The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-04
SOME ODSTREPEROUS REPUBLICANS
Hepburn and Cannon Flay the Men
Who Are Trying to Open the
FlOodgates of the
Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March 3-The first
{ Sunday session of tire f1fty-sixth con-
gress was held by the senate today. The
session began at o'clock the senate
having been in recess since 10:30 last
night. The galleries were packed with
people. After a spirited fight both in
conference and on the floor of the senate,
the final conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was agreed to, the
senate receding from the one contested
amendment authorizing the construction
of three additional Holland submarine
torpedo boats.
conference report on the general de-
| ficiancy bill was agreed to without COM
ment.
During the afternoon and evening the
| senate passed a large number of bills.
among them being that to promote the
safety of railway employees
When the senate convened at D. m,
it proceeded directly to the business of
facilitating the enactment of the remain
ing appropriation bills. The general de-
ficiency bill was sent back to conference
with Mr.. Allison, Mr.. Hale and Mr. Cock
rel as senate cOnferees. Two bills were
passed, as follows: Granting a right of
way through the DEVILS Lake Indian
reservation in North Dakota. to the
II
pany; authorizing the Portland, Nehalem
& Tillamook Railroad company to con-
struct bridge across Nehalem bay, in
Oregon.
Consideration of the bill relating to
safety appliances on railroad trains and
! requiring railway managers, under oath,
| to make monthly reports to the inter-
| state commerce commission of all acci-
| dents that may occur to passengers and
employees and the attending Circumstance
es was resumed.
Some amendments had been offered.
Mr.. Pettigrew, who was particularly in
tereSted in the measure declared that
the adoption of the amendments would
kill the bill, and he believed that was the
purpose of their authors. Walcott op-
posed the measure, but it was finally
passed.
| Pending further discussion, Senators
Nelson, McMilland and Berry. were
named as conferees on the river and har-
Dor bill.
The final conference report upon the
general deficiency bill was agreed to with
cut comment
Mr.. Hale submitted a partial report
upon the naval appropriation bill. The
principal difference now existing, said
Mr.. Hale was that relative to the pur-
chase Of three additional Holland tor
! pedo boats. The senate conferees felt
that they could not recede on that
amendment without first submitting the
question to the senate. After some dis
cussion Mr.. Hale offered a resolution
Gischarging the present senate conferees
and requesting that the house grant a
further conference on the naval bill 1t
was adopted, and later Mr.. Hale made a
Second report saying that a complete
l. agreement had been arrived at on all
points Of difference on that bill except
the senate amendment authorizing the
construction Of three additional SUBJ
marine torpedo boats The senate after
| discussion, receded from its amendment
providing for the construction of the
Holland boats, 80 to 1S
! Under the unanimous consent agree
ment, the following house bills were
/ passed, among others: Amending the
act in relation to the exchange of gold
coin for gold bars to restore certain wild
! ows to the pension roll the bill providing
! that widow who is drawing a pension
| at the time of her remarriage and sub
! sequently becomes again a widow shall
be entitled to a pension; making all ma
tional banking associations United States
repositories, authorizing the Pigeon Riv-
er Slide & Boom company to improve
Pigeon river at the Cascades in Mime
sCta. In addition fifty-four private pen
sion bills were passed
At S:45 p. m. a recess was taken until
1890 pm.
When the senate reconvene1 a. 1890
the galleries were packed to the doors
| and hundreds of persons were obliged 70
! leave, unable to gain admission.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) then addressed the
senate upon his resolution authorizing
! the president to conclude arrangements
with the governments of Nicaragua AMI
/ Costa Rica for the construction Of the
isthmian canal.
At the commencement of his speech
Mr. Morgan asked unanimous consent
! that the senate adept his resolution.
/ which would preserve the protocol Of
! treaties between the United States and
/ Nicara qua and Costa Rica.
Mr.. Aldrich objected.
! Mr. Nelson reported d further disagree
nent upon the river and harbor bill The
! items still in contention the payment
| of 100000 to the Brazos improvement
company, of Texas, and appropriations
! for the two reservoirs in Wyoming and
one reservoir in South Dakota.