The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-02

lay the Senate considered and passed
.hrce supply bills aggregating an APP
preparation of over 1857. 000,0 900 and
1T night took up fourth bin carry
ing over SCI 100000. The session be-
yan at eleven a. m. and after a re-
cess lasting from 6 to 8, continued
we'll into the night.
The appropriation measures passed
turing the days session We're: Post
office bill carrying $181, 526,S43; the
Pension bill. carrying s138.000, coo,
and the River and Harbor bin. carry
ng i'm immediate appropriations and
continuing contracts $5S,350899. The
river and Earbor bill was increased
by SS32,000, among the increases be-
ng Winyah Bay, S. c.. $4,000; Char
River. Tenn, $4,000.
During consideration of the POST
>ffice bill, Mr.. Clay took exception to
the increase of the appropriation for
pneumatic tube service to $1,500,000,
saying that the postmaster generals
estimate called for only 100000.
He said that the plan was to ex-
tend the service 10 cities of 1000
900 were beginning to ask for the
service. He also asserted that the ex-
penditures on behalf of the Postofiice
and added that already cities of 1907
Department were now practically
equal to the entire expenses for the
government fourteen years ago.
Mr.. McComas proposed an amend
ment giving preference to soldiers of
the war of the rebellion in the mat
ter of the transfer of railway clerks
to the regular lcerical service.
A Plea for Courtesy.
make it soldiers of the Civil War. ;"
suggested Mr.. Bacon. adding: ut is
more courteous"
The change was made and the
amendment agreed to.
The Senate agreed to conference re-
ports on the Military Academy and
Agricultural Department Appropria-
ton bills.
The report on the Agricultural APP
preparation bill showed that the Sem
ate conferees had receded from the
Senate amendment requiring biz
monthly reports on the cotton crop
Mr.. Bacon read a telegram from Pres
ident Jordan OF the Southern Cotton
Growers Association urging the i'm
portance of more frequent reports
and himself dwelt upon the wisdom
of the amendment. He said. how
ever. that he appreciated the pertina-
cious and unyielding opposition Of the
House. and that the Senate could not
do otherwise than yield. He at
tributed this opposition to the Agri-
cultural Department, saying that SUI
bordinates and not tho head of that
department had haunted the Capitol
to defeat the legislation. He re-
marked that Il was the duty of exccu-
tive officials to execute the laws. and
that if they could not DO so they
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office.
Gamblers Only Benefited.
No one, he continued, except stock
gamblers could be benefited by keep
ing the condition of the cotton crop
in The dark eft stands to reason he
said. that a person who may have
exclusive information as to fluctuations
in the condition ofthc crop in the long
intervals between monthly reports,
would have "a chance to make millions
Of dollars. l don't charge" ne added,
that any one i'm or out of the depart
ment has prolited by such information,
and | know that the Secretary would
burn his arm off before he would be
guilty OF such AN act
He added that it was remarkable
that facts concerning the report had
leaked out and instanced the circum
stances that on one occasion they had
been known in New York and Sayan-
nah an hour i'm advance Of the aD-
pearance Of the report.
During consideration of the confer
ence report on the Military Academy
Appropriation bill, Mr.. Bailey criti-
cised the addition of the names of
General Hawley and General Oster-
haus on the retired list of the army.
The Philippine Import Tariff bill
was passed and also several bills of
minor Importance. AT the night ses-
sion the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill was considered.