The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-01
HOUSE WAITS
ON THE SENATE
Worked Under High Pressure
Yesterday.
MAY ADJOURN TODAY
The Philippine Civil Government Bill
Passed by Strict Party Vote.
NOW AWAITS ADOPTION BY THE SENATE
A Number Of Bills Passed Under Suspension Of
Rules Including the Senate Bill to AlIot
Lands and Provide Corpora
ton Law in Alaska.
ton Law in Alaska.
(By the Associated Press.)


journment probable tomorrow the House
worked under high pressure from noon
today until far into the nigh-. as d
preliminary several resolutions were
adopted to grease the legislative
wheels. The rule providing for the
printing of conference reports before at
journment was suspended until the end
of the session and a resolution was
adopted asking a motion to suspend 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 consid-
cred the last obstacle in the way of ad-
journment was adopted by st 'ict party
vote, with the single exception of Mr..
Mccall of Massachusetts, who voted
with the Democrats. A partial report on
the General Deficiency Appropriation
Bfll was adopted and after a prolonged
fight the Housce by a vote of rs 10 101
accepted the Senate amendment to ap-
propriate $500 600 for the Buffalo Expo
sition and then sent the bill back to
conference. The Senate amendments to
appropriate $160.000 for the Charleston
Exposition and 81 ,000, ,0ee to pay the Ha-
waiian fire bubonic plague awards were
defeated the former by a vote of II To
lis. subsequently. at the night session.
the House reversed itself and assented to
the Senate amendment making an
appropriation to the Charleston Exposi-
ton. A number of bills were passed
under suspension of the rules, Including
the Senate bill to allot lands in the and
TO provide corporal tion laws for Alaska.
At the evening session the Dick Mill
tia bill. which is to be used as a stop
gap for the remainder of the session
while the House is waiting for confer
ence reports was taken up. The adj
journment resolution is to be withheld
until the conference report on the Phil
ippine Bill is adopted by the Senate
Washington. June 30.-In the House to-
day. Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the APP
preparation Committee called up the
conference report on the General De-
ficiency Appropriation Bill. The report
left in dispute items aggregating 1885,
0O0, including the appropriations for the
Buffalo and Charleston expositions. The
report was adopted.
MIR. Alexander, New York, asked for a
separate vote on the appropriation of
S500,0OO for the Buffalo exposition and
Mr.. Finley Is. c. for an appropriation
OF 100000 for the Charleston exposition.
Mr.. Alexander made strong plea in
favor Of concurrence in the Senate
Buffalo exposition amendment. He de-
clared that the success of the exposition
was assured when the assassination of
President Mckinley occurred.
Messrs. Tawney, (Minn) chairman OF
the Committee on Expositions Mr..
Foster Qllsl, Mr. Morris CMinn) Mr..
Mcclellan IN. ", Mr.. sulzer IN. ",
and Mr.. Grosvenor (ohio), supported Mr..
Alexander's motion.
Mr. Dalzell tPa.) opposed the motion,
saying that in all his experience he had
never known more preposterous pro-
posal.
After some other remarks by Mr.
Richardson (Ala.), Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.),
MIR. Barney tWis), Mr.. Snodgrass,
tTenn.), Mr.. Slayden (Texas). Mr.. Hep
burn Qowa), Mr.. Cannon Qlls.), con
cluded the debate on Mr. Alexander
motion with strong speech in opposi-
tion to It.
The plea for this appropriation on the
ground that McKinley's death made the
exposition failure. he declared. was a
pretense. If Congress is 10 underwrite
these national eXpositions." he said. .it
will be asked TO underwrite State fairs
and county fairs and gradually we will
reach the point where the United States
Will run wild west show G4aughter).
Mr.. Alexanders motion to concur in
the Buffalo exposition amendment was
carried-11S to 101
Mr.. Finley, (S. CO. then entered his
motion to concur IN the Charleston ex-
position amendment. IL the members
viii give me an aye and no vote" said
Mr. Cannon. 81 am willing to vote now.
want to see whether the New York
members VIII keep Saith with their
South Carolina friends
Il desire a few minutes" said Mr..
Finley. MY people are greatly inter
csted IN this matter"
Debate is unnecessary" observed Mr..
Cannon. IF YOU have made your deal"
Laughterl
Mr. Finley made an earnest argument
in support OF his motion. When the peo-
pie Of South Carolina inaugurated the
movement for an exposition, he said.
they believed Charleston would be
treated by Congress as other exposition