Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-08

The House spent practically the entire
time of the seven-hour session on Tues
day passing the public building bills IA
yorably acted upon by the committee of
the whole ten days before. Sixty-one bills
IN all We're passed, carrying S9352, 900,
SfoU,OO0 of which, however (the amount
appropriated for the New York custom
house), is to be repaid from the proceeds
or the sale of the old building. A joint
resolution was passed to authorize foreign
governments desiring to make exhibits at
the commercial exposition TO be held az
Philadelphia in 1899 to bring into this
country foreign laborers under contract
TO prepare the exhibits. A frenzy of bill
passing was on in the Senate. The bills
passed were principally public building
measures, and at times during the day
and night the scenes in the Senate were
remarkable. Bills carrying an aggregate
of $S,OO0,0O0 or $4,000 600 were passed.
and many more that had not been passed t.
ey both houses of Congress were placed
as amendments on the sundry civil appro-
prlation bill. Finally, at late hour in
the evening, an amendment to the sundry
clvll OIL was adopted, appropriating near
~ S4,oOOo0O for the preliminary work on
the buildings which had been authorized.
The sundry civil bill was passed at Ills
p. m., having been technically under con-
sideration throughout the day and even
ing.
The last possibility of an extra session
of Congress disappeared Wednesday
when the Ho@se passed the Senate army
reorganization bill. The bill passed 203
to 81. The decks were also cleared of
many other important matters The gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
Zl,uS9,OoO, was passed under suspension
OF the rules, without word of criticism.
1he Senate amendments to the river and
harbor bill were non-concnrred in and 1t
was sent TO conference. The conference
reports on the omnibus claims bill, the
naval + sonnel and many other less i'm
portant measures were agreed to- The
Senate bill making Dewey a full admiral
was passed. The naval appropriation bill,
which ordinarily consumes the time of the
Senate for several days, was passed by
that body after less than five hours of
debate, One of tb" first acts of the SEN
ate when tha ~ convened was the
consideration - hill carrying $40 0000.-
Ooo with W ii to pay Spain for relin-
quishment of the Philippines In accord
ance with the treaty of Paris Mr.. ALI
son Qowa) reported the measure from the
Committee on Appropriations and asked
for its immediate consideration. The bill
was laid before the Senate and in half a
minute was passed without word of de-
bate. The Senate concluded the DAYS
session by pronouncing eulogies upon the
late Representative Dingley.
In the House on Thursday two public
building bills attached by the Senate to
bills for public buildings in other cite,
were agreed 10, one appropriating $780,
600 for building at Los Angeles, Cal,
and the other $4,000 for building at
New Brighton, Pa. A number of confer
ence reports on minor bills were adopted.
Mr.. Payne (Rep., n. ", the floor leader
of the majority, moved the passage, under
suspension of the rules, OF the bin appro-
priating 100000 for the Pan-American
exposition TO be held at Buffalo. n. Y,
in 1901. The bill was passed, III TO 16.
Mr.. Southard followed this motion with
a motion to suspend the rules and pass
bin to appropriate $500,000 for the Ohio
centennial exposition to be held at Toledo
The bill was passed, 100 to 10. Mr.. Mer-
Ger (Rep., Neb.) moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill appropriat-
ing $1,000,000 for q new building for the
department of justice in Washington. At
Mr.. Cannon's request an amendment was
adopted limiting the cost of che building
to $1,000,000, and as amended the bill
was passed. During almost the entire
session the Senate was engaged in routine
business. Three score or more of minor
bills were passed, the c0iendar being
cleared entirely of private pension bills
and of measures correcting military and
naval records. Two measures of national
Importance were passed-the fortifeations
appropriation BIN and the bill providing q
code of criminal laws for the district oe
Alaska.
Friday was the last day of the congres.
sOnal session. Sessions in both houses
were prolonged through Friday night.
During the day the army bill brought Sem
ator Foraker to the front with his amend.
ment to prohibit the granting of fran.
chises in Cuba and led TO debate partici-
pated in by half the Senators on the floor
The overwhelming vote by which the
amendment was passed after the provis-
ion for the Withdrawal, Of the troops had
ion that will have weight in the labors of
the colonial board. The bin was passed
as amended. The river and harbor bill
from conference led to flibustering, head
ed by Senator Carter, to secure an appro-
priation for irrigating the arid west and
threatened the passage Of the bill. There
was considerable debate on the sundry
civil bill, which was finally passed. A bill
providing for q Government exhibit at
and to encourage the Ohio centennial and
northwest territory exposition TO be held
at Toledo, Ohio, and appropriating $780,
600, was passed. The following bills were
passed: To incorporate the National
White Cross Of America, amending the
internal revenue laws relating TO distilled
spirits, authorizing the construction Of
bridge over the Tennessee river at Shelf
field, Ala; authorizing the Washington
and Gettysburg Railroad Company OF
Maryland t. extend its line Of Nad inc
the District Of Columbia. A p.ii lrovid-
ing a site for the Washington public IL
5rary building In the House the army
bill was passed with all the Senate amend-
ments.