Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-14

day Tor recognition OF private DIliS
upor which their political salvation
mign- -spend. Hour after hour the
conferees struggled on with their re-
ports, the speaker firm and resolute,
steering the house through turmoil
OF confusion.
Washington, June 6-Inabllity to
reach an agreement upon the naval APP
preparation bin forced the senate to
abandon the adoption Of the house res
oiution for final adjournment The
armor plate question upset the ealcula-
tons of the senate leaders. Early in
the day the conferees on the naval bill
reported disagreement. The senate
was told plainly that the house would
not consent to an amendment provid
ing for an armor plate factory operated
by the government compromise
proposition was presented by Senator
Penrose (Pa) and after long debate
finally adopted 80 to 50.
Washington, June 6.--The two cham
bers are in a desperate struggle over
the item in the naval bin relating to
ocean surveys. Final adjournment
will be postponed until it is over Mr.
Cannon, chairmar of the appropria-
tons committee, made some startling
disclosures concerning Commander
Todd, photographer OF the navy. He
told how members had been lombard
ed by letters and kilograms in the in
terest of this photographic work He
had suspected they were prompted
from the navy department and had
called on the secretary for all letters
sent out from there on tue subject.
The secretary had replied that none
were sent. Mr. Cannon then related
how subsequently Secretary Long had
ascertained that Commander Todd had
sent out circular letter without his
tLong's) knowledge, and for that act
has been suspended. He read a clrcu-
lar letter which had gone TO CONNER
cial bodies, boards of trade and mari
time exchanges, appealing for infu-
ence and aid in forcing the appropria-
ton back into the naval bill. He had
kept all these facts secret but had
been compelled to disclose them, he
SAID in the interest of the public ser
vice and to yindicate the honor and
manhood Of the house. he asked the
house to send the bill back to confer
ence with three conferees in sympathy
with the sentiment Of the house. The
house rejected the conference report
by an overwhelming m Jority and the
speaker took the almost unprecedented
course of appointing new confereees
on the part of the house who are not
members Of the naval committee.
Washington, June THE first ses-
sion Of the seth congress adjourned
sine die at o'clock. For the senate it
was a day of waiting. The naval APP
Precipitation bill-the stumbling block
to final adjournment-cCuld not be
agreed to by the conferees of the two
houses. At o'clock, after several
recesses had been taken it became
known to the senate that the house
had concurred in the senate amend
ments and soon afterward the house
resolution providing for final adjourn
ment was passed. With some other
measures, the naval bill was hurried
to the president who was waiting in
his room in the capitol, In marked
contrast to the exciting incidents at
tending the bitter struggles of the
closing hours, Speaker Henderson
laid down the gavel a o'clock amid
one Of the most picturesque scenes
which have ever occurred in the hall
of representatives Party passion and
personal rancor, which had brought
the house to the brink of actual riot
several times during The last IS hours,
gave way to good fellowship which
found vent in patriotic outbursts that
stirred the crowded galleries to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. During
the brief recess a group of members |
congregated by the speakers rostrum |
and began singing patriotic airs. The |
galleries were banked to the doors As |
.he singing proceeded members joined /
the group until. without regard to age |
or party, the entire membership Of |
the house Joined in the choruses. Spec I
tators in the galleries applauded each .
song untu the strains OF Dixie filed /.
the hau when they broke out in wild /
cheers. But a more remarkable dem
onsJrstion followed when In a clear
ringing tenor, Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mass,
started the Star spangled Banner In
an Instant an in the galleries were on
their feet joining in the singing The
mighty chorus reyerberate5 through
the hall making the pulses leap and
the blood Jingle and was magnificent
and soul-lnspiriug spectacle.
A SMART DOG