Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-01
IS NOW READY TO ADJOURN
House Practically Concludes Work by Set
Ting Many Small Matters.
ADOPT REPORT ON PHILIPPINE BILL
mis- L. Considered h Last OBJ
stscIe 10 a speedy Termination
of the Present session
of the House.

WASHINGTON, June SO.-with final ad-
journment probable tomorrow, the house
worked under high pressure from noon
today until far into the night. As a pre-
liminary several resolutions we're adopted
to grease the legislative wheels. The rule
providing for the printing OF conference
reports before consideration was suspended
until the end OF the session and a resolu-
ton was adopted making a motion to sus-
pend the rules in order at any time. The
house then got down to business.
The conference report on the Philippine
civil government bill, which is considered
the last obstacle in the way OF adjourn
ment, was adopted by a strict party vote,
with the single exception Of Mr.. Mccall
Of Massachusetts,, who voted with the demo-
Gratis. A partial report on the general
deficiency appropriation bill was adopted
and after a prolonged fight the house, by a
vote Of lis to 1O1 adopted the senate amend
ment to appropriate $500, 600 for the Buffalo
exposition and sent the bill back TO con-
ference. The senate amendments to ap-
propriate $3.50, 900 for the Charleston and
81, OOO,O 900 TO pay the Hawaiian fire bubonic
plague awards were defeated, the former by
a NbAb - 81 " 4 az hHN . w.
sion, however, the amount was appropriated
for Charleston. A number OF bills we're
passed under suspension Of the rules, in
GLIDING the senate bills to allot lands In
the Cherokee nation, and to provide cor
p~oration laws for Alaska. At the evening
session the Dick militia bill. which is to
be used as a stop-gap for the remainder
of the session while the house is waiting
for conference reports, was taken UP. The
adjournment resolution is to be withheld
until the conference report on the Philip
pine bill is adopted by the senate.
Vote Aid 10 BunaIo.
The house met at IL o'clock today. Mr..
Payne of New York, the majority leader,
asked unanimous consent that the Hepburn
rule requiring the printing Of conference
reports in the record before consideration
should be suspended for the remainder OF
the session. TIC this Mr.. Richardson, the
minority leader, objected.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, chairman Of the
appropriation committee, called up the
conference report on the general deficiency
bill. The report left in dispute items ag-
gregating 81, 9O5. 900. including the appro-
priations for the Buffalo and Charleston
expositions and $1,000, 900 for the payment
- ~ aAAh nv ANRNAN NNo
adopted.
Mr.. Canon moved that the house further
insist and ask for a further conference.
Mr.. Alexander Of New York asked for n
separate vote on the appropriation of $780,
900 for the Buffalo exposition; Mr.. Finley
of South Carolina for one on the appropri-
alton of $3.50, 900 for the Charleston eXposl-
ton; Mr.. Burton of Ohio upon tn ap-
preparation OF $25, 900 for the improve
ment of the Ohio river from Cairo to
Mound City, and Mr.. Cannon himself upon
the appropriation of 81, 900, 900 for the pay
ment of Hawaiian claims.
Mr.. Alexander made a strong plea in
favor of concurrence in the senate Buffalo
exposition amendment. He declared that
the success of the exposition was assured
when the assassination Of President Nc
Kinley occurred. In previous expositions,
he said. the receipts in September increased
over those Of August So per cent. At Buff
falo the receipts decreased 7 per cent after
the assassination Of President Mckinley.
Messrs. Tawney Of Minnesota, chairman
Of the committee on expositions; Mr.. Foster
Of Illinois, Mr.. Morris OF Minnesota, Mr..
Mcclellan OF New York. Mr.. Sulzer Of New
York and Mr.. GrosYenoT of Ohio supported
Mr.. Alexander's motion. Mr.. Grosvenor said
he waived. every technical and legal objec-
ton to the appropriation. Coming from
Ohio he bowed his head to the argument of
Mr.. Alexander.
In opposition to the motion Mr.. Heming-
way of Indiana said II he believed the as
sassination Of President Mckinley had
caused the deficit at Buffalo he would vote
for 1t.
Mr.. Alexander's motion to concur in the
Buffalo exposition amendment was carried
lis to 101.
Charleston Gets Help.