River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-03-07
Bill TALKED 70 DEATH.
River and Harbor Measure the Only
Appropriation Bill That
Fails to Pass.
PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY SIGNING BILLS.
The $5,OOO,OOO Appropriation for st.
Louis Fair Is Made in the Last
Hour of Fifty-Sixth Congress-The
Charleston Appropriation of $780,
600 Is Killed


Washington, March 5.--The house
adjourned sine die at noon Monday Its
closing hours were passed largely in
recess and in waiting for adjournment.
A resolution of thanks 10 Speaker Hen
,derson for his impartial and able adj
ministration of his Office was offered
by Representative Richardson, the mi
nority leader, unanimously adopted
and fittingly acknowledged by the
speaker.
Talked Bill to Death.
Washington, March S.-The forenoon
Monday was spent by Messrs. Carter
and Wellington in talking the river and
harbor bill to death. They succeeded
in this. At noon, Senator Jones lark
moved a resolution of thanks 10 Presi-
dent Frye for his impartial and courte-
Gus course as presiding officer Sem
ator Frye acknowledged the compli-
ment in few words. The senate clock
was moved back for these formalities.
The vice president-elect was sworn in
after ~.
President Signs All Bills.
Washington, March 5.--The president
has signed all the appropriation bills
except the river and harbor bill,
which failed to pass the conference
stage. The st. Louis exposition bill
also was signed,
Closing Proceedings Of House.
Washington, March 5.-Nery little
interest attached to the proceedings of
ne house after midnight. Most of the
4irne was consumed in recesses. these
being taken at frequent intervals. in an
ticipation of conference reports on app
propr!a tion bills. The bill carrying APP
preparations for the postal service was
finally passed shortly after midnight
and in the small hours of the morning
the sundry civil bill was finally acted
upon. This left but one of the big sup
ply measures-the river and harbor-
still Enacted upon and the hope that an
agreement of the conferees might be
announced kept many of the members
present until shortly before seven
o'clock, at which time a recess was
taken until half-past eight
The most important action taken by
the house after midnight. aside from
that on the appropriation bills. was the
defeat of the resolution reported by
the rules committee for the designation
of subcommittee of the insular affairs
committee of the house to visit Porto
Rico. Cuba and the Philippines to make
a report on the conditions existing in
these islands. The resolution suffered
defeat by the decisive vote of 1879 10 81.
A bill was passed making Lowell
town, Me-, support ofentry
Fight over st. Louis BIu.
Washington, March 5.-From 10: 80
o'clock Sunday night the senate re-
manned in continuous session and
worked to clear up the necessary
legislation, which had to reach the
president for his signature before
adjournment. The most interesting
feature of the session was the action
upon the sundry civil appropriation
bill when early in the morning the
senate receded from it's amendment
providing for three eXpositions, Civ
ing $5,000000 to st. Louis, 100000 to
Buffalo and $25O,000 to Charleston, S.
C. Without division the motion of
Senator Allison to recede was agreed
to. 1t was the last remaining item
in the bill in disagreement and it
meant that all danger of an extra
session was over.
The action of the senate on the
sundry civil bill was followed by the
senate receding from the Charleston
amendment to the St. Louis EXPOSE
ton bill, which had passed the
house as a separate measure. This
action passed the bill appropriating
S5.000,000 for st. Louis. 1T was an in
teresting occasion. Senator Vest, of
Missouri. made the motion. Though
suffering from i'll health he had re-
manned in the senate all night to bat
tie for this exposition appropriation.
He made an appeal to the senate to
pass the bill now as a simple act
of Justice to st. Louis, saying that
with the utmost kindness toward
Charleston it was not fair to make
st. Louis suffer because the house
would not make an appropriation for
the exposition in South Carolina.