The sun., 1901-03-05
CONGRESS- WORK OVER
Senator Carter Defeats the River and
HarbOr Measure.
MONEY FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR.
House Defeats a Resolution Calling
For n Committee to Investigate
Conditions In Porto Rico, Cuba
! and the Philippines.

Washington. March 4. - The bills
signed by the president included all the
appropriation bills except the river and
harbor bill, which failed to pass the
conference stage The st. Louis expo
sition bill also was signed.
Tie most interesting feature of the
senate's session was the action upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill
when the senate receded from its
amendment providing for three EXPOSE
tons. giving S5,000.O00 to st. Louis.
100000 to Buffalo and $25O,W0 to
Charleston.
The action of the senate on the sun
dry civil bill was followed by the sch
ate receding from the Charleston
amendment of the St Louis exposition
bill, which had passed the house as a
separate measure. This action passed
the bill appropriatng So.0o0.ooo for
st. Louis.
Senator Carter announced that he
had determined to defeat the river and
harbor bill. He thought ii ought tc
fail. and it would pass only because
he was unable to talk until II O'Clock
At II 80 o'clock Mr.. Scott arose and
sarcastically asked that Mr.. Carriers
time be extended. but Mr.. Carter went
on for only few minutes more. when
Messrs Hoar and Cockrell. constitut
| ing the committee appointed to wait
upon the president. appeared 10 make
| their report, saying the president ha1
no further communication 10 make.
In the House.
Very little interest attached to th'
| proceedings of the house after mid
| night Most of the time was consumed
| in recesses. these being taken nj FIRE
| luent intervals in anticipation of con
ference reports OH appropriation bills.
The bill carrying appropriations 70
the postal service was finally passe'
shortly after midnight. and in the smal
hours of the morning the sundry civi
bill was finally acted upon
The most important action taken h.
the house after midnight aside frol
that on the appropriation bills was III
defeat of the resolution reported b
the rules committee for the desgna
ton of a subcommittee of the insula
affairs committee OF the house to Wis
| Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philippine
to make report on the conditions g.
listing in those islands. The resolutio
suffered defeat by the vote of 159 to s.
At IL O'Clock committee was al
pointed. consisting of MeSSrS Payn
Grosvenor and Richardson. to wait III
on the president and the senate and a
wise them that the house was ready
adjourn.
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leade
gained recognition and presented Il
following resolution:
{ Resolved, That tile thanks Of this house arc t.
lercd to the Hon. David b. Henderson for i
lhlc, impartial and disnifed manner in which
as presided over lis deliberations and perform
the arduous duties Of the chair.
MIR. Richardson followed with
handsome tribute to the speaker. al
then. by a unanimous rising vote. Il
resolution was adopted.
After expressing his ackuowled
y ments the speaker, with a resountli
- Of representatives of the Fifty-siN
congress adjourned
There We're n round Of applause. has
handShaking and then the membt
filed over to the senate to witness I
" ceremonies there.