The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-04

report on the Alaska criminal code bill.
was presented and agreed to. 1t now
goes to the president
The river and harbor bill was again
taken up and Mr. Warren addressed
the senate along the same lines as Mr..
Carter. While he was still speaking,
Mr.. Mantle entered a motion to recon-
NIT the bill to the conference commit
tee, with the idea of securing a recess
sion of the house conferees on the
reservoir proposition.
|. The motion aroused Mr.. Frye, in
charge of the bill, and he took the.
floor and made an impassioned. though
brief speech upon the motion. He de-
clared it meant the death of the bill,
as it would be impossible to obtain an
agreement and have it ratified in the
few hours that were left of the session.
Pointing his finger dramatically about
the chamber he indicated senators who
had grievances and he supposed
every one of them would be before the
conferees if another conference was or
dered. Referring to some remarks
made about the senate conferees by
Mr.. Warren, Mr.. Frye said:
I'VE come here with the best agree
ment we could obtain and a fight is
begun on this bill in the last night of
the session. 1t is simply an attempt
to defeat the measure because indi-
vidual senators cannot have their way.
Conference committees have hard
enough work without being subjected
to castigation when they bring the re-
suit of their labors into the senate"
The motion to recommit was defeat
ed, Al to %.
A motion by Mr.. HansbrOugh that the
senate go into executive session was
defeated, As to "A.
Mr.. Warren then resumed his speech.
Mr.. Warren yielded the floor to Mr..
Stewart, who spoke in favor of the reSer-
voir proposition. He was followed by Mr..
Wilson (Wash). Mr.. Wilson drew won
derful and beautiful word-picture of the
great country west of the Mississippi,
and of the ineXhaustible mineral ana agri-
cultural resources of the Rocky -noun-
tain and Pacific coast states. He strongly
favored the reservoirs.
MORGAN'S COMPROMISE.
At o'clock Mr. Morgan offered a joint
resolution which he believed would de-
termine the pending controversy over the
The resolution provided that all public
lands classed as arid or semi-arid in the
several states be granted the states in
which the lands are. and the net proceeds
of those lands when sold or leased be
applied by the states to the purposes Of
irrigation.
Mr.. Tillman objected to the considera-
ton of the resolution. He announced tnat
he did not propose to allow anything to
be done so long as he could object until
the pending report on the river and harDor
bill was disposed of.
At 1:10 a. m. Mr.. Warren yielded to Mr..
Pettigrew, who spoke in support of the
irrigation amendment.
At 1:35 a m Mr.. Mantle interrupted
Mr.. Warren, who had resumed his
speech and noted the absence of a quo
rum. A call of the roll developed the
presence of sixty-two senators. Mr.. Man
tie then renewed his motion TO recommit
the report to the confereeS. but 1t was
decisively defeated.
SCHLEY AHEAD OF SAMPSON.
At 215 a. M, the senate went into exec
utive session. In executive session the
naval nominations were taken up and the
discussion was upon the cases of Admlrals
Schley and Sampson. 1t was urged that
the list sent in today would place the
men in the order they ought to be, and
that the first nominations, IN which Sanp-
son was, given the preference, should De
dropped The senate then took up the
naval nominations sent in today ana they
were confirmed without opposition
the naval personnel bill. II settles the
Schtey- Sampson controversy, by making
each a rear admiral. with Schley two
numbers in advance of Sampson.
AT. 800 a. m. the senate resumed legls-
latiVe business. Mr.. Frye reported no
further agreement could be reached, the
house conferees declining to reopen the
river and harbor agreement already
reached.
Mr. Warren said he was satisfied that
the conferees had done all they could and
rather than imperil the great approprla-
ton bill he would yield the pOint.
The report was then agreed to without
division.
The conference report on the Washing
ton public library bill was agreed to.