Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-04
SUNDAY IN THE SENATE.

Nashlis 'oh' March 3.-Desp!te the
beautiful weather and unusual attrac-
tons particularly AZ this time III tho
national capital, the galleriae NJ no
Senate We're thronged with ctranearc
today. when the Senate raeun,o6 ito.
session of Yesterday. The Senate .on-
vcned at 3 +. NJ. and Proceeded direct
ly TO the business of facilitating the
enactment or the remaining appropri-
alton bills.
a conference was agreed to on the
general deficiency bill, the conferees on
the part of the Senate being Hale Al
Iison and Teller.
Allison presented a partial renort Of
the sundry civil bill. The bill was sent
back to conference with Allison. Hale
and Cockrell as Senate conferees
Consideration Of the bill relating to
safety appliances on railroad trains
and requiring railway managers under
oath to make monthly reports to the
interstate commerce commission OF ali
accidents that may occur to passen-
gers and employees and the attending
circumstances. was resumed. Some
amendments had been offered. Petit
grew. WI" was par ticularly interested
N the nea sure declared that the adop-
ton of the amendments would Kill the
bill. and he believed that was the pur-
pose Of their authors.
Pending further discussion Nelson.
Mcmillan ana Berry We're named as
conftrreS ON the river and harbor bill
The final conference report on the gen
raj def iency bill was agreed to with
out comment.
Hear secured the adoption Of a reso-
luton directing the secretary of war To-
send TO the SENATE all information in
his possession as to the authenticity Of
the alleged order for the massacre OF
foreigners in Manila on the night Of
Feb. las. 1899: and To state whether
the original Of the alleged order was in
the possession Of the war department
ana where il now is.
Hale submitted I partial report upon
the naval appropriation bill The prin-
Cipal items Of the difference now eX-
istinC Hal" said. was that relative to
the purchase of thre, additional H0I-
land torpedo boats. After some dis
cussion Hale said as the time Of the
session was growing short. he would
offer a resolution discharging the pres
tnl SENATE tDUItFttS ana requesting
that the House grant a further confer
ence on the naval bill. 1t was adopted.
The safety appliance bill was then
passed without further discussion. At
$40 t. NJ. n partial report of the con
ferces On the river ana harbor bill vas
presented by Nelson ana it was agreed
To. \ further conference was ordered.
At 6.i5 T.. NJ, Wolcott made a report
upon the post office appropriation bill.
saying there was no further disagree
ment. except upon the two amend
ments of the Senate concerning the cX-
tension Of the rural free delivery system
to small towns ana directing the post
master general To report upon the feas-
Utility of the use of the telegraph and
telephone wires as part of the postal
system. The report was agreed to ANA
further conference was ordered on
the items in dispute.
Hale made n second report on the
conference upon the naval appropria-
ton bill. saying that complete agree
ment had been arrived at on all points
of difference on that bill. except upon
the Senate amendment authorizing the
construction OF three additional sub
marine torpedo boats.
The Senate reCeded from its amend
ment providing for the construction of
three Holland boats, - 70 IS.
At S.45 p. NJ. 4 recess was taken I'M
til 1890 p. VI.
When the Senate reConVened, at 1870.
the galleries were packed.
Morgan. Ma. addressed the Senate
upon his resolution authorizing the
President to conclude arrangements
with the government of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for the construction of the
isthimian canal.
At the conclusion of his speech Nor
gan asked unanimous consent that the
Senate adopt his resolution which
would preserve the protocol of treaties
between the United States and Mica
ragua and Costa Rica. Aldrich OBJ
jected
Nelson reported further disagree
ment upon the river and harbor Dill
The items still in contention are the
pavment of $500. 900 to the BraZoS I'M
proyement 60. of Texas. ana appro-
priations for the two reservoirs IN
wyoming, and one reservoir in South
Dakota Morgan moved that the Sen
ME rccede from the contested amend
mentS.
During the discussion the complete
agreement on the post Office approprl-
alton bill was agreed. The bill now
goes to the President.
Washington, March AT 40 y. NJ.
Allison presented another partial
agreement on the sundry civil appropri-
otion hill and stated that its items We're
still in dispute. Upon his motion a
further conference was ordered. car
ter continued his speech upon the river
and harbor bill, severely crlticiSinG
many items in the measure.
SATURDAY IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. March 2.-Throughouf
the day the House was in the throes
of the closing hours of the session