The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-05
CONGRESS- WORK OVER
Senator Carter Defeats the River and
IIarbOr Measure.
MONEY FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR
House Defeats II Resolution tHilinH.
For "a Committee to investigate
Conditions In Porto Rico, CUM
and the Philippines.

Washington. March 4. -- The bills
signed by lIlc president Included all the
appropriation bills except the river ana
harnor bill, which failed TO pass the
conference stage. The st. Louis expo
sition bill also was signed.
The most interesting feature OF the
spuatc's session was the action upon
tie sundry civil appropriation bill
when the senate rccGdCd from its
amendment providing for three cXpoSi-
tions. giving $5,OU0,00o to ST. Louis
S5OUCm to Buffalo and $210,Oo0 to
Charleston.
The action Of the senate on the sun
dry civil bill wAs followed by the Srn'
ate rcrcdng from the Charleston
amendment of the st. Louis exposition
bill, which had passed the house AS a
separate measure. This action passed
the bill appropriatng $j,UoO,0oo Tor
ST. Louis.
Senator Carter announced that h"
had determined to defeat the river ana
tnfnT DlI'. Nv tll'i -Ii' ~ '"t-' ~
fail, and it would pass only because
he was unable TO talk until II o'clock
At 30 o'clock Mr.. Scott arose ami
sarcasticaliy asked that Mr. Carter :
time be extended. but Mr.. Carter went
on for only few minutes more, wien
Messrs. Hoar and cockrell, constltut-
ing the committee appointed TO wait
upon the president, appeared to make
their report, saving The president had
no further communication to make.
In the House.
Very little interest attached to thc
proceedings Of the house after mid
MIGHT. Most of the time was consumed
in rcccsscs, these being taken at IRE
oucut intervals in anticipation OF con-
ference reports on appropriation bills.
The bill carrying appropriations FOR
the ,ostal service was finally passed
shortly after midnight, aud In tn" sma i
hours of the morning the snndry clVil
bill was finally acted upon.
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 committee for the deSigila'
tlon of a subcommittee Of the insUlar
affairs committee OF tn" house to visit
Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines
10 make report on the conditions cN
isting in those islands. The resolution
suffered defeat by the vote of I'D to ~
At II o'clock committee was mp
pointed, consisting OF McSsrs. l'ayne
Grosycnor and Richardson, to wait up
on the president and the SENATE and al
wise them that the house was ready Il
adjourn.
Mr.. Richardson. the minority leader
gained recognition and presented TIN
| following resolution:
Resolved, That tie thanks Of this house ar" ten
, dercd to tie Hon. David Il. Henderson t2r IA
able, impartial and ditniA'd manner in which h
has presided over its deliberations and pr''o'm'
| the arduous duties ni the chair
Mr.. Richardson followed with
handsome tribute to the speaker, aiI'
then, by unanimous rising vote, tn
resolution was adopted.
After expressing his acknowlrhg
ncnts the speaker. with rcsonndnI
drop of the gavel, declared the houS
! of representatives Of the Fifty siAti
| congress adjourned.
There were Il round of applause, hast,
handslaking ana then the member
filed over to the senate to witness tn
ceremonies there.