The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-06
CLOSING DAY.
Congress Enters Upon It's Final
Daily Session.
Both Houses Worked Nearly All
Night.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE.
Military Academy Bill Sent to
the President.
The House Met at Eight O'clock
This Morning.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE.

Washington. June 6-Congress has en-
tered upon what undoubtedly is the last
day of the present session The mem |
bers of both branches looked tired and |
wan as they reassembled this morning |
after their arduous work of yesterday, |
the house meeting at 8 o'clock and the |
senate at TO- While the sessions lasted |
practically all night, the exciting scenes |
and incidents of former days were miss |
ing. The senate held a short executive |
session at 40 after which conference
reports on the sundry civil appropria-
ton, the naval academy and the general
denclency bills were presented and
adopted.
The sundry civil bill was a complete
agreement except one item, relating to
Nevada claims. The naval conferees,
! We're dead2ocked on the armor plate
provisions. There was a complete agree
ment on the deficiency bill. The mill
| tary academy bill was passed and sent
| to the president. At 2:30 o'clock this
morning the senate went into executive
session after which a recess was taken
until 10 o'clock
The house during the early hours of
the morning was without a quorum un-
! til $3.50 O'Clock. A recess was then taken
! until this morning.
IN THE SENATE.
| Washington, June 6.-At 10 a m, to-
| day the senate reconvened to prepare
for final adjournment. A score of SEN
| ber rapidly filled. The naval and sun
dry civil appropriation bills remained in
conference, all the others having been
agreed to. The usual routine business
| of the senate was practically abandoned
| today. only two or three new bills and
| resolutions were presented.
Mr.. Carter secured the passage of a
| bill providing for the increase to S375,-
900 of the limit of cost for the public
| building at Helena, Mont.
A recess was then taken to await the
presentation of conference reports.
When the senate reconvened at 10:30
| Mr.. Allison reported from the commit
tee on appropriations the house concur
| rent resolution providing for final ad-
| journment at p. m today. The COM
mittee had made no amendment 1t
was permitted temporarily to lie on the
table. Mr. Hale presented a conference
report on the naval appropriation bill.
/ 1t was a disagreement upon all QueS-
tions that have been in dispute for three
or four days. Mr.. Hale explained that
the armOr plate question was the great
stumbling block to agreement No price
had been agreed upon by the conferees
because the house conferees believed
the price should be left to the discretion
of the secretary OF the navy. Mr.. Hale
said Mr.. PenrOSe had a proposition to
offer, which he would be glad to have
the senate pass upon.
Mr.. Penrose then offered the follow
ing proposition:
That the secretary of the navy is
hereby authorized to procure by con-
tract, arrnor of the best quality for any
or all vessels above referred to, pro-
vided such contracts can be made at a
price which is now, in his judgment,
reasonable and equitable, but in case he
is unable to make contracts for armor
under the above conditions he is here
by authorized and directed to procure
site for and to erect thereon a factory
for the manufacture of armor and the
sum of $4,0OO.O00 is hereby appropriate
towards the erection of said factory
| A sharp and extended debate followed
the reading of the PenTose amendment
Senators Tillman and Teller attacking
it bitterly and Senator Hanna defending
it.
Mr. Teller said he did not believe
5 that any scandal in our history vii
: equal that which will grow out of q
, | surrender now to this rObber combine
Other senators took part in the debate
> At 2:20 o'clock Mr. Hale asked for {
4 vote upon the pending proposition, Du
/ Mr.. Butler addressed the senate in op-
: position to a. surrender by that body
when it was on the verge of victory
After some further debate the amend
i ment was put on passage and carried
: SO to 3d.
Following is the detailed vote: Yea,
Allison, Baker, Carter, Clark, Cullom
Davis, Deboe Depew; Ellxins, Fair
= banks, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Hanna
. Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean
Kyle. Lodge, Mcbride, McComaS Nc
Emery, Mcmillan, Mason, Penrose, Plat
, IN. ", Platt (Conn); Pritchard. Proc
4 tor, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell. Shoup
:. Thurston, Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott-
II 80
|, Nays-Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry, Bev
Il eridge, Butler, Chandler Clay, Cock
: rell Culberson, Daniel, Foraker. Har
ris, Heitfeld, Jones (Ark),, Kenney
I Lindsay, McI4aurin, Mallory. Martin
e Money, Morgan, Nelson, Perkins, Petit
+ grew, Pettus, Rawlins, Simon, SpooneI
!. Sullivan, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillmar
/ Turner, VESTS.
{. The senate then took up the sundr
civil bill, the Nevada claim being tn
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, June Ga handful G
members were on hand when the hous
reassembled at 8 o'clock this mornin
Il after being in recess only a few hour:
- Speaker henderson went home about
a. m, and was again in the chair at
o'clock, showing no signs of fatigu,
NJ The conference report on the genera
- - deficiency bill showing a complet
. agreement was presented and agreed t
over the sundry civil bill was aboJ
az concluded, only one item being in cor
= troversy and he deferred reporting unit
a; the attendance increased. AS the after
v. dance was so slim a recess was take
until $50.
$ Additional members had come
VI when the house reassembled. The joiI
a resolution expressing qualification ov'
- the unveiling of the Lafayette statue
Paris was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon then submitted the COZ
ference report on the Sundry civil b
X showing the item covering the claims
Nevada to be the only one in disput
Among the important items struck ol
I'd were those for the memorial bridl
he across the Potomac river and a ligl
"a house vessel for the Pacific coast, f
% a branch soldiers home in Idaho; leg
tion buildings in Korea and Siam; al
IS statue of ROchamb6du.