Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-10

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and Nay and the Result An
nounced--P Pairs We're Broken, and
Senators, in Casting Their Votes,
promised as Good Support From
Their Absent Coneagues-A Re
markabre Demonstration of 10y
ATTY and Patriotism.
Washington, March 9.-In anticipa-
non OF a discussion of the $50, 900 600
emergency appropriation bill, people
rapidly flied the galleries of the Sem
at. to-day. Two hours before the
Senate convened spectators began to
aDpear in the galleries to secure de-
sj4able seats, and long before twelve
o'clock the public and reserve gall
leries were filled. In the corridors out
side were long lines of surging people,
anxious to secure admission to witness
session of the Senate that in its
consequences. if not in its actual pro-
ceedings, gave promise of being mo-
mentous. In fact, it was thought that
the Senates action to-day might mark
the beginning of new epoch in the
country's history, and the public in
terest was fully proportionate to the
action the Senate was to take.
Among the spectators in the gal
leries were scores of ladies, whose in
terest in current matters is quite as
keen as that of their fathers, husbands
and brothers.
On the floor of the Senate the attend
ance was unusually large when the
Vice Presidents gavel fell calling the
body to order Nearly all the mem
bers Of the appropriations committee,
including the chairman, Mr.. Allison
Iowa), and of the foreign relations
committee, including the chairman,
Mr.. Davis (Minn), were in their seats.
In addition, several
MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
of the House were in the chamber.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr. Sewell On. j., establishing
government protection of homing
pigeons.
At the conclusion of the morning
business, Mr.. Hale (Maine), of the ap-
preparations committee, quietly rose
and said; Il report from the COM
mittee on appropriations without
amendment, an act to supply urgent
deficiencies for the current year and
for other purposes, and | ask that it
be placed on its passage"
The bill, which was the measure ap-
proprating $50, 5000, of which $780,
GC0.000 was placed at the disposal of
the President for the national defense,
was then, amid an intense silence,
read in full
At the conclusion of the reading
there being no amendment to the bill,
L was placed on its passage.
Mr. Hale asked that the yeas and
nays be called Such unanimity as the
roll call developed was as unusual as it
was significant Pairs were broken
NtA bONH oihtS Vi IIlP CHdI1DGl III OtuCl
mat all those present might evince
thelr patriotism and desire Il uphold
The hands of the President in this time
Of emergency by voting directly for
the measure.
Within 26 minutes after the Senate
mad convened the roll call had been
completed and the Vice President had
announced that the bill was passed. IS
S,Nr -, he Il
NOT ONE IN THE NEGATIVE.
As the Vice President nade his an
a0uncement a slight ripple of applause
ran through the galleries, but the
members of the Senate remained calm
and dignified, REFRESHING all enthusi-
assn which it was evident from the
smiling faces and intense interest man
He5ted IN every look and gesture a
great majority of them felt
During the roll call it was authOri-
taIVely announced for every absent
senator that ii he were present he
would vote aye.
Mr., Allen (Neb), in making this an
houneement for Mr.. Thurston (Neb),
s3ld: My colleague is unavoidably
detained from the Senate. but if he
We're present he would vote ave"
Mr.. Vest MOI suggested soto voice
mat Mr.. Thurston might vote in Ha-
Fana twhere Mr.. Thurston now isl and
me sally created a laugh among those
nearby.
When Mr. Perkins (Cal.) made a sim
har announcement for Mr.. White
ltal) he said: My senior partner, if
ne We're here''-aEd then catching him
SELF poined good naturally in the gen.
sfal laugh which followed
Mr. Chandler IN h presented the
'ollowing resolution which indicates
nat the disaster to the battleship
Maine is to have a thorough investi-
sation by the Senate:
That in conducting the inquiry into
me cause Of the destruction of
THE BATTLESHIP MAINE
IN Havana harbor on February Is.
I@9S, under resolution of the Senate of
ebruary Dist, the committee on naval
ahalrs is hereby authorized to send
4or persons and papers, to employ
slenographer and to make the inves-
QGation by the full committee, or by
saD-committees thereof: the expense
ol such investigation to be paid from
he contingent fund OF the Senate"
he resolution was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses.
At 12:45 p. M, on motion of Mr.. Da-
vas Mimi. chairman OF the COM
mitiee on foreign relations, the Sem
ate Went into executive session.
The Senate adjourned at :35 p. M