The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-03-05
BEDLAMIN THE HOUSE
Hot Words Exchanged and
Blows Threatened.
ALDRICH FINANCE BILL DEFEATED.
senate Has Full Membership For
First Time In -Four Ncnrs-Eilsins
scores Republicans - T|llmnn
Threatens 90 Block business.

WASHINGTON. March 4.-Yester-
day was almost repetition of Monday
in the house. Slowly but surely through
-'e operation Of ceaseless roll calls the
inference reports to complete the nee
,ary legislat ton were ground out, and
len the house at I o'clock recessed
Ill 10 o'clock only two conference re-
IT'S on appropriation bills were still
disposed OF, the general deficiency
ID the naval The Democratic opposi-
ton did not abate and will be contin-
ued until congress expires at noon to-
day.
During the debate on conference re-
ports members on each side got in po-
litical speeches, and several times par
ty passion flared up. Just before the
recess bedlam broke loose, and there
was an exchange of high words be-
tween two members on the floor.
personal alteration seemed imminent
in the confusion, but was avoided by
the intervention of friends.
'r.le final defeat of the Aldrich iinan-
cial bill was witnessed in the senate
when it was displaced by the Philip
pine tariff bill Mr.. Aldrich explained
in detail his measure and said that n
small number of men In the senate had
deliberately, with malice aforethought.
murdered it,
One of the features of the session
was the fact that for the first time III
two years Delaware was represented
in the senntc. j. Frank Alice and l..
Holster Ball, elected for the long and
short terms respectively, appeared in
the senate and were sworn in 10y Pres
ident Pro TEN. Frye. Besides the two
years that Delaware had been totally
unrepresented in the senate there were
two years previous to that time when
there was vacancy in one of the
seats Mr. Balls term of service will
expire two years hence, while Mr.. AL
lee has four years to serve. The sem
ate for the first time in four years has
its full membership of ninety.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Ell
kins declared that the Republican par
ty had been false to its solemn pledges
in three successive platforms with re-
spect to statehood for Arizona, Okla
homa and New Mexico, and he said
that It was the first time that party
had been guilty of filibustering. He
declared that upon the Republican ma
iority rested the responsibility for the
efeat of several important measures
! the senate. The senate at 6 o'clock
ook a recess until 8 o'clock.
The conferees of the two houses on
he naval appropriation bill reached an
agreement at 10 O'Clock last night The
senate surrendered OH the principal
item of disagreement, the amendment
relating to the increase of the navy
The provision as agreed upon provides
for three battleships of 10000 tons dis.
placement and two battleships of 49,.
OO0 tons displacement and entirely
eliminates the provision for cruisers.
Senator Tillman caused a flutter in
the senate hte last night by announc-
ing his intention to defeat the naval
appropriation bill and the general def,
cheney bill This determination was the
result of an announcement from the
conference room on the general def
cheney bill to the effect that the house
conferees had refused to accept the
senate amendment providing for the
payment Of the South Carolina state
claims Of $47,245. The senator had q
stack Of books beside his desk almost
as high as the desk, while on the desl
was a volume Of Byron's poems oper
at the "Vision Of Judgment"
ut is a just claim and must go in,
he said, "or will defeat both the re
matpipu hills and forca an aytra COS
sion of both houses. of congress. | caI
talk until IL o'clock tomorrow, and tina
is all that is necessary for the accom-
plishment u my purpose"