The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-04
SENATE MUST ADOPT CL0TURE
Mr. Cannons Stern Warning to the Upper Branch That
the Majority Must Rule Is Brought Out by Black
mailing Measure Forced Through by MIR. Tillman.

Washington, March 4.-Senator Tillman
last hight held up congress and compelled |
1t to stand and deliver $4,000 as a con-
dition for the close Of congress with bust
ness finished.
When Tillman found the conferees on
the general deficiency bill had chopped an |
item of SAT, 900 to pay certain South Caro- |
lima. claims, he took the warpath and de- |
clared that no further business should be |
done by the senate. He would to-day talk
until noon, defeating the naval and gen
eral deficiency bills. This would make
necessary an extra session of both houses.
Senator Lodge made a hurried "trip to
the house and had a conference with MI. |
Cannon, who at first was ssdisine lined ito |
yield to South Carolina methods, but
with an extra session facing him, ne con-
scented to have his conferees get together
again. They yielded and agreed to the
senate amendment to pay Tillmans claim
rs the only means of avoiding an extra
session.
Increasing the Navy.
The conference of the two houses on the
naval bill reached an agreement at 10
o'clock in the evening. The senate sur
rendered on the. principal item Of dis
agreement, the amendment relating to
the increase Of the navy. The provision
as agreed upon provides for three battle
ships of 16, 900 tons displacement and nine
battleships Of $4,000 tons displacement,
and entirely eliminating the provision for
cruisers.
The provision for an increase in the per-
sonnet of the navy remains as the bill
passed the house, including an increase
in the number Of midshipmen. but the
increase is to continue until 1913 instead
of 1909, as fixed by the senate. Under the
agreement members Of the ffty-seVen-n
congress may appoint rnidshpmen where
q vacancy exists and was not filled, and
where an appointment was made and the
appeintee failed Of admission. Porto Rico
is given a midshipman. The age limit
for admission to the academy Is hxed at
from 16 to 20 years.
The conferees on the general deficiency
bill agreed
Senate Quits at 1850 a. m.
The senate after adopting the confer
ence reports on the naval and general de-
fcioncy appropriation bills, at 1850 a. m.
took a recess until o'clock, but the house
continued at work.
Aldrlch Bill Killed.
The final defeat Of the Aldrich financial
bill was witnessed in the senate when 1t
was displaced by the Philippine tariff bill.
Mr. Aldrich explained in detail his Dill,
and said that a small number OF men IN
the senate had deliberately, with malice
Aforethought, murdered 1t.
The House Up to Midnight.
The national house yesterday labored
heavily along until p. M, when, by
vote of 147 to IS, recess wastaken until
10 p. m.
when the house reconvened at 10 O'CLOCK
the hall presented a brilliant appearance
It was flooded with light from the stained
rlass ceiling overhead. The hanging gal
ferries were crowded, and in those reserved
for the families Of members the e&ecu.
tive and the diplomatic corps were more
handsomely gowned ladies come 10 wa.
ness the closing scenes. On the moo
MANY Of the members were att1reo II
evening Dress The knowledge that some
of the conference committees were STU
mt was a. source of general satisfaction
Nevertheless the democrats were as reso
lutte as ever in their determination TO pros
ecute their filibuster to the end.
The roll was called on the pending ques
tion-the adoption Of the conference re-
port on the senate bill to reduce the pop
ulation required of reserve cities IRON
5o r0O to $4,000 inhabitants. The repor
was adopted.
Mr.. Grosvencr then moved the passage
under SUSPENSION Of the rules, OF the vet
erans' pension bill. After filibuster tn
bill passed-148 to Oh
On motion Of Mr.. Loudenslager IN j.
the rules were suspended and the senat
hill to increase the pension OF Mex1cal
war veterans from SO to $12 per mont
was passed.
A Plea for Majority Rule In Senate
The conference report on the genera
deficiency, the last Of the appropriate
bills, was presented: in the house at
o'clock this morning by Mr.. Cannon.
The veteran chairman of the nous
committee on appropriations, late as In
hour was, in a five minute speech pre
tested against the Legislative piach
yrail,' by which the house conferees ha
heen compelled to yield to the dictatio
of a, single senator and accept the appre
priation Of $4,000 to pay an alleged clall
of south Carolina against the govern
ment This aroused the members Of tt
house to such pitch of genuine enth1
sia,sm as had not been witnessed in II