The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-05
WoRX,EARLY DONE.
Fifty-sixth Congress Winding
Up It's Affairs.
PE1TICREW AND TELLER SPEAK.
House Agrees to the Senate Appro
priRtion For the st. Louis EXPOSE
tion and Also to the Missis-
So sippI River Amendment,

| prlutIOm FOf u0e 81. LOuhb ExpOb1.
tion and Also to the Missis-
sippi River Amendment.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Congress Il
In the last gasps Of the long session, and
its expiration apparently is to be quite
perfunctory. Unless something extraor-
! binary occurs no further general legisla.
ton Of national importance will be en-.
acted before final adjournment. The sen.
| ate was in session more than ten hours
yesterday, nearly four hours Of which
were spent In executive session.
The only features of the days session
were the speech OIL the Philippine ques
ton by Mr.. Teller of Colorado and the
effort by Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota
to obtain consideration for the antitrust
bill passed by the house last Saturday.
At night a picturesque session was held
IA sort of social session--at which many
Of the senator's appeared in full dress,
and the galleries were thronged by a
gayly attired crowd of spectators. Mr..
Pettigrew replied at length to the speech
of Mr.. Spooner Of Wisconsin on the Phil
ippines, but did not conclude his remarks.
The remainder Of the session was con-
sumed In the consideration of conference
reports and in passing minor measures on
the calendar.
The following bills were passed: Re-
lating to certain railway corporations
owning or operating street railways In
the District Of Columbia, making an an
nual appropriation Of $1,000,0O0 to pro-
vide arms and equipments for state mi
litia, to amend an act to prohibit the pas
sage Of special or local laws to limit ter
ritorial Indebtedness, ETC.; to relieve L.
o. Maddux. doing business as Maddux,
Hobart & Co., of an indebtedness Of $780,
600; providing that the secretary of the
treasury proceed with the erection Of a
public building at Admission, Ala, so soon
as cession has been made of the site by
the state to the United States.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was then present.
ed by Mr.. Allison, chairman Of the senate
ronferees. The senate accepted the re-
port and agreed to the further conference
asked by the house, instructing its con-
ferees to insist upon its amendments.
Mr.. Allen moved that the committee
on education and labor be discharged
from the further consideration Of the
eight hour bill and that the senate take
up the measure for consideration. Mr..
Aldrich objected on the ground that the
motion was contrary to the unanimous
agreement.
The senate then passed the house bill
authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at St. Paul.
The house agreed to the senate amend.
ment to the sundry civil bill appropriat.
ing 100000 for the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition at st. Louis. There
was not word of debate on concurrence
in the amendment. 1t was after 6 O'Clock
when the matter came up, and owing to
the lateness Of the hour and the over
whelming majority Of the house in its
favor the opponents of the fair appro-
priation did not even make show of
opposition. They contented themselves
with demanding a roll call, which result
ed 127 yeas to rs nays.
The house also agreed to the senate
item for the Mississippi river amend
ment reducing the appropriation to ST..
25O,OOO and adding q provision for the
preparation of comprehensive report
on the levee system by the Mississippi
river commission. With these e1cep:
tons the items Of the sundry civil bill
still in dispute after the adoption Of the
partial conference report were sent back
to conference. The disputed items of
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill were agreed 10, and the bill went
to the president, leaving only four APP.
preparation bills still in dispute between
the two houses.
Mr.. Tawney Of Minnesota is making an
effort to delay final adjournment unless
action is had opthe Grout oleomargarine
bill, but lie met with no success yester.
day, Everything, so far as the house
is concerned, indicates final adjournment
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