Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-05

ENDLESS ROLL CALLS IN The HOUSE.
The Conference Reports on the Immigra-
tien. Pablic Bu,lding and sundry Civn
Bills ACCOMPLISHMENTS Coins for
jefferson Memorial Association.

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fmnppine tarin Dill. senator Aidrlcn
explained IN oetaii MS measure ana
sad tnat smaii NUMBER OF men IN
the senate had deiiperateiy, WIN
nance aioretnough'' murdered IT,
one OF the FEATURES OF tne session
was the 1act tnac ior the nrs' tilne
III TWO years Deia"are was rePre-
sented IN tne senate o. FRANK Aiee
ana D. heisier Dali eiec'ed lor Ihe
long anu shorC terihs respectively
appeared In the senate ana were
sworn IN oy fresiueht ITO lenipore
Frye Desiues the t"o years ehae
delaware had been totally unrepre-
sented in the senate there were Two
years previous 10 that when tnere
was vacancy IN one OF the seats.
The senate for the hrst time In -FOUR
years has its full membership OF 9o'
In the course OF the DEBATE yester-
day Senator Eikins declared tnat the
republican party had been raise TO
its solemn pledges in three successive
platforms with respect to statehood
for Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mex
leo, and he said that 1t was the first
time that party had been guilty OF
filibusterlng. lie declared that upon
the republican majority rested the
responsibility for the defeat OF sew
eral important measures in the SEN
ate.
The senate at six o'clock took re-.
cess until eight o'clock.
When the senate reconvened at
eight o'clock Senator Patterson made
the point of no quorum. After
wait of ten minutes quorum APP
peared. The bill providing for the
appointment of three commissioners
from Porto Rico was taken up and
amended so as to require the com
mission to report to congress instead
of to the president and, as amended,
the bill was passed.
The chair appointed the following
senator's to represent the senate at
the dedicatory exercises of the st:
Louis exposition, April 30 and May
and 2. Senator'S Burnham, Depew,
Penrose, DolIiver, Hansbrough, Mitch
ell, Teller, Berry, Martin and Foster,
of Louisiana.
Senator Fairbanks then presented
the conference report on the omni-
bus public building bill. Senator Nal
lory, of Florida, made formal OBJ
lection to the report in which he
criticised the methods adopted in Sc
curing an agreement.
In the course of the night session
Senator Quay sprung surprise by
Offering as an amendment to the
Philippine tariff bill the statehood
bill, which he later withdrew, re-
marking shat the circumstances re-
curing the offering Of the amend
ment had collapsed" The conference
report on the naval and general def
cheney bills were agreed to.
Yesterday was almost a repetition
of Monday in the house. Slowly but
surely. through the operation of
ceaseless roll calls, the conference re-
ports to complete the necessary leg
islation were agreed to and when the
house. at seven o'clock at night, re-
cessed for three hours, only. two con-
ference reports on appropriations
bills were still undisposed of-the
general deficiency and the naval
The democratic opposition did not
abate and win be continued until com
0ress exnires. During the debate on
conference reports members on each
side cot in noliticaI speeches and sew
eral times marty passion flared up.
Jpst before recess bedlam broke
loosa ma there was an exchange Of
higb words between two members on
the Aoor me actual business done
during tho aiobt hoprs of the dav
session consisted ~ the adontion Of
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