Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-04
memorial bridge was defeated s5 to


II6.
The conferees were instructed to in
sist upon their disagreement to the
amendment to increase the salaries of
the appraisers at Boston and Philadel-
phia-
Mr.. Alexander, On. W, moved to
recede and concur in the Senate
amendment carrying s., oo0. 0oo,oo 0 for
the st. Louis exposition; 100000 for
the Buffalo exposition and $780, 600
Tor the Charleston exposition.
The motion provoked q lively de-
bate. Mr. Payne, the majority floor
leader, was particularly vigorous in
opposition. declaring that he would
rather see this great appropriation
bill fail and an extra session preoipi-
tated than be help up by
these appropriations. He denounced
the plea that the Charleston appropria-
zion would cement the good feeling
between North and South, saying that
If loyalty had to be purchased at
such a price it was not worth having.
Mr.. Larimsr. Is. CO, made vigorous
response, ~contending that Charleston
made no pleas for specia, favor, but
only for the same treatment that was
accorded to st. Louis and Buffalo.
Mr.. Cannon closed the debate, severe
ly criticizing the Senate exposition
amendments until he was called to or
der by one Of the South Carolina men,
beers and cautioned by the Speaker
against commenting on the action of
the other branch of Congress.
AS MT. Cannon proceeded he display
ed intense earnestness. The time had
come, he asserted, to resist the legls-
lative in%vasions of the other branch of
Congress. There were worse things,
he said. suggestively, than extra ses-
sions of Congress. For himself, he
declared, he was ready TO see this great
bill fail. for he would never purchase
freedom from extra session by such an
abuse of legislative right. Mr.. Can
mons speech created something of a
sensation and he was vigorously APP
plauded.
On a rising vote, the motion to con-
cur was defeated, rs TO 139.
The House was in an uproar on the
announcement of this result and many
members sought to gain recognition.
Mr.. Sherman, On. W, moved to con-
cur with the ST. Louis and Buhalo
items. emitting the Charleston item.
Mr.. Bailey, CTexas), sought TO
amend by excluding Buffalo with
Charleston, but the Speaker would not
entertain the amendment. The Sher-
man amendment was defeated without
division and the sundry civil bill was
thereupon sent back to conference.
The conference report on the dehc-
iency appropriation bill was concurred
in. thus d~isposing of that measure.
At 5:45 a recess was taken until S
o'clock.
when the House reconvened at )
o'clock the discussion on the resolu-
ton presented by Mr.. Dalzell in the
afternoon for the appointment OF a spe-
cial committee to visit Porto Rico, Gu
ba and the Philippines was resumed.
The debate was interrupted by MIR.
Burton, chairman of the river and har-
Dor committee. who presented a con-
ference report On the river and har-
Dor bill. agreeing to all items except
four.
The report was adopted, 134 to %.
The representatives from the arid
land States made a strong effort to in
duce the House to accept the Sioux
river and Wyoming irrigation amend
ments, but the members refused to
listen to them. crying vote. vote and
the motion to concur was voted down
and the bill was sent back to confer
ence.
Mr.. Loud, chairman of the p~ostofice
committee, presented another disagree
ment on the postoffice appropriation
bill. and that bill, too, was sent back
to conference
The Senate amendments and the Dis
trict Of Columbia Code bill were con-
CURED in. The bill now goes to the
President for his approval.
The conference report on the naval
bill was adopted, and the bill now goes
to the President for his approval.
The House worked on into the night
to dispose OF the conference reports
which crowded in upon it. Everybody
was at high tension, and it only re-
quired a spark to create a scene. No
sensational incident such as usually
occur during the closing hours, had
occurred. however. up to midnight
The galleries were packed to the doors
all day and evening with Inauguration
visitors. The confusion and din on