Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-04

senate voted down Senator Hale'S mo-
ton. and sent the bill back to confer
ence. At $50 Senator Allison, of Iowa
dry civil bill. The conferees were still
disagreed upon several items, the prin-
cipal among which were the public
building amendment, and that provid-
ing for construction of the Hawaiian
cable. The partial report was adopted
On motion of Senator Allison the senate
receded, after considerable discussion
from the senate amendment inserting
several public building projects in bill
which has not yet passed both branches
of congress. Senator Allison then
moved the senate recede from the re-
mainder Of the amendments in contro-
versy, including the Pacific cable pro-
ject. This motion was vigorously dis
cussed by Senators Pettigrew, Chan
dler and Butler. last named denounced
the action of the house in delivering
"ultimatums" to the senate, as "cheek
and concentrated gall compounded and
'insult to the senate" Senator Alli-
sons motion to recede from the remain
ing amendments in dispute was carried
That disposed of the sundry civil bill
and the final conference report of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed to without division.
The president has signed the omnibus
bill.
THE HOUSE.
The proceedings dragged after mid
night while the house waited for a
report on the appropriation bills that
remained in conference. AT 4:3O the
river and harbor conference agree
ments were reported by Chairman
Burton, who moved thir adoption. Mr..
Hepburn, of Iowa, raised point of
order against the Nicaragua canal
amendment on the ground it was not
germane, and was new legislation not
in dispute by the senate and house. Mr..
Hepburn was ruled out of order, and
the conference report was then agreed
to without division.
This was the last legislative stage of
the bill, and it was ready for the pres
ident At a. m. Mr.. Boutelle presented
the partial conference report of the ma
val bill. 1t covered everything, save
three big items, the new ships, price of
armor and government armor factory.
Mr.. Boutelle said the senate conferees
were weakening, particularly on the re-
duction of ships, and he thought the
house would win on the next confer
ence. The partial report was adopted.
The house insisted on it's provision as to
ships and price Of armor.
The report on the District of Colum-
bia bill was adopted, and the confer
ence report on the deficiency bill, con-
tanning the full agreement upon all DIS
puted points was agreed to without de-
bate. At $50 the final conference report
on the naval bill was presented by Mr..
Boutelle. He explained that the senate
Welded to the house as to the number OF
ships to be authorized d2) and the
house confirmed the arnor plate pro-
vision SO as to limit the cost of armor to
5000 per ton, but secured the elimination
of the provision for an armor plate rae
tory. The house reluctantly yielded UP
the item as to the price of armor' Mr.
Boutelle said, in the hope that in the
future congress would be able to reme-
DIV the situation. The report was
adopted.
General Wheeler, of Alabama, maze
a strong effort to gain recognition for a
three minute speech just before con-
gress closed; but the speaker deliber-
ately ignored him. General Wheeler
status is the matter of some question
The house unanimously voted thanks to
the speaker, who made suitable reply
amid one of the most dramatic scenes
ever known in congress. The house
closed by singing my Country, IT'S OF
Thee" and cheers for Dewey and sing
ing the doxology.
Both house and senate each turned
back their clocks 10 minutes; house ao'
iourning at 12.OS and senate at l2.lo'