The sun., 1900-06-08
THEWORK OR CONGRESS-
Much Trouble to Persuade Represent
atives to Remain.
NAVAL BILL CONFERENCES.
The Senate, While Awaiting Report
From the Conferees, Passes
Fifty-eight House Pen-
sion Bills.

Washington, June with the con
ferees on the naval appropriation bill
still in session the senate convened. No
agreement had been reached by the con
ferees on the naval bill, and none was
Immediately in sight.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell the senate
began the consideration of private pen
sion bills, the agreement being to CON
slider all of the unobiected house pension
bills on the calendar. Fifty-eight house
pension bill! were passed.
An Intellectual attempt was made by
Mr.. Chandler On. H. to explain consd-
Grafton for his resolution instructing the
committee on privileges and elections to
inquire into the constitutionality of the
electoral laws of certain states.
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) and Mr.. Pettus (Ala.l
simultaneously objected, and recess was
taken.
When the senate reconvened, Mr.. Hale
reported further disagreement on the
naval appropriation bill. He moved that
the senate insist upon its amendments
and ask for further conference.
Mr.. Bacon then presented the PROPOSE
tion that the position of the senate would
be made stronger by not asking for an
other conference.
Mr.. Hale said he recognized the force
of the suggestion, and after some discus
| sion he so modified his motion as not to
request Il further conference.
! The report and motion were agreed to.
ese In the House.
! The house met at 10 o'clock and adj
| journcd until l.. At noon the legislative
day Of Thursday began. Many of the
members who had counted upon final ad-
| iournmont Wednesday had already left
| for their homes. and there was danger of
Il quorum failing. The leaders on both
sides could with difficulty persuade mem-
/ hrrs to remain III their posts.
The confprpcS on the naval apprOpria-
tion hill again decided TO report Il dis
agreement after Il session of two hours
The conference developed the fact that
the representatives of both houses Were
! willing to make mutual concessions, AM
iii reality an agreement practically was
reached, though il was decided to first re
port Il disagreement to both houses IN
order to test he feeling.
The agreement eliminates all inlant
and coast work, confines the survey t.
the ocean. eliminating all reference t,
the lakes and to photographic surveys,
and reduces the S10O,00O appropriated Ii!
, the senate amendment to $4,000. Tl
amendment as thus agreed upon vii
read MS follows:
ocean survey, including the waters 0
, Cuba and the Philippine archipelago, bU
not the coast thereof, and for the pul
, chase of nautical books. charts and sail
! ing directions and freight and expires
|, charges on the same, $4,000"
This is compromise in all respects
The original provision in the house hi
was for ocean surveys only, and it apprC
' priated $4,000.
. Said to BE Satisfactory.
4 This settlement is said to lie Satisfat
6 tory to the superintendent of the coas
and geodetc survey.
The reading of the Journal which COY
cred almost IS hours of continuous SCI
sion, occupied over 20 minutes.
Mr.. Richardson. the Democratic lea'
er, asked unanimous consent for the col
q sdcratiun of IL resolution to appropriat
S1O,OO0 for the repair Of roads i'll Roc
Creek park.
"Intil we can have the Cmur d'Alen
is testimony printed" exclaimed MIR. Lent
d tO.l. we can lorcgo pleasure drives
l. Rock Creek park"
e 4 bill was passed to amend the q
ls coupler law so as to require railroads
report monthly under oath to the into
e state commerce commission all acciden
It to their employees and to make report
" as to all collisions between trains; ais
le a bill tn authorize the payment of tray
is pay to enlisted men in the army.
IS Mr.. Ovcrstrcrt tlnd.) attempted To ba
n Mr.. Lenta with resolution to give
4: condemned cannon to the Sons of Netc
v ans, hut with the remark that the Sol
of of Veterans would like to read the stol
10 of how their fathers were confined in Il
o. ''bull PEN at Wardner, Ida. he said
" would not object, and the resolution WI
m adopted.
st A few moments afterward Mr.. CannO
on behalf of the confcrees ON the nav
appropriation bill formally reported a
othnr diSnrrenment.