, 1900-06-07
THE CLOSING HOURS
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS-
WRESTLE WITH CONFER
ENCE REPORTS.
General Deficiency and Sundry Civil
Bills Passed, but the Two Houses
Unable to Agree on the Naval APP
preparation Bill-BOth Branches
Hold Night Sessions.

Washington, June Ga handful of
reassembled at s O'Clock this morning
after being in recess only a few hours,
Speaker Henderson went home about
4 a. m. and was again at the chair at
5 o'clock, showing no signs of fatigue.
The conference report on the general
deficiency bill, showing a complete
agreement, was presented and agreed
to. Mr.. Cannon announced that the
contest over the sundry civil bill was
about concluded, only one item being
in controversy, and he deferred report
ing until the attendance increased. AS
the attendance was so slim a recess
was taken until $3.50.
Additional members had come in
wheE the house reassembled. The
joint resolution expressing gratifica-
ton over the unwilling of the Lafayette
statute at arts was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon then submitted tbs con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill,
showing the item covering the claims
Of Nevada to be the only one in dis
.pute. Among the important items
struck out were those for the memorial
bridge across the Potomac river and a
lighthouse vessel for the Pacific coast;
for a branch soldiers home in Idaho;
legation buildings in Korea and Siam;
statue of ROchambeau. Among the
important items retained were those
placing under the supervision of the
secretary Of the treasury the execution
of the Chinese exclusion and immigra-
ton laws, gauging water supply of GER
tain streams, 800, coo; providing plans
for the enlargement of the White
House and developing Of surrounding
grounds; appropriating $25, 1000 for
South pass Of the Mississippi river; pro-
viding for the settlement of Spanish
val claims arising from military use
and occupation.
The Mississippi, Missouri and Column
bia river items were retained, the
Mississippi item, for the lower river,
being reduced to 49, $50, 900. The pro-
visions as to state claims vas compro-
missed by an amendment that certain
federal claims against these states
would not be prosecuted. The forest
reserve provision was amended that
lieu land selections shall hereaft n be
made from surveyed lands.
Mr.. Cannon explained that the SEN
ate had added about s., 900, 600 to the
original Sol, 900, 600 of this bill, and
that by this report the senate yield
ed about s1,O00,G 600 and the Eouse
81, 600, 900. Considerable debate fol-
lowed on the various items. The
sundry civil conference report was
agreed to, and en- the one item still
open, appropriatirg $462 600 for claims
of Nevada. Mr.. Newlands of Nevada
moved that the house concur with the
senate amendment. This brought on
a sharp debate on state claims, Mr..
Moody of Massachusetts urging that
the Nevada claim would set a prece-
dent for other like claims a~ggregating
about 81 5000, 900.
The approaching closing hours of
congress began to be manifested as the
morning wore IN. The galleries filled
and floral gifts began to come in for
members. Mr.. Heatwole was particu-
larry honored with a huge rose bush
in full bloom.
Mr.. Moody c]ontended that the pay
ment of Nevada's claim would establish
a dangerous precent.
1t was for extra pay given to Neva-
da's soldiers during the civil war. Cal
~ifornia, If this claim were paid, would