Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-03
PASSING
MANY BILLS
Approaching End Of Congress
Keeps Both Bodies Busy.
MONEY FOR BUFFALO FAIR,
House Refuses to Consider ResOlu-
ttOn NacatinG the Seats of It's Sol
dicr McmbcrS-Senate Passes
AIHsl<n Code Bill.
MONEY FOR BUFFALO FAIR,

dicr McmbcrS-Senate PASSES
AInsl<n Code Dill.
Washington, March 3.--There was a
great scramble for unanimous consent
Legislation when the house met. With
the end of the congress comparatively
a few hours off, almost every member
had some local measure he was trying
to rescue from death on the calendar,
and they stood in the area in front of
the speakers rostrum ten deep clamor-
ing for recognition. Bills were passed
as follows:
TO authorize the secretary of the
treasury to donate life saving apparatus
to the Imperial Japanese Society For
Saving Life From ShipWreck: for the
relief of T. r. Mason Of Adairvile, Ky,
and a series of bills authorizing various
officers of the government to accept
decorations from foreign governments;
c. r. Dohbins, keeper of the Moose
Peak life saving station, to accept a
gold watch from the Dominion of Cana
da for saving life from the wrecked
British steamer Ashton: Joseph X. Kin
yOn, surgeon, Marine hospital to accept
a gold medal from Venezuela for scien-
titc service; b. II. Buckingham, L. S.
N, to accept books from the Mexican
governments Clifton r. Breckinridge
ex-United States minister to Russia
Admiral Sefridge and other naval Off
GERS to accept medals from the Russian
government presented on the occasion
of the coronation of Car Nicholas II.
leader of the ma iority. moved the pas
sage. under suspension of the rules, of
the bill appropriating $500 coo for the
pan American exposition to be held at
Buffalo in 1901.
Mr. Alexander tRep y. W took the
door in support of the bill, explaining the
scope of the scheme for the exposition,
the assurances of cooperation received
from South and Central American coun-
tries and the work of the people of Buff
falo in fnrthnrance of the exposition
Already 81. 500. 000 had been ~ the
people of Buffalo. and this was 70 be
s,lDplemented Ivy $1,0000o0 more. Nuf-
falo only asked. H. said. foi national
exhibit such as was made at Chicago,
Atlanta and New orleans.
Simms opposes the Bill.
Mr.. Simms ODem.. Tenn,) opposed the
Buffalo exposition BILL He thought the
nppropri;tiun Of money for this class ot
exposition should cease, The line must
he drawn somewhere. and l'utfal" Was
as good n place t" draw it as any "lh'f
NJ ',''' ''""',' ,n nl tb.p
,h ,.,.,o. nr tha ohio CEN
tonnial bill rHtrNinS $500 uop.
rrhe lin was PASSED Ly l20 to 49,
Tbo resolution tu declare General
Ubeeler and other representatives hold
mo army commissions to have vacated
th.ir saats i'm thu house was called up
! hy Mr. Henderson Oal The question
If consideration was raised at once by
! Nr Iorey Iu). and Ivy 43 to 81 the
bouse refused 40 consider the matter
Yeas and ra,s were then called. They
resulted - to IS! against consideration
of the resolution
The snnat,, also passed Il number OF
bills.
The conferences report on the bill au'
thorizinp Governors Of states tn be re-
imburscd for cXJc's incurred in ralS'
;nr and euuipne the volunteer arm!
was agreed 10.
MIR. Hall cMe.D presented the confer
ence report un lhu naval personnel bill
and it was agreed tn.
\ bill reported Ny Nj. lla"iey "f th
military affairs committee an1e nd'n'
the act susp~ndns the operation OF Ger
tain provisions of law relating to IN
war department was passed.
rnc white Cross Bill.
.c,.,l n.,. made to obtain consid
N'i t''r r,', =, him to incorporate the Ma
era''o' u',,.,o wv r,n.s of America. Nj
l,'''''' w, "i,' =, ,a.,,nnd unpracious to Oh
Gray Sa'" ~ ','t n'aa,,nr Int he felt it hi
]ec' |" S".'' '' ua maintained the Unit
, oa's S+atas ~ ba5 no constitutional powe
cd states , a'''' s,'nh ''J cornoration. eve
|" a', ~, na,,,e tn congress in tn
i 'i'"9 ,,,,a ,,.ipgod charity. The So
gar" W t,n ,,al Gross was recognize
c'e'H Oh t'e NV ot NV act of congres.
nS ',tn'S .,' :,.ant .t' arar
Mr. Garter (Mon.) secured cohslaera
t;nn m for the bin providing code o
.rminal nJn laws for Alaska. The senat