The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-08
CONGRESS- REFUSED APPROPRIATION
FOR OUR EXPOSITION.
"ut st. Louls' Fair Got Much Larger sum
Senator TiImRn Was Unablo to Carry
the Matter AGainst Stronger
Influences.
The State. !

Washington, March 4.-One Of
ho most notable occurrences in tho
history of congressional Legislation
marked the closing hours of the last
ession Of tho senate OF tho 5Gth con-
,ress. Senator Carter of Montana
slgnallzed his retirement from tho
"nat", after six years of brilliant
service, by talking the river and har-
. r bill to death. IIe occupied the
door constructively f,r nearly thir-
cen consecutive hours.
AT. ll.4O last night, after the SEN
,te conferees on tho river and harbor
bill has reported q disagreement,
Senator Carter began his speech.
He denounced it as vicious and per
'icious legislation
Shortly before 5 o'clock Mr.. Ali.
son submitted further disagree
mont on the sundry civil bill, tho
item in contention being the appro.
priation for the thrco exposltions.
From this the senrte receded, and
then passed the ST. Louis exposition
lblll. MIR. Tillman, who has cham
| pioned tho appropriation for Char
lcston throughout the session, made
" final appeal to the senate to save
the Charleston item, but he realizes
that the Missouri Senators were more
powerful han he BY vote of IS
to 10 the senate receded from the
Charleston appropriation and the
bill was passed.
MIR. Carter resumed his speech,
finally announcing at G35 that It
was his intention not to permit the
river and harbor bill to become law.
He yielded the floor only after the
vice presidents ceremony had begun.
WHERE CHARLESTON LOST.
From 1870 last night the senate
remained in continuous session. The
most interesting feature of the sos
sion was it's receding from it's amend
ment to the sundry civil bill provid-
ing for three expositions, giving,
100000 to St. Louis, 100000 to
Buffalo and $25O,O00 to Charleston,
Is. G. Without division the motion
lof. Senator Allison to recede was
iagreed to. Then the senate receded
the Charleston amendment
.ue st. Louis exposition bill
"nlch had passed the house as {
separate measure. This action pass
ed the bill appropriating S5,000,OOC
for st. Louis. Though suffering from
i'll health, Senator Vest of Missouri
had remained in the senate all night
to battle for this exposition appro
priation. He said it was not fair tc
make st. Louis suffer because the
house would not make an apprepria
ton for the exposition in South Caro-
lima.
BEN WAS MAD.
Senator Tillman showed deep feel
ing. He said the legislation which
had paved the way for the St. Loui.
appropriation was placed in a bill
last year, as were the amendment,
from which the senate had recedet
in the Sunday civil bill. The watch
dogs of the house of representative!
had not pounced upon this PROPOSE
tion then and defeated it. Congress
he said, had appropriated clever
millions Of dollars for expositioDs
and now it was proposed to Civ,
! Sa,OOO,OoO more. His State, Soutl
Carolina, WAS regarded as an outcast
disinherited dog. He would leav
it to the senate whether it was lust
fair and right to give to st. Loui
So, 100000 and refuse Charleston
small $25O,OO0.
Mr. Depew and Mr.. Lodge though
that Charleston ought t, be treatee
equally with St. Louis
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