The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-13
In the Senate.


Tuesday. March 8, Senator Tillman
is blocking all legislation by a speech
which he announced would continue
until the hour of adjournment. Sena-
tor Tillman's object is to defeat the
naval appropriation bill and the gen
eral deficiency bill, his reason being
that the South Carolina state claims
OF SAT .245 were cut out OF the latter
measure in conference. The senate ac-
complished considerable work. II
killed the Aldrich banking bill finally,
passed the sundry civil bill, the omnl-
bus public building bill, the bill to pro-
feet the president, and several minor
measures. The two new senators from
Delaware were sworn in and seated.
On Wednesday, March a, although
the senate was called to order at 10
o'clock business did not begin until
some time later. The delay was due to
the absence of a quorum n 10 the
fact that Mr.. Cockrell insisted upon
the presence of the necessary NUMBER
before taking up the work OF the day.
Mr.. Bailey (TeXas) called up a bill
amending the rivers and harbOrs act
so as to provide that the S125,O 600 here
tofore appropriated for certain river
and harbor improvements in Texas
shall be used for the construction OF
a channel in Sabine lake, Texas.
On a yea and nay vote, demanded by
Mr.. Mason, the senate agreed to take
| the bill up II to 8. The effect of the
vote was TO displace the Philippine tar
if bill. 1t was then temporarily laid
aside. and Mr.. Hoar spoke on the Phil
ippine bill. The bill had been talked
- l-,,r, h1 r,;1 Tho nnint he mazda
he said, was that the senate, the eX-
ecutive. the house of representatives,
and the public are not fit TO govern
the destinies of a people 5000 miles
away who have no voice in the gov
eminent.
A resolution of thanks to President
Frye was then agreed to, and, amid
ha~ndclapping, Mr.. Frye resumed the
chair. and, thanking the senate for its
action, dismissed the members with the
following words: May Gods bene-
diction be with you all. Your presid-
ing officers declares the senate ad-
journed sine die"
Thursday, March ). in obedience to
the presidents proclamation, the SEN
ate of the Fifty-Eighth congress con-
vened in extraordinary session at noon.
An immense crowd witnessed the IN
teresting ceremony. Echoes of the
F~ifty-Seventh congress had not died
away when President Pro TEN Frye
called the body to order, and soon
thereafter the senators who were re-
elected and those who were To take
their seats for the first time. with the
exception of Mr.. German, who had seen
long service in the senate, were sworn
in. Friends and admirers of the SEN
ators loaded down their desks with
beautiful floral tributes. One Of the
features of the opening ceremony was
the ovation accorded Mr.. Hopkins. Mr..
Cannon's speech in the house Of repre-
s~entatives early Wednesday morning
in presenting the conference report on
the genera. deficiency bill, in which he
charged that the senate conferees had
resorted to Legislative blackmail," and
attacked the rules of the senate formed
the subject of some fervid remarks by
Mr.. Tillman and by the senate confer
ees, Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller.
The senate at 3:15 adjourned until
Monday,