The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-07
A HOT TINE
IN THE HOUSE
Closing Sessions Of Congress
Marked by Bitter Debate.
ADJOURNMENT NOT IN SIGHT
Representative Cannon Strips as II for tbs
Prize Ring and DeiIes His Adyersahes-
All Dignity Thrown Away. and Con.
gress VIII AdlOura Ia Row.

WASHINGTON. June 6.-When the
house tonight. az 1880. took a recess
until 10 a. m. tomorrow, the two cham
bers Of the national legislature, with
heads down and horns locked, were q
desperate struggle.
The inability 70 reach an agreement
on the naval appropriation bill forced
the senate 10 abandon the adoption ot
the house resolution for final ad.
journment today.
The armor plate question, which foi
i've years has been thorn in the side
OF congress, upset the calculations OF
the senate leaders and their well laid
plans went awry. II was a day Of
strife and turmoil in the senate.
Early conferees on the naval bill re-
ported a disagreement and the senate
was told plainly that the house would
not consent to an amendement provid-
ing for an armor plate factory to be
operated BY the government.
A compromise proposition was pre-
sented by Penrose (rep.) Of Pennsylva-
MIA. and after hours Of debate. was
tnally adopted by a vote Of 80 to IS.
The discussion OF the proposition
developed unusual bitterness Of feeling,
and charges Of robbery and political
corruption were hurled about the
chamber with an abandon, which, il
they had not fallen from lips Of grave
senators, would have been regarded as
reckless. Little worse was heard in
the heat Of a political compaign.
Three o'clock. the hour agreed upon
for hnal adjournment. was passed and
still the senate wrestl@d with the ar
NOR question.
When the Penrose proposition was
finally agreed TO it was supposed to
clear the way but late tonight another
disagreement was reached on the ma
val bill and the senate took an ad-
journment until IL o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The Penrose proposition is as fol-
lows
The secretary Of the navy rs author
lied to procure, by contract, armor
OF the best quality, provided such con-
tracts can be made at a price which
now. in his Judgment. is reasonable
and equitable, but in case he is unable
tc make the contracts for armor under
the above conditions. he is authorized
to erect a factory for the manufacture
of armor. ana $4,OOO.0OO is appropriate
ed toward the erection of such fac
tory"
In the senate this evening, when the
suggestion was made by Coekrell, that
an informal recess be taken until the
naval conference report was received
from the house. Carter (rep). Of Mon
tana. said the time spent in awaiting
the report might be employed prof.
tably by anti-expansionists in submit
ting their views on the Oregon elec-
tion.
He directed ait Ee fact that
Representative Tongue. who four years
ago was elected by only sixty-five
majority, had been reelected this week
by a majority of more than S.OOO
Oregon" said he, gives a repub-
lican majority of 10000 and this man
Tongne, who has. consistently support
ed the present administration. Puerto
Rican tariff and all, has a known ma
jority of more than 5000 and back
counties are yet to be heard from.
1T seems to me that the time might
be spent well in hearing explanations
Of anti-expansionists Cor this condi-
ton of affairs in Oregon"
He predicted victory for Mckinley
this fall. The first gun of the campaign
has been fired in Oregon. which has
given republican majority of 10000 In
the face of the Puerto Rican tariff and
despite of the erriag, wandering way
of men said to be criminal in Cuba"
Carter then entered upon general
discussion of the Philippine situation,
from a political point of view.
Mason (rep9, of Illinois, made a
half-humorous, half-serlous reply to
Carter. He declared that the republic
can party had carried Oregon. in spite
of, and not because of our Philippine
policy on our policy towards the
Puerto Ricans, and our treatment of
the Beers in South Africa.
Turner said he had not gotten into
the chamber in time to hear all of
the stump speech" of Carter, but he
had arrived in time to hear him place
Mckinley firmly IN the White House as
a result of the next campaign.
Turner then sharply criticised the
republican leaders for forcing an ad-
journment when there were public
measures demanding attention. These
included the Nicaragua canal bill, the
antitrust bill and the eight hour bill.
The pro ,eedings in the house during
the day were tame and without dra-