New-York tribune., 1905-03-03
TO AID JAMESTOWN FAIR.
House Yotes $3.50, ,00O-Action on
Conference Reports.

1,-asbington March 2-Government participation
in the exposition to celebrate the first permanent
settlement of English speaking people on the west
crn Hemisphere near jamestown. Va, on the wa
ters of Hampton Roads. provided by the House
to-day. when. by vote of 1872 TO 81 the bill FOR
that purpose was passed under suspension of the
rules The amount appropriated is SSO@O. TO put
the bill through a two-thrds vote necessary.
and this was obtained only after spirited debate.
The members of the Virginia delegation. while the
rolIcalI was in progress. personally appealed to
their colleagues TO cast their votes in support or
the measure. An interested spectator was General
Fitzhugh Lee president Of the exposition company.
Conference reports on the Fortifcations and Agri-
cultural Appropriation bills agreed to, while
the report on the Naval bill, after being partially
agreed to, sent back for further conference
after lively debate over the question of investi-
eating the cost of armor plate and the building or
an armor plate plant. Amendments by Mr.. Van
diver OF Missouri. designed to have the investiSa-
ton conducted by special naval board, were voted
down. as was also motion by Mr.. RiXey, of Nir-
ginia. concur in the Senate amendment TO have
the investigation made by the Secretary of the
Navy. Among other items still in dispute is the
one providing for an increase of twelve hundred
officers and men in the Marine Corps.
shortly after $50 O'Clock the House took recess
unti O'Clock the evening session being devoted
to conference reports and bills or minor Importance
When the House met number of members ques-
toned the accuracy OF the record last night on
the mileage question. Messrs. Dickermtin, STAFFORD
proposition. whereas they were recorded in TIE
affirmative Mr. Lewis had been recorded as voting
present. but he insisted that he was not IN the
chamber when the vote taken, while Mr.
Dwight of New-York protested against his having
been paired in favor of the amendment.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was sent
to conference with Messrs. Burton. Dovener and
Lester as conferrees on the part of the House.
The House insisted its disagreement 10 the
Senate amendments to the Panama Canal Zone Gov
hill nd he was sent further
conference Messrs. Hepburn, Mann and Adamson
were reappointed managers on the part of the
House.
Attention next was given to the conference report
the Naval bill. In so far as the conferrees had
agreed the report adopted.
The Sundry Civil bill sent to conference.
Messrs. Hemenway Gillett and Benton were ap-
pointed conferrees.
The House took up and passed under suspension
the rules the bill authorizing the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish and main ain quarantine
districts in the several States and to permit and
regulate the movement of cattle. This is the bill
which urged by President Roosevelt in a
message to Congress yesterday.
The House refused TO suspend the rules and pass
a resolution providing for the appointment of
committee to investigate the Panama Canal and
Railroad, that action being taken following an OBJ
lection unanimous consent by Mr. Southwick'
OF New-York
The conference report the bill regulating the
use Of telegraph wires in the District of Columbia.
involving the placing under ground of the wires OF
the Western Union Telegraph Compahy' was
agreed TO. finally passing the bill
The House also agreed to the Senate amendment
TO the bill amending the statutes so as 70 provide
that wrts of error and appeals may be mace from from
the Supreme Court of Hawaii to the supreme court
the United States where the amount involved eX-
some discussion was precipitated over bill
a,nendng the smoke law of he District OF Colum-
bia as TO provide for brief peTi2gs @ $ I0s ssad e
A bill to provide In one of the Territories Iep-
rosarium for the segregation of lepers and TO pre-
he OF
caused lively debate. A motion by Mr.; Hepburn
to suspend the rules and pass IL was oltteIiy OPP
posed by Delegates Rodey and Wilson and Messrs
Siblev Dalzeli Sims and Williams who said the
institution would cOntaminate the residents or the
region where it located and was an injustice
Speaking word for the Iepers. Mr.. Hitchcock
declared they had rights TO be considered
and that members were unduly excited by thelr
The arguments advanced by those opposed to the
bill Were declared by Mr.. Hepburn to be purely
sentimental. Mr.. Rodey sought TO interrupt him.
when Mr.. Hepburn appealed to the Speaker Tor
protection from that man. He said with much
By a vote of s6 to IS0 the House refused to
pend the rules. and the bill was lost
The rules suspended, and a Dlll was passed
providing for an additional associate justice OF the
Supreme Court of Arizona.
Mr. sherman called up the conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill. In so far as there
WAS agreement of the conferrees, the report was
adopted.
vigorous protest against the action OF the majority
of the conferrees in agreeing to the Senate pro-
vision authorizing the Secretary Of the Interior to
renew the Usage oil lease.
A further conference then ordered, Messrs
sherman, Curtis and Stephens being reappointed
Mr. Cowherd moved that the House adhere TO its
amendment to the District of Columbia Smoke bill
and ''respetfully decline conference with the
Senate" which was adopted unanimously ....
The House at 1922 q. m. adjourned until l:3O
tomorrow.