Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-28

some minor business, and Hull OF iowa
then called up the conference report
upon the military academy apprPpria-
tion bill. It was the same report pre-
viously agreed to but rejected by ,he
senate on account of the proN's'"''
against hazing which had been mou'-
fed.
Mr.. Hun commended the compromise
Whlch mad been reached.
'all, Mass. said he was wiiilnE ~ AT
'cpt the conference If no stronger pro-
VISION against hazing could DC PITY
cured.
LICK, ONO. chairman of the spe'id'
committee which investigated the case
OF oscar H. Boosc. gave II as ms oplh-
ION mat the compromise contained III
thc conference report was the ohiy reg
iSiatlon which could be enacted INTO
law during the present Congress. AFTER
some further remarks, Hepburn Ia
smith Ia. and briggs, y. ~ me re-
port was adopted without DIVISION
The conference report on the District
OF 'oiumbia appropriation biil vas
called up and debated at some length.
me report was agreed to.
Heincnway. Ind, then called up the
conference report on the fortiiications
appropriation bill. 1t was complete
agreement.
| Inc report oCcasioncd practically no
comment and was adopted.
The motion to recedc ana concur in
the senate amendment to the naval
| appropriation bill providing for three
submarine torpedo boats which was
whom adj i'm mol
last night. was then called up.
After some debate the motion To con
cur was lost. III to l3l The bill was
then sent back 10 conference.
Loud, chairman Of the post office
committee. presented partial confer
rn'c report urnn the post office appro-
Irritation hill involving only n" minor
matters Ia issue between the two
Houses. ami it Was agreed To without
division
Ta"hcN chairman ~ the special
commute" on Louisiana purchase "x-
position. asked Unanimous consent to
consider the Senate amendments w the
81. Louis exposition biIl
Slmms. Tenn. objected. Wh"reupou
Tawney moved 10 suspend the rules
ana n"n-concur III the Senate amend
| m"ntS and agreed To- the conference
asked for by the Senate.
circuit. M. demanded "A second
circuit said his purpose ~ demanding
q second was 70 taxi IN" sense of thu
House upon tho amendment providing
for tn" closing ~ TIL" exposition ou
Sunday
Grout urged the House N vot" down
flR lnntin1 ~ ID b. ~,
support of the SUNDAY closing amend
ment he read tn" action of various re-
liCious bodies III different parts wv thc
country petitioning Congress to take
this action.
Before the acquisition NJ the territory
included in the Louisiana purchase.
circuit said. that country had been
dominated by French doctrines. rel-
gious and political. Since then X had
been American territory ana American
ideas relative to the sabbath should
prevail
Tawney. replying to circuit said the
question before the Hous" was not
whether French or an Anglo saxon
Sunday should he observed a NJ expo
sition hut whether the hill should 60
to conference. Without division Taw-
uey's motion prevailed. The Speaker
appointed Tawney. Steele. Ind. ana
Williams Miss. conferccS.
An attempt 70 pass under suspension
~ the rules the bill for the erection az
Il monument in honor OF the prison ship
Martyrs at Fort Green. Brooklyn y. y.
failed
Hepburn called up the revenue cut
ter bill, whereupon Mann interposed =
motion 10 adjourn which prevailed l2n
to - and at 80 the House adjourned.