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 Legislation Was Passed,
The Upper Branch Giving In Ia Most
Disagreements-The Last Hours of tho
Fifty-Fifth Congress.
WAsHINGToN, March 6.-As the dawn
'roke 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
drawing rapidly to u 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 ad journ at
loon to-day with its decks compare
lively clear. Few if any of the mem
oers had a wink of sleep, and the
'rawn faces and heavy eyes of many
II 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
o'clock this morning. A determined
Effort had been made from 8 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
IT the House eopferees to con-
ent that the Senate amendment
making an appropriation for the
obstruction of reservoirs at the
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 NJ that such
.ct'on would defeat the measure, and
Nst as steadfastly he was sustained
!, " ii majority of the Senate. Finally,
IL 2 >ca. Sen ltor Frye consen ted
o m.A, one more effort TO induce the
iouse conferaes to accept the Senate
~eseryolr amendment. The report
vas recomnitt.d to the 60 lferees and
he Senate went into executive SEES
ion.
At half past 3 o'clock when the
transaction OF the legislative business
vas rtsum ID, Mr.. Frye reported that
he Sen tie c)n;erees had ben unable
o induce the House %conferees to re.
'pen h agreement already made
md the measure must stand or fall
according to the report made Then
ur, Warren yielded. Rather than i'm
'eril the interests of the government
Ind prob'bly defeat som. of tn. APP
'ropriation bills he was willing to- 40
: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.
Following quickly upon this agree
nent, another bone of contention was
:ossed into the Senate in the form of
, partial report Of the naval bill Son
erees. Mr.. Hale, in charge of the re-
'ort, said the colferees had been un-
tble to agree upon the S.nate amend
nent authorizing the price Of armor
plate to $500 and that authorizing the
construction of a government armor
plant in the event of The refusal of
he amor companies to accept the
orlce fixed ~ the Senate. Mr., Hale
moved this, bhe Senate oonferees re-
:ede from the amendment. The SEN
.te voted I1wn Mr.. Hale's motion and
cent the bill pack to conference.
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Allison presented
l partial report Npon the sundry civil
Sill. The conferees still disagreed
lpon several items, principal among
which were the public building amend
nent and the providing for the con-
struction Of the Hawaiian cable. The
partial report presented bv the con-
serence committee was then adopted
On motion of Mr.. Allison the Senate
.eceded, after considerable discussion,
srom the Senate amendment inserting
several public building projects. the
bills for which had not passed both
branches of Congress.
Mr.. Allison then moved that the Sen
.te recede from the remainder of the
AMENDMENTS in controversy. including
the Pacific cable project. The motion
was carried, only three or four voices
being heard in the negative, That
1ispos ID of the s4ndry oivti bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough the
Senate then, at I o'clock, went into
executive session. Al 8 o'clock the
Senate resumed business in legislative
session Saon afterwar'l Mr.. Hale
presented the conference report upon
the general defc cncy bill and it wa.
agreed to without debate.
At s:35 o'clock Mr.. Hale presented
the Anal conference report upon thu
aaval appropriation bill and it wa:
submitted to the Senate. Mr., Hal,
said that perhaps there was never al
appropriation bill concerning which
the action of the conferees were bese
with more difficulties han this bill
he announced that he had refuset
absolutely to anthQsizs 1he aansnna