Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
THE CLOSING HOURS.
Senators and Representatives Finish
 ing Cp Business of Session.

Senators and Representative Finish
 ing Up Business. of Session.
 Washington, March 4.-From lo:.o last night the senate renamed III COT tinuous session and worked to clear UP the necessary legislation, which had to reach the president for his signature before adjournment. The most inter esting feature of the session was tue action upon the sundry civil appropri- ation bill when early this morning the senate 1eceded from its amendment providing for three eNnosition eiffS- & ono ooO to St Louis s5nn,h0 to bui- fa1o. and So5n eco to Charleston S U. witb,-,t division. tho motion of Sena- tor Allison tn rnnedo was a"rnnd fo. Ii was the last rernain'," item in th" hill in diSa ornnnent. and # "eanf fh't an danger of an extra session was over.
 Tho ac+inn of tho snnato on tho sun- dry civil bill was followed nv fh" Sn'i ate racndine from tho ChNr'"S+"0
 o,,d,,,o,, ic +l,a S+ nr1is nvnoEit'on hill which had passed inc hnnSa as ,on,ro+a r,aasnrn r'hic action TaSef' +ho ,,;ll ,,,nror,ria tin~ e nnn NnN fnr Sf Jo,,is It was an interesting ncraS'on- Senator. Vest of Missouri mac" the mo tfon Tho,igl, sufrering from Ill heahn Ina had remainnd in tEe senate all nfpht to battle for this exposition ae- ,ronriation. He made an apneal 10 inc canata to pass the bill now as simple act of justice to St LoulS- shH ing that with the utmost ElnuheSS l"- ward Charles ton. il was not lar t' mako St Louis SnnerN because 'te house would not make an apornnfia- tion for the exposition in South '~afo- lima.
 Senator Tillman. who had made a hard fight for Charleston. made al speech showing deep feeling
 Ia said the legislatnn which had 1.ayed the way for the St Louis appro- nriation was placed in q bill last Htal as were the amendments from Nhlch the senate had receded in the ShhuFf civil bill. The watch dogs of th" hooHe of representatives had not DounceI OH this proposition then and de1eat"n It. Congress. he said. had apDroprilteu eleven millions of dollars for cNposi- lions and now it was proposed to give e, onn O00 more His state. South Carolina. was regarded as an OutciiSt' T t1isinherited dog He would leave it
  and right to give to St Louis So.WW- OOO and deny Charleston q small S2oo. GOO
 Nr Lodge thought that Charleston ought to be treated equally with St Louis. and he with Mr DepeW. was among the ten senators who Notcl against the motion of Mir Vest. Eignt senators voted for the motion. Dur- ing the night Mir PetttgreW created something of a sensation by asserting that the bill passed yesterday for the better protection of railway employees had been lost or stolen after it was tn- rolled and signed by the speaker.
 Mir Pettigrew said that if it was lost it was Host on purpose.
 - It was subsequently learned that tie hill had been found in a drawer ot Il desk in the house enrolling room ard it was brought to the senate.
 The persistence of Senator Butlef '\. Cl was rewarded during the morning by the passage of bill approprlatlnS Sf.OOO for damages done during the Civil WAT to St Johns Masonic lodge at \ewberne. \. C. He had been hght- inc for the bill during the entire ses- sion.
 Mir Frye. president pro tenn. said he
 
 ant-gorernor of Montana. which he thought should be read and he dlfecteo the clerk to read it. '
 The lieutenant-goye stated that as the presiding officer of the joint leg is,ature convention of Montana. he wanted to emphatically say that the election of the Hon William A. Clark as senator from Montana was the cul- imitation of the expressed wish or the people of that state. and that protests against Nr Clark should not be heed- ed by the United States senate. MT Clark had been an issue in the cam paisn and his success before the people and in the legislature was q vlndlca- ton of his character.
 The senate. ill executive session, made the following combinations:
 George D. Gear. to be second judge of the circuit court of the first circuit of the territory of Hawaii.
 Marshall E. Woodwork, to be attor- ney of the United States for the north ern district of California. .-A-
 John IT. Fesler, of Co1arado, to be consul of the United States at Annoy China.
 Postmaster at Porto Rico: Robert A. Miller, at Ponce. | Der of officers promoted and appointed in the lower grades in the army, navy and marine corps.
 At 4:O5 Mir Allison made another re port on the snndry civil appropriation bill. saying that all the differences haf been agreed upon except that relating to the expositiOns at St Louis. Buffalo and Charleston. He moved that tht senate recedc from it's amendment.
 MT Pettigrew took the floor to de bate the Philippine Lumber company with which Mir Hull. of Iowa, had ac lsnowIedged his connection in tht house.
 MT Lodge announced that the rail road employees bill had been found il drawer in a desk in the enrolling room of the house.
 The motion of MT Allison to recedt on the exposition amendments wa. agreed to without division.
 Mir Vest immediately asked that con ference report the St Louis exposition