Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-15

increases the cost of buildings in thirty.
two States by $2,O00,O0O. The day was
devoid of exciting incident in either
house, though the galleries were throng-
ed with sightseers. The Senate passed
the deficiency bill. Throughout the day
the House was in the throes of the clos
ing hours of the session, with many
measures clamoring for attention, and
with crowded galleries looking down up
on the weary legislators. Work began
at 3 n. M. and proceeded until 5 o'clock
In the afternoon, when q recess was tax
ell until $50 p. N. to permit conference
reports to be framed. Under suspension
u TIE rules a number of important bills
Were passed, including those for a ma
tional standardizing bureau, for confer
ring bronze medals on the enlisted men
of the navy and marine corps for dis
tinsaishcd heroism, and to amend the
Chinese exclusion laws and the omnibus
public buildings bill. The legislative APP
preparation bill was also finally disposed
of. and many conferences were advanced.
Both houses put in a large share of
Sunday under the legislative fiction that
1t was still Saturday. The House was
In session from 2 to 6 in the afternoon.
and resuming at 8 o'clock it worked on
into the night to dispose of the confer
snce reports which crowded in upon it.
There was a big fight over the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill, which
linked together the fate of the St. LOUIS,
Buffalo and Charleston exposition appro.
lpriations. The House refused to concur.
The conference report on the deficiency
appropriation bin was concurred in, thus
disposing of that measure. Conference
agreements were reached on general def
cheney. postOffice and naval appropriation
bills. the Senate receding on Holland
submarine boat amendment to the last
named. The Senate passed a bill urged
by labor men regulating safety appli-
ances on railroad trains.
Senator Carter of Montana talked the
river and harbor. bill to death Monday
and the Senate adjourned at 11:55 o'clock
without giving out the pork contained
in that great appropriation measure.
Starting in early in the morning, Mr..
Garter began his speech with the moved
Intention of continuing until the life of
the F'itty-siNth Congress should have ex-
pred. After a few weak and futile eff
forts to interrupt him the other Senators
gave IN all idea of preventing him from
completing his talk. Finally at l1:55
o'clock the Montana Senator closet his
remarkable address and Senators Hoar
of Massachusetts and Cockrell of Mis-
souri, announced that the Fifty-sixth ses-
zion of Congress had completed it's work.
The action of the Senate on the sundry
Evil bill was followed by the Senate re-
reding from the Charleston amendment
to the st. Louis exposition bill, which
lad passed the House as q separate meas
nre. This action passed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 600 for st. Louis. Very
little interest attached to the proceedings
Of the House.
Vice-President Roosevelt entered upop
the discharge of his official duties MS nre.
siding officer of the Senate when that
body met on Tuesday at noon. He was
soon required to make a ruling, During
the reading of the journal Mr.. Money de.
sired to interrupt the prac~aaa:;ngs. that
Mr.. McLaurin, his colleague, might Iske
the oath Of Office. ..NIr. Morgan objected.
saying that the' reading of the journal
should be completed. 81 I'M of the inn.
! prction mat the rules require the read.
ing OF the journal first" announced Mr..
Roosevelt when the matter was submit.
ted to him for a decision. The announce.
ment was quietly received, although. II
was noticed that the Vice-President had
ased Il personal pronoun instead of sov.
ing 1.-The chair is of the opinion" DIR
. Ing the session the Presidents nomina-
tions for cabinet positions were received
and confirmed.
IF there is any applause or disorder
the sergeant-at-arms will clear the gal.
~!eries." This was Vice-President Roose.
'velts stern announcement as he took his
place to preside over the Senate on We'd.
nesday and raped sharply with his
gavel. 1t was called out by the burst of
applause which followed his entrance into
the chamber. Applause is strictly forbid
den by the rules Of the Senate, and the
new Vice-President does not propose to
allow the rules to be violated even by
persons who wish to show their appre.
citation of himself. Mr.. Morgan (Ala.0.
who ON Tuesday offered a resolution de-
claring the abrogation Of the CLAYTON
Bulwer treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, addressed the Senate
for nearly two hours upon his proposi-
tion. His admonitions to Great Britain
were particularly sharp.
Senator Frye of Maine was on Thurs
lay unanimously elected as president pro
tSaApoAC " IL Seuute 10 preside during
the absence Of Vice President Roosevelt.
Nothing was done in the Senate aside
from the confirmation of a batch of nomi.
nations and the election of the president
pro tempore. Mr.. Morgan concluded his
remarks on his resolution for the abro-
cation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Ad-
miral Dewey has been rewarded for his
participation in the battle of Manila by a
check for $3.50. which represents the
Judgment rendered in his favor by the
court of claims.
Odds and Enda
Railways use up ovef 100000 tons of
: steel a year, almost half the worlds pro-
duct.
Last year the total number Of new
books published in the United . States
reached 1856, or 653 more than in any
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