The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-04
INCIDENTS OF THE SESSION.
senate Finally Forced to Give Way
ON Several Amendments

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The first Sun
day session OF the Fifty-sxth Congress was
held by the Senate to-day 1t will not ap-
pear in the Congressional Record as a ses-
sion of Sunday, as the Senate is working
under the legislative day of Saturday and
will continue so to work until the session
shall be declared adjourned finally at noon
tomorrow. To-day's session began at 3
o'clock. the Senate having been in recess
since 10:30 last night. The galleries were
packed with people here to attend the in
auguration ceremonies, and by reason of
important business there was large at
tendance of senator's. After spirited
fight both in conference and on the floor Of
the Senate the final conference report on
the naval appropriation bill was agreed to.
the Senate receding from the one contested
amendment authorizing the construction of
three additional Holland submarine tor
pedo boats. A conference report on the
general deficiency bill was agreed to with
out comment. During the afternoon and
evening the Senate passed a large number
of bills, among them being that to promote
the safety of railway employees.
The Senate convened at B u. m. and pro-
ceeded directly to the business of facllta-
preparation bills. a conference was agreed
to on the general deficiency bill, the con-
ferees on the part OF the Senate being Mr..
Hale, Mr. Allison and Mr.. Teller
Mr.. Allison presented a partial report
on the sundry civil bill. The bill was sent
back to conference with Mr.. Allison. Mr.
Hale and Mr. Cockrell as Senate con-
ferees
Two bills were passed. as follows: Grant
ing a right Of way through the Devils
lake Indian reservation i'm North Dakota
to the jamestown * Northern Railway
Company; authorizing the Portland Nehal-
lem & Tflamook Railroad Company to
contruct a bridge across Nehalem bay in
Oregon.
SAFETY-APPLIANCE BILL.
Consideration Of the bill relating to safety
appliances on railroad trains and requir-
ing railway managers under oath to make
monthly reports TO the Intcrstate-com-
merce Commission OF all ac, dents that
may occur to passengers and employees and
the attending circumstances was resumed.
Some amendments had been offered.
Mr.. Pettigrew. who was particularly in
terested in the measure. declared that the
adoption of the amendments would kill
the bill and he believed that was the pur-
pose of their authors.
Mr.. Wolcott said the measure was ridicu-
lous and unnecessary. The incentive of the
BILL he asserted. came from the Interstate
commerce Commission which desired To ag-
grandize itself and obtain some other func-
tions TO perform.
Pending further discussion Senators Nell
son, Mcmillan and Berry were named as
conferees on the river and harbor bill.
The final conference report upon the
general deficiency bill was agreed to with
out comment
Mr.. Hoar secured the adoption of a reso-
luton directing the secretary Of war TO
send to the Senate all information in his
possession as to the authenticity of the
alleged order for the massacre of foreign
ers in Manila on the night of Feb. Is, 1899;
and TO state whether the original of the
alleged order ever was in possession of
the War Department and where il now is
Mr.. Hale submitted a partial report upon
the naval appropriation bill. The principal
item of difference now existing, said Mr.
Hale, that relative 10 the purchase
OF three additional Holland torpedo boats
The Senate conferees felt that they could
not recede on that amendment without
first submitting the question to the SEN
ate. He explained that the situation be-
tween the conferees OF the two branches
had become so acute that two of the House
conferees had refused absolutely to Join In
any report. either os agreement or dis
agreement. When 1t was pointed out to