The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-01
RIVER AND HARB0R
MEASURE PASSED
Proceedings III Senate
Were Very Serene.
REVENUE REDUCTION.
Both Houses Adopted Conference
Report on the Bill.
The CUTTER SERVICE BILL.
lis Friends in the House We're Very Per-
sistent. and Finally Forced the Bill
Into Such Situation That
1t VIII Be Voted Upon
To-Day Alter
Short Debate.
The CUTTER SERVICE BILL.
(gr Associated rress.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Thc serenity
of 1o-day's proceedings ef the 9ena y
was in sharp contrast to the tchlpestu-
Gus discussions yesterday An 1hlhieiis'
amount of business was disposed Oh aho
,o+ . single point raised was Sharply
controvcrted. The river ana harpof o''i
carving appropriations OF more tiiai
$50. .ooo, 600. was passed without Il "ofo "
discussion and the Senate adopted INC
oo,forence report on the war revenue
reduction measure without ois'u' "i''s -
The least the mill-pond smoo'hhess 'i
the proceedings.
Final conference reports were n1doe
md ,rreed TO on the diplomatic ana CON
suiar and the agricultural aPpi
hills and another conference on lhe po9'
office bill was ordered. Conference 1e
merits on several other measures "e'e
agreed to and seVerai oiitS %
character were passed
-ri,e last hour and q hal1 ol tlie
s,cn was devoted to consideration W '
sundrv civil appropriation plii.
ur FRYE presented letter from nv
,1,ro,,;s of Lansdowne. expressing LIZ
,,nreciation of King Edwaru - -
- Senate resolution adopted on tnI
..l..,s;o,, Of The Queens death MI fet'i-
,,,.a,,,.s rosoluticn to discharge the coi''-
s,,;.+,o n, education and labor from coi:.
.i,ioration of the eiEht-hohr idoo, a.
ID make the bill an immediate 'ioei ~
The Senate went out on a pom %
SIMPSONS LETTER
calling upon luc
-, of The Navy for copies Oh
S.,,,,,s.r charles Morgan's letter TO heal
.an,ir.,l William T. Sampson. seehii.S
-'..n,,,o,ion and the adl:irals cnaorse-
i.ls,,,< thereon. together with all corie-
....a,aancn bearing upon the matter, was
adopted .,,o Military
,,a.,nv appropriation bill was asieeu
Tho conference report on the nieasu,o ,.u,
.-o,,in.- a commission Tor 'iic 80
1ion or Spanish war claims III 49, -
,,.tl, article of the treaty VI : a.
agreed to after Air. Butler, Oh w. ,, -. ~
at;,. said he feared the enactment %
~ - 49, would inaugurate 4 raid upon Tue
...s.s,ry Mr.. Foraker replied 10 'iii9
.r,+ .l,e total amount of claims 10" "i
1i,e was less than S2o,9ooe'o- ~
IN, vas passed rcNiVinS an act 'i"
,bor;zin- the Georgia Pine liall"aS " ~
oonstr,,ct a bridge across Flint River III
Decatur county, Georgia. a;r
A, resolution by Mr.. Petugrew TO o's-
.;,,r-n the lnStcrState CoHllneiSe o"i.'
n,it,ee from consideration OF the o,'i ~
secure the safety OF raii"as ,,,.+;c =
and enforce the adoption oi "ulo'i'' ~
railway couplcrs went over.
RIVERS AND IiARBORS.
THO rivers and harbors bill, cafrSlliS
s,e 16a 525. a reduction of almost Ten liiii-
lions from the House bill, was taken up
committee amendment directing inc
Secretary of Mar to report as TO lhe NJ
cessity and desirabilltY OIL ahoi"ihS T..
lection to rice plantations atoils me "a
yannah River, in South taIoii,t"' ~
Tho effects of Government work on lie
,;,..r wss made the subject of some ia
cc,ious remarks by MI Chahoiei- nc
S.id Mr. Tillman had referred TO me
,;,.er and harbor bill as having soll-
erin.- and soothing effect upon the sou'h-
orn section of the country, ana ne Was
;,c,;ned 10 think the only object OIL lhls
amendment was to produce ah elieSs
..softcning and soothing. some sooo-
,aturcd badinaee passed between MI
1.b.ndlcr and Mr. I'illman and then The
Sorroer. as he resumed his seat. said he
had been soothed into silence lNe
amendment was agreed to-
Tba conference report upon the war
revenue reduction bill WAS presented ana
agreed 10 without division A conference
renort ,,pon the bill amending an act
1emporarily to provide for revenues 1or
Porto Rico, and to increase the salary OF
The Commissioner Of Education. was
adopted.
Senators Wolcoot. Chandler and Butier
were named as conferees for "A further
1t,n fpfftn 20 a
bill
The reading of the river and harbor
bill was continued. An amendment was
offered by Mr.. Nelson. in charge OF the
bill. directing the Secretary of War TO
make a survey of the Chesapeake ana
Delaware Canal 10 ascertain the cost OF
its enlargement for a ship canal TO ac-
rcm1nodate vessels Of the greatest
and the annual cost of maintain
ing the canal. The Secretary OF War is
directed to survey what is known as the
Sassafras route for ship canal, and
for a ship canal between Baltimore and
the Atlantic Ocean, known as the Chop
tank route, and to report TO Congress
which Of the routes would afford greatest
in time Of war and greatest
facilities TO commerce by cheapenins the
cost of transportation and shortening the
distance from Baltimore to the Atlantic
Ocean. The amendment was adopted.
An amendment was agreed to appro-z
priating 250,00o to obtain navigable
channel of eight feet depth between
Wilmington and Fayetteville, North
Carolina. continuing Improvement.
The bill was passed
A conference report upon a bill re-
uuiring the attendance upon court mar
Ifals of civilian witnesses was agreed to-
Bills were passed as follows:
Granting charter TO the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, and en-.
abIinE Clerks Of the United States Dis
,rict Courts to administer oaths.
Mr.. Chandler gave notice that he would
address the Senate Saturday on the
resolution declaring that VIM. a. Clark
vas not duly elected to the Senate.
cong;S orotin,, u-as then bepIp m f1,n