The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03

WASHINGTON, March 2-The last Of
the big supply bills of the government
the general deficiency measure-was
passed by the senate today, thus clearing
the decks for final adjournment on con-
gress. The indications now are that
the senate will do little more than con-
sieer conference reports during the re-
mainder of the session. Under the leg
islative day of Saturday. a session will
be held tomorrow beginning at p. m.
In addition to the general deficiency bill
the measure increasing the cost of pub
lie buildings in thirty-two states, known
as the omnibus public building bill was
passed. The bill increases the aggregate
more than $2,O00,0 900.
In the course of the day session Mr..
Clay, of Georgia, delivered prepared
speech in favor Of the construction by
this government of the Nicaraguan
canal.
While a session of the senate will be
held tomorrow there will be no executive
Gay Of March 8 (Sunday), as a recess in
stead Of an adjournment will be taken,
the whole of the session from II o'clock
today until noon on Monday being under
tcday's date
The conference report on the executive,
legislative and judicial appropriation bill
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hale called up the deficiency bill,
but Mr.. Pettigrew by demanding that the
deficiency bill be read in full first forced
adoption of his resolution directing the
military committee to investigate the
charges against Lieut. Col. Heistand
Then the deficiency bill was passed with
some amendments, including one offered
by Mr.. Hansbrough to give the employees
of congress months extra pay.
FULL DRESS SESSION.
The night session was devoted largely
to listening to a speech from Mr..
Chandler urging an investigation of the
election of Hon. w. A Clark as a sena-
tor from Montana. The galleries were
crowded and many senators present were
in full dress.
Mr.. JoAes tArk.l presented the ere
dentials of Hon. w A Clark, which
were received and placed on file.
Mr.. Jones then renewed his motion to
take up for consideration his resolution
to discharge the committee on 5u-
dietary from the further consideration Of
the antitrust bill. The motion was
lost, "a to Sc.
Mr. Pettigrew moved that the senate
proceed to the consideration of the bill
requiring railway companies to report
accidents on their lines to the inter-
state commerce commission. The mo-.
ton prevailed, SO to 81, but the conclusion
OF the COnS1Q6EdIlQH OIL the pAll AlflU 44OS
been reached when the hour of 1879,
the time fixed for taking a recess, ar
rived
The senate therefore took a recess un-
til o'clock tomorrow.
CASE OF JUDGE MOVES.
The senate in executive session today
reopened the discussion connected with
Judge Noyes' appointment Of Alexander
Mckenzie to the position of receiver of
certain mines in Alaska. The question
arose in connection with the nomination
of Frank H Richards, as United States
marshal for the Second district, of
Alaska and was raised by Senator
Stewart
Mr.. Richards had previously been con-
filmed but at the last previous executive
sessions Senator Stewart had moved the
reconsideration of his nomination and
today's session was devoted to the con-
sideration of that motion.
Senator Stewart started the discussion
which was devoted almost exclusively to
Mckenzie receivership. He read affi-
davits to show that Richards himself
had acted in the capacity of receiver
in litigdted mining cases under Judge
Noyes' appointment, but he said he per-
sonally knew little of the mines in ques-
ton IGe expressed himself as thorough
ly distrastfyl Of Judge Noyes and plead
ed with the Senate to let the nomination
fail. saying the president could reap
noint him after next Monday, and thus
afford opportunity for such an nvesti-
CATION as the senate might think proper
of n man appointed to such an important
position as marshal of Alaska.
Senator Stewards remarks on Judge
Moves had the effect of bringing out
replies from Senators H2nsbrough,
Spooner, Pettigrew, Turner and others.
The debate was very tart at times, but
the points brought out were ir no way
different to those brought out when
the same question was brought up in
open session Of the senate few days
ago.
Senator Spooner reviewed the appoint