Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-03-07

plete the necessary legislation in or
der that congress might adjourn at
noon Saturday with its decks compare
lively clear. Few if any of the mem
beers had had wink of sleep, and the
of the older senators indicated the
stress under which they were working.
The anxiety of the early night over
the fate of the river and harbor bill
was partially dispelled at $3.50 Satur-
day morning. A determined effort
had been made from eight o'clock Fri
day night until Saturday morning by
several western senator's, headed by
Senator Warren (rep., Wyo), to recon-
sideration of the conference report on
the river and harbor bill, because of
the refusal of the house conferees to
consent that the senate amendment
making an appropriation for the con-
struction of reservoirs at the head
waters of the Missouri river should re-
main in the bill. Senator Frye (Me.),
in charge of the conference report,
steadfastly refused to permit the re-
| port to be recommitted to the con-
ference committee, holding that such
action would defeat the measure, and
just as steadfastly he was sustained
by majority of the senate.
Senator Warren occupied the floor
in the discussion of the reservoir
proposition for five hours, occasional
ly being relieved from the strain of
speaking by other senators who talked
briefly on the same subject. The stu
alton had every appearance of de-
termined effort not only to defeat the
river and harbor bill, but also to pre-
vent the enactment of other great ap-
preparation measures.
Finally at two o'clock Senator Frye
consented to make one more effort to
induce the house conferees to accept
the senate reservoir amendment. The
report was recommitted to the con-
ferees and the senate went into execu-
tive session.
AT $3.50 a. M, when the transaction of
legislative business was resumed, Sen
ator Frye reported that the senate
conferees had been unable to induce
the house conferees to reopen the
agreement already made and that the
measure must stand or fall according
to the report made.
Then Senator Warren yielded.
Rather than imperil the interests of
the government and probably defeat
some of the appropriation bills he
was willing to accept the report as it
stood, and in graceful speech gave
up the fight which he had made against
heavy odds. Without another word of
debate the river and harbor report
was agreed to.
Following quickly upon this agree
ment, another bone of contention was
tossed into the senate in the form of a
partial report of the naval bill con-
ferees. Senator Hale (Me.), in charge
of the report, said the conferees had
been unable to agree upon the senate
amendments reducing the price of
armor plate to 5000 ton and that au-
thorizing the construction of a gov
eminent armor plate plant in the event
of the refusal of the armor companies
to accept the price fixed by the senate.
Senator Hale moved that the senate
conferees recede from the amendment.
This motion created lively debate,
Senator's Hale, Tillman Is. CO., Chand-
Ter IN. H.), and Butler IN. C.), being
the leading participants. The senate
voted down Senator Hale's motion and
sent the bill back to conference.
At $3.50 Senator Allison (Ia.) pre-
sented partial report on the sundry
civil bill. The conferees still disagreed
upon several items, principal among
which were the public building amend
ment and the providing for the con-
struction of the Hawaiian cable. The
partial report presented by the con-
ference committee was then adopted.
On motion of Senator Allison the SEN
ate receded, after considerable discus
sion. from the senate amendment in
sorting several public building projects
the bills for which had otpassed both
branches of congress. Senator Allison
then moved that the senate recede
from the remainder of the amend
ments in controversy, including the
Pacific cable project. This motion was
vigorously discussed by Senators Pet
tigrew, Chandler and Butler. The last
named denounced the action of the
house in delivering "ultimatums" to
the senate as 'cheek concentrated and
gall compounded" and an "insult to
the senate"
The senate then voted on Senator
Allison's motion to recede from the
remaining amendments in dispute and
it was carried, only three or four
voices being heard in the negative.
This disposed of the sundry civil bill
and it went to the president.
The final conference report on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed to without division.
On motion of Senator Hansbroueh
IN. d. the senate then, at seven
o'clock, went into executive session.
At eight o'clock the senate resumed
business in Legislative session. Soon
afterward Senator Hale (Afe.) present
ed the conference report on the general
deficiency bill and it was agreed to
without debate.
AT s:35 a. M, Senator Hale presented
the final conference report on the
naval appropriation bill and it was sub
mitted TO the senate. Senator Hale
said that perhaps there was never an
appropriation bill concerning which
the action of the conferees was beset
with more difficulties than this bill. He
aupnunce1 that tho bonca l,,J ,,.,1l