The Irish standard., 1902-07-05
CONGRESS QUITS WORK.
Adjourns Sine Die After Disposing
Of ALI the Important Pend
ing Measures.
PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY SIGNING BILLS.
to Act ON Belated Bills-Philip-
pines Government and the Naval
Appropriation Bills Disposed OF
Finally by Both House and Senate.

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tween the house and senate, both
branches of congress adjourned sine
die at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday.
Fight Against Adjournment in House
Washington, July 2.-The ways and
means committee of the house met
at two o'clock and ordered Chairman
Payne to report the adjournment
resolution for $3.50 p. M, although
this was not done without a sharp
political division. Representative
Richardson, of Tennessee, the rank
ing democrat, moved an amendment
allowing one week to consider trust
legislation. This was defeated by a
party vote, and by another party di-
vision the adjournment resolution
was ordered reported.
Compromise on Naval Bill.
Washington, July 2.-Both the
house and senate have agreed to the
conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill.
The conferees of the two houses
of congress on the naval appropria-
tion bill reached an agreement at IL
o'clock Tuesday on the one point left
in dispute after former conferences.
This point related to the contention
between the two houses as to wheth-
er any of the proposed new war YES
sells should be built in government
navy yards. The house had original
ly 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 construc-
ton of one battleship in govern
ment yard and also others in case
of emergency, the provision being as
follows:
''The secretary of the navy shall build
one of the battleships authorized by this
act in such navy yard as he may designate,
and he shall build all the vessels herein
authorized in such navy yards as he may
designate, should 1t reasonably appear
that the persons, firms, corporations or the
agents thereof bidding for the construc-
ton of any Of said vessels, have entered
into any combination, agreement or under
standing, the effect, object or purpose of
which is to deprive the government of
fair open and unrestricted competition in
letting contracts for the construction Of
any of said vessels"
There is an appropriation of $175,-
900 for the equipment of each navy
yard to be used for constructing any
of the ships.
Await Signature by President.
Washington, July 2.-The adoption
of the conference reports on the
naval and Philippine bills by the SEN
ate passes those measures and leaves
them ready for the signature of the
president as soon as they are en-
rolled and signed by the presiding
officers of the two houses.
President at Capitol.
Washington, July president
Roosevelt went to the capitol at 4:3O
Tuesday afternoon to sign belated
bills.
Wood Accounts for the Money.
Washington, July 2.-Acting Secre-
tary of War Sanger Tuesday sent a
communication to the house of rep
resentatives in answer to the resolu-
ton directing the secretary of war
to furnish information as to what
amounts have been paid out of the
Cuban treasury or funds of the
Cuban people to T. b. Thurber, or
any other person, corporation, or as
ISOLATION, for advocating reciprocity
with the United States. The answer
of the war department consists of
certified copies of vouchers covering
the payments referred to in the reso-
luton, amounting to $15,626. These
vouchers are accompanied by let
ter from Gen. Leonard Wood to the
secretary of war.
Charges of bribery Groundless.
Washington, July 2.-Chairman
Dalzell, of the special committee of
the house of representatives., which
Investigated the charges in connec-
ton with the purchase of the Danish
West India islands Tuesday, submit
ted the report of that committee.
After detailing the charges of brib-
cry and showing that Capt. Christ
mas had repudiated the alleged re-
port on which the charges were
based, the committee declares "there
is not the slightest semblance of evil
dence that any member of congress,
either directly or indirectly, was Of
fered or received any bribe,' to vote
for the treaty.
Calm After the Storm.
Washington, July 2.-When the SEN
ate convened Tuesday at II o'clock,
for what appeared to be the closing
session of this term of the Fifty
seventh congress, there were no in
dications of the exciting scenes of
Monday, when Senator Bailey COM
mitted an assault upon Senator Bev-
eridge, upon the latter's refusal to
withdraw certain words charging
Bailey with making an unwarranted
attack upon Solicitor Pcnfeld, of the
state department., who is an Indiana
man. Other senators rushed in and
dragged Senator Bailey away and
urged him to apologize, which he re-
fused to do.
Senator Bailey (Tex.) Tuesday en-
tered the chamber from the demo-
cratic cloak room soon after the in
vocation had been pronounced and
took his seat on the democratic side.
He was joined by Senator Spooner,
and they chatted together for a few
minutes. Representative Burleson,
of Texas, then joined Senator Bailey
and had an extended talk with him.
Senator Beveridge, did not appear
in the senate in the early part of the
session. After his chat with Mr..