Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23


In 1t. This was an unexpected move,
as It was generally understood that
Mr.. Hepburn had abandoned all hope
after his defeat Of Wednesday. But
he believed that his motion would
have additional strength In the house,
where members could be put upon rec
ord. The motion was promptly de-
clared out OF order by the speaker.
whereupon Mr.. Hepburn appealed and
Mr.. Payne Of New York moved to lay
the appeal on the table. Upon the lat
ter motion the vote was taken and the
| result was 81 ayes to 81 noes. As no
quorum was developed on the vote
owing to the lateness of the hour tney
managed to carry an adjournment IN
I'll to-day. This gives them a breathing
spell In which to marshal their forces
for the final encounter. and to-day. as
soon as the house meets, the vote Will
be again taken.
The senate.
The army REORGANIZATION bill was re-
ported to the senate yesterday and MIR.
Hawley Of Connecticut. chairman Of
the military affairs committee, gave
notice that he would move to proceed
to Its consideration at the earliest pos
sible time. The naval personnel bill
was taken up and read but no effort
made to proceed further with its con.
sideration. The military academy ap.
preparation vas passed. The pOstOf-
tice appropriation bill was under con-
sideration during the greater part OF
tie afternoon but was not disposed of
finally. A spirited debate occurred
over the amendment OF the senate
committee providing for an apprOpria-
tion to secure fast mail service be-
tween New York and Washington and
Atlanta and New Orleans. The amend
nient WAS retained In the bill.
Washington. Feb. 1S. - The house
finally passed the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. to which 1t had devoted
over week. No important amend
had been adopted. The speakers rul-
ing upon the motion to recommit the
bill with Instructions to incorporate In
1t the Nicaragua canal amendment
was sustained-155 to 96. The naval
appropriation bill was taken up and
over half the bill was completed dur
ing the remainder of the day. There
was no general opposition to the meas
ure. although il carries S44 100000, be-
ing SS,ND,000 more than the largest
naval appropriation bill ever passed
by congress- An attempt TO defeat the
provision for a joint arrangement be-
tween the government ana the Fitch
burg Railroad company at the Boston
navy yard failed. A point of order
against the provision In the bill rela-
tive TO the rearrangement and recon
struction of the buildings at the naval
academy went over until to-day.
The senate.
At its session yesterday the senate
adopted resolution instructing the
vice president OF the United States, as
president of the senate, to express to
the government and people of France
the sympathy of the senate in the be-
reavement that has fallen upon the
French republic In the death of Pres.
ident Faure The naval personnel bill
for which the navy department has
been contending for SO many years
was passed by tps serate, i was un.
was passed practically in the form in
which it was reported by the senate
committee. It's provisions have here
tofore been fully given. The remain.
der of the days session was devoted
to passage of bills on the private pen
sion calendar seventy -four I'm number,
and TO the reading Of the Alaska code
bill The agreement under which the
Alaska bill was read provided that no
other business than the formal reading
should be transacted.
spent most of the day on the postoffice
appropriation bill. but failed to com
plete IL. After animated discussion Of
the pneumatic tube system, Mr.. Gull
Ions ainen' 'nent increasing the APP
preparation for this purpose and de-
signed to extend the system to Chi
CaGo was tabled. The echo Of the old
star route developments YVES heard
when several senator's criticised The
method by which combination of
spectators secured the star route con-
tracts. a number of bills of minor
Importance were passed. AT O'Clock
tributes to the memory of the late
Representative Simpkins of Massa-
chuSetts, were pronounced.
The House.
The house spent two ho;,rs upon
the naval appropriation bill without
making any progress, and devoted the
remainder of the session to eulogies
upon the life and public services of
the late Representative Northway of
Ohio. The paragraph In the bill re-
lating TO the naval academy against
which Mr.. Mudd of Maryland made a
point Of order Friday, was stricken
out, the point Of order being sustained.
Mr. Mudd then moved additional ap.
preparations OF $4,000 for the COM
pletion of the buildings at the academy
authorized In the last naval bill.
Washington, Feb. 2l-A separate bill
annrnnria ting 600 600 900 Cor tho mn