Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-03-04
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Its Possibility Removed by the
Passage Of the Army Bill.
The River and Harmon Riii Sent Back 60
CONFERENCE.-THE Naval Appropriation
BlIi Gets Through the senate
Senator Aiien'a vaisdIctory.

1ountor Auon'a NuloototOFys
Washington, NJ rich 2.--The last lin
gering possibility Of an extra session
of congress disappeared yesterday
when the house passed the senate
army reorganization bill. Very CON
siderable aud vigorous opposition &c
the acceptance Of the senate bill wal
voiced on both sides Of the hall. and
for a time 1t appeared possible that
the bill would not secure the necessary
two-thirds to pass 1t under suspension
OF the rules But the republican
leaders, Messrs. Henderson, Grosvenor
and Cannon, came to Its support on
the republican side, and Mr. Bailey,
the democratic leader, threw the
weight OF his influence In favor of II
on the democratic side, arguing that
1t provided for only a temporary in
crease of the army, which would be
made permanent II congress were con.
vened in extra session. Another big
element in the vote was Mr.. Hull's
recital OF statement made by the
president TO him that he would not
construe section 12 rs authority TO
conscript the minority in volunteer or.
CARNATIONS which should elect to re.
main in the service. The bill passed,
203 to 81 It now goes to the presi.
dent
The decks were also cleared Of many
other important matters The general
deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
SCI, 0s0, 600. was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules without q word of
criticism. This Is the last of the ap-
preparation bills. The senate amend
ments to the river and harbor bill
were non -concurred In. and II was sent
to conference, the friends OF the Mic
aragua canal amendments having de-
cided to postpone their fight until the
conferees report The conference re-
ports on the omnibus claims bill, the
naval personnel and many other less
important measures were agreed to.
The senate bill making Dewey q full
admiral was passed. The bill now
goes TO the president for his signature.
Washington, March 1.-The senate
is rapidly clearing its decks for final
adjournment. The naval appropria-
ton bill. which ordinarily consumes
the time OF the senate for several days,
was passed yesterday afternoon after
less than FIVE hours of debate. In
that time, however, 1t was amended
radically in one respect The price to
be paid by the government for armor
plate was fixed in the bill at $500 n
ton, reduction of the amount fixed
by the house Of Si45 atom. In addi-
ton the secretary OF the navy wa~ au-
thorized, in the event of the refusal of
the armor plate companies to supply
armor ut $500 ton, to proceed to the
construction OF an armor factory to
cost 81 900, 900, and placing in the Sec
retary's control 100000 with which
10 operate the government plant
The fight for these amendments was
made by Senator Tillman, OF South
Carolina. who made q characteristical-
ly sensational speech In support OF the
pfOpOSitNpuA 1hc beuhtc uuOptcu Tcs-
olutions of regret at the death of Lord
Herschell. and concluded the days
session by pronouncing eulogies upon
the late Representative Dingley.
Shortly after the senate convened,
Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, called
up the resolution of Senator Vest in
relation to the acquisition of foreign
territory by the United States and de-
livered upon it his valedictory. Six
years ago, he said, he had entered the
senate chamber as the single member
In this body Of new political party.
ITO be q pioneer Of new political
party" said he, twas by no means an
easy task" but he would retire from
the senate with the consciousness of
having done his duty as best he could
and Of not having committed an act or
said word that he would not repeat
in like circumstances. He had lived,
he said. for 40 years in the west and
was essentially product Of that re-
gion. He would return to 1t with
gladuess and take up his work among
his friends Of o lifetime.