Evening star., 1899-03-03
IN THE FINAL DAY
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN SENATE
Partial Agreement of the Con-
ferees.
MIR. WALKER ON MONEY

When the Senate convened in it's last
legislative session at IL o'clock today more
than the usual number of senators was on
the floor Morning business was suspended
practically and the Senate proceeded imme-
diately to business looking to adjournment.
Mr. Mallory (Fia) presented the creden-
tials of his colleague. Samuel Pasco, ap-
pointed a senator by the governor. Mr..
Piatt Comm dissented from the cousti
tutionality OF the appointment.
Mr. Hale (MoD called up the general de
fciency appropriation bill and the Senate
proceeded with its consideration.
Temporarily the general deficiency bill
was laid aside in order that some confer
ence reports might be considered.
The conference report on the Cleveland
public building was agreed to by the Sem
ate.
Mr.. Allison presented partial conference
report on the sundry civil bill 1t was read
and aroused considerable discussion.
Mr. AIIison's Statement.
In a statement respecting the situation
in conference. Mr.. Allison said there were
still twenty-five items in disagreement. He
said that the Senate amendment which
made appropriations for a large number of
House conferees who insisted that it should
contain provisions only for such buildings
the bills for which had passed both the
House and the Senate.
One of the important amendments which
the House conferees had declined to ac-
Cept was that providing for Pacific cable.
As that amendment was agreed to practi-
cally unanimously by the Senate, Mr.. Alli-
son said the Senate conferees decided to
refer the matter back to the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan denounced what he termed
the log rolling regarding public build
ings. declaring that the action of the ruler
Of the House was fraud and an outrage
Il saw. said he. bills passed by the Sen
ate in such hurry that many of the names
Of the cities could not he understood by
senator's. / want to protest against that
sort of legislation
Il know where the incentive of this per-
fOrmance comes from 1 know the origin
of that wrong l know the man who in
spired It. His will and pleasure was TO
make fair weather for a particular set of
men who are favorites of the particular
ruler of the House"
The refusal of the House conferees to
Weld on the Hawaiian cable was discussed
at length Mr. Butler IN. c. spoke in sup
port of the Senate conferees and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Chandler. who expressed the
hope that the Senate cOuferees would ad-
here to the Senate's proposition even if an
extra session were thereby forced.
There are some things. he said. worse
than an extra session of Congress.
Mr.. PettigTew IS. d. did rot regard the
Pacific cable as OF overwhelming import
2Hce- The number of Anne ricans in Hawaii
was comparatively few. and the cable
would not nearly pey expenses He sug-
cy$ted cable to Alaska much to he
preferred.
Mr. Stewart and Mr.. Morgan considered
The cable amendment as the most important
measure of the sUrGry civil bill. Mr.. Nor
gan said the cable would give the United
States control of intelligence in the north
Pacific ocean. He declared the contest in
the conference report against the Senate
amendment was "a war in favor of Tnonop-
oily" and he knew. he said. who was re-
>ponsibla for it,
The partial report was agreed to and the
Senate requested another conference with
The House.
In Executive Session.
A 2:o5 pm. the Senate. on motion of 1Ir.
Hale. went nto executive session.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Rear Admiral George Dewey. to
he admiral in the navy; Brig. Gen. Ewell
s. Otis. to be major general by brevet;
John {. Campbell. postmaster al Bellevue,
Iowa.
Mr.. Frye tMe) chairman of the commit
tee on commerce, presented the final con-
ference report on the river and harbor bill.
He consented to withhold it in order that
consideration of the general deficiency bin
might be proceeded with.