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bill to the Judiciary Committee. 1t was so

bill to the Judiciary Committee. 1t was SO
referred by vote of-yeas 43. Qays q.
Mr.. Allen addressed thc S n t. In 6p oosl-
tion TO the Philippine BILL as giving to the
President Of the United States greater
power than is exercised by any king,
queen, or emperor on the face CT the earth.
He denounced the Administration for
its subserviency to Great Britain, and
suggested, facetiously. that if the Repub-
lican party were at loss for candidate
for the Vice Presidency it might induce
Lord Pauncefote to accept the nomination.
The line of demarcation between official
Great Britain and official United States
had been, he said, wiped out, and the
United States had become the abject slave
and ally of Great Britain and the Repu5-
lican party was responsible for it. After
speaking for an hour and half Mr.. Allen
yielded the floor at II IL O'Clock SO that
regular business might be proceeded with.
Conference reports on the bill to ratify
the agreement with the Indians of the
Fort Hall Indian Reservation. and on the
bill to incorporate the National White
Cross Society of America, were presented
and agreed to.
After short executive session, legls-
lative business was resumed at midnight.
A second conference report was presented
with the item as to the Ohio River survey
eliminated, end 1t was agreed to- The
following bills were then passed: Senate
bill for the appointment Of dental surgeons
in the Army, in the proportion of one u
every 1000 men, and not exceeding thirty
in all; Senate bill fixing the pay of Army
surgeons having the rank OF captain;
House bill for the detail of retired Army
officer as adjutant general of the District
of Columbia; Senate bill providing for the
retirement of certain officers of the Army.
The committee report on the Cuban
Extradition bill was presented and
agreed to.
At 12:45 o'clock the conference report on
the Military Academy bill was presented
and agreed to. The paragraphs as to the
major general and Adjutant General OF
the Army are retained-the words ''of the
line being added to the words major
general" SO that 1t reads "the Command
ing General of the Army shall always be
the senior major general of the line"
The conference report on the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was presented
and read. 1t was a complete agreement
except as to one amendment, and Mr.. Al
lison stated that that was the claim of the
State Of Nevada for moneys due by the
United States. He said that the House
conferees had refused to agree to it, but
were to bring it before the House for a
vote.
Mr.. Allison in reply to a question Of
Mr.. Tillman explained why the amend
ment for the settlement of the accounts
between the United States and the State
OF South Carolina had been stricken out of
the bill: and without any general state
ment as to what is embraced in the con-
ference report, it was agreed to; and a
further conference was ordered on the one
item disagreed to-that as to the claim Of
Nevada
Mr. Tillman then asked for the passage
of a bill for the settlement of the accounts
between the United States and South Caro-
lima, and it was passed.
At las O'Clock Mr.. Hale, from the con-
ference on the Naval Appropriation bill,
reported that the committee had been
unable to agree, and further conference
was ordered.
Mr. Chandler offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to Investigate the cases of Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Maginnis, appointed to the
Senate from the State of Montana. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Contingent Expenses.
He also offered resolution authoriz ng
the Governors of Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and Utah to make temporary appointments
Of Senator for each of those States. 1t
was laid on the table.
The Senate at 2:30 o'clock went into
executive session. The doors were reopen
ed at 2:40 and recess was taken until
this morning at 10 o'clock.