Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-03

ton bills were agreed to and the de-
cheney bill sent to conference. AT mid
night the Senate adjourned.
Immediately upon converting, the Senate,
upon motion of Mr.. Hale, took up the gen
eral deficiency bill. In the course of the
reading of the bill the House amendments
to the omnibus public building bill were
sent to conference and Fairbanks, Warren
and Turner were appointed conferees. Tie
conference report on the Notifications APP
preparation bill was agreed to.
Consideration of the general deficiency
bill then was resumed. At ! o'clock the
unfinished business, the Aldrch financial
bill, was laid before the Senate. At AL
drch's request it was laid aside tempo
rarily to admit the general deficiency bin
to be disposed of.
The Senate amendment relating to as
sisnments. sales and transfers of claims
before the Spanish treaty claims commits
sion and limiting the fees and expenses
of attorneys, was stricken out on a point
of order by Pettus.
The reading of the deficiency bill occu-
pied three hours time, The committee
amendments were all agreed to-
An amendment was agreed to appropr
ating 5000 600 to carry out the provisions
of the omnibus public building bill. An
amendment was agreed to providing that
claims for rebates on tobacco and snuff
shall not be paid unless presented prior
to April l. 1903. The amount appropriated
for the payment of the claims IN
creased to $780, 600. The House amend
ments to the immigration bill were dis
agreed to and Penrose, Fairbanks, Lodge
Clay and McLaurin NIiss.) were appointed
conferees. 1t was stated that the amend
ment to the immigration bill prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
Capitol was retained and was in dispute
between the Houses. Rawlns offered an
amendment to the deficiency bill appro-
priating 100000 600 as an additional appro-
priation for irrigation purposes. The
amendment was ruled out An amendment
offered by McLaurin (Miss.), appropriate
ing $4,000 to reimburse the people OF Indi-
anola, Miss, for moneys expended by them
for carrying the mails to and from Heath
man and Indianola, was ruled out on a
point of order by Hale. The bill then
IA
financial bill was resumed.
Aldrich yielded to Foraker. who offered
2 substitute for the bill granting to the
Hawaiian Ditch Co, Limited, the right
of way over public lands in the districts
of Norh and South Kohala, Hawaii, for
| the purpose of constructing irrigating
| bitches. canals and reservoirs. The hill
| went over until tomorrow.
| The conference report on the Alaskan
| homestead bill was agreed to.
| Quay asked unanimous consent for a
vote on the statehood bill at o'clock, to-
night. Beveridge objected
] Teller then offered an amendment to the
i Aldrich bill providing that the secretary
of the treasury with the written approval
of the President. may use SO much of the
S50 100000 of the gold reserve provided by
| the act of March IA, 1900, as is not re-
quired for the faithful execution of the
provisions of that act, not exceeding $780,
| 600, COO
| Carmarck Crenn.) had read a published
statement characterizing some remarks
OF his regarding the army as "atrocious."
He said it was a pointed illustration Of
the deliberate policy of mis-statement,