Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-04

sorrow and providing for the abpOint-
ment Of committee Of senators to at
tend the 0bsequies.
| Frye, Me-. chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on commerce. presented the flnal con-
ference report on the river and harbo1
bill He consented to withhold II In ~
der that consideration Of the GenerAi
deficiency bill might be proceeded with
Hale offered an amendment apprO.
prfatinx yS.6o0. ~ ~ IN emergency FUND
to be expended by the President At Ms
discretion. The amendment was &C.
cepted without debate or explanation.
| Many other amendments were offered
and ruled out on points Of order.
Among them was . proposition for /
government exhibition at the greater
American exposition ut Omaha.
| Among the amendments agreed to
was the following: Providing two
months extra pay for the volunteer Of
Hcers and volunteer enlisted men OF the
navy who served beyond the United
States in the war with Spain and one
months extra pay for similar ohicers
and men vino served during that war
only in the United States: to re-
imburse the Maritime Canal Company
Of Nicaragua for expenses incurred In
aid OF the Ludlow commission $4,000.
The bill as amended was passed.
A bill providing for a government ex-
hibit and to encourage the Ohio CEN
tennial and Northwest territory expo
sition to be held at Toledo. Ohio. and
appropriating 100000 was passed.
Consideration of the army apprOpria-
ton bills was then begun. The few
amendments OF the Senate committee
to the bill were agreed to az to the
reading Of the measure proceeded.
Warren, a member of the committee
on military affairs. offered an amend
ment providing that the adjutant gen.
eral OF the army should have the rank
and pay and allowance Of major gen.
eral. After long discussion ruled out
on point OF order.
Foraker then offered the following
amendment: THAT no property. fran
chises or concessions Of any kind what
ever shall be granted by the United
States or by any military or other au-
thority whatever in the island OF Cuba
during the occupation thereof by the
United States"
Sewell made the point Of order that
the amendment was not relevant. but
he was nverruled by viva voce vote.
The vote was then taken on the
amendment and IL was carried. ~ to II.
the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Hate. Berry. Butler. CAT
ferry Chandler. Chiffon, Clark, CLAY.
cockren. Daniel. Davis. Foraker. Gallir-
ger. German. Hale. Hansbrough. Heitfeld.
" Il .r<Vv ~
Mallory. Mantle Martin. Mason. Mills.
Mitchell. Money. Murphy. Pasco. Perkins
pettisr.ew. Pettus. Proctor. Quay, Raw
Thurs!on; Tillman: Tur,ey. Turner. War.
rem. Wellington-47.
Nays-Allison. Fairbanks. Frye. Hanna,
HaWley. Morgan, Plat, CT. Plat. n. ",
Ross, Sewell SpoOner-l1.
TIllman offered an amendment which
was adopted. providing that the act Of
Jan. IL. 1899. be so amended as to tu-
thorize payment to the legal heirs or
representatives OF the office OF men
who have died or may hereafter die in
the service the extra pay due them I'M
der the law. The bill as amended was
then passed without division.
Frye called UP the conference report
on the river and harbor bin. Mantle
entered motion to recommit the bill
idea Of securing recession OF the |
House conferees on the reservoir prop |
osition.
This aroused Frye. in charge OF the
bill. and he made an impassionei +,
though brief speech upon the motion. !
He declared it meant the death of the |
bill. as it would be impossible to obtain
an agreement and have it ratified in +!
~ b. Con tl,t poRs
sion. Pointing his finger drama: icaliy
about the Chamber ne indicated sena |
tors who has grievances and he sup
posed every one of them would be be- |
fore the conferees If another conference |
were ordered.
Referring to some remarks made |
about the Senate conferees by Warren. |
Frye said:
Il am tired of sitting here and listen
ing to complaints of the work of con- |
ference committees. I've served on /
many of them and wish might never
have to serve on another The Senate
conferees made hard fight for this /
amendment and we even sought an /
agreement with the House conferees
after an agreement upon all other pro-
jeets had been reached but they abso-
lutely declined to yield
Now We come here with the best
agreement 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 individual senators
cannot have their time. Conference COM
mittees have hard enough work without
being subjected to castigation when they
bring the result Of their arluous labors
into the Senate
! The motion to recommit was defeated.
II to Is. as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Carter. Chandler, Chiffon.
Heitfeld, Jones. New. Kenney. McIaurln
l1ns. Roach. shop2. Simon. Stewart.
Nays-Allison. Bate. Berry. burrows
Butler. Caffery, Clay. Cockneil, Gallon.
Davis. DebOe, Elkins Fairbanks. Fora
ker; Frye. Gray: Hale. Hawley. Lindsay.
Lodge. Mcbride, McEnery, Marin
Money. Morgan. Murphy. Nelson, Pasco,
Perkins. Pettus. Platt, CT, Quay, Ross
Seweli, Smith. SpOoner. Teller, Tiliman
Turley. Wellington and White-il.
A motion by Hansbrought that the Sem
ate go into executive session was tlefea..
ed. 4S to "a. Warren then resumed his
speech. but without concluding, yielded