New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04

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.so o,rano,. question before the silver question Is
settled will he swamped' ,,, ,-,,.
Mr. johnson declared that the hePuo :, -,
was committed to currency reform ana UNIT II W
tho dutv Of the President to call an extra session,
~ - = ror,,anent standing Army OF lOoo"
mon bu, IN mt on the statute books currency esS
Teton O., that I, could vndicae Itself petore INC
navt General election Should this be done he SAID
the marty would have done It's duty 10 III Se0'''''
a,1 tie calling and election would be sure.
The conference report on the bill approp','a""e
<, ooo for n site for a custom-house at bailio's'
recommending the acceptance OF inc 'eh''o '''' hit,
ment authorizing the erection OF "e" ad
building at Baltimore to cost nov =, ~ fused
E, [oo ooo was presented by Mr.. Mercer IT AROUSE"
I'LL, ard INDIGNATION Of Mr. Payne Rep.'
~ ". who declared that tho report sno .,a, tho
iect,d TT is about time" he saln' INA" NV
House insisted upon its rights 49, .bo
..rb,s Is another case Of being buncoed by '"o
Senate" observed Mr.. Dalzel 'Nep' ie''
The conference report was agreed TO-
I've ,a' ,,ros'rtod the conference report on
tho sundrv Civil Appropriation bill. and noVeu '9
odo,,t,o, He explained briefly tho points on whlch
tho conforrees had agreed. and the report was
odontod on the items still in dispute ne noNeu
that the House insist upon its disagreement
DISAGREEMENT on PACIFIC CABLE.
NJ Cor,ies Rep.. Mch) moved to concur IN the
Pacific cable amendment He earnestly auNo0"'eu
fle odO
the Government should build the cable MT he"IS
nv washO also supported the Corlss motioh
and Mr. Grow (Rep., PENN opposed H. Inc la'-
tor was opposed TO Government ownership Vi d"
cable. -.
Mr. Dinsmore Dem. Ark took occasion 10 OUT
line the Democratic policy regarding the imp
mines In accordance with the dictum or tho Demo-
crotic caucus last Monday. lie declared that II
was the solemn duty of tho Republicans TO an
nounce q policy, and pointed out the fruitIesS
ororts Of the Democrats to force declaration
Mr. Dockery Dem. Mo- argued that the GOV
eminent should not invade the CONAN VI ''''"''
enterprise. -o.os,,,or
~ covornr,ent ownership and operation OF the
cable To Honolulu Mr.. Hepburn RoP' Iowa. OPP
POSED the amendment. lie was against Govern
ment ownership ,,,,. -,
Does the gentleman not advocate the pui.u'is W
q Government mor-plate plant asked MI Oof
liss. .. o-r,or rlants
q do. simply because the private arinor p,1n.'
o-o holding ND the Government" replied MT iieP
burn. III. ...,ord-
Tho motion to concur IN the Pacinc cao'e ""'7'
mont modified so as 10 include the other afhe''u
mcnt appropriating SoO"D iot cAo'o S''"'
defeated by a vote Of Il TO lO2 .
Tho House then insisted on its disagreement ~
the items Of the Sundry Civil bill stiii IN dispute
and agreed to n further conference. Inc HouSo
conferrees were specifically Instructed 10 insist "'
/ heir
creasjng the salaries Of appraisers at p'''0''
PHILADELPHIA Baltimore and Chicago
A,5.,o r. m recess was taken until O'CLOCK
THE NIGHT SESSION.
who, tho House met at S o'clock after the recess
| notwithstanding the drenching rain outside srea'
"ro,.ds had assembled In the galleries to witness
tho closing scenes The hall was brilliantly hbn'ru
and a large majority OF the members "e'e ~ .a
! cats As none Of the big conference reports "e'0
roodv. another recess was taken until $50 p III
on reconvening a conference report on tne OIL
70 codifv the criminal laws OF Alaska was adopted
Resolutions to give some House einP'oyeS t 80
r.to- devaloped some good -natured debate.
! when eliminated finally In sharp exchange 0.
nords betUeen Mr. Grosvenor and Mi laloer'
| (Dem. S. ca But the ire displayed on both sides
cooled rapidly and tho incident closed VII" as
snrances Of distinguished consideration on notn
sides. iii -
At go the House again took recess un'' il
| o'clock