Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

passage of the bills was abandoned and
they were passed with great rapidity. Six
ty-one bills in al were passed, carrying So
352, 900, $75OO00 Of which, however uhe
amount appropriated for the New York Gus.
tom house, is to be repaid from the pro
one bill failed that appropriating $4,000
for q building at Bluefed, w. Va. The
conference report upon the pOStOffice apprO-
priation bill agreeing to the. Senate amend
ment making an appropriation for the
Southern mail subsidy was adopted. Among
the building bills passed were the following:
New Iberia, La, 500, 1000; Creston. Ia, $50,
%100,000; Joplin. Mo, $50, 000 StreatOr, H.,
$4,000: Stockton, Cal fncrease), $4,000
900: Admission, Ala, $4,000; Menominee
Mich. $4,000; Salem. Or, 100000; ST.
cloud Mimi, $4,000; Leadville, Col, $50,
600; Monmouth, Ill, $4,000, and Oska-
iOOSa. Ia, S0O. GOO.
Tile Senate bill for the reorganization of
the army was passed by the House on the
LIST by Il vote of DOB to 81 The desks were
also cleared Of many other important mat
ters. The general deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying $21, 900, was passed under
suspension Of the rules without word of
criticism. This is the last Of the appro
priatiOn bills The Senate amendments to
the river and harbor bill were nOncOncurred
in and it was sent to conference, the friends
of the Nicaragua canal amendment having
decided to postpone their fight until the con
ferees report. The Senate bill making
Dewey a full admiral was passed. The
bill now goes to the President for his sig
nature. The con on ere nee report in favor of
judgments Of the court of claims under the
Bowman and Tucker acts was passed by
vote Of jas to 81 The rDer and har6or
MesSrs. Burton, Reeves and .Catchings be-
ing appointed to represent the House.
In the House an attempt was made on the
I'd to consider the resolutions reported. by
the judiciary. committee declaring that Gen.
Wheeler of Alabama, Col. Colson of Ken,
lucky and Col. Campbell of Illinois, who
accepted commissions in the army, had
thereby vacated their seats; but the House,
by an overwhelming vote, refused to con
slider them. The political division upon this
vote was significant. The vote stood II
yeas, cast by y Republicans, 43 Democrats
and IL Populists, and 146 nays, cast by 1O1
Republicans, A Democrats and 1 POpulist.
Two public-building bills attached by the
Senate to bills for public buildings in other
cities were agreed TO, one approprlatlnS
100000 for building at Los Angeles, Cal.
and the other $4,000 for Il building at New
Brighton, Pa. Mr.. Payne (Rep., n. ", the
floor leader of the majority, moved the
passage, under suspension Of the rules, of
the bill appropriating 100000 for the Pan
y. Y, in 1901. The bill was passed, 141 to
16 Mr.. SOuthard followed this motion with
motion to suspend the rules and pass a
bill to appropriate 100000 for the Ohio
centennial exposition to be held at Toledo
The bill was passed, 12O to -.
At II O'Clock on the Sd the House entered
upon the last Legislative day of the session;
The managers were in their places and
the public galleries were crowded in antici-
patton Of spectacular scenes. The desk of
the late Representative Crawford of Texas
was ShrOuded in black and covered with
flowers. Immediately after the reading OF
the journal Mr. Burke Dem, Tex an
nOunced the death of his colleague in feel
ing words, and the usual resolutions were
adopted. Mr.. Cannon presented the confer
ence report upon the Sundry civil apprOpri-
alton and moved its adoption. He explained
briefly the points upon which the confer
ence had agreed, and the report was adopt
ed. On motion TO concur i'll the Pacific ca
bic amendment modified as to include
the other amendment apprOpriating $3.50,
900 for a cable steamer defeated. II
to 102 The House then insisted upon its
disagreement to the items of the Sundry
further confer ence. The House cOnferees
were specifically instructed to insist upon
their disagreement to the Senate amend
ment increasing the salaries of appraisers
at Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore and Chi
cago At the evening session the final
ference report upon the bill to cOdify the
criminal laws of Alaska was adopted. The
House remained in session nearly all night
attending to conference reports.
The Fifty-fifth Congress came to an end
OH the 4th at 1Z:OS D. NJ. after Il continuous
session lasting from II o'clock on the morn
ing of the 3D. a period of over twenty five
hours. YEARLY the House had sat- through
the silent watches of the night. recessing
from time to time while awaiting confer
The final agreement on the river and harbor
bill containing the compromise on the Mica
ragua canal was secured about $50 a. M.
the sundry civil in which the House forced
the Senate to surrender the provision for
the Pacific cable. about 6; the District of
Columbia. with the provision for sectarian
institutions eliminated. about Z o'clock the
deficiency at $50, and the final conference
report upon the naval bill at about $3.50 a.
IN. The hall presented a sodden. be-
draggled-looking scene when the daylight
sitting through the ground glass ceiling
dimmed the yellow lights. With the advent
of the day the House again took the APP
pearance of life. The important business
had been virtually completed when the
House recessed for an hour at $3.50. All
that remained the enrolment of bills
and the final ceremonies. At 1870 the
House reconvened. The closing scenes were
of more than usual interest. After all the
bills had been passed there followed the
usual resolutions. That offered by Mr..
Bailey, thanking Speaker Reed and the re-
marks of the minority leader were of a
character to lend a dramatic turn to the
proceedings. The action of the House and
the speakers reply aroused the House and
spectators to enthusiasm After adjourn
ment members and visitors joined in singing
patriotic airs.