El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-04

| and the secretary OF the navy.
| One of the interesting things accomp
lished was the adoption of the Foraker
amendment to the army appropriation
bill, preventing any more franchises
being granted in Cuba during the oc
cupation of the island by the military
| forces of the United States. Foraker
modified his amendment so that the
clause authorizing the president i'm
mediately to withdraw the troops from
Cuba was eliminated.
At 9:45 the senate took a recess until
10 80. All annual appropriation bills
are safe and there will be no extra ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-The house
accepted the report of the conferees on
the naval appropriation bill, and ad-
journed to 1890.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The pres
dent arrived at the capitol few min
utes before 10 o'clock, Most of the
cabinet came with him. He repaired
to the room for the executive, to sign
belated bills.
branches of congress held all night ses-
sions. It was absolutely necessary on
account of the accumulation of SO
much important business during the
closing hours.
Taken as a whole the appropriations
voted by this congress ere far greater
than any other during the century, be-
ing estimated at 81, $50, III, 1O4. Speaker
Reed has been doing his utmost to pre-
vent such wholesale raids upon the
treasury but he was powerless. The
senate added amendments to house bills
ed.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
river and harbor bill was agreed to in
both house and senate early this morn
ing and sent to the president for ap-
proval. It was engrossed yesterday in
advance of it's consideration. Warren
in the senate fought it bitterly all
night.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The avail
bill squeezed through. providing for
and armor at three hundred dollars a
ton. Butler in the senate after long
fight ceased his opposition, finally say
ing that he would consent
that the nation be robbed by
the naval trust for the sake of
navy expansion.
At nine this morning the wearied
senate took half an hour recess during
which time large American flag hung
over the clock to hide the official time
from the members.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-The river
and harbor bill as agreed to has an ap-
of 81, 900, 900 for making a
survey of various canal routes. and
provides for q commission to thorough
ly examine Panama, Nicaragua, and
possibly other routes. The
original Nicaragua amendment draft
ed by Morgan, which was
tackled on by the senate, was eliminat-
ed as the house would not accepted it.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Over 300
important nominations were confirmed
by the senate one of the early
executive sessions. Practical
" all executive business has been clear
ed away.
WASHINGTON, Mar 4.-The house
again at IL. Upon motion of
Dalzell (Penns.) resolution was pas
,ed providing for the appointment of a
committee of three to join q similar
0f hn al
the president to inform him that both
houses had completed their labors and
were ready to adjourn unless he had
some additional business to present to
them.
Speaker Reed appointed Dalzell
Penna.), Reeves (Illinois), and Ian
ham (Texas).
Evans (Kentucky), who had just been
appointed to federal judgeship in his
state, received an ovation at the hands
Of the house when he entered at lilo
D. m.
Upon motion of Payne, the house
look a recess till II 80.
At l1:50, according to the second
amended time of house. that body re-
with Payne, IN. " in the
chair. The committee that waited on
the president returned at 1855 and
stated that the chief executive an
that he had no further COM
to send TO the 55th con-
gress. The president had then
said that he wished to
thank every member of
for the way in which they
had manfully faced all duties they
were called upon to perform.
Payne then resigned the chair to
Dockery (Missouri), and Bailey rose to
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