Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-09

sensational debate, IN Which Mr, Can
ron, the chairman uf the appropriations
committee, made some startling dis
| closures as W The manner ~ v Nhlch h Com
mander TIdi the photographer ~ tbs
navy, had Wagsd his Campaish against
the stand taken By the hpuss IN favor
~ the coast ana geOgs tic survey doing
az survey work, The house rejected
the conference report by an 0yerwhei
ming majority, ana the speaker took
the almost unprecedented course ~ ap-
poinliuE new conferees on the part ~
The h6ise who are not members of the
naval committee,
The debate was one 81 the bttersst ami
most heated ~ the session, M Cannon,
IN the excitement of the moinen;, took
IN his collar and necktle, and, with
sleeves rolled up, aroused the house 10 a
tremendous pitch of enthusiasm as he
dealt the conferces sledgehammer blows.
The crowded galleries loudly cheered
him,
The conferees defended their course,
and Mr.. foss, acting chairman OF the
committee. resented with bitter lan-
guage the charge that hc had betrayed
the house, Hot words were banded
back aud forth. but the house was re-
solved Ia fight the senate To a finish,
The appointment, as conf-rc"r, of Mr..
Cannon. Mr.. Moody aud MIR, Shafrolh,
all of whom are IN sympathy with the
houses posiiion, assures no surrender
ON their part until the house itsslf shall
direct them To yield,
Inability 10 reach AN agreement upon
the naval appropriation bill forced IN"
senate to abandon the adoption of the
house resolution for hnul Adjournment
The armor plate question, which Tor
Ave years has been u thorn In the side "l
congress. upset III" calculations ~ the
senate leaders and their well laid plans
went awry.
II was day of strife and turmoil In
the senate. Early In the day the con-
fcrces ON the naval bill reported dis,
agreement. and the senate WAS told
plainly that the house would not con-
sent To the amendment providing for an
armor plate factory. 10 be operated by
sition was presented by Mr.. Penrose,
and after hours of debate finally was
adopted by Il vote OF 30 To 49, The dis.
cusslon OF the proposition developed un-
usual bitterness of feeling. and charges
OF robbery and political corruption were
hurled about the chamber witha n aban-
don which, IL they had not fallen from
the lips of grave senators, would have
been regarded as reckless. Little worse
ever was heard In the heat of a political
Three o'clock. the hour agreed upon
for final adjournment. was posed. and
still the senate wrestled with the armor
question. When the Penrose PROPOSE
tion finally was agreed to IL was sup
posed the way was clear, but late last |
night another disagreement was report
ed on the naval bill, and the senate took
an adjournment until II o'clock today.
The evening session presented a brill
with n CAV and fashionable assemblage. |
An were immensely entertained, as |
Senators Carter, Mason. Turner ana |
Money kept the senate on edge with |
rattIing political speeches.
Chamberlain. s. D., June 1.-THE Dem
ocratic state convention met here yes
the Kansas city convention. The dele
gates were instructed for Bryan. Reso-
lutions eulogistic of Charles A. Towne
and commencing the course of Senator
pettigrew in the senate were adopted.
Sympathy was extended to the Beers,
and imperialiSm and trusts were de-