The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-04

national capital, The galleries Of the
senate were thTonged with strangers
today when the senate resumed is ses-
sion Of yesterday. The senate convened
at 5 p. m, and proceeded directly to
the business OF facilitating the enact
ment OF the remaining appropriation
bills.
A conference was agreed to on the
general deficiency bill. the con3erees
on the part of the senate being Messrs-
Hale. Allison and Teller
Mr.. Allison presented a partial re-
port on the sundry civil Blk The bill
was sent back to conference, with
Messrs. Allison, Hale and Cockrell as
senate conferees.
Consideration Of the bill relating to
safety appliances on railroad trains,
and requiring railroad managers, under
OATH 10 make. monthly reports to the
interstate commerce commission of all
accidents that may occur to passengers
and employees and the offending cir
cumstances, WAS resumed
SoT0e amendments had been ordered.
Mr.. Pettigrew, who was particularly
interested in the measure, declared that
the adoption OF the amendments would
kill the ell, and ne believed that was
the purpose OF their authors.
Mr. WOlcott said the measure was
centive of the bill, he asserted, came
from the interstate commerce commits
sion, which desired to aggrandize itself
and obtain some other functions to per-
form.
Pending further discussion. Senators
Nelson, Mcmillan and Berry were
named as conferees on the river and
harbor bill. The final conference report
upon the general deficiency bin was
agreed TO without comment.
HTr nH NJ I
resolution directing the secretary of
war to send to the senate all informa-
q ton in his possession as to the authen-
ITCHY of the alleged order for the mas
sacre of foreigners in Manila on the
night IF Feb. 10, 1899 and to state
whether the original of the alleged or
der ever was in possession Of the war
depai tment, and where tpow is.
Navy Appropriation Bill.
Mr.. Hale submitted & partial report
upon the naval appropriation bill The
principal item Of difference now ex-
listing. said Mr.. Hale. was that rela-
tive to the purchase of three additional
Holland torpedo boats. The senate
conferees felt that they could not re-
cede upon that amendment without
first submitting the question to the sen
ate. He explained that the situation
between the conferees of the two
branches had become so acute that two
of the house conferees had refused TO
Join in any report, either of agreement
or of disagreement.
When it, was pointed out to them
that their action might result in The
failure of the bill. and, consequently,
making necessary an extra session, they
had retorted that the senate conterees
would have TO take the responsibility
for the failure of the measure. Ihe
great naval bill was suspended, he said.
apparently where it could rot De
reached. This. he added. produced
condition in conference that was WITH
out parallel in his experience.
Mr. Plat OF Connecticut thought 1t
was not so important that three more
Holland torpedo boats be constructed
as that the bill as a whole should De
enacted He was inclined 10 favor re-
cessicn by the senate upon that item,
unless the dignity and honor or the
senate we're involved.
Mr.. Hale. after some discussion. said
as the session was growing snort ne
would offer a resolution discharSlnS
the present senate conferees and re
ouesting that the house grant fur
Their conference on the naval bill 1t
was adopted.
passed without further discussion
At $40 p. m. a partial report of the
conferees on the river and harbor Dill
was presented by Mr. Nelson and IL
was agreed 10. A further conference
was ordered.
0tLLle GOSLOulEc Dill
At 6:45 p. m. Mr.. Wolcott made a re
port upon the pOstOffice appropriation
bill. saying that there was no further
disagreement, except upon the two
amendments of the senate. concerning
the extension Of the rural free delivery
system to small towns and directing
the postmaster general TO report upon
the Feasibility Of the use Of the tele-
graph and telephone wires as "a part OF
the postal system The report was
agreed 10 and further conference was
ordered on the items in dispute.
Mr.. Hale n1ade "a second report of the
conference Of the naval appropriation
bill. saying that complete agreement
had been arrived ct on all points Of diff
ference on that bill except upon the
senate amendment authorizing the con-
struction of three additional submarine
torpedo boats.
Mr. Wolcott moved that ehe senate
recede from it's disagreement upon that
point Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Tillman
antagonized the motion. Mr.. Tillman
said there hOuld be fifty OF such boats.
He thought the boats more effective
than battieshiDs.
The abandonment of the amendment
was advocated by Messrs. Plat and
IIawiey OF Connecticut, Hanna and
Perkins. The senate was urged to
stand firm by Messrs- Butler and
The senate receded from its amend
ment providing Cor the construction of
three Holland boats.
Under the unanimous consent ar
sanEement the following public bills
were passed. among others: Amending
the act in relation TO the exchange OF
gold coin for gold bars; the bill prOvid-
ing that "A widow who is drawing a
nension at the tine Of her re-marriag e
and subsequently becomes again a
widow shall be entitled to n pension;
making all national banking associa-
tions United States repositories: to
establish a national bureau Of stan
dards: authorizing the secretary OF the
navy TO loan certain naval equipGent
TO schools. In addition four private
pension bills were passed.
At S:45 p. m. a recess was taken Cnti
1890 .. m.
Looked Like Society Function.
When the senate reconvened at 1875
n. m. the scene in the chamber, par
tfcularly in the galleries, suggested q
notable social function. The galleries
were packed to the doors and hundreds
of persons were obliged to leave, IN
able to gain admission
afr. Ma gan of Alabama addressed
the senate on mis- resolution author
szing the president to conclude ar
ranEements with the governments Of
Nfcara qua and Costa Rica. for the con-
stuction of the isthmian canal His
address which ne had reduced to writ
ing in order. as he said, that he might