Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-04
CLOSE OF CONGRESS
Senator Carter Talks the River
and Harbor Bill to
Death.
Only One Of the Big Supply
Bills to Fai! Of Pas
sage.
St. Louis Fair Given $4,000, 900.
But Charleston and Buffalo
Get Naught.

YET Nauent.
Washington. March 4.-From 1o:so
o'clock last night tine senate remained
in continuous session and worked to
clear up necessary legislation which had
to reach the president for his signature
before adjournment. The most interest
ing feature of the session was the action
upon the sundry civil appropriation bill,
when, early this morning, the senate re-
ceded from its amendment providing
for three expositions, giving s50O0,00O to
st. Louis, $500, 900 to Buffalo and $3.50. coo
to Charleston, S. c. Without division
the motion of Allison 10 recede was
agreed to. 1t was the last remaining
item in the bill in disagreement and 1t
meant that all danger of an extra seY-
sion was over.
This action was followed by the sen
| ate receding from the Charleston
amendment to the st. Louis exposition
i,bil. which had passed the house as a
separate measure. thus passing the bill
lappropriating s500O,0 900 for ST. Louis ii
was an interesting occasion. Vest. tho
suffering from i'll health, remained in
the senate all night TO battle for this ex-
position appropriation He made ar APP
as a simple act of justice to st. Louis,
saying that with the utmost Kindness
toward Charleston ii was not fair to
make st. Louis suffer because the house.
would not make an appropriation for
1.-THE exposition in South Carolina
Tillman, who had made a hard fight
I for Charleston, made a speech showing
deep feeling.
Lodge and Depew were among the
ten senators who voted against the mo-
tion Of Vest.
During the night Pettigrew created
something of a sensation by asserting
that the bill passed yesterday for the
letter protestion of railroad en- aloyes,
4 isaf % Il. 500 49,; ells
rolled ana signed by the speaker.
4 PettigreN said that if ii was lost it
Vas lost on purpose. subsequently
the bill was found in the drawer of the
desk in the house enrolling room
Frye, president pro tenpore, SAID he
had received a telegram from the iisu-
Tenant govrnors of Montana which he
4 directed the clerk TO read. Tie lieuten-
ant sovernar stated that AZ presiding
\ officer of the joint legislative conven-
4 tiun of Montana. he wanted 10 senlphati-
cally siy that the election OF William A.
Clark az senator from Mont ana was the.
Icuiniaatton of the expressed wish of
4 the people OF the state. and the protest
the senate Clark had been an issue in
4 the campaign and his success before the
people and in the Legislature was a vim
dicat!on of his character.
4 Jones of Arkansas. read a telegram
.Ifron j S. NJ. Neil. saying III. r. Knapp.
who flies the protest against Clar, Is not
a resident of Montana
Pending the final agreement on the
sundry civil bill. Pettigrew, of South
4 Dakota read from the congressional
.lrecord the remarks of Hull. Of Iowa,
4 made in the house a few days ago. when
i Hull acknowledged he waa connected
with the Philippine Development Com
slpany. Pettigrew severely criticized HUH
and denounced generally the condition
lin the Philippines. He charged the mi
! nority In the senate With being influ-
i fenced by pending Legislation which they
feared might be defeated. He said the
stindry civil bill ought tp fail and the
river and harbor bill as we'll. He de-
lnounced the latter measure az a job
Il Pettigrew'ss remarks brought Tiilnian
to his feet with an emphatic denial that
lhe had been influenced by any pending
Legislation.
1 Thruout the night there was long
and determined effort to defeat he ri.-
er and harbor bill. led by Senator Car
4 ter of Montana. When Nelson present
4 led the first conference report all but the
Items for three reservoirs in Wyoming
A land South Dakota and Brazss Texas.
4 Ian appropriation of s40o.1no had been
q adjusted After Senator Carter had
talked for four hours on the bill it was
4 sent back 10 conference.
4 Upon the second report Nelson an
nounced that until the senate receded
: the bill would fail and he moved that
. the senate receele.
i Garter took the floor. He said that.
i 9impelled by a strong sense Of duty, he
'Ifelt that he should do all that he could
! to defeat the bin.
When examined the bill this morn
Z ling said he. II became amazed al the
stupendous character of ii. carrying
a sou 0u0.ONV OF the people = money. ana 50
Imuch of this sum for places that should
|not receive IL.
This bill will not pass unless my
strength fails before ~ o'clock and am
7 in a pretty fair state of health
He then began speaking with deiiber-
i. |ation. referring to the Hawaiian public
Hands and reading from the report on
the river and harbor bill and comment
ing upon it,
j AT $40 there were about dozen SEN
ators in the chamber when Wellington
raised the point of no quorum. "A roll
call brought in thirty senators. The
sergeant at arms was directed TO secure
the attendance of absentees AT nine
and with only eight senator's in the
chamber. Pettigrew moved to adjourn,
but Carter opposed the motion. saying
he desired to finish his speech.
4 The forenoon was spent by Garter
and Wellington in talking the river anc
harbor bill to death. They succeeded ir
/ this. At noon Jones. of Arkansas
moved resolution thanking Presiden,
|. Frye for his impartial and courteous
course as presiding officer. Frye ac-
lknowledged the compliment In few