries. The members of the senate, however, maintained a dignified silence, the realization among all of them being keen that the situa- tion which warranted the passage of so unusual measure was too grave to prompt an outburst of applause. An earnestness and determination was evinced on both sides of the chamber, but there was not note of levity that would detract from the seriousness of the work perfected.
 ROUTINE OF THE HOUSE.
 Washington, March 9.-The house devoted itself to routine business to- day. The executive, legislative and judicial appropriation bill went through it's last stage in the adoption of the final conference report, and the remainder of the day was consumed in consideration of the senate amend ment to the Indian appropriation bill A substitute for the senate provision regarding the opening of the Uncom- pahgre reservation was knocked out on a point of order and the amend ment goes back to conference.
 MADE A LAW.
 Washington, March 9.-The vice president signed the defense bill at n. m. and it was hurried to the White House by a special messenger. The president at $40 p. m. signed the measure and it is now law.