The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-05
ONE BILL FAILED 70 PASS.
RIVER AND HARBOR MEASURE
KILLED BY SENATOR CAR
TER, OF MONTANA
HE TALKED THIRTEEN HOURS
Scenes Marking the Closing Hours
of the Fifty-Sixth Congress-
All Other Important Meas
ures Got Through.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-One of the
most notable occurrences in the history
or congressional legislation marked the
closing hours of the last session of the
senate of the fifty-sixth congress. Sen
ator Carter of Montana signalized his
retirement from the senate after six
years of brilliant service by talking the
river and harbor bill to death. He occu.
pied the floor, construcuvely, for nearly
thirteen consecutive hours although III
the aggregate about three hours Of that
time were devoted to other business.
AL II 40 last night, after the senate con-
fcrees on the river and harbor bill had
reported disagreement, Senator Carter
began his speech. Apparently in a face
tious vein, he began his attack against
the measure denouncing it as vicious
and pernicious legislation, unwarranted
by conditions and unsourd in principle
EXPO BILL PASSED.
Shortly before S o'clock Mr.. Allison
submitted further disagreement on the
sundry civil bill, the item in contention
being the appropriation Of the three ex-
positions. From this the senate receded
ana then passed the st. Louis exposition
bill. Mr.. Tillman, who has champlcned
the appropriation for Charleston
throughout the session, made a final ap-
peal to the senate to save the Charles
souri, senators were more powerful than
he BY vote of 3S to 10 the senate re-
ceded from the Charleston appropriation
and the bill was passed.
Mr. Carter resumed his speech, finally
announcing at 6:35 that it was his inten-
tioE not to permit the river and harbor
bill to become law, If his strength
should hold out, and saying that at that
moment, he was in excellent physical
no On Of hrio
intermission while a quorum was being
secured and recess of half an hour be-
tween 1880 and II o'clock today Mr..
Carter spoke practically continuously.
He yielded the floor only after the cere-
mony of the induction Of Vice Presiden.
Roosevelt into office had begun.
In retiring as the president pro tenn
of the senate, Mr.. Frye, in response to a
resolution of thanks for his courtesy and
impartiality, delivered a brief but feel
ing address to the senate.
VICE PRESIDENT SWORN. IN.
Al the conclusion of the session of the
1fty-SlXth congress Vice President
Roosevelt was sworn in and immediately
called the senate of the ifty-seventh con-
gress to order. 1t was d simple but
beautiful and impressive ceremony The
new senators we've sworn in in groups OF
four. At the conclusion of this proceed
ing the senate attended the Inauguration
of the president on the east front of the
capital. At Las the senate returned to
it's chamber and adjourned immediately
until tomorrow.
During the night Mr. Pettigrcw created
something of a sensation by asserting
that the bill, passed yesterday for the
better protection of the railway en-
ployes had been lost or stolen after it
was enrolled and signed by the speaker.
Mr. Pettigrew said that if it was lost,
ii was "lost on purpose"
1t was subsequently learned that the
bill had been found in a drawer of a
desk in the house enrolling room and 1t
was brought to the senate.
The persistence of Senator Butler IN
g. was rewarded during the 1norning by
the passage of a bill appropriating $1,000
for damages done during the Civil war
to St Johns Masonic lodge at Newbern
~ Z. He has been fighting for the DILL
during the entire session.
SENATOR CLARK DEFENDED.
Mr. Frye, president pro tempore. said
ne had received a telegram from the
lieutenant governor of Montana which he
thought should be read, and directed the
clerk to read it. The lieutenant governor
stated that as the presiding officer of the
JOINT legislative convention of Montana
ne wanted to emphatically say that the
election OF Hon. William A Clark as
senator from Montana was the culmind-.
ton of the expressed wish of the people
OF that state, and that protests against
Mr. Clark should not be needed by the
United States senate Mr. Clark had
been an issue in the campaign. and his
success before the people and in the leg
1slature was a vindication CT his char
acter
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) read a telegram from
D.: s. M. Neill saying that H r. Knapp,
VINO files "a protest against Senator Clark
was not resident 'of Montana. 8
LAST SESSION OF THE HOUSE
The house closed its session at Has
today amid demonstration from it's
members following the delivery of an i'm
press1ve valedictory by Speaker Hender
son For an hour the body had been in
the throes of dissolution with little busi
ness to perform The galleries were al
most empty, for there were too MANY
sights and scenes without the building
ana TOO many restrictions on admission
u permit an overlooking assemblage.
Here and there on the desks of mem
oers were great clusters of flowers. paw
ing farewell tribute to their services.
Shortly before the closing bours Mr.
Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority
leader, presented resolutions expressing
the high regard of the house for the
able, impartial and dignified manner in
winch Speaker Henderson had admins
tered the duties of presiding officer Com
ing from the minority, there was added
significance in the tribute The resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted by a
rising vote Then the speaker, in slow
and impressive tones delivered his clos.
ing words to the house, thanking the
members for their cooperation through
a busy and eventful congress. He con-
Guided at Has and announced the SEES
sions of the house for the Fifty-sixth
congress adjourned
Very little interest attached to the pro
ceedings of the house after midnight
Most of the time was consumed in re-
cesses, these being taken at frequent in
tervals in anticipation of conference re-
ports on appropriation bills The bill
carrying appropriations for the postal
service was finally passed, shortly after
midnight and in the small hours of the
morning the sundry civil bill was finally
acted upon. This left but one of the big
supply measures and the river and har-
Dor bill still Enacted upon, and the hone
that an agreement of the conferees might
be announced kept many of the members
present until shortly before o'clock. at
Which time recess was taken until $3.50.
The most important action taken by the
house after midnight. aside from that on
the appropriation bills was the defeat of
the resolution reported by the rules COM
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