The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-11
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Many Interesting Measures Were DisPossd
OF by the Fifty-Fifth National As
sembIy Before Adjournment.

The naval appropriation bill was paSssd IN
the senate on the ist after q short debate II
was amended by reducing the prioe TO be paid
by the govcrnment for armor plate TO 500
The house had fixed the price at "a Senator
Allen CIehl called up the Vest resolution In
relation to the acquisition OF foreign territory
and delivered upon II his valedictory Resolu-
tions were adopted upon the death OF Lord
Herschell, one OF the British members OF the
Joint high commission 10 ADJUST the differences
between the United States and Canada The
bill TO pay Spain seOOoo,0o for the Philippines
was passed The days session was concluded
by pronouncing eulogles upon the late Repre-
sentative Dlneley. d. =. The house passed the
senate army reorganization bill BY vote Of
e0S to 81, thus doing away with the possibility
OF an extra session. The general deficiency
appropriation bill. carrying aai,os2. 0o0 Was
passed under suspension Of the rules without
o word OF criticism Tho senate amendments
TO the river aud harbor bill were non -concurred
In and the bill was sent 70 conference The
conference reports on the omnibus claims bill
the naval personnel and several other less In
portant measures we're agreed 70 and tbs sen
ate bill making Dewey fun admiral was
passed
OWN three score OF minor bills we're passed
by the senate on the %. the calendar beina
cleared entirely Of pension bills The for,ln.
cations appropriation bill and the bill provld-
ing code OF criminal laws TOR Alaska were
also passed and the conference reports on tho
census and naval personnel bills were agreed
| 10. Half million dollars cash was appro-
priated by tho house for the Pan American
exposition OF Bufialo. n Y, and the Ohio cen
tennial at Toledo Tho senate blu carrying
ti, 10000 for new building at Washington foi
| the department Of justice was passed. together
with couple Of bills for public buildings Ia
Los Angeles, Cal, aud New Brighton, Pa The
senate amendments TO the naval appropriation
| bill were disagreed to and the bill sent 70 con
ference At slx O'Clock. no conference report
being pressing. tho house paid o tribute Of 70
spect TO the late Representative Hurley ~ Yi
and adjourned TO the next day.
THR senate on the Sd worked through thI
night 10 close up matters for tho last legisla
tive day. conference reports being agreed Y
and many bills passed. A bill providing for
government exhibit at the Ohio centennial OF
position at Toledo md appropriating $4,000
for the same was among the measures that 20
through. An executive session was held an
the extraditlon treaty with Mexico was rati
fed Tho naval nominations we're also con
hrmed. sampson aud Scaley being made res
admirais, with Schley two numbers In advanc
OF Sampson. go. The house Insisted upon Its dis
agreement 10 the items In the sundry civil Ap
preparation bill In dispute and agreed to q fur
ther conference The final conference repor
on the bill 10 oodify the criminal laws Q
Alaska was adopted The army appropriate
was passed with all the senate amendments
Recesses were taken every now and then dui
ing the night while waiting for conference n
ports which the members employed In singin
patriotic songs
THE senate was In session all OF the night
the "a TO complete the necessary Legislation
as TO adjourn OF noon on the 4tb Conferens
reports on the river and harbor bill. the ger
eral deficiency bill and the naval approprlI
tiou bill were agreed to After an executl'
session was held and the doors reopened
, committee was appointed TO join a simili
committee OF the house 10 inform. the pres
dent that the senate was ready 10 adjourn. ar
: soon after noon the vice president declared u
senate adjourned without day 80. The proceo'
ings In the house dragged slowly after mi
. night Gu tho ID as conferees on the various d
preparation bills we're not ready 70 report al
, time was killed by frequent recesses After
the conference reports had been adopted al
the other business cleared up, thanks we
! unanimously voted to Speaker Reed. who ma
q suitable reply. and at 1910 o'clock on Il
eth the house adjourned, singing patriot
songs, giving cheers for Dewey aud closiI
! | with the DOxOlOgy.