The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
CONGRESS ADJ0URNS
3oth House and Senate Remained
in Session All Night.
-EW MEMBERS SLEPT A WINK.
All Necessary Legislati Was Passed.
the Upper Branch Giving In iu Most
Disagreements-TheL Last Hours of tho
Fifty-Fieth Congress.

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Disngreements-The Last Hours of tho
Fifty-Fir,h Congress.
WASHINGTON, March g. AS the dawn
! broke over the capitol this morning a
arge majority of the members of the
,.naJe still were in or about the
chamber wherein the last legislative
lay of the Fifty fifth Congress was
lrawing rapidly to close. All night
ong the Senators had been laboring
lnder a terrific nervous strain to COM
!lete the necessary legislation in or
Ter that Congress might adjourn at
loon to-day with its decks compare
lively clear. Few if any of the mem
oers had a wink of sleep, and the
trawn faces and heavy eyes of many
If the older Senators indicated the
tress under which they were work-
ng.
The anxiety of the early night over
he fate of the river and harbor bill
vas partially dispelled at half past 3
,'clock this morning. A determined
,ffort had been made from o'clock
until this morning by several Western
senators, headed by Mr.. Warren of
Wyoming, to reconsideration of the
conference report upon the river and
larbor bill, because of the refusal
If the House eonferees to con-
ent that the Senate amendment
making an appropriation for the
of ho
headquarters of the Missouri
liver should remain in the bill. Mr..
Frye, in charge of the conference re-
port, steadfastly refused to- permit the
'eport to be recomm tied to the con-
erence committee, hold ny that such
.ct'on would defeat the measure, and
vst as steadfastly he was sustained
:, " il majority of the Senate Finally.
t ? ,cd. senator Frye consen ted
o m 49, one more effort to induce the
House conferaes to accept the Senate
eseryoir amendment The report
vas recom:nitt.d to the Co ,ferees and
he Senate went into executive ses-
ion,
At half past o'clock when the
transaction OF the legislative busine IS
vas r>sum"d, Mr.. Frye reported that
he Sen tie c>n:erees had ben unable
o induce the Hous. conferees to re-
! 'pen the ayreement already made
md tbs Aeasure must stand or fall
.ccording to the report made Then
; ur. Warren yielded. Rather than i'm
peril the interests of the government
Ind prob IDLY defeat SON. of tn. ap-
'ropriation bills he was willin4 to acr
] :ept the report as it atoad and in a
graceful speech gave up the fight
! which he had made against heavy
, adds Without another word of de.
'ate the river and harbor report was
. agreed to.
L Fol. owing quickly upon this agree
nent, another bone of contention was
s :ossed into the Senate in the form o1
f partial repoerrt Of the naval bill con
, 'erees. Mr.. Hale, in charge Of the re
! lort, said the colferees had been un
n .ble to agree upon the S.nate amend
v plate to $500 and that authorizing thu
: .onstruc, ion of government armo
a plant in the event of the refusal O.
O he arn.or companies to accept th'
: arice fix ID ny the Senate. Mr., Hal
>, moved thal bhe Senate oonferees re
- :ede from the amendment. The Sen
- .te voted I1wn Mr.. Hale's motion ant
:ent the bill back to conference.
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Allison presentee
:, partial report Npon the sundry civi
= till. The conferees still disagree,
~ apon several items, principal anon
!, which were the public building amend
nent and the providing for the con
- struction of the Hawaiian cable. Tn
80 partial report presented by the cor
eerence committee was then adopted
. On motion of Mr. Allison the Senat
.eceded, after considerable discussion
= erom the Senate amendment insertin
a several public building projects, tn
bills for which had not passed bot
= branches of Congress-
- Mr.. Allison then moved that the Sci
= lte recede from the remainder of tn
"a amendments in controversy. includin
= the Pacific cable project The motto
- was carried, only three or four voice
-, being heard in the negative, Tht
AlSpoS ~ " Citc aAANFy o'St' OAtl.
:, On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough tt
- Senate then, at o'clock, went int
executive session. Al o'clock tt
Senate resumed business in legislati,
session Soon afterwari Mr.. Ha
IS presented the conference report upc
~ the general defic cncy bill and it VI
!" agreed to without debate.
us At s:35 o'clock Mr. Hale present
ps the Anal eonfeFencs report upon t
,h aaval appropriation bill and it w
rd submitted to the Senate. Mr., Hs
r. said that perhaps there was never
n D. appropriation bill concerning viii
IL the action of the conferees were bes
~, with more difficulties than this bi
He announced that he had refus
absolutely to authorize 1ha aaasirl