The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-04
By Senate; Senator Plat
Protests Against
Expenses
rcrlnra.McRae Press Ass'n.

was passed by the senate tooay, tnus
clearing Sd decks Tor final Adjournment
of conertss rho indications now are tnAt
tho senate vim 90 little more than con-
eiser conference reports during the re-
rnnindcr OF The session Under the ieBis-
lativo day OF Saturday q session VIII pc
h,ld tomorrow. beginning az p. m. lh
addition 20 tho General deficiency bin the
measure increasing the cost Of public
buildlngs I'm thirty-two statcs, known as
ths omnibus ho1se bill, WIS passed. The
bin increases the 0eregate more than 81
Ooo.o0o In TIE course OF the day session
Mr. Clay Of Georgia delivered prepared
speech 10 favor Of the construction py
this government OF the Nicaraguan canal
-rhc session al night was defotcd large
Iy TO a speech from Mr. Chandler urging
an Investigation OF the election Of w. a.
CLARK aa a senator from Montana. The
galleries we're crowded and many soma
tors present were "a FUN dress.
while q session og the scnate viii be
heid tomorrow there VIII be- the leglsla-
tive day OF March 3-sunday as q recess
instead OF ON adjournment win be taken.
the whole ~ the session from II o'clock
today until noon on Monday being under
today's date.
The conference report ON the legislative,
executive ana judicial appropriation bin
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale called up the deficiency bill
but Mr. Pcttlgrew. by demanding that
ihe deficiency bn be read IN fun, first
forced adopted OF his resolution directing
tho military committee 60 Investigate the
charges against Lieutenant Colonel Hcis-
tand Then the deficiency bill was Ipssed
with some amendments. including one Of
fercd by SIR Hausbrough 90 give the en-
ployes OF congress "a months extra pay.
on motion OF Mr.. Morgan an amend
mont which was adopted, providing that
officers and enlisted men who served IN
the United states volunteer service OF ths
war with Spain ana were discharged
after August r.. 1898. shall be allowed an
extra months pay m accordance with a
subsequent act Of congress
The sundry oiyil bin was sent 70 confer
ence with Senators Allison, Hale and
cockrell as conferees
Senators shoup. Carter and Bate were
appointed conferees on a bill amending
the act 60 provide civil government
Tor Alaska.
A house bin providing for the hearing
OF Chinese persons before United States
commissioners under the Chinese cxclu-
s,ob net was passed
The omnibus public building bill pass, d
BY the house today. was taken up on mo-
tion Of Mr., Fairbanks
Mr. platt Of Connecticut inquired why
the cost of some public buildings had
been Increased ana that OF others had
not
Mr. Fairbanks explained that only b. lis
which had been rtsscd IN a previous
congress were included In the pending
bin. All increasements w re based upon
the Recommendation OF the treasury de-
partmeht. They We're ths most urgent
cases Only.
AIR veSt OF Missouri stated that many
Of the increases were due 70 ths rise In
price OF building material ana In some OF
tho westorn states IN rise Ia the price
Of sites. In his opinion it was an abso-
mtely necessary bin to protect the inter-
ests OF the government
Mr. Piatt OK Connecticut protested
against tlia passage of the bill because
u an increase Of more than t2.O0O.OO0 IN
the authorized cost OF the buildings.
Whom 1 am told hereafter" said he.
that this was n billion dollar congress
want Il TO be known that / raised my
voice against this enormous Increase OF
more than g2.OOO,OOo''.
Mr. Wellington criticised Mr. Piatt for
antagonizing the pending bin on the
ground OF economy when he worked az
the appropriation OF more than $4,000. 3
900.
Mr.. Carter OF Montana expressed his
sympathy with the general views OF Afr
Plat, but said that through a comblna-
tion o circumstances tho appropriations OF
the present congress We're unusually
large, though IL was difficult even now
90 see where any notable reduction could
have Been made
ne did net think that n record for
economy could be made by authorizing
the construction of m fitted and made
quate Ipbhc buildings Tho bin was pass
cd.
NJ Allison announced that the pub
lic business was now ia such condition
as 10 admit 81 plans for the remaindo,
ot the session AZ hts request the sennt.
then agrecd 10 take recess from 5.a
p. M, today until SEQ D. m and a frutl
t"NN''f AANAtf A"HN" ANAAHAA NAlAN a.NM o.
M tomorrow
When Mr. Aidrich called up "a bin re
ported from the finance committee am,
aahcd lfor immediate confederation, Mr.
Pettigrew inquired whether. under M,
recess arrangement OF the senate n,
would get vote upon his resolution
20 discharge the committee ON oduca
tlon and labor from consideration OF IN,
eight hour bin
A was explained that this was the las
legislative day of the present session
and that the resolution would not DO n
order except by unanimous consent OF IN
senate. Whom Mr. Pettigrow asked unan
iihops consent that vote be taken upoi
the resolution Mr.. sewel objected.
Mr.. Pettlgrew declared passlonatei,
that a tacit agreement had been mad
20 vote upon his resolution ana he pro
posed 20 have that vote n possible NJ
objected 20 Mr. Aldrich's bill
Mr. Clay OF GcRrgia. delivered his pre-