The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-07
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10 Agree on Important Bills
Prevents Congress From
AdjOu "n,ng.

pIlduon Dill forced the senate to aban-
don the house resolution for final ad-
journment today. The armor plate ques-
tion, which for five years has been a
thorn in the side of congress, upset the
calculations Of the senate leaders and
their well laid plans went awry
Three o'clock, the hour agreed upon
for final adjournment, was passed and
sttl the senate wrestled with the armor
question. When the Penrose proposition
finally was agreed TO it was supposed
the way was clear but late tonight an
senate took an adjournment until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Allison presented a conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill, the house
having disagreed to the single item re-
naming to be adjusted, the provision to
pay the claim of the state Of Nevada
Mr.. Alison said that with much regret
he would move to recede from the
amendment After Mr.. Stewart had
made a statement concerning the claim,
the motion Of Mr.. Alison was agreed to,
thus completing the bill
The senate then. at 1886 p. m, went
into executive session, resumlng leg!sla-
tive business at 345 o'clock.
Mr.. Pettigrew called up his resolution
to discharge the committee on education
and labor from further consideration Of
a bill limiting the daily hours of labor,
commonly known as the eight hour bill.
Mr.. Hawley moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table, which motion prevailed
80 to 2S
A house bill extending the coal land
eoG
sn the midst OF considerable confusion.
A recess was taken from 4:4O to $50 p
m.
The senate re-convened at $3.50 o'clock
and after being in session 55 minutes
without accomplishing anything took a
recess until S:25.
When the senate re-convened at S:25,
Mr.. Hale announced that the conferees
on the naval appropriation bill had
agreed to Il final report and it probably
in a brief time would be sent to the
senate from the house.
Mr.. Allison presented in tabulate form
a statement Of the appropriations made
during the session.
Mr. Allison said the principal increases
were in the appropriations for the army
and no items of sundry civil bill.
When suggestion was made by Mr..
Cockrell that an informal recess be taxi
en- until the naval conference report was
received from the house, Mr.. Carter said
the time spent in awaiting the report
might be employed proftably by the
anti-expanslonists in submitting their
views on the Oregon election"
He directed attention to the fact that
Representative Tongue who four years
ago was elected by only 65 majority, had
been reelected this week by majority
of more than 5000
The senate at 1O;4O adjourned until 10
a m. tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. JUNE 6.-Wheo tho
house tonight, at 10:30, took recess Dntil
ten o'clock tomorrow morning. the two
chambers Of the national Legislature" with
heads down and horns locked. yrrr. in
a desperate struggle over the it Hn in the
naval appropriation bill relating to ocean
surveys. The final adjournment Of cen
gress is postponed until it is over.
But tonight there was enough excite
ment to compensate for the dullness Of
the day session. The house got It's dam
to abide by their instructions on the
ocean survey
The debate was one of the btteresc Of
the session. Mr.. Cannon took off his col
lar and nocktie and, with sleeves rolled
up aroused the house to a tremendous
pitch of enthusiasm as he dealt the con-
ferees sledge hammer blows. The CALLER
les, crowded to the doors, cheerSd the
picturesque fight of the grizzled ,iG vet.
eran until the fretted ceiling rang The
conferees defended their course as best
man of the committee, resented with h.t-
ter language the charge that he had be-
traYed the house. Hot words We're ban
died back and forth. but the house was
in an ugly mood and was resolved to
fight the senate to finish. The appoint
ment as conferees of Mr.. Cannon. MIR.
Moody and Mr.. Shaforth, all of whom arc
in sympathy with the house position -
sures no surrender on their part until
the house itself shall direct them t. Yield.
After a brief noon recess a hu 'dred
or more members with private bills were
hustling for recognition, but Mr.. Lentz
had declared that he would obie act TO
unanimous consent for anything until an
order was made to permit the printing Of
the Couer DAlene testimony. All lncm-
bers were referred to him, but none
could persuade him to yield. He took the
position that his personal rights wAre be-
ing invaded by the refusal of the majori-
~ to allow the printing Of this testi-
mony F!gurativey he had the house by
the throat.
At four o'clock Mr. Foss called the al
tention of the house TO the fact that
the senate, after a protracted sruGs!e,