The Portland daily press., 1899-03-04


occupation.
Mr.. Mason declared his opposi,,on on
the ground that We have no nj IN To traffic
In the future OF the Cuhans Hesieeisred
that there had been no ocaasion Tor the
appointment OF a tosrd lecausr the nd.
miuistfation OF tho war department. BY
den. Alger had been clean handed.
4 The vote was then taken on the amend
! ment aud 1t carried ca to II.
| Mr. FRYE OF Maine, called IN the oor
ference report on the river and harbpr
bin. At the conclusion OF the reading of
the report Mr.. Frye, IN answer to a qiies-
| tioH 10y Mr.. Carter said hat the appro-
priaticn for the reservoirs at the head
waters of the Missouri river for irrigation
purposes had been stricken from the bin.
Senator Carter addressed tho Sens te at
length on the action OF the conferees,
maintaining the vast importance TO the
entire western aud southern country If
constructing the reservoirs. Pending
further debate upon the construction OF
the reservoirs, the conference report on
the Alaskan criminal code was presented
and agreed to. 1t now goes to the Presi-
dent.
The River and Harhor bill was again
taken up and Mr.. Warren addressed the
Senate along the same lines as Mr.. Car
ter. Mr.. Mantle entered IN otion to re-
commit the bill TO the conference commit
tee with the idea of securing recession
of the House conferees on the reservoir
proposition. This aroused Mr.. FRYE in
charge OF the bill and he made an impas,
stoned though brief speech upon the mo-
ton He declared 1t meant the death OF
the bill as It would be impossible to OBJ
tain an agreement and have 1t ratified in
the few hours that were left of the SEES
sion. Pointing his finger dramatically
around the chamber he called senators
who had grievances ana said he supposed
everyone of them would be before the con-
ferees IL another conference were ordered
Referring to some remark made about the
Senate conferees by Mr.. Warren, Mr.. Frye
said:
. az am tired of sitting here listening to
complaints of the work OF conference
committees. I've served on many of them
and i wish might never have to serve
on another: The Senate oonferees madea
hard fight for this amendment and we
even sought an agreement with the House
conferees after an agreement upon all
other pfojects had been reached, but they
absolutely declined TO yield.
Now we come here with the best agree.
ment we could obtain and hight Is be-
gun on this bill In the last night of the
session. 1t Is simply an attempt to defeat
the measure, because individual Sen ators
cannot have their time. Conference COM
mittees have hard enough work without
being subjected 10 castigation when they
bring the result of their arduous labors
into the Senate. 5f.a
The motion to recommit was defeated
Al to 20.
A motion by Mr.. marlborough that the
Senate go into executive session was de-
feated to IL. 8 r..
Mr.. Warren then, resumed his speech
Without concluding his speech Mr. War
rem yielded the flaor to MIR. Stewart, who
spoke in favor of the reservoir proposition.
al. falI hu hr nj
Washington, who spoke in the same vein,
At the instance of MIR. Allison of Iowa
and conference on tho District of Column
bia appropriation bill was acceede to.
At / o clock Mr. Morgan offered u joint
resolution which he believed would de-
termine the pending difficulties over the
pending irrigation proposition. The reso-
iutiop provides that all public lands
classed as arid or semi.arid in the several
states be granted to the states in which
the lands are, and the net proceeds OF
these lands when sold be applied by the
states for the purpose of irrigation.
Mr. IiIlman objected TO the consid-
Grafton of tho resolution. he announced
that he did not propose to allow anything
TO be done so long as he could object un-
Ill the pending report on the river anu
barber bill was disp osed OF.
AT I.i0 a. II. MIR. Warren who had re-
suIned his speech yielded to MIR. Pettigrew
who spoke in favor of the irrigation
amendment
A AT 1856 Mr.. Mantel interrupted Mr.. War
rem who had again resumed, and noted
the absence of a quorum. A call of the
roll developed the presence of 62 senators.
MIR. Mantel then renewed his motion
to recommit the report to the conferees
but it was decisively defeated.
BULLETIN.
4 Washington, March 4.-Ihe Senate at
3 o'clock recommitted the river and har-
Dor bill to the conference committee.