Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

Closing session In the House Of congr-..
Produces variety.

Washington. March 1.-The House
proceedings dragged slowly after had
night and the conference committees
on the various appropriation bits we're
not ready 10 report. Time was killed
hy frequent rccrasca and the members
wofu kept IN good nature by soup aud
stories. " 1850 "a. m. the river and
hnrhor conference was again reported
By Chairman burton. who moyca ,,a
adoption. This led TO considerable dis
prssiuu.
Sir. Hepburn ~ Iowa. raised point
~ order against the canal nmondfirnt
ON tho ground that II was rot .fermnno
and also was new legislation. ut In
dispute by the Senate and linusc Tho
two Houses he cuntrndcd lad ieEisint-
ga with the Nicaragua route IN view,
hut the cnuferoUs had set aside this
route and opened W the whole qucs
sion Of routes.
Mr.. Hepburn was nnnlly ruled out of
order On tho ground that his motion
had come too late. The conference re-
port was then agreed 20 without Avis
lon. This was the last Legislative
stage ~ the blll and Il was ready for
the PRECEDENT.
Al a. NJ sir. Boutcilo presented a
partial conference report ON tn naval
biz. II covered everything save ths
three big itomH-pricc NJ armnr ana a
government ntmor factory nui new
ships. Mr. iioutcllc said tho senate
confercrH were weakening particularly
~ the reduction ~ fhlns gnd he
thought the House would win IN tho
next conference. The partial 'fport
WAS made, The House Insisted on ita
provision a. To ships and price Of ar
NOR,
Mr. Hardy Of Delaware moved To re-
code and concur In the Senate amend
mcnt for government armory factory
lost % tn a.
Tie three main item were thom sent
back 90 conference, The Speaker an
n0uncd ns visitors 10 the United States
military academy Representatives
Marsh. Cromwell ana Jott. to the ma
val ucaaony Representatives Dalzell,
Steele ana Settle,
AZ ai.o four appropriation bills were
stiil In conference naval, sundry civil
deficiency and District ~ Columbia. but
they were reported a. be- progrt aHing
In satisfactory manner, The two
hnurH from $3.50 60 $3.50 were spent IN
fccchs the House re-aHHcmhlinF rycrv
now and then 10 see u work was ready
~ 7.ii the District ~ Columbia ~
port was presented ana extended de-
bate occurred on aectarial chsHtablo
institutions,
Mr Henderson made a stirring APP
peal 10 liiF associates Co reject thu cons
ferrncc report. declaring that u cut on
tho orphans ~ tho District and was
concession 10 secret organization,
Tho report was adopted,
The conference report on tho de-
nclcncy bin containing n full agree
mont upor NJ disputed points was pre-
scented nt o'clock and agreed to with
out u word nf debate,
AZ $50 O'Clock the lnal conference
report an the naval bin was presented
hy Mr. Boutollc lie explained that tho
gnnntc Ind yielded 10 the House ut to
the number Of ships authorized O2l
and The House had confirmed me ar
nor plate provision 30 as 90 limit the
cost NJ nrmnr 10 $500. but had secured
the elimination of tho provision Tor an
nrmor plate factory, The Senate had
reluctantly yielded 60 the item as to
price ~ armor, Haid Mr. liuutollr, and
only In the hone that % future CONGRESS
would remedy tho situation regarding
urfnnr
The roport WIS adopted and the
House again recessed until 1880 a. m.