The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-03-09
TEE CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
Both Houses NET o. Sunday - Hear Con
ference Rsports-H8i Fight Over the
eundEy clvil flill.

ANak SINCE NnU MuLLNnNmA VI TIC IGNNAN~
tion declaring q state Of war 70 exist be-
tween the United States and Spain has |
there been such an avalanche Of pas
aionate oratory as the senate listened to |
on the 9th. Throughout the session the |
army appropriation bill was Under dis |
cussion. the controverted questions being |
the Spooner Philippine amendment and |
the Platt Cuban amendment Both |
amendments were adopted end the bill |
was passed. The conferences report upon
the fortlhnatione appropriation bill was
accepted BY the senate. The house had
Z busy day Of routine. agrssing to the
conference reports on the f0rtifcatlon.
District OF Columbia and the military
academy bills. the last named containing
the anti-hazing legislation. The naval
appropriation bill was sent back 10 con-
ference. after the defeat OF motion to
concur IN the senate's provision for three
mofg submarine torpedo boats. The
Louisiana purchase expositioa bill was
finally sent to conferences for al sdiuss-
ment Of differences.
An Immense amount Of buAiuess vas
aisposed OF In the ssuate IN the rsth.
The river and haFbes bill. carrying appro-
priationa OF nofe than G0.os1o00, was
passed without q word OF discussion and
the senate adopted the confenence report
on the war revenus reduction measure
without disturbing IN the ieas' the MILL
pond smoothness OF the proceedings.
Final conference reports were made and
agreed TO on the diplomatic anf consular
and the agricultural appropriation bills
and another conference on the post office
bill was offered. Conference reports on
several other measures were ugreed to
| and several bills OF a minor character
| were passed. The last hour and a half OF
the session was devoted TO consldera-
tion Of the sundry civil appropriation
hlfl.... The house cleared the decks OF q
number Of important conference reports
without much dificulty. The conference
report on the war revenue reduction bill
proved generally acceptable TO 10th sides
and was adopted without division. Final
reports on the diplomatic and consular
and agricultural appropriation hills were
| adopted. The major part OF the day was
| devoted TO the bill TO promote the EN-.
cheney Of the revenue cutter service.
During the greater part Of long. tire
some session Of the senate on the fst the
sundry civil appropriation hill was under
consideration. II was finally passed The
bills appropriatlng 900 for the BufIalo
Pan-AmsrIcan exposition, $500, 900 for the
st. Louie Louisiana purchase exposition
and e150oeo for the Charlsston. 8. c.. In
tsrstato and West indian exposition were
attached 10 the bill as riders The house
removed all possibility Of an extra session
by ooncurring In the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. The vote
stood l9-iN The Philippine and Cuban
amendments were defended by the repub-
iicans and assaiied by the democrats. Mr..
DsArmond tdo.) passionsteiy declared
| that we were now having the first real
congressional taste OF Imperialism. The
final conference report upon the Indian
| appropriation bill was adopted and q num-
ber OF minor bills were put through the
final stages. The conference report on
tho 81. Louis exposition (which agreed to
4 Sunday closing) was agreed TO and the
bill was sent back TO conference. A mo-
tlon to concur In the Charleston exposI-
tion amendment was defeated.
The last OF the big supply bills Of the
goyernment-the general deficiency meas
ure--wes passed by the senate on the "a.
Senator Clay (Ga.) delivered prepared
| speech In favor of the construction by
this government Of the Nicaraguan ca
nal. When the senate took a recess at
io:@ at night II was 10 meet at three
o'clock the next day. Under suspension
Of the rules number OF important bills
were passed BY the house. including those
for national standardizinE bureau. for
comforting bronze medals on the enlisted
men Of the navy ana marine corps for
distinguished heroism. 20 amend the Chi
nsss exclusion laws, and what Il known
es the "omnibus public building blli." en-
| buildings. The Legislative appropriation
hill was also finally disposed Of and many
conferences were advanced.
The frst Sunday session OF the Fifty
sixth congress was held by the senate on
the "a. II will not appear In the Con-
gressionai Record as session OF Sunday.
as the senate was working under the
legislative day Of Saturday. After a
spirited fight the final conferences report
on the naval appropriation bill was
, agreed to. A conference report on the
general deficiency bill was agreed to
without comment During the afternoon
and evening tho senate passed q large
. number OF bills, among them being that
, TO promote the safety Of railway en-
ployes. There was . big hght in the
house over the senate amendment 10 the
sundry civil bill which linked together
, the fato Of the 81. Louis. Buffalo and
Charleston exposition appropriations, The
, lost oflioe. District OF Columbia and the
, naval bills were agreed 10.
Senator Carter (Mont) sisnallred hi'
i retirement from the senate after eiz
. years of brilliant service by talking the
, river and hsrbor bill to death in the
! senate on the 9TH He occupied the door,
constructively. for nearly u consecutive
, hours, although In the aggregate about
. three hours OF that time were devoted
. to other business Senator Allison Qa,l
, submitted a dlSagreemeat on the sun.
. dry civil blll. the item In contention being
. the appropriation for the three exposl.
tons From this the senate receded and
. | then passed the 81. Louis exposition bill
. BY vote OF - to 10 the senate recadec
from the Charleston appropriation and
the bill was passed. Al the conclusion oi
: the session OF the Fifty.sixth congress
1 Vice President Roosevelt was sworn IL
: and Immediately called the senate Of IN,
! | Fifty-seventh congress to order. Tn,
! new senators were sworn In In groups ol
four. AZ the conclusion OF this proceed
| Ing the senate adjourned until the mex
day. Shortly before the closing hour o
. the house Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.), tn,
! minority leader. presented resolutions
testifyinG TO the high regard OF the hous,
for the impartial manner In which
I | Speaker Henderson had administered IN,
i duties OF presiding ofiicer. The resolu
4 tlons were unahimously adopted. Th'
I speaker thanked the members for thel
cooperation through q busy congress-
n and then announced the sessions OF IN,
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