The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-04
|STORMY SCENES MARK THE
LAST HOURS OF THE SENATE
The Final Legislative Day Carried Far Into the Night.
The Appropriation Bills Rushed Through Amid
Excitement and Confusion-Czar Reed
Denounced in Scathing Terms.

latiye day of the 55th congress, in the
senate. At times the confusion was so
great in this usually staid and decorous
body as to render the transaction of
business almost impossible. Toward
midnight order was being evolved from
the seeming chaos of the early part of
the day and evening, and the prospect
was fair that congress would adjourn
at noon tomorrow with its absolutely
| necessary work completed When the
| senate convened at II o'clock this morn
ing 1t faced the task of considering two
of the great appropriation bills. those
for the army and for supplying the
| general deficiencies. The former carried
appropriations exceeding $4,000 900 and
| the latter $20000,000. With a deternlin-
| alton to complete the appropriation
| bills. the senate began. Immediately at
| IL O'Clock in the morning to consider
| these matters and at O'Clock tonight
| the army bill was passed, the deficiency
bill having been passed nearly three
hours before. A conference report on
the Alaska criminal code bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. A partial report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
was agreed to, but the inability of the
| senate conferee6 to secure an agreement
on the Hawaiian cable proposition Gre
ated heated discussion, in the course
| of which Speaker Reed was alluded to
in uncomplimentary terms. Tonight
when the river and harbor conference
report was presented, a debate upon the
recession of the senate confprees from
the senate amendment. providing for res
| erNors to irrigate arid lands at the
| headwaters of the Missouri river was
precipitated by the advocates of the
proposition. An effort was made to re-
commit the bill to the eonferees, but it
failed after an fmpassoned speech by
/ Senator Frye, who submitted the re-
port.
When the senate convened on
its last legislative session at II
O'Clock to-day the morning busi-
ness was suspended practically and
the senate proceeded Immediately to
business looking to adjournment. The
following bills were passed: To incor-
porate the national White Cross of
| America and for other purposes:
amending the internal revenue laws re-
lating to distilled spirits and for other
purposes; bill providing for a site for
the Washington public library building.
Mr.. Mallory of Florida presented the
credentials of his colleague, Samuel
Pascoe, appointed a senator by the gov
ernor of Florida to fill a vacancy until
filled by the legislature The creden-
tials were filed. Mr.. Platt of Connecti-
cut dissenting from the constitutional
ity of the appointment.
Mr. Hale of Maine called up the gem
eral deficiency appropriat ton bill and
the senate proceeded with it's consider
alton.
Temporarily, the general deficiency
bill was laid aside and Mr. Allison pre-
sented a partial conference report on
the sundry civil bill. He said there We're
still % items in disagreement. The SEN
ate amendment, which made appropria-
tions for large number of public build
ings, had been held up by the house
conferees, who insisted that it should
contain certain provisions only for
buildings, the bills for which had passed
both the house and the senate. One of
the important amendments which the
house conferees had declined to accept
was that providing for Pacific ca
BILE.
AS the amendment was agreed to
practically unanimously by the senate.
Mr. Allison and the senate conferees
decided to refer the matter back to the
senate.
Mr.. Morgan denounced what he term
ed the log rolling in both houses re-
garding public buildings. declaring that
the action of the rules of the house was
a fraud and an outrage.
Il saw" said he. "bills passed by the
senate in such a hurry that many of
the names of the cities could not be un-
derstood by senators. I want to protest
against that sort of legislation. l know
the origin of that wrong. l know the
man who inspired it. His will and
pleasure was to make fair weather for
particular set of men who are favor
} ties of the particular ruler of the
| house"
An Extra Session.
The refusal of the house conferees
to yield on the Hawaiian cable was dis.
cussed at length. Mr.. Butler, dem, N.
c.. spoke in support of the senate con-
ferees and was followed by Mr. Chand-
} ler who expressed the hope the senate
conferees would adhere to the senate 5
proposition, even if an extra session
We're thereby forced
There are some things" he said,
worse than an extra session.
Mr. Pattigrew of South Dakota did
! not regard the Pacific cable as of over
( whelming Importance. The number of
Americans in Hawaii was comparative
" few and the cable would not nearly
pay expenses. He suggested cable to
Alaska would be much preferred.
} Mr. Stewart and Mr.. Morgan con-
sidered the cable amendment as the
most important feature of the sundry
bill. Mr. Morgan said the cable would
give the United States control of intel
{ ligerce in the North Pacific ocean He
declared the contest in the conference
report against the amendment was "a
( war in favor Cf monopoly" and he
knew, he said, who was responsible fol
it. The partial report was agreed &c
Z and the senate requested another con
{ ference with the house.
Mr. Chiffon of Texas announced the
death of Hon. John w. Crawford OF
( Texas, and presented resolutions of sor-
{ row.
Mr.. Frye Of Maine, chairman of the
{ committee on commerce, presented the
{ final conference report on the river and
{ harbor bill He consented to withhold