The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-04
LAST HITCH IS OVER
RIVER And HARBOR
Congressman Scrap Over the
Bill and Both Houses Pass
Upon 1t

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The last
full day of the session of the fifty
eighth congress found the house busy
with consideration of conference re-
ports on the great supply bills and
lew bills of minor Importance. A fea-
ture was the absence Of obstructive
tactics.
The only subject which gave rise to
any considerable debate was the con-
terence report on the river and harbor
Dill, In which Mr.. Sibley (Pa.) at
tackled Chairman Burton for being
preJudiced against free conference on
the subject Of state aid in the i'm
provement of the Delaware river be-
low Philadelphia. Messrs. Adams and
Morrell, his colleagues from Pennsyl-
Vania, took part in the attack, the lat
Ter declaring that unless the house re-
ceueo from its position two senator's
would talk the bill to death. Mr.. Bur-
Ton defended his attitude and said if
the pennsylvania delegation wished to
TAKE the responsibility of defeating the
! Dill they could do so. BY an over
whelming vote the house refused to
agree to a motion by Mr.. Sibley to
concur In the senate amendments and
the Dill was sent back to conference.
AIterward both houses adopted the
conference report on the bill.
Inc joint resolution offered by Mr..
-
dent of the excise board of the district
of Columbia to issue special licenses to
restaurants, barber shops and certain
other places to keep open on Sunday,
! March 5, to accommodate inaugural
| visitors, passed under suspension Of
| the rules.
Senate Not Rushed
The senate found itself far less press
| ed than usual on the last day of a Ses-
sion of congress. All the appropria-
ton bills having been passed the ses-
sion was given up largely to general
! legislation and when necessary to con-
ference reports on appropriation bills.
During the day final reports were made
on the naval, the postoffice, the Indian
! and the sundry civil bills, leaving only
| the river and harbor and the general
deficiency bills to be considered in their
final stages. The pure food bill was
| definitely displaced and a sharp colo
| guy over the incident occurred between
| Messrs. McCumber and Lodge. The
| joint resolution continuing in force the
present law applicable to the Panama
| canal zone was unanimously adopted,
| but only after several senators had
denounced the attitude of the house
| to which they attributed the failure of
| the bill.
Both houses finished all necessary
| WITH DeIOFe H1luHIBnC ana look re-
cess until 10 tomorrow.
The house receded from it's disa-
greement on the congressional mileage
| provision of the general deficiency bill,
| thus passing the bill finally.
The senate passed the house bill re-
| Installing three naval cadets who were
| dismissed for hazing. The bene-
| ficiaries are Joseph Drummond Little
of Ohio, Earl Worden Chaffee of Iowa
and John Henry LOf1and of Wisconsin.
| They were members of the class of
| 1903 and were courtmartialed for all
| legged maltreatment of freshmen while
at sea. Among the new items added
to the general deficiency bill by the
| senate is one refunding to the state OF
Wisconsin expenses incurred in raising
volunteers, S725,981.