The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

pany or for any of it's property unless
the president shall decide to construct
canal under the concessions granted
to said company"
After some further brief addresses on
points involved, the bill was passed
| without a roll call.
Among the brief talks made just be-
fore the vote was an explanation by
Mr.. Tillman of his course yesterday.
He said he had undertaken to delay
the proceedings of the senate because
he had been denied his rights as a SEN
ator and to Vindicate his position as
such. He was not only sorry for what
he had done, in view of the adoption
of the Spooner amendment but he
would offer no further objection if the
senate would consent to his having
published as part of his remarks all
the bills and amendments on the Mica
ragua canal subject since 1891 as he
thought these would show that the
scheme was a speculative one. The
condition was agreed to.
Mr.. Pettigrew also made a brief
statement, saying that while he was
unalterably onposed to the bill, he
would not attempt to delay the passage
of the bill.
AT the close of Mr.. Pettigrew's re-
marks, the termination of the long
contest was suddenly reached There
appearing to be no more speeches to be
made, the chair asked for further
amendments. There We're none and
the bill passed to it's third reading,
then passing without opposition on the
part of any one and without roll call.
A general sigh of relief was heard over
the chamber and the regular business
was proceeded with.
Mr.. Wolcott called I'm the house anti
scalping bill. Mr.. Chiffon objected 10
no 3Ci1 dow, ffn,, ,,f
Whereupon Mr.. Wolcott moved to take
up the anti-scalping bill which had al
ready been reported from the commit
tee. At this juncture Mr.. Vest entered
the chamber, saying he had been alb
sent when the vote was taken on the
Nicaragua canal bill and he thought so
important measure should not be
passed without all of the ayes and
nays. Thereupon Mr.. Morgan moved a
reconsideration and an aye and no vote
was taken. 1t resulted 46 to 6. The six
votes against the bill were cast by Sem
ators Bate. Caffery, Cockrell, Mantle,
Martin and Smith.
Mr.. Wolcott then renewed his motion
to take up the anti-scalping bill.
Messfs. chandler and Tillman said that
the committee on interstate commerce
had agreed by vote that the anti-scaIp
ing bill should not be taken up except
in connection with the bill to strengthen
the interstate commerce commission
They insisted that this agreement
should be observed. Mr. SewelI replied
that the committee lost all control of
the matter when it was once reported
A vote being imminent, Mr.. Chandler
moved an executive session. The ayes
and noes were called for. resulting:
Ayes, 25; noes, 80. The senate then de-
cided by a vote of So to = to take up
the anti-scalring bill. The purpose of
| the friends of the bill was to make it
| the unfinished business. and they did
not press further consideration of the
| bill.
The Indian appropriation bill was
| then taken up and the reading con-
| tinued. an agreement being that no
amendments should be pressed to which
| there was opposition.
| After the reading had been COM
pleted, the bill was laid aside until next
Monday.
A bill for the relief of Oliver C. Bos
byshell, late director of the mint. for
liability for some gold bars stolen by
Henry Cochran, a weigher, was passed
on the motion of Mr.. Penrose of Penn
sylvania without objection.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and afterward adjourned.