The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-01
A BUILDING FOR BUTTE
Senate Passes a Number of Pub
lie Building Bills.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
It Finally Passes the Senate at 1l:15
O'Clock-Many Amendments
OF Minor Importance
Adopted.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-A frenzy Of
bill-passing was on in the senate to.
day. The bills passed were principally
public building measures and at times
during the day and night the scenes in
the senate were remarkable. Senators
usually staid and dignified. stlcklers fol-
order and decorum in the chamber
clamored for consideration of bills pro-
Viding for the erection of government
buildings in which they were interested
Bills carrying an aggregate of s. 900, 600
or $lo,0O0,OO0 were passed and many
more that had not been passed by both
houses of congress were placed as
amendments in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. Finally. a t a late hour to-
night an amendment to the 'sundry civil
biol was adopted appropriating nearly
100000 for the preliminary work on
the buildings which had been authoriz-
ed. The sundry civil bill was passed at
Ills o'clock tonight, having been tech
nically under consideration throughout
the day and evening.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, in the name of
Henry s. Welcome of London, formerly
of Indiana, rendered to the senate an
oil painting of the Indian princess. Po-
cahontas. The gift was accepted. Con-
sideration of the sundry civil bill was
then resumed. The committee offered
an amendment. which was adopted. es-
tablishing light and fog signal sta
ton on Burrows island, Rosario strait,
Wash, and appropriating $4,000 for it.
Interrupting the consideration of the
bill. Mr.. Chandler presented the re-
port of the majority of the committee
, on privileges and elections on the
charges of bribery made by a committee
of the Ohio state senate against NJ. A.
Hanna, senator from Ohio.
Mr.. Turley, of Tennessee, on behalf Of
three members of the committee, pre-
sented a written minority report.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, another mem
Der of the committee, said he did not
join in either the majority or the minor
lty report, but submitted one for him
self I'm view of the fact" said he
that this congress will expire in three
days and Mr.. Hanna's term will expire
with 1t, there is no time to consider the
matter. Ny term of office will expire
with this congress and I do not deem it
proper to express an opinion as to what
subsequent congress should do a
congress to which Mr.. Hanna has been
elected"
When consideration of the sundry
civil bill was resumed, amendments
Appropriating $4,000 for a military
post near Sheridan, Wyo., the whole
cost not to exceed 1850, 900; authorizing
the secretary of the interior to negotiate
with the Shoshone and Arapahoe In
dams for a REIMBURSEMENT of a part of
their reservation; authorizing the pay
ment from the Chectaw fund of out
standing warrants to the amount of
$i5,O00; comforting upon the secretary of
the interior authority to cancel or
modlfy the boundaries of reservoir sites
in the northwestern states: at the con-
clusion Of the Hawaiian cable amend
ment the following: For the construction
and equipment of a repair steamer and
for spare cable, $3.50. 900. The sun
dry civil bill was temporarily laid aside
Mr.. Hale of Maine reported the naval
appropriation bill and gave notice that
he would call 1t up tomorrow.
Mr. Teller chairman of the claims
committee, presented the conference re-
port on the omnibus claims bill The
conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Quay, chairman of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds.
called up some public building bills
passed by the house with amendments
and moved to concur in the amend
ments. The motion related to the bills
for Oakland, Cal: Beaumont. Texas,
and Wilkesbarre. Pa. The senate con-
Cured in the amendments thus passing
the bills.
Several house bills providing for pub
lie buildings We're then passed. The
amendments to the bills for Fergus
Falls. Mimi; Seattle. Wash; Butte,
Mont. and Salt Lake. Utah, were con-
CURED in by the senate. Mr.. Perkins of
California reported the Notifications an
preparation bill and it was placed on
the calendar. The senate recessed until
p. m. At the beginning of the night
session consideration of the sundry civil
bill was resumed.
Another batch of public building bills
was received from the house shortly
after o'clock and so great was the in
terest in the measures that the sundry
civil bill was laid aside in order that
they might be passed. The house bill
increasing the limit of cost of the pub
lie building at Stockton. Cal, to Sl56. 900
was passed with an amendment provid-
ing for the erection of a public build
ing at Los Angeles at cost of $3.50 900.
$4,000 of which is carried by the bill
Again the sundry civil bill was taken
up. An amendment was added appro-
priating $4,000 for building at Evans
ton, Wyo, Advantage was taken OF a
lull to pass several independent public
building bills including one appropriate
ing 100000 for Salem. Ore The senate
then resumed consideration of the sun
dry civil bill and Mr.. Allison offered an
amendment apprupriating the money
necessary for work on the various pub
lie buildings authorized for the next
year. giving generally from one fourth
to one-half of the total amount pro-
rided as the full limit of cost The
amendment was agreed to without di-
vision. An amendment was agreed to
appropriating $4,000 for additional ex-
penses to the public building at Chey-
enne, Wyo The bill, after various other
amendments of minor character had
been agreed to, was passed The SEN
ate then. at HE p. M, adjourned until
IL o'clock tomorrow morning