Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-01
56TH CONGRESS.
River and Harbor Bill Passed
by Senate, Thursday.
The Bill Carrys Appropriations Of
More Than S5O,OOO,OOO.
House Adopts Conference Report on War Rev.
enue Reduction Bill.

| Washington. Feb. 2S.-The serenity
of tCdays proceedings in the Senate
| WAS III sharp contrast with the tenn
| teS;uGuS discussion of yesterday. An
Immense amount of business was dis
posed of and not 4 single point raised
V&& sharply cOntroverted. The river
and harhor bill carrying appropria-
| tons of more than $4,000. 0GG. was
PASSED without q WORD Of discussion
ana the Senate adopted the conference
report on The war reduction measure
without disturbing in the least the
pond smoothness Of tho proceed
| ill%S. flnal conference reports Were
mace and agreed 10 on the diplomat
and consular ana the agricultural an
propiiation bills ana another confer
encc On The post Office bill was order
| "a. Conference reports On several 9th
| "a measures We're agreed to ana sew
"r;il bills Of 4 minor character Were.
| passed.
| The last hour ana a half Of the Sos
| sion Was devoted "a the consideration
0; he sundry oivil appropriation Bill
When III" Senate convened today.
tn president pro ,cm.. Frye, presented
! a letter from The Marquis If Lans-
downe. expressing the appreciation OF
His Majesty, King Edward VII for
tn resolution The Senate adopted up
Oh the occasion Of tn, death of Queen
Victoria. the letter which was sent 80
| Amba SSador ChoAte. and BIZ lin trans
mitted To- the state department and by
Secretary Hay sent 10 the Senate. -
as follows:
London, Feb. L. 1901.
Your FXc"llenry:
The prime minister duly laid before
tn" King the copy Of The resolution
of the senate Of the United States Of
America, which Your EXcelltncy for
Wardcd in your uctc 10 me- Of the Sth
instant. Ry command Of the I>ing am
to request Your FIX, cheney to IT, 50
Kind ny ~ express 70 tn" President Of
tn, Senate Ills Mdjcstys most sincere
| thanks for the mark nf respect shown
by tn, Senate of thr United States ID
the memory NJ Lrr da epIy Iamented
Nj jcsty, Queen Victoria, Empress Of
India.
The term. Or Thu resolution 1rr
highly appreciated by THIS Majesty.
II have the honor to ~, etc.
"Lansdownr.
TO His Exccllen,y. the Honorable
Jos. II. Cnoate."
\ resolution was adopted authoriZ-
ing the committee on finance to make
an investigat ton of internal revenue
customs. currency and coinage mat
tiers and report to the Senate.
Pettigrew's resolution to discharge
the committee on education and labor
from consideration of the eight nour
labor bill and make the bill the imme-
| date order of the Senate, was laid be
! fore the Senate.
| Pettigrew. whose colleague. Mr..
| Kyle. is chairman of the committee on
education and labor. declared that the
! committee was incompetent to per
| form it's duties as a committee.
Plat, Conn. made a point of order
against the resolution and il was sus-
tanned by the chair.
Pettigrew then offered new resolu-
ton providing merely that the commit
tee be discharged from the considrra
ton Of the resolution. 1t went over.
Pettigrew then offered another res
ulution 10 discharge the committee on
interstate commerce from the consider
alton of the bill to promote the safe
Is Of railway employees and the use by
he railroads Of automotic couplers. II.
too went over.
A resolution previously offered by
Allen, Neb.. calling upon the secretary
of the navy for copies of Gunner Nor
gans letter to Rear Admiral VIM. T.
Sampson seeking promotion and the
admiraIS endorsement thereon, with
all correspondence bearing upon the
matter, was adopted.
SeWall. n. j.. presented the confer
ence report on the military academy
appropriation bill and explained the
hazing amendment. The report was
agreed to.
Proctor presented the conference re-
port upon the agricultural bill and ii
was agreed to without comment. For
aker called up the conference report on
the measure creating commission
for the adjudication of Spanish var
claims in accordance with article I of
the treaty of Paris II was agreed to-
Foraker said the total amount of
claims now on file was less than $50
000, 600
The Senate then at the instance %
Nelson. proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the river and harbor bill, com
mittee amendments to be acted up
on AS reported to the Senate the bill
carries $40 l6t. 525. reduction of 80,
40, SS9 from the House bill.
When the paragraph relating to the |
Improvement of Boston harbor was !
reached. the committee having reduced !
the appropriation for the project, |
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