Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-28
BUSINESS IN SENATE.
Naval and Military Academy
Appropriation Bills
Passed.
FILIBuSTERINC IN THE HOUSE.
Democrats Carry Out Threat Made
Thursday--stormy Session. Pro-
ionged for Hours and Little to
Show for Ii

Washington, Feb. 28.-The senate
yesterday passed the naval and the
military academy appropriation bills.
Mr.. Blackburn secured vote on his
motion to take up the Littlefield anti
trust BILL but his motion was lost, %
to 38. The senate from las to Sis
.. m. was in executive session. When
the doors were opened several bills
were passed without objections. The
immigration bill was considered and
a number of amendments made to
meet various senator's views, but the
bill failed of a vote, on objection from
New England senator's, who fear it
will include French Canadian labor.
At 5:15 p. m. the doors were re-
opened and the senate passed the
house bills allowing free importation
of breeding animals; allowing the con-
struction OF bridge across the st.
Francis river, at St Francis, Ark, and
providing for courts in several towns
In Indian territory.
A senate bill to ratify and confirm
an agreement with the Rosebud In
dians in South Dakota for the cession
of certain lands, was passed.
Mr.. Foraker called up senate bill
providing for the government Of the
island of Guam, placing the island
under the control of the president
through the navy department.
The bill was passed; also a similar
bill for the government of Tutila.
Mr.. Fairbanks called up the immi-
grafton bill and said he was instructed
by the committee to move to strike
out section 3, providing for an edu
eational test. The motion was agreed
TO. On motion of Mr.. Dryden, of New
Jersey, the head tax was reduced from
SO to 81.
The bill extending the privilege of
immediate transportation of dutiable
goods to Niagara Falls, N. Y, was
passed.
The senate at $50 adjourned.
In the House.
The Democrats of the house yester-
day carried out their threat, made
Thursday, that if Mr.. Butler should be
oA6CdtCN lucy 0O CfCl Lhlh6 III
their power to block legislation from
now until congress shall expire, March
4 The result was another stormy
session, prolonged from IL o'clock N
the morning until almost O'Clock
in the evening. Roll-call succeeded
roll-call, and at every pause party pas
sion manifested itself in bitter and
acrimonious denunciation. Two spe-
cial rules were brought in to expedite
appropriation bills and continue the
legislation day of Thursday in order
to reduce as much as possible the
minority's power to obstruct legisla-
ton. During the debate on the rule
the Democrats voiced their condem-
nation of what thew denominated
Thursdays outrageous action of the
chair. The Republicans declared they
we're willing to assume responsibility
for what they had done and explained
the necessity of the drastic rules pre-
scented, Mr.. Dalzell saying that I'M
less this course were pursued the
Democrats could consume 1877 hours,
or 81 legislative days, on roll-calls on
the senate amendments to the appro-
priation bills. II was agreed on both
sides that the present situation sound
ed the death-knell of practically every
thing except the appropriation bills.
The friends Of the omnibus public
building bill who Thursday were
threatening to defeat the rules IL they
were not modified to include their
measure, were placated by a promise
which, 1t was understood, was given
that their bin would be covered by
special rule, to be brought in later
Even with the special rules in opera
ton, getting appropriation bills into
conference was tedious and labor
ious process, an eight hours session
and 10 roll-calls being necessary to
get the agricultural, sundry CIVIL mil
itary academy and postoffice appro-
priation bills into conference and to
adopt the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill. All over
lures from the Republican side to the
Democrats to induce the latter to
abandon their filibustering have been
fruitless and there Is every indica-
ton that they will continue their
present tactics to the end of the SEES
pion
The speaker laid before the house
the ,gricultural appropriation bill
with senate amendments. The motion
was agreed to and sent to conference.
The postoffiee and sundry civil appro-
priation bills with senate amendments
likewise were sent to conference.
Mr.. Sherman presented the confer
ence report Of the Indian appropria-
ton bill
Two roll-calls were necessary to
adopt the conference report
The military academy appropriation
bill with senate amendments was laid
before the house and under the opera
ton Of the special rule 1t was sent to
conference, 20S to 5. and then by
vote Of 152 to Ga the house at GAS D.
IN. took recess until II o'clock to-
day.