Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-15

The Senate on Friday sent back to
conference the naval appropriation bill,
insisting upon the Senate armor plate
amendments. This was done after an
effective speech by Mr.. Hanna against
the proposition to purchase no more ar-
NOR plate until IL Government factory
was erected. Passed the military acad-
envy appropriation bill, with amend
ments giving Gen. Miles the rank of
lieutenant general and Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin the rank OF major general. Agreed
to all the committee amendments on the
urgent deficiency bill. The House by n
vote of 154 yeas to 131 nays failed to
pass the joint resolution proposing Il con-
stitutional amendment empowering Con-
gross to regulate trusts. A two-thirds
vote was needed, and the vote was prac-
tically along party lines. AT the night
session the bills to ratify the treaties
made by the Dawes commission with
the Cherokee and Greek Indians were
passed.
The Senate on Saturday passed the bill
providing for the %extrndition of persons
who have committed crimes in Cuba from
the United States to the island, the GRIM
mails to be punished under the laws of
Cuba as administered by Cuban courts.
Passed the last of the appropriation bills
the general defciency-as also the
emergency river and harbor bill provid-
ing for numerous surveys and for certain
other public works. Mr.. Clay and Mr..
Stewart addressed the Senate mt length
on the questions involved in the govern
ment of our insular possessions. The scs-
sion was concluded with culogies or the
late Representative Green of Nebraska.
The House passed the bill amending the
Sherman antitrust law by a vote of 273
to 1, Mr.. Mann Qll.D voting against it.
In the Senate on Monday an extended
speech on the Philippine question was
made by Mr.. Teller. Resolutions declar-
ing Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogat-
ed reported by Mr.. Morgan. AT
night session speech on Philippine
question made by Mi. Pettigrew.
Number of bills on the calendar
passed, none of them of general interest.
The House agreed to Senate amendment
to sundry civil bill appropriating 3d.
100000 for St. Louis exposition. Also
agreed to Senate item for Improvement
of Mississippi river, with IN amendment
reducing the moun to S2,250,000. Bill
sent again to conference. Agreed to con
ference report on District of Columbia
bill.
Congress was busy Oh Tuesday, wind
ing up the business of the session. The
Senate buried the House antitrust bill
in committee, confirmed the appointments
of Elwell s. Otis to be major general of
regulars and Of Joseph Wheeler to be
brigadier general OF regulars, and re-
jected by u tie vote the nomination Of
w. ID. Bynum to he appraiser general
Mt New York. The nomination of John
r. Hazel to he United States district
Judge for the western district of New
York and of all Porto Rican appoint
ments sent in on Monday were confirm
ed. The sundry civil bill, the river and
harbor bill, emitting the Ohio river sur
vey, and the %cxtradition bill (the Nelly
bilU were adopted and go to the President
for signature. The %cxtradition bill was
amended to promote Maj. Gen. Miles and
| Adjt. Gen. Corbin to be lieutenant gem
eral and major general respectively, was
| passed by both houses and goes to the
President.
Representative Cannon led n fight in
the House Wednesday which delayed the
final adjournment of Congress. Person
alities We're frequent in both House and
Senate, the speech of Congressman Can
non being bitter in ~denunciation of the
House conference committee and certain
Navy Department officials. The differ
epce between House and Senate involved
the matter of whether the coast survey
bureau shall make the ocean surveys, the
lower body sticking to its point in the
negative. Tho naval appropriation bill,
so amended that the Secretary of the
Navy shall Use his own discretion in mat
ter of armor plate. was adopted, as were
other appropriation measures.
Congress adjourned sine die Mt 5 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. twcnty-four hours
after the time fixed for adjournment in
the joint resolution. The last obstacle
to adjournment was the disagreement of
conferces on the naval appropriation bill.
The House, which had taken n defiant
stand against the Senate. under the lead
ership OF Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
appropriations committee. gracefully re-
coded and the Senate amendments were
adopted. The closing session of the Sen
ate took the color of IL social function. In
the House, barring a spirited attack on
MIR. Cannon by Mr.. Cummings. the day
was one of legislative quiet. During the
recess the members Joined in singing nat
riotic airs. including "Dixir." As tho
gavel fell. which ended the first session of
the Fifty-siNth Congress, the members
cheered again and again.
This and TIact.