The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-30
TO ANNEX
ISLAND
OF CUBA
Senator EIkins Makes Argument
in Favor Of His Resolution.
Other Matters Considered.

Washington. June 3o.-when the senate
convened today Mr.. Gallinger IN. HI
chairman OF the committee on pensions.
made brief statement OF the work done by
the pensions committee during the pres
ent session. II showed that the bills re-
lating TO pensions introduced in the house
aggregate T15s. while the aggregate num-
ber introduced In the senate was 2552.
The total number passed by both house
and Senate was l15i.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan
calling on the secretary for statement Of
the expenditures OF the isthmian canal
commission was adopted.
The senate Insisted on it's amendments
TO the naval appropriation bill and names
Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Tillman con-
ferees
Bills were passed as follows:
To prohibit the killing or taking OF
seals. porpoises whales or marine AMI
mails or fish OF any kind I'm the waters OF
the United States by means OF explosive
materials: 10 establish regulations In the
District OF Columbia during the encamp-
ment OF the c. A. r. I'm October. 1902,
Mr. Elkins CIV Va.) then addressed the
senate In support OF his resolution provid-
ing for the annexation by the United
States of the island OF Cuba.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house met at II O'Clock today. Mr.
Peyne New York;. the majority leader
asked unanimous consent that the Hep
burn rule requiring the printing OF con-
ference reports I'm the record before con-
sidering should be suspended for the re-
mainder OF the session. To this Mr.. Rich
-
MIR. Cannon md, chairman OF the ap-
propriatlons committee. called up the con-
ference report on the general deficiency
bill The bill left in dispute items ag-
gregating sl.9O5. 900. including the appro-
priations for the Buffalo and Charleston
expositlons and $l,000.000 for payment OF
Hawaiian claims. The report was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Cannon moved that the house fur
ther insist and ask for further confer
ence
Mr.. Alexander IN Y) asked for sepa-
rate vote on the appropriation of $500 600
for the Buffalo exposition; Mr.. Burton
(Ohio) upon the appropriation of $4,000
Tor the Improvement OF the Ohio river
from Cairo TO Mound City and Mr.. Can
non himself upon the appropriation of 81
CD.0O0 for the payment OF Hawaiian
claims.
Mr. Alexander made n strong plea In
favor concurrence In the senate Buffalo
exposition amendment He declared that
the success OF the exposition was as
sured when the assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley occurred In previous ex-
positions. he said. the receipts In Sep
tember increased over those of August IS
per cent. At Buffalo the receipts decreased
sven pr cnt after the assassination.
Mssrs. Tawny tMnn). chairman Of the
committee on expositions. Mr.. Foster
80
IN. ", Mr.. Sulzer IN. ", and Mr.
Grosvenor (Ohio). supported Mr.. Alexan-
der's motion. Mr.. Grosvenor said he
waived every technical and legal objec-
tion to the appropriation. Coming from
Ohio he bowed his head to the argument
OF Mr. Alexander.
In opposition 10 the motion Mr. Hemen-
way dnd.). said IL he believed the assas-
sination OF Mckinley had caused the de-
felt at Buffalo he would vote for 1t.