The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
objection to Departure From the
Reguias Order OF Rrsiness

Immediately after the opening Of to
lay session Of the Senate the conferePc-
-eport on the Legislative. Executive. ana
Judicial Appropriation hin was presented
md agreed 20.
Mr.. Hale reported the Deficiency biz.
rom the Committee on Approprfatfans
md asked for its immediate considersl-
ion.
Objection was made 10y Mr. Pettigrew
Who insisted that the regular morning
business should be proceeded with ana
chat q vote should he taken on the reso-
ution offered 10y him yesterday in reia-
don To safety appliances on railroad cars
and engines. He said that the friends Of
the railroad companies haH yesterday
talked out the two hours Of the morning
and that the refusal of a vote today
would not facilitate business.
The question is not debatabse,' Mr.. Al
drich iaterposed.
There viii he a debatabIe question in
two minutes" MI Pettisrew replied. and
1t viii he debated, too. ] shall protect
myself BY every possible rule that / can
invoke
Mr.. Hiatt said that no member OF the
senate mad a right to say that he should
nave :. vote on any particular subject, or
that he would do Something ..terrJItIa
tilted 20 his rights: but the Senate was
also entitled 10 some protection
VIII DO naJhiEg. said Ar. Pettigrew.
invoke the rules
MIR Hale made the formal motion to
proceed with the consideration of the bin
and Il was carried.
The clerk was beginning 70 road +te
In 80 that committee amendments could
ne acted on when reached; but Mr. Pet
tgrew insisted upon the first formal
reading OF hill T.-f~
ress mad been made in the reading. he
made the point of order that the bill had
over till tomorrow
The point was Gyerruied by the Presfd-
ing ClHcer. MT FRYE. and the first formal
reading OF the bin was proceeded with
After some time Mr.. Vale Withdrew me
Dill 50 as 10 let the morning business go
immediately afterward Mr.. Cullorn.
Chairman of the Committee on Interstate
commerce. reported back the House bin
IN relation To safety appliances on railroad
ears and euEines-the one for which NJ
PetuErew had been conteuding. The bin
with committee amendments was ordered
10 be printed Immediately
me resolution offered yestsrdav by Mr.
EtJliSTe"- ordering an investigation bv
lhe III i.t'afE Committee concerning the
toileclicn OF Lieutenant Colonel Hejs-
tand and other army officers with = com
pima tion TO control the hemp Tnsrxar az
the PniI pine Islands was taken up ana
Air Fettigrcw then Yielded to the arpe1I
OF Mr Hale 10 let the Senate go on with
the deficiency biH, and not to insist on
the first formal reading
Inc bill, as II passed the House. apUro-
Priateu SlZ5ea- 80. IS reported from the
senate Committee on 4 Approximations tina
sum Is increased by 81 SIS Ig5. 9Ejr7g m
total 81, ZtHZ.6- As the bill was being
read action was talze=. On the committee
amendments, and they We're all az eel
to The III covered rs printed uaeSs
Ihe principal items Of increase are
S!lJ.hSl 20 T@y Judgments of the Court of
GAINS; $50 Is for deficiencies in the pos
tai service, S259.Hf9 for the equipment Of
naval vessels. and S15,1S5 for reimburse
ment OF the Cuban revenues for expenses
incurred in conducting the Investigation
OF JF receipts and expenditures OF the
island under the Bacon resolution