The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-15
, The Senate.

Washington, June 5.-Congress is in
the last gasps of the long session, and
it's expiration apparently is to be quite
pcrfunctory. Unless something extra
ordinary occurs no further general leg
fslation Of national Importance will
be enacted before final adjournment
The senate was in session more than
ten hours yesterday, nearly four
hours of which was spent in execu-
tive session. The only features of the
day session was the speech by Mr..
Teller of Colorado OH the Philippine
question, and the one by Mr.. Pettigrew
in advocacy Of the antitrust bill
passed by the house last Saturday.
Last night q picturesque session was
held, a sort of social session, in which
many senators appeared in full dress,
and the galleries were thronged by q
gaily attired crowd of spectators MI.
Pettigrew replied at length to the
speech of Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin
on the Philippines, but did not con.
, clude his remarks. The remainder Of
the session was consumed in the con.
: sideration of conference reports and
|in passing minor measures on the cal
endar.
The House.
The house yesterday agreed to the
senate amendment to the sundry civil
bill appropriating $5,OOO,OOO to the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis. There was not shadow OF doubt
of concurrence on the amendment 1t
was 8 o'clock when the amendment
came up, and owing to the lateness of
the hour and the overwhelming ma
jority in its favor those opposed to
the appropriation did not make show
of opposition. They contented them
selves with demanding a roll call.
which resulted 127 to IS in favor of
the provision. The louise also agreed
to the senate amendments on the
emergency river and harbor bill. in
creasing the appropriation to $2,2OO,.
600 and ordering comprehensive re.
port on the levee system. There was
disagreement on other provisions and
the bill was sent back to conference.
This leaves only four appropriation
bills still in dispute between the
houses. MI. Tawney is making an
effort to delay final amendment until
final action is had OH the Grout oleo-
margarine bill, but lie met with opDo-
sition. Everything now points to
final adjournment on Wednesday.
The senate.
Washington, June Ga tornado Of
partisan debate swept over the senate
yesterday with Senators Hanna of
Ohio, Pettigrcw Of South Dakota and
Carter Of Montana the chief figures.
For sensational ordinations and re-
ordinations, for bitter personalities
and for poignant invective the debate
exceeded anything heard ON the floor
of the chamber for many years. The
lie was not passed directly. but the
truthfulness of statements was chal-
aenged very sharply. Mr.. Bacon Of
Georgia precipitated the scene by re.
peating a charge made several DAYS
ago by Mr.. Pettigrew that Mr.. Cranlp,
the Philadelphia shipbuilder, had con-
tributed 100000 to the Republican
campaign fund in 1892, with the under
standing that he would be reimbursed
by contracts for the construction of
warships for the government. This
charge, Mr.. Bacon said, had been de-
MED neither by Mr.. Hanna, the pres
ent chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, nor by Mr.. Carter,
] who was chairman of the committee
+ in 1892. Then the storm broke. Mr..
\ Hanna vigorously denied any knoWl-.
edge of such q transaction and ex-
Pressed his opinion that 1t was false.
Mr. Carter declared the statement
file. M. Pet igrew rot only reiterated
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