Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08
V|eTORY FOR 81. LOUIS.
Senate Monday Morning Yielded to
House and Eliminated Objection
able Exposition Amendments.
FIVE MILLIONS FOR THE WORLDS FAIR

FIVE MILLIONS FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
Senator Vest Made q Noble Fight for tho
Bill, Remaining In Senate Chamber All
Night and Making an 1mpassioned APP
peal for st. Louis-Closins of Session
Fraught with Important Legislation.
Washington, March 5.-From 1880
o'clock Sunday night the senate re-
NAMED in continuous session and
worked to clear up the necessary leg
islation, which had to reach the pres
ident for his signature before adjourn
ment. The most interesting feature
of the session was the action upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
when early Monday morning the SEN
ate receded from its amendment pro-
viding for three eXpositions, giving
S., DOC, 900 to ST. Louis, $5OO,OO0 to Buff
falo and $25O,OOO to Charleston, S. G..
Without division the motion of Senator
Allison to recede was agreed to. 1t
was the last remaining item in the bill
in disagreement and it meant that
all danger of an extra session was
over. The action of the senate upon
the sundry civil bill was followed
by the senate receding from the
Charleston amendment to the ST.
Louis exposition bill which had passed
the house as a separate measure. This
action passed the bill appropriating
$5,000,0O0 for ST. Louis. 1t was an in
teresting occasion. Senator Vest, of
Missouri, made the motion. Though
suffering from i'll health he had re-
manned in the senate all night to bat
tie for this exposition appropriation.
He made an appeal to the senate to
pass the bill as simple act of justice
to ST. Louis, saying that with the ut
most kindness toward Charleston it
was not fair to make ST. Louis suffer
because the house would not make an
appropriation for the exposition in
South Carolina. On yea and nay
vote Mr.. Vests motion prevailed 81
to 10, which passed the ST. Louis ex-
position bill appropriating $5,000,0OO.
President Pro Tenn Frye had read
telegram from the lieutenant gov
ernor of Montana which stated that
the election of William A. Clark was
the elimination of the expressed wish
of the people of the state. Clark was
an issue and his election was vim
dication of him.
During the night Mr.. Pettigrew
created something of a sensation by
asserting that the bill passed for the
better protection of railway employees
had been lost or stolen after 1T was
enrolled and signed by the speaker.
Mr.. Pettigrew said that if it was lost
it twas lost on purpose" 1t was sub
sequently learned that the bill had
been found in drawer of desk in
the house enrolling room and it was
| brought to the senate.
| When the river and harbor bill was
| called in the senate Mr.. Carter said
/, that, i1npelled by strong sense of
duty, he felt he should do all he could
to defeat the bill. "When I examined
this bill,' said Mr.. Carter, "I became
amazed at the stupendous character
of it, carrying $5O,00O,0Oo of the peo-
| pies money and so much of this sum
! for places that should not receive it,
! Then he added impressively: "This
! bill will not pass unless my strength
fails before IL o'clock; and am in a
pretty fair state of health After
Mr.. Carter had been talking for about
an hour and half, Mr.. Pettus inter-
rupted to condemn the course of Mr.
Carter. Mr.. Pettus vigorously as
, serted that he was not expressing his
| opinion of the bill, but he did have a
very decided opinion of senator
F.. who would hold up the senate in this
: way on a day when we are to inaugu-
I rate a president of the United States -
Mr.. Carter, smiling, said he would
be glad to take a recess and let the
/ river and harbor bill to go over to a
! session when there was no Inaugural
! ton ceremony.
The forenoon was spent by Messrs.
! Carter and Wellington in talking the
T. river and harbor bill to death. They
! succeeded in this. At noon, Mr. Jones
| (Ark.) moved a resolution of thanks
to President Frye for his impartial
! and courteous course as presiding of
! ficer. Mr.. Frye acknowledged the
compliment in few words. The SEN
ate clock was moved back for these
| formalities.
| The house adjourned sine die at
noon. A resolution of thanks to
! Speaker Henderson for his impartial
and able administration of his office
was offered by Representative Rich
| ardson, the minority leader, unani-
mously adopted and fittingly ac-
knowledged by the speaker.
PRESIDENT TAYLOR RESIGNS.
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