Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04
CONGRESS ADJOURNED TUESDAY
Naval Appropriation Bills Adjusted by
Compromise-Senator Beveridge of
Indiana Assaulted by Senator Bailey
of Texas.

Indiana Assaulted by Senator Bailey
of Texas.
The work of the first session of the
fifty-seventh Congress was concluded
Tuesday, and at $3.50 p. m. the Senate
and House adjourned sine die. The
one point in dispute between the two
Houses, the section in the naval ap.
preparation bill relating to the con
struction of the new war vessels in
government yards, was adjusted by
compromise. The House had origin.
ally provided that half of them should
be constructed in government yards
and the other half by contract. The
Senate provided for the construction of
all by contract. The compromise
agreement authorizes the construction
of one battleship in a government
yard, and also others in case of a com
bine of shipbuilders to restrict compe-
tition.
The Senate adopted the conference
report on the Philippine government
bill without any serious opposition,
and during the last hours of the ses-
sion there was a tart debate on the
Philippine question, participated in by
Messrs. Carmack of Tennessee, Spoon
er of Wisconsin, Culberson of Texas,
McComas of Maryland and Lodge of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Carmack's resolu-
ton for continuance of the investiga-
tion and for visit to the Philippine
Islands by the committee during the
present summer was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses,
thus killing it.
In the Senate Monday, Mr.. Elkins of
West Virginia, made a speech in favor
of the annexation of Cuba, which drew
sharp replies from Mr.. Platt. of Con
necticut. and Mr.. Hanna, of Ohio, who
deprecated any annexation proposition
at this time, and urged that the United
States ought to be sensible of its obli-
cations to the civilized world, II not
to Cuba. The Elkins resolution for
annexation was referred to the Cuban
relations committee. Hot words
passed between Mr.. Bailey of Texas,
and Mr.. Beveridge of Indiana, on the
floor of the Senate. and. after adjourn
ment, was followed up by a physical
assault by the Texas Senator on the
Senator from Indiana. The trouble
grew out of Mr. Baileys criticism of
the state department and of Ambassa-
OF an American citizen in Mexico. Mr..
Beveridge spoke Of Mr.. Bailey's attack
on Solicitor Penfield of the state de-
partment as "unwarranted". Mr..
Bailey considered this word an insult
and demanded a retraction Mr.. Bev-
eridge said he had intended no insult
and had nothing to retract and Bailey
grabbed Beveridge by the throat. The
two were quickly separated. Bailey
seems to have been entirely in the
wrong. Among the many bills passed
was one giving Rear Admiral Schley
the pay and allowance of a rear
admiral on the active list of the navy.
In the House Monday the conference
report on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill, which is considered the last
obstacle in the way of adjournment.
was adopted by a strict party vote.
with the single exception of Mr.. Nc
Call, OF Massachusetts, who voted with
the Democrats. partial report on
the general deficiency appropriation
bill was adopted, and, after a pro-
longed fight, the House, by a vote of
11S to 101, accepted the Senate amend.
ment to appropriate 100000 for the
Buffalo exposition and then sent the
bill back to conference. The Senate
amendments to appropriate $160. 900
for the Charleston exposition and ST.
100000 to pay the Hawaiian fire bu-
bonic plague awards were defeated.
Subsequently, at the night session. the
House reversed itself and assented to
the Senate amendment, making an ap-
preparation for the Charleston exposi-
ton.