Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-18
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Senate Passes Measure Allowing
$o,940,ooo for District Of Columbia

Senate Passes Measure Allowing
$e,e4o,ooo for District Of Columbia
by Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-The senate
today passed bill appropriating So
100000 for the District of Columbia and
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill, carrying s2156,OOO The Dis
trict bill has been before the senate
for several days and had been much
debated The diplomatic bill received
the attention Of the senate for only
twelve minutes and passed without dis
cussion.
A special feature of the day was the
acceptance of the statue of Frances
E. willard, which has been placed in
statuary hall by the state OF Illinois.
There are about forty pedestals in the
hall, but Miss willard is the first
woman to find a place.
One witness was heard during the
day in the Swayne impeachment trial,
and an hour was spent in secret ses-
sion in an Intellectual effort to deter
mine the admissibility of evidence Of
JubEt oW dy ilC Sto'NihSi'N
committee of the house.
The senate terminated its contro-
versy with the house over the amend
ment considering the provision In the
Dingley law relative to the drawback
on imported wheat by receding from
the amendment inserted in the agri-
cultural appropriation bill as it passed
the senate.
AS a further mark of respect to Miss
Willard the senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
Behind Closed Doors
The senate convened at II o'clock
and as it was sitting behind closed
doors yesterday when the session came
to an end, the session was resumed
today under the same conditions. The
question of the admissibility in the
impeachment proceedings of Judge
Swayne's testimony before the house
committee was still under considerd-
ton and Mr.. Clark of Arkansas. who
had the floor at the close of yester-
days session, resumed his argument in
support of it's admission.
Mr.. Culberson opposed admission OH
the ground that the proceeding is in
the nature of a criminal prosecution
and was in the class of tribunals from
the proceedings of which congress
meant to protect itself before commit
tees.
Without deciding the point the SEN
ate doors were opened at IL O'Clock
and legislation proceeded.
AS soon as the doors were opened
the clerk of the house appeared with
the resolution of the house of repre-
sentatives returning the agricultural
bill because of the objection of the
senate amendment constituting the pro-
vision of the Dingley law as imposing
d duty on wheat.
| Mr.. Hansbrough offered a motion
| that the senate recede from it's posi-
| tion in the amendment affecting the
tariff which was placed on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill. This means
that the senate will yield to the house
that understanding saving been
reached among senators. Mr.. Hans
brough is the author of the senate
amendment
Mr.. Patterson asserted that the
opinion given on the rebate on wheat
by Attorney General Moody was 'in
the face and the teeth of the law"
Mr. Morgan was of the opinion that
the house had entirely transcended its
authority under the constitution, add
ing that the body had no right to
send the bill back as it had done.
Mr.. Spooner defended the action of
the house on the ground that the
senate had invaded its prerogatives.
Messrs. Bacon, Teller and Money con-
Cured in Mr.. Spooner's views.
The vote by which the amendment
to the bill was passed was then re-
considered, the amendment stricken
out and the bill again passed.
Consideration of the bill making ap-
propriations for the government of the
District of Columbia was resumed. The
cost of the proposed municipal build
ing for the city of Washington was
increased from $2OOOOOO to $2,5OO,0OO.
The bill was then passed.
Immediately after the passage of the
District bill the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill was called up
and passed. This bill carries almost
50, 900, 900.
At O'Clock the impeachment pro-