Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-06
All the Great Appropriation Bills
Passed and Sent to President.
Remarkable Scene as House Adjourns
Senate Oignified as Ever.
IN THE SENATE.

washington, March As the dawn
broke over the Capitol, this morning,
a large majority Of the members of the
Senate still were in or about the cham
Der. wherein the last legislative day of
the 55th Congress was drawing rapidly
to a close.
The anxiety Of the early night over
the fate of the river and harbor bill
was partially dispelled. at $50 this
morning. A determined effort had been
made from o'clock last night unit.
this morning. by several Western SEN
ators. headed by Warren. Rep. Wyo..
to obtain a reconsideration of the con-
ference report in the river and harbor
bill, because of the refusal of the House
conferees to consent that the Senate
amendment. making an appropriation
for the construction of reservoirs a,
the headwaters of the Missouri, should
remain in the bill.
Finally, at A. NJ. Frye consented
to make one more effort to induce the
House conferees to accept the Senate's
reservoir amendment. The report was
recommitted to the conferees. and the
Senate went into executive session.
At $50. when the transaction Of leg
islative business was resumed. Frye
reported that the Senate conference
had been unable to induce the House
conferees to reopen the agreement al
ready made. and that the measure
must stand or fall. according to the
report made.
Then Warren yielded. Rather than
imperil the interests of the government.
and probably defeat some of the appro-
priation bills ne was willing to accept
the report as it stood, and in a grace
full speech gave up the fight which he
had made against heavy odds. With
out another word of debate, the river
and harbOr report was agreed to.
AT $50. Allison, Ia, presented a
partial report on the sundry civil bill.
The conferees We're nearer to an agree
ment than they were when the first re-
port was made. but still disagreed up
on several items, principal among
which was the public buildings amend
ment and that providing for the con-
struction of the Hawaiian cable.
Both of these amendments aroused
discussion. 1t was urgently maintain
ed that the Senate conferees ought not
to recede from the public buildings
amendment. and equal stress was laid
on the Hawaiian cable amendment.
In answer to questions Allison said
he did not believe that if even all of
the Senate amendments relating to
public buildings We're receded from.
the House would consent to the inser-
ton of the Hawaiian cable project
Then" INTERCEPTED Stewart of Ne
10 lat ha -h,1o l1;I
Commenting further upon the cable
proposition, Stewart declared that it
would cost the United States $4,000, 600
during the next year to maintain COM
munication by steamship with Hawaii.
enough to lay cable from this coun-
try to the islands
The partial report presented by the
conference committee was then
adopted.
Allison then moved that the Senate
recede from the remainder of the
amendments in controversy. including
the Pacific cable project
This motion was vigorously discussed
by Pettigrew. Chandler and Butler.
The last named denounced the action
of the House in delivering ultima
tums" to the Senate as "cheek concen-
trated and gall compounded" and ian
insult to the Senate"
The Senate then voted on Allison's
motion to recede from the remaining
amendments in dispute. and it was
carried. only three or four voices be-
ing heard in the negative.
That disposed of the sundry civil bill.
and it will now go to the President
The final conference report. on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill,
was agreed to without division.
On motion Of Hansbrough N. D., the
Senate then at O'Clock. went into ex-
ecutive session.
At A. NJ. the Senate resumed BUSH
ness in legislative session. Soon after
ward Hale, presented the conference
report on the general deficiency bill.
and the report was agreed to without
debate.
At S.35 A. NJ, Hale presented the
final conference report on the naval
appropriation bill. He made state
ment concerning it's provisions.
Perhaps there was never an appro-
priation bill concerning which the ac-
ton of the conferees were beset with
more difficulties than this BILL" said he.
1.-The Senate put into the measure a
provision for the payment OF $500
ton for armor, which applied not only
to the ships authorized by this bill. but
applied also to all ships for which ar
NOR had not yet been purchased.
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