The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-04

Washington, March S.-Excitement
confusion, heavy strain and hard work
characterized this. the last legislative
day of the FIfty-fifth congress, in the
senate. At times the confusion was SC
great in this usually staid and decorous
body as to render the transaction OF
business almost impossible.
Toward midnight order was being
evolved from the seeming chaos of the
early part of the day and evening, and
the prospect was fair that congress
would adjourn at noon tomorrow with
its absolutely necessary work COM
plated.
When the senate convened at II
o'clock, it forced the task of con-
sidering two of the great appropriation
bills, those for the army and for sup
plying the general deficiencies. The
former carried appropriations exceeding
$50 600, ,0o0 and the latter at S2OOOO,O 600.
With a determination to complete the
appropriation bills, the senate began
Immediately at IL o'clock in the morn
ing to consider these matters, and at
O'Clock tonight the army bill was pass
ed, the deficiency bill having been
passed nearly three hours before.
A partial report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill was agreed to, but
the inability of the senate conferees to
secure an agreement on the HaW Wallan
cable proposition created a heated dis
cussion. in the course of which Speaker
Reed was alluded to in uncOmDlimen-
tary terms.
Tonight. when the river and harbor
rnl a a.
bate upon the recession of the senate
ronferees from the senate amendment
providing for reservoirs to irr1gate arid
lands at the headwaters of the Missouri
river was precjpitated by the advocates
of the proposition. An effort was made
to recommit the bill to the conferees,
but it failed, after an impassioned
speech by Senator Frye, who submitted
the report
At ll:SO the debate is still in progress,
with no indications of an early ad-
journment.
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the National White
Gross of America, and for other pur-
poses; amending the internal revenue
laws relating to distilled spirits, and
for 4 other purposes: authorizing the
CONSTRUCTION of bridge over the Ten
nesseee river at Sheffield, Ala; authoriz-
ing the Washington & Gettysburg RAN
road lcompany, of Maryland, to extend
its lllfe of road into the District OF Co
lumbIa: providing site for the WASH
ingtoh public library building.
Mr. Mallory (Fla.) presented the ere
dentiials of his colleague, Samuel Pas
coe, appointed a senator by the gov
ernor 5of Florida to fill vacancy until
filed by the legislature. The credentials
were filled, Mr.. Platt (Conn.) dissenting
from the constitutionality of the ap-
pointment.
Mi. Allison presented a partial con-
fereFce report on the sundry civil bill.
He said there were still twenty-five
items in disagreement. The senate
amendment which made appropriations
for "a large number of public buildings
had been held up by the house con-
ferees. who insisted that it should con-
tain provisions only for buildings the
bills for which had passed both the
house and the senate.
One of the important amendments
which the house conferees had de-
clinesd to accept was that providing for
a Pacific cable. As the amendment was
agreed TO practically unanimously by
the senate, Mr.. Allison said the senate
conteaevss decided TO refer the matter
back to the senate.
MoRGAN'S PROTEST.
MIR. Morgan denounced what he
termed the '.log-rolling" in both houses
regarding public buildings, declaring
that the action was a fraud and an out
rage
saw" said he bills passed by the
senate in such a hurry that many Of
the names of the cities could not be un-
desrstood by senators. l want TO protest
against that sort of legislation. ! know
Of
a-nce comes from. l know the origin of
that wrong 1 know the man who in
sDired it. His viii and pleasure was to
make fair weather for a particular set
Of men who are favoriteS of the partic-
ular ruler OF the house"
The refusal of the house conferees to
Weld on the Hawaiian cable was dis
cussed at length.
Mr. Butler (Den.. \. c. spoke in
snnrort of the senate conferees, and
was followed by Mr.. Chandler, who eN-
,,res5ssd hone the senate confeTees
n-ould adhere to the senate's PROPOSE
tion. even if an extra session We're
thereby forced.
There are some things" he said
worse than an extra session"
Mr.. Pe4tigrew IS. d. did not regard
the Pacific cable as Of overwhelming
in,portance. The number of Americans
y
fte cable would not nearly pay eX-
nenses. He suggested a cable to Alaska
would be much preferred.
Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Morgan consid-
cred the cable amendment as the most
important feature of the sundry bill
Mr.. Morgan said the cable would give
the United States control Of Intelligence
in the North Pacific ocean. He declared
the contest in the conference report
against the amendment was a war in
favor Of monopoly" and he knew, he
said. who was responsible for it,
The partial report vas agreed to and
,1e senate requested another confer
enee with the house.
Mr.. Chiffon CTeXas) announced She
death of Hon. John w. Crawford of
Texas, and presented resolutions of sor-
row.
EMERGENCY FUND.
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment ap-
propriating S3000,000 as an emergency
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