Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-04

lation in order that congress might ad-
journ at noon today with the decks
comparatively clean. A determined
effort was made from s o'clock last
night until this morning, by several
western senators. headed by Warren.
Republican,, of Wyoming, for recon-
sideratlon of the conference report on
the river and harbor bill, because 0 the
refusal Of The house c0nftrees to con-
sent to the senate amendment making
an appropriation tor the construction
of reservoirs ut the headwaters of The
Missouri river. Fry, of Missouri, ho
was in charge Of the conference report,
tteadfastly refused to permit tile report
to lie. recommitted. He was sustained
by mai crlty of the sen te.
GALLANT FIGHT.
Warren occupied the floor in the dis
cussion of the reservoir proposition five
hos rs. OCCASIONALLY being relieved by
other senator's. Finally. at 2 O'Clock,
this morning, Frye consented to make
one more effort to induce the house
conierees to accept the senate reservoir
amendment. The report was recom-
mitttd to The conferees. At 3 30 Frye
reported that the senate conferees we're
unable to induce the house conferees to
fe-epen the agreement Already made,
and The measure must stand or fall ac-
cording to the report made. Then
Warren yielded rather than defeat ONE
appropriation bills. Without more de-
bate the river and harbor report was
agreed to.
Following quickly upon this agree
ment another
BONE OF CONTENTION
was tossed into The senate in the form
OF a partial rep prt from he naval sbill
coDferees. ID IL, of Maine, in charge
of the report, said the coDferees were
unable to agree to, the senate amend
ment reducing the price of armor plate
to $500 a ton and authorizing the con-
struction of government armor plate
plant in the event.0t the refusal of the
armor comp ani.s to accept the price
fiyed by he senate. Hale moved that
the senate conferees recede from the
amendment.
This motion created
A LIVELY DEBATE. e
Hale. Tillman, Chandler and Butler
being the leading participants. The
senate voted down Hale's motion, aud
sent the bill back TO the conference.
At5:30 Alhson, of iowa, presen ed a
partial report from the sundry civil bill.
The coufertes still disagreed upon sew
eral items, principal among which were
the public building amendment, and
that providing for the construction of
an II waiians cahle The partial report
was adopted. On motion of Allison
the senate receded, after considerable
discussion, from the senate amendment
inserting several public building
projects. bills for which have not passed
both branches Of congress. Allison.
chen moved that the senate recede from
the remainder of The amendments in
controversy, Including the Pacific cable
nroiect. This motion was vigorously
discussed SbY Pettigrew, Chandler and
Butler The last named denounced the
action Of the house in delivering "ulti-
matums" 10 the senate as t'chetk and
concentrated gall compounded" and an
INSULT TO THE SENATE
Ailisons motion,to recede from the
remaining amendments in dispute, was
carried That disposed of the snndry
civil bill The linaIeeonference report.
on the District of, Columbia ,appropria-
tion bin was agreed to without di-
L
Hate presented the conference report
m Lie general deficiency bill, which
was agreed Go without division
At $50 lIale presented the confer
epce report on he maya bill. He an
bounced that the house refused ahso-
Iutely 10 authorige The fpnslruetian nf
4 government armor plate plant. he
number ef new ships armored will re-
main 80 axed IN the house bill.
Butler asked. Will We CONCLUDE any
c0ntraete for new war vessels under the
pending bill If 1t becomes a Law r.
Hale rerlied. NO, ] think not. ]
believe We shall do no more than to gef
.put the plans and specifications. Oh
eourae the senate conferees had TO yield
TdImaii. s.Bnt we seam to hays Weld
ed evaryfhine and:the house nutbingI"
Hale: sIiie senate conferees cannot
Settle this controversy alone.
TIE HOUSE.
In the house the proceedings dragged
until after midnight while The honss
waited for y report on the appropFia
tion bills b e remained m conf rel &c
At4 80 the river and harber confer
eHCe agreements NVs = lE tft3t tEu W ff"fA'
man Burton, who mavpd their adoption
Hepburn. If IpWa raised a point Of or
der agalnst the Nicaragua canal amend
ment on The ground that 1t was no
rerma e and was new legislation not II
dispute by the senate and hQnse. Mr.
Hepburn was ruled ont of or1fr ani
the conference rpnort was tn n agreed
10 wish Mt division. This WAS the las
legislative STAGE of the bill aud it wa
ready for the President.
At5a. ma Bon'eI|e presented par
tIai conference report on the naval bill
It covered everything save three bll
I9ems, the new ships, he price afarmo
and the government arn1or factory
boufelIe SAID the senate eonferees wer
weakening. psriiaIlv on the reduction
Of ships. and he thought the hous
would win on the next conference
The partial report was adonted. III
house insisted "a It's provision as t
shins and prize or aTmor.
WHEELER IGNORED.
General Wheeler. Of Alabama, mad
: strong effort o gain recognition for
lhree.minufe sneech, just nefore cor
z|fhsa closed. lllr tee speaker dFIib6l
zfeIz ignored HIN NhealeF's status
uatEsf q some question