The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-03-08
ZEE cLosE OF coNeREss.
Both Houses Net on Sunday to Hear Con-
ference RePOrts-Bfg Fight over the
Sundry Civil BILL


During the greater part OF long. tire
some session OF the senate on the 1st the
suadry civil appropriation bin was under
consideration It was finally passed The
bills appropriating $4,000 for the Buffalo
Pan-American exposition. 10000 for the
St Louis louisiana purchase exposition
and $4,000 for the Charleston. s C. in
terState and West Indian exposition were
attached TO the bill as riders The house
removed all possibility OF an extra session
BY concurring in the senate amendments
70 the army appropriation bill The vote
stood 159-134- The Philippine and Cuban
amendments were defended by the repub-
hcans and assailed by the democrats. Mr.
DeArmond (MO-) passionateiy 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 a num-
Der OF minor bills were put through the
mai stages The conference report on
the St Louis exposition (Which agreed to
Sunday closing) was agreed 10 and the
bill was sent back TO conference. A mo-
ton 10 concur in the Charleston expOsi-
ton amendment was defeated
The first Sunday session Of the Fifty
sixth congress was held by the senate on
the 3D. 1t will not appear in the Con-
greSsiOnal Record as session Of Sunday
as the senate was working under the
legislative day Of Saturday. After a
spirited fight the final conference 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 the senate passed a large
number Of bills, among them being that
to promote the safety Of railway en-
plOyes----There was a big fight in the
house over the senate amendment to the
sundry civil bill which linked together
the fate Of the St Louis Buffalo and
Charleston exposition appropriations. The
post office. District Of Columbia and the
naval bills were agreed to.
Senator Carter (AIOnt.) signalized his
retirement from the senate after six
years Of brilliant service by talking the
river and harbor bill TO death in the
senate on the 4th- He occupied the floor.
constructively. for nearly Il consecutive
hours, although in the aggregate about
three hours Of that time were devoted
to other business. Senator Allison 0aO
submitted a disa agreement on the sun
dry civil bill. the item in contention being
the appropriation for the three EXPOSE
tons. From this the senate receded and
then passed the ST Louis exposition bill.
BY a vote OF g to 10 the senate receded
from the Charleston appropriation and
the bin was passed At the conclusion Of
the session Of the Fifty-sixth congress.
Vice President Roosevelt was sworn in
and Immediately called the senate OF the
Fifty-seventh congress to order. The
new senators were sworn in in groups Of
four At the conclusion Of this proceed
ing the senate adjourned until the next
day. Shorty before the closing hour OF
the house Mr. Richardson CTenn). the
minority leader. presented resolutions
testifying TO the high regard OF the house
for the impartial manner in which
Speaker Henderson had administered the
duties OF presiding officer. The resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted. The
speaker thanked the members for their
cooperation through a busy congress
and then announced the sessions Of the
house for the Fifty-sixth congress ad-
journed-
Quite unexpectedly a lively debate was
precipitated on the 5th at the first bust
ness session Of the senate OF the Fifty
seventh congress. Senator Plat CConn.)
offered an amendment TO the rules TO
limit debate in the senate. Senator Ma
son QlL) thought il did not go far enough
and gave notice OF an amendment under
which he said the majority would not
be under the control OF the minority
Senators Wellington CATdl and Bacon
(Ga-) denounced the effort to change the
rules as unseemly. the former chaIIeng-
ing the right OF the senate 10 consider
the proposition at this session After
Senator Morgan (Ala-) had offered a
resolution declaring the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain abrogated. which went
over, the senate at los o'clock went into
executive session The president sent in
the names Of the members OF his old
cabinet and they were Immediately con-
firmed....The house has not been called
to meet in special session.