Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-09

~ - ScNtIai uayS, was passed alter
less than five hours debate. In that
tlme, however, it was amended rad
lcaily III q respect. The price to be
paid by the government for armor
plate was fixed in the bill at $500 a
ton, n reduction of the amount fixed
by the house of $145 n ton. In addi-
ton the secretary of the navy was III
thorlZed in The event of the refusal OF
the armor plate companies TO supply
armor plate at $500 a ton, to proceed
TO the construction of IN armor fac
tory to cost S1,500,000, and placing in
the sccretaly's control 100000 with
which to operate the government
plant. The fight for these amend
ments was led by Mr.. Tillman, who
made n enthusiastically sensational
speech in suYport Of the propositions.
h senate adopted resolutions of re-
gret ut the death Of Lord Herschell,
and concluded the days session by
~pronouncing ~eulogies upon the late
Representative Dingley.
Washington, March 3. = No confer
cnce reports on appropriation bills
We're passed at 6 o'clock last evening,
HAb ~ iVhSNs lltltlOlt, paul u ~
ute Of respect to the memory of the
late Representative Hurley by adjourn
ing until to-day at IL o'clock. An at
tempt was made to consider the reso-
luton reported by the judiciary COM
mittee, declaring that Gen. Wheeler
u the three other members who ac-
cepted commissions i'm the army had
thereby vacated their seats, but the
house, by an overwhelming vote. re-
fused to consider them. The political
division upon this vote was significant.
The vote stood II ayes. cast by 81 Re-
pubEcans, 43 Democrats and IL Pop
ulists, and 14G nays, cast by 101 Re-
~publicans, A Democrats and | POpu-
list. A half million dollars each was
appropriated under suspension of the
rules for the Pan-American eXpoSi-
ton at Buffalo and the Ohio centennial
at Toledo. The senate bill carrying
Sl,VoO,OO0 for a new building for the
department of justice was passed and
two public building bills attached by
the senate to bills for public buildings
in other cities were agreed to. one ap-
propriaung S250,O00 for a building at
Los Angeles, Cal. and the other $780,
600 for n building at New Brighton,
Pa. The senate bill appropriating
S14S.S00 to purchase 1900 acres of
land in accordance with the provisions
of the treaty with the Lower Brule
Indians was passed. A number OF
conference reports on minor bills were
adopted.
The senate.
During almost the entire session
yesterday the senate was engaged IN
routine business. Three score or more
OF minor bills We're passed, the caien-
dar being cleared entirely of private
pension bills and of measures correct
ing military and naval records. Two
measures of national Importance were
passed. the fortifications appropriation
bill AMI the bill providing n code of
criminal laws for the district OF Alas
ka. The Notifications bill was passed
precisely as it came from the house
and goes TO the president. The con-
ference reports on the census and ma
val personnel bills were agreed to and
these measures also go to the presi-
dent.
Washington, March 4.-EXcitement,
confusion. heavy strain and hard
words characterized the last legislative
day of the Fifty-sixth congress in the
senate. At times the confusion was
so great in this usually staid and de-
corous body as TO render the transac-
ton OF business almost impossible.
Business that ordinarily would have
had the undivided attention of every
senator on the floor was transacted
amidst so much noise that il was next
to impossible TO follow the proceed
ings. Toward midnight order was be-
ing evolved from the seeming chaos OF
the early part of the day and evening,
and the prospect was fair that con-
gress would adjourn at noon to-day
with its absolutely necessary work
completed.
When the senate convened at IL
o'clock yesterday morning ii faced the
task of considering two of the great
appropriation bills, those for the army
and for supplying the general defic-
iencies. The former carries appro-
priations exceeding 100000 900 and
the latter about 5000 600. With a
determination to complete the appro-
priation bills the senate began ut IL
o'clock TO consider these bills, and at
s o'clock last night the army appro-
priation was passed. the deficiency
bill having been passed three hours
before. A conference report on the
Alaskan criminal bill was presented
and agreed to. A partial report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
agreed to, but the inability of the SEN
ate conferees TO secure an agreement
on the Hawaiian cable proposition
created n heated discussion. in the
course of which Speaker Reed was al
lnded to in uncomplimentary terms.
When the river and harbor conference
report was presented a debate upon
the recession Of the senate conferees
from the senate amendment providing
for reservoirs to irrigate arid lands at
the headwaters Of the Missouri river
was precipitated by the advocates Of
the proposition. An effort was made
to recommit the bill to the conferees.
but ii failed after an impass!oned
speech by Senator Frye. who submit
ted the report. At 11:3O p. M. the de
bate was still In progress with no in
dications of an early conclusion.
The House.
Crowded galleries looked down upon
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