The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05
CARTER TALKS
BILL TO DEATH
Montana Man Defeats River
and HarbOr Measure.
HAD THE FLOOR FOR
THIRTEEN HOURS
Mr.. Roosevelt Takes His Seat
as Presiding Officer.

Washington, March 4.-One of the
most notable occurrences in the history
of congressional legislation marked the
closing hours of the last session of the
Fifty-sixth congress. Senator 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 occupied the floor
constructively, for nearly thirteen con-
secutive hours, although in the aggre-
gate about three hours of that time
were devoted to other business.
At 11:40 O'Clock last night, after the
senate conferees on the river and har-
Dor bill had reported disagreement,
Senator Carter began his speech Ap-
parently in a facetiouS vein he began
his attack upon the measure, denounc-
ing 1t as vicious and perniciOus legisla-
ton, unWarranted by conditions and
unSound in principle.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Allison
submitted a further greement on
| the sundry civil bill, the item in con-
| tention being the appropriation for the
three eXpositions. From this the senate
receded and then passed the St. Louis
exposition bill.
Mr.. TilIman. who has championed the
appropriation for Charleston through
out the session, made a final appeal to
the senate to save the Charleston item
but he realized that the Missouri sena-
tors were more powerful than he. By a
vote of IS to the senate receded from
the Charleston appropriation, and the
bill was passed
Mr.. Carter resumed his speech, finally
| announcing, at 6. 35 O'Clock that it was
! his intention not to permit the river and
harbOr bill to become a law if his
! strength should hold out, and saying
! that at that moment he was in excel
| lent physical condition. With the ex-
ception of a brief intermissiOn while a
| quorum was being secured and a re-
cess of half an hour between 1880 and
IL o'clock today, Mr. Carter spoke prac-
! tfcally continuously. He yielded the
! floor only after the ceremony of the
J induction of Vice President Roosevelt
| into Office had begun.
In retiring as the president pro tenn
I of the senate, Mr. Frye, in response to
| a resolution of thanks for his courtesy
and impartiality, delivered a brief but
! feeling address to the senate.
Roosevelt Takes His Seat.
At the conclusion of the Fifty-sixth
| congress, Vice President Roosevelt w as
sworn in, and Immediately called the
senate of the Fifty-seventh congress tC
order. It was a simple but beautiful
! and impressive ceremony. The new
senator's were sworn in in groups OF
four. At the conclusion of this proceed
ing the senate attended the Inaugural
tion of the president on the east front
of the capitol. At Las O'Clock the senate
/ returned to its chamber and adjourned
Immediately until tomorrow
During the night Mr.. Pettigrew ere
! ated something of a sensation by as
serting that the bill passed yesterday
for the better protection of railway en-
ployees had been lost or stolen after
it was enrolled and signed by the
speaker. Mr.. Pettigrew said that if il
| was lost it was lost on purpose
1t was subsequently learned that the