Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-05


the r and harbor bin to the confer.
/ ence cbmmittea
Al 2.l5 a IN the senate went into ex.
ecutiye session.
Ina executive session the naval nomi.
nations were taken up and the discus.
sion was upon the eases OF Admiral
Schley and Sampson II was urged
that the list sent sent In would place
the men In the order they ought 70 be
and the first nominations in which
Sampson was given the preference
should BE- dropped
The senate then took up the naval
nominations and they were canfrme,!
without opposition These are the pro.
motions resulting from the naval per.
s0nnel bill
II settles the Schley-Sampson contro.
versy by making each a rear admiral
with schley two numbers in advance Of
Sampson.
AZ d.so a. m. the senate resumed lex.
islatiye business Mr. Frye reported mo
further agreement could be reached. the
house cuufereos declining 10 reopen the
river and harbor agreement already
reached
Mr. Warren said he was satisfied that
the senate oonferees had done an they
could and rather than imperil the great
appropriations bills he would yield the
point
The report was then agreed 10 with.
out division.
The conference on the Washington
public library bin was agreed o.
Washington. March As dawn
broke bvcr the capitol this morning
o large majority % the member. Of the
senate Fere ,t.n Ia or about the cham
her = determined effort had been
made from O'Clock last night until
2 oaoe. ihis morning by several
western senators headed by Mr War
rem ui Wyoming 90 obtain rocouide-a.
tiou ~ the conference report on the
river aud harbor bin. because Of the r.
fual 0t Jhe house coulereos 90 consent
90 ihe senate amendment making ar
appropriation for the construction OF
reservoirs at the headwaters of the Mis-. !
sour river % remain in the hill Mr.
Frye had charge Of the conference r. !
port and sieadfa-tly refused 90 permit
the report o. b. rec0mmittcd 90 the con.
ference committee holding that sucl
action would defeat the measure. aui
just a- sieaslfastly he was sustained by .
a majority ~ the senate.
Mr. Warren occupied the door in dis .
cnss.ug g resorvoir proposition for Eve
hours. occasionally being relieved From /
the strain of speaking by oyher senltor. 4
who talkrt briefly on the same subiec. /
The situation had every appearance Of \
"a determined effort not only 10 defeat.
The river aHd harbor bin. but also 9, |
prevent enactment 01 other grcatappr1 |
priatIou measure.
AtJal Mr Frye reported the senate /
conference nai beeu unable Go Undue. F.
the house c0uferees 20 reopen the agree /
ment aIroady made and the measure /
must either stand or fall according Z, 4
The report made Then Mr Warr,t (
yielded rather than imreril the inter.
ests OF thc government aud probably Do.
feat some ot the appropriation bills. he
willing accepted the report a. it stood
Without another word of debate tho
river and harbor bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison Of Iowa, presented a par
tial report on the -undry civil bill The
ronterees still disagreed upon the sever
al items, the principal among which
were the public building amendment
bin providing for the construction oi
the Hawaiian cable. The partial report
presented by the conference cummitte,
was then adopted
Mr. Allison moved that the senate re-
'ede from the remainder ON the calendar
II the amendments In controversy. In
'luding the Pacific cable project. Tn,
senate then votedon Mr. Allisons motion
10 recede from remaining amendment,
IA dispute and it carried The mudry
dvil bin then went 10 the president
Final conference on the report Of tho
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
vas agreed 10 without division.
In the naval appropriation hill the
house won all amendments for an in.
rrase in tine navy. and the sanat.
amendment reducing the price Of armof
'late 90 $500 per ton prevailed The
cnate amendment for an armor plate
actory was eliminated from the hin.
The senate voted thanks % Vice Pres
dent Hobart and President Pro Ten
rye. Mr. Hobart made q speech con
the senate and the country
n the history making congress Just
lOsed
The House.