The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-08
The senate.


of a speech in favor of the adoption
of a resolution expressing the senate's
sympathy. for the Beers yesterday
Mr.. Wellington Of Maryland referred
to q secret understanding existing be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain. When Mr.. Lodge of Massa.
chusetts demanded proof that such
an understanding existed, Mr.. We'll
lington said under the circumstances it
was difficult to produce tangible proof,
but he believed there was secret un-
Outstanding ut the state department.
Mr.. Lodge said under our form of
government no such understandings
could exist, and as the secretary of
state had denied the existence of any
alliance or understanding, he believed
that the country would accept his
statement as true. The reading of the
sundry civil bill was completed, but
not all the committee amendments
nave been disposed Of. A lively debate
was precipitated over the proposition
to continue the life of the Industrial
commission until Oct. 81, 1901.
Charges were made that the commits
sion was being used as Republican
campaign machine and that important
testimony had been suppressed The
committee amendment. however was
agreed to.
The House.
Yesterday was dull day in the
house considering the near approach
of the final adjournment. The Alaskan
civil government bill was passed and
some resolutions and legislation was
cleared up. Mr.. Dalzell gave notice
that the antitrust bill of the judiciary
committee would be considered on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week under q special order.
The senate.
Washington, May 3O.-A few min
utes before adjournment last evening
the senate added to the sundry civil
approximation bill all amendment ap.
propriating $5,OOO.OOO for the Louis
lana purchase exposition to be held in
st. Louis in 1903 on condition that
S1O,OO0,0CO,O00 in addition be raised
by the exposition authorities. The
amendment was offered by Mr. Cock
reli OF Missouri and was adopted with
out debate and WITHOUT division. Be-
cause an amendment offered by him
subsequently was stricken out OIL Il
point of order, Mr.. Gallinger of New
Hampshire moved to reconsider the
st. Louis fair appropriation and the
motion Is now pending. AS it is
known that a considerable number
favor the appropriation it is very
probable the motion will not be
adopted. Mr.. Bacon addressed the
senate at length in support Of the
Teller amendment expressing sympa-
thy with the Beers, after, which TIT
resolution was sent to the commit
tee on foreign relations by a vote of
40 to 26. Mr.. Fairbank of Indiana ell.
deavored to secure consideration of Il
resolution providing for the extra
dltlon of criminals from the United
States to Cuba, but Mr. Allison de-
cilned to lay aside the appropriation
bill for that purpose. No session of the
senate will be held to-day.
The House
The house yesterday refused to &c.
cept the senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill relating to
.armor plate. and adopted a modified
proposition reading as follows: "That
the secretary of the navy is hereby
authorized to procure by contract az
NOR OF the best quality for any or all
vessels above referred to, provided
cNSu SouaIdClS Cdu De ln1Oe Ut q price
which. in his judgment, is reasonable
and equitable: but in case he is I'M
able to make contracts for armor un.
der the above conditions, he is here.
by authorized in his discretion to pro-
cure a site for and to erect thereon a
factory for the manufacture Of armor
and the sum of 100000 is hereby
appropriated toward the erection Of
said factory" With regard to ocean
and lake surveys the house refused
any appropriation for surveys by the
navy and tied up the conferees with
instructions. 1t also refused to con-
cur In the senate amendment to abol-
ish the two-years sea cruise for naval
cadets. With the above action the
naval bill was sent back to conference,
the conference report on the other
items having been agreed to. The
conference report on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill agreeing on all items
except the senate amendment appro-
priating $225,OOO for pneumatic tube
service was adopted and the house
then concurred In the excepted amend
ment.
The House.
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