The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-15
WIND UP IN THE SENATE.
Recedes From Action ON sundry Civil
Bill-kills River and lIarbOr Bill.

Washington, March 4.-From 10
o'clock last night the senate remained
in continuous session and worked to
clear up necessary legislation, which
had to reach the president for his sig
nature before adjournment. The in
teresting feature of the session was the
action upon the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. when early this morning the
senate receded from Its amendment
providing for three expositions. giving
35,o00.0 900 to st. Louis, 100000 to Buffalo
and $3.50, 900 to Charlestown. 8. c. With
out division, the motion Of Allison to
recede was agreed to. 1t was the last
remaining item in the bill in disagree
ment and it meant all danger OF an
extra session was over.
st. Louis Bill Passed.
This action was followed by the SEN
ate receding from the Charleston
bill, which had passed the house as
separate measure, thus passing the bill
appropriating $5,000,000 for the st. Louis
fair. 1t was an interesting occasion.
Vest, though suffering from i'll health,
remained in the senate oil night to bat
tie for this exposition appropriation.
He made an appeal to the senate to
pass the bill now as q simple act of
justice to st. Louis, saying that with
ton it was not fair to make ST. Louis
suffer because the house would not
make an appropriation for an exposi-
ton in South Carolina.
Tillman, who had made a hard fight
for Charleston, made a speech showing
deep feeling.
Lodge and Depew were among the
senators who voted against the motion
of Vest.
During the night Pettigrew created
something OF sensation by asserting
the bill passed yesterday for the bet-
ter protection Of railway employees had
been lost or stolen after it was enrolled
and signed by the speaker. Pettigrew
said that If 1t was lost it was lost on
purpose" Subsequently the bill was
round in the drawer OF a desk In the
house enrolling room.
Frye, president pro tenn, said he had
received telegram from the lieutenant
governor OF Montana, which he directed
the clerk to read. The lieutenant gov
ernor stated that as presiding officer
Of the joint legislative convention OF
Montana he wanted emphatically to
say that the election Of VIM. A. Clark
mination Of the expressed wish Of the
people Of the state. and that the pro-
tests against him should Eot be needed
by the senate. Clark had been an issue
in the campaign and his success before
the people and In the legislature was a
vindication Of his character.
Jones, OF Arkansas. read telegram
Knapp, who files q protest against
Clark, Is not resident OF Montana.
Pettigrew Attacks Hull.
Pending final agreement on the SUM
dry civil bill, Pettigrew of South Da-
kOta, read from the Congressional Rec
ord the remarks Of Hull, OF Iowa, made
in the house q few days ago, when
Hull acknowledged he was connected
with the Philippine Development COM
pany. Pettigrew severely criticised
Hull and denounced generally the con-
ditions In the Philippines. He charged
the minority in the senate with being
influenced by pending legislation
which they feared might be defeated.
He said the sundry civil bill ought to
fail, and the river and harbor bill as
WE'LL He denounced the latter meas
ure as Job.
Pettigrew's remarks brought Tillman
to his feet with All emphatic denial
that he had been Influenced by any
pending legislation.
y Throughout the night there was a
long and determined effort to defeat
the river and harbor bill. led by Sem
taor Carter, Of Montana. When Nell
son presented the first conference re-
port all but the items for three reser-
voirs In Wyoming and South Dakota
and Brazos. Tex, an appropriation Of
100000 had been ad justed. After Sem
ator Carter had talked for four hours
on the bill II was sent back to confer
ence. Upon Fshe second report Nelson
announced that unless the senate re-
coded the bill would fail and he moved
that the senate recede. "a
Opposed BY Carter.
| Carter took the floor. He said that
1mpelled by q strong sense OF duty he
1elt he should do Ill he could to defeat
the bill. N &,
| Ing. = said he, II became amazed Ut the
etupendous character Of Il. carrying
1900 ~ g the psopss.s MONEY. and =