The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-02
HOUSE coNCURs
IN AMENDMENTS
Army Bill Goes to Presl-
dent for His Signature
NO EXTRA SESSION
Possibility of One Removed by This
Action Of the House.
ATTEMPTED FlLlBUSTER FAILED.
Mr.. He'll Acknowledged That He Had Money
Invested in Lumber Company in
the Philippines Jcers and
Kisses Heard - Cutter
Service Bill Side
ATTEMPTED FlLlBUsTER FAILED.
lEr Associated Frcss.)

WASHINGJoN' h"iGh Ao
removed all possibility OF an extra ses-
sion to-day by concurring in the SENATE
ao,endncnt to the army appropriation
Hill Th.. vote stood 159-1Si. 1t was a
-,,i,+ ra,tv vote. with the exception OF
mir. Mccall, Of massachusetts, MT. houu'
IF California; Mr.. Driscoll OF Ne" 1ofh'
and Mr. Mann. Of Illinois, who voted Win
tre Democrats Mr.. Cooper, of Nlscon-
si,, answered present and was not pared.
The bill now goes to the President. Inc
House was brought to a vote by d speclai
prder prepared by the Committee on
Rules. which permitted an hours oenale
On a side. The Democrats attempted 10
rilibuster but they were overwhelmed.
EXNCITING INCIDENT.
The Philippine and Cuban amendments
were defended by the Republicans and
assailed by the Democrats. The only eX-
citing incident occurred at the close of
the debate. when Mr.. Hull, of iowa,
whose name had been connected with a
lumber and development company in the
Philippines, frankly acknowledged that
he had invested money in it, He sald II
was a legitimate enterprise, which was
not looking for Government favors, and
In legitimate enterprises ne would retire
from public life rather than depend upon
politics for a livelihood. Subsequently.
when he stated that the company would
not have invested money if Bryan had
been elected. the Democrats jeered and
Missed. and shouted that it was because
if Bryan had been elected the Philippines
would not have been exploited.
STORM OF KISSES.
Of
Hull's right to vote The challenge
brought forth storm of Kisses from the
Republican side. Mr.. Hull voted aye
The final conference report upon the
Indian appropriation bill was adopted
and a number of minor bills We're put
through the final stages. The conference
report on the st. Louis exposition bill
(Which agreed to Sunday closng) was
agreed TO. and the bill was sent back TO
conference
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Bull.of Rhode Island: Mr..
JOY. of Missouri. ard Mr. Bartlett OF
Georgia, as temporary committee on ac-
counts, until the meeting OF the Fifty
seventh Congress.
CUTTER SERVICE BILL
The House voted down. 122 to 1872 a
motion TO 80 into committee of the whole
to consider the reverue cutter service bill
the Senate was referred to the Fliver and
iiarbor Committee.
Mr.. Tawncy presented the conference
report upon the st. Louis exposition BILL
Which agreed 10 the Senate amendment
providing for closing the exposition on
Sunday and disagreed to the Charleston
.1position amendment. The report was
adopted.
Mr. Elliott of South Carolina. moved
that the House recede and concur in the
Charleston exposition amendment.
The amendment was supported by Mr..
Davidson. Of Wisconsin; Mr.. Newlands
If Nevada: Mr. Talberr. ot South Caro-
lima: Mr.. Sulzcr, OF New IorE Mr. Lat
timer, OF South Carolina. and W. y.
Smith. OF Michigan, and opposed by Mr..
IaHncy, Mr. King of Utah, and Mr.. Can
non.
Mr.. Cannon declared that from this
time on his voice and his vote We're
against aprropriating the peoples money
for expostions. 1t was time, he said, 10
show some consideration for the tax
payer.
Mr. Elliotts motion was defeated 81 to
iaa, and the bill was sent back 10 confer
snce-
The final conference report on The IN
Dian appropriation bill was adopted.
The Speaker appointed AIessrs. Eemen-
way Republicam. OF Indiana; Warner
CRepublicanl Illinois: Long CRepublican1.
Kansas; NeMlands tSil Republican,. Ne
yada. and Moddox OemocraD, Georgia.
on the committee 20 frame a bill regard
ing employees OF the House during the
recess. The House then, at 6:i3. took d
recess until o'clock tomorrow morning.
the time between 9 and II in the morning
20 be devoted 10 unanimous consent lesis-
lation.
IN the Senate.
fBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March during the
greater part of the long and tiresome ses-
sion of the Senate to-day The sundcy
civil appropriation nih was uhuer coli-
s;ders,iou. An interesting, and at times
,i,-e,y. debate was precipitated in the first
TWO hours of the session on a resolution
IN discharge the Committee on Interstate
Commerce from consideration OF the plli
recurring railroad companies to make de-
tailed Investigations of all accidents m
,olyin- loss of life on their lines ard re-
port 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission No action WAS taken.
The old question as TO the reclamation
Of public lands IN The arid and serli-arid
sections OF the country was brought up.
hut the effort 10 attach an amendment
10 the measure aitpropriating money for
the work was defeated
The bills appropriatinS s300.oQ0 for the
Buffalo Pan-American Exposition, 5000
ano Tor the ST louis-Lcuisiana Purchase
Exposition. ard s25o.o 900 for the Charleston.
S. c., Interstate and West Indian Expo
sition, were attached to the bill as riders.
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas. gave notice
that tomorrow he would ask the dis
charge Of the Judiciary Committee from
consideration of the antitrust bill.
NORTH CAROLINA SENATORSHIP.
Mr P.itchard. OF North Carolina. ad-
dressed the Senate upon Mr.. Buffers res
olutIon to refer the credentials of Sena-
tor-elect Simmons. OF North Carolina. to
the Couuittee on Privileges and Elections
with & NV to investigating the present