Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-03


| man.
AT the conclusion of his remarks the
| usual resolutions of regret were adopt
ed. and the Senate took u recess until
Sis p. IN.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the Senate reconvened at S:15
Mr.. Quay moved that the Senate con-
cur i'll the amendment of the House to
the measure providing for the erection
| of building for the Department of
Justice. the amendment limiting the
cost to Sl,000000. Tie motion was
! agreed To, which passes the bill.
An effort was made by Mr.. Fairbanks
QndianO to obtain consideration of the
| bill 10 extend the anti-contract labor
| laws Of the United States to Hawaii,
but Mr.. Morgan (Alabama). one of the
| Hawaiian commissioners, objected and
the measure went over
OF INTEREST TO NORFOLK.
a House bill. authorizing the appoint
ment of Il clerk of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern
| District of Virginia to validate their
acts and to prescribe where the rec
| ords shall be kept, was passed.
| Consideration of the fortified tons bill
was resumed. and MIR. Til,man was
| recognized to reply to speeches made
earlier in the day by MIR. German and
| Mr.. Lodge. He said that il was an
L
ence on the naval bill was in control
of men who were opposed to the Senate
amendment to reduce the price of ar
NOR plate. He was willing and anx-
ious to give the administration all the
support it needed, both for the army
and the navy.
Later Mr.. Plat (ConnecticutD in
duircd il Mr. Tllman believed the Krupp
armor could be procured at even si45
| Il ton.
| TII.LMAN'S ARMOR PLATE.
Mr.. Tillman replied that perhaps IT
could not be. but he was convinced
that the extra price for Krupp armor
was Simply n scheme 10 rob us out
| of $li5 Il tom"
He was willing to complete every bat
| tleship on the stocks and pay 500 =,
ton for the armor. but he wanted Con-
| Sress to proceed 10 the erection of an
armor factory, and thus free the conn
try from the clutches OF the arn-or
| trust
The fortifications bill was then pass
ed without division
MI Money (MississippD called IN
the sDecial order, which was culogles
i OF the late Representative w. r. Love
OF mississippi He presented resolutions
ana then tributes were paid to the de-
| ceased.
At the conclusion of the addresses TIM
A"'N" " III, uuJOtlTIcU until
| IL o'clock tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. March 2-No conference
reports on appropriation bills were
| pressing at SIX O'clock this evening. and
the House therefore paid it's last tributn
! OF respect to the memory of the late
| Representative Hurley. of New York
by adjourning until tomorrow at ii
| o'clock
An attempt was made to-day to CON
| sidcr the resolutions reported bv the
! Judiciary Committee declaring that
| General Wheeler and the three other
| members who accepted commissions in
the army had thereby vacated their
seats. but the House by an overwhelm-
| ing vote refused to consider them The
| Political division upon this vote was
| significant. The vote stood a ayes cast
| by 81 Republicans, 43 Democrats. and
Is Populists and lag nays, cast by 10l
Republicans, A Democrats and l Pop
| ulist
| AID FOR ENPOSITIONS.
a half million dollars each was APP
propriatcd under suspension of the
rules for the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo and the Ohio Centennial at
Toledo.
The Senate bill carrying 81 900, 900 for
a new building for the Department of
Justice was passed.
= number of conference reports on
| minor bills were adopted.
CLAMOR FOR RECOGNITION.
There was n great scramble for unan-
imous consent legislation when the
House met at II o'clock. With the end
of the Congress only As hours off, al
most every member had some local
| measure he was trying to rescue from
death on the calendar and they stood in
the area in front of the Speakers ros-
| trum ten deep clamoring for recogni-
ton. y number of bills We're passed
! among them a. series authorizing vari-
Gus officers of the government to ac-
| cept decoration from foreign govern
| McntS.
Mr.. Payne, Republican, New York;
the floor leader of the majority. NOV
ed the passage, under suspension of the
rules. of the bill appropriating 100000
for the Pan american Exposition 10 be
| held nj Buffalo. y. Y, in 1901
OPPOSED TO BUFFALO.
Mr.. Simms Democrat. Tenncssee)
opposed the Buffalo Exposition bill. lie
thought the appropriation of money for
| this class of eNpoSitions should cease.
The line must be drawn somewhere,
| and Buffalo was rs good n place 10
draw it as any other city.
Mr.. Maddox democrat. Georgia. OPP
posed the bill. He described the pere-
CARNATIONS of the government exhibit
over the country and facetiously eau
toned the Buffalo member To take good
care OF it. as ii would be needed later
at ST. Louis, Toledo. Detroit and other
| places.
Didn't you see it last at Atlanta ?"
| asked MIR. Clark Dem. of Missouri.
"Oh The gentleman is behind the
times replied Mr.. Maddox The
exhibition has been to Nashville and
Omaha since then" UaughteD.