New-York tribune., 1905-03-04
HOUSE GIVES UP MILEAGE.
4LL BIG BILLS PASSED.
4 ereemem ON General Deficiency
and Riuer and HarbOr.

vened at II 80 o'clock to-day. it was still the iesis-
lative day Of yesterday. The presence OF the IN
augural visitors In Washington was Indicated py
the packed galleries and the CROWDS whloh
thronged the corridors. most of the latter being
unable to gain admission to the chamber
resolution was adopted authorizing the Pres-
dent to extend to the International friSon Con-
gress invitation to hold It's eighth meeting IN
the United States in 1910.
A resolution adopted authorizing the Sec
retary of War to deliver a condemned cannon
to the National Encampment Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. to be manufactured into badges
and buttons.
Bills passed follows Authorizing the
Secretary of War to sell magazine rifles for the
use OF rifle clubs formed under regulations pre-
pared by the National Board for the Promotion
Of Rifle Practice. and authorizing the President to
alot and distribute Indian tribal funds to such
Indians in his Judgment may be entitled there
TO by of their advanced civilization. The
conference reports the Indian and Postofflce
Appropriation bills were agreed to. which finally
passed.
NAVAL BILL FINALLY PASSED.
The conference report the Naval Appropria-
ton bill was called by Mr.. Moss. and in so far
an agreement had been reached the report
agreed to-
Mr.. F'oss then moved to concur in tho Senate
amendments relating to an increase in the marine
corps of 200 officers and men.
Tho motion was opposed by Messrs. Rixey, OF
ams said the object OF the act was to enable men
of-war to gather around islands in a chaotic con-
diton and land marines for the purpose or en-
forcing the dignity OF the United States in the way
of making the people pay debts they owe somebody
in Europe or the United States" Frequently. he
said. they gamblers and spectators. who had
entered into so-caIled agreements with bandits who
apparently the heads of the government in
those countries The motion was further opposed
by Afr. Slayden. OF Texas. and favored by Messrs
Ir,.v md auto of Vast
Virginia
On division, 100 to 80. the House concurred in the
amendments. finally passing the bill.
bill passed authorizing the Secretary OF
War to convey the Kennebeo arsenal property, at
Augusta Me-. to the State Of Maine
The House adopted a resolution thanking the
managers in the Swayne impeachment case for the
able and efficient manner In which they discharged
the onerous and responsible duties imposed upon
them" The action was greeted with applause.
The General Deficiency bill WAS sent to conference
Messrs. Hemenway. Van Voorhis and Livingston
being appointed conferrees
FIGHT OVER RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The conference report the River and Harbor
appropriation bill was called by Mr.. Burton OF
Ohio The report. so far as agreed to- was adopted.
Mr.. Sibley. of Pennsylvania. moved that the
House recede and concur in ali the remaining
amendments. Mr.. Burton opposed the motion.
Mr.. Sibley asked II it not true that Mr..
Burton had written a letter to Senator before the
amended the measure there would be no BILL He
declined. however, to allow Mr. Burton to make the
explanation in his (Sibley's) time Mr.. Sibey then
alluded to a statement said to have been made by
Mr. Burton the floor OF the House that If the
House should disagree to the Senate amendments
there would be a bill This. he maintained, was an
indication that there would not be free confer
ence and he suggested that It would be better for
the Speaker to appoint unprecedented confer
Mr.. Sibley said several Senators had in
10 No n he
HOUSE receded on the amendments in dispute,
Wo sKe @h e by a @
were who had instructed him (Mr. sibley) to in
Mr.. Williams made the point OF order that the dis
cusson was not within the rules in the reference
Speaker Cannon SUSTAINED this point.
warmly resented by Mr.: Burgess of Texas. Mr..
ss Pes H he e enaSF. bs b@ had o eSGoga
the bill unless the Senate amendments were agreed
men would go out Of political W life. and. he added
with bitterness, even In Pennsylvania" Mr. Bur
eha always aeaaed by e sss oTe F
and man the Democrats would be proud to see
Messrs. adams and MorrelI. of Pennsylvania
ferrees FOR holding out against the Senate amend
ments. the latter boldly asserting that the bill
House did not recede.
BURTON DEFIES PENNsYLVANIANs.
Following remarks by Mr.. LorIner of Illinois,
testifying to the high character and ability OF
Chairman Burton, and by Mr.. Sulzer of New-York
in favor OF concurring in the Senate amendments
Mr. Burton threw down the gauntlet to the Penn
sylvania delegation, and said that If they wanted
to take the responsibility for defeating the bill
they could do The statement that the bill
would be talked TO death by two Senators he de-
clared to be veied threat to the House, because
he had heard OF others outside OF those two
He detailed the generous appropriations granted
to Philadelphia in the past and in the present BILL
and defantiy called on the Pennsylvania delegation
was chairman of the River and Harbor Committee
no threat Of the loss OF the bill would deter him
lose the bill than establish the precedent that
or two men can insist on something unreason-
able and hold up Congress
Prolonged applause greeted him as he took his
The Sibey motion was voted down, 1Ss to 76
The bill was sent to further conference. Messrs
Burton. Dovener and Lester being reappointed con-
Bills We're passed amending the law relating to
the construction and maintenance of roads and
schools and the care and support OF insane per-
bama and Western Railroad Company to CON
struct bridges across the Tombigbee River,
Clark and Monroe counties. Alabama, and across
ne Black Warrior River between Green and
the duties of the Secretary of the District OF
MI. Kalanianoale. of Hawaii, addressed the
House on the subject of the leper colonies in
tarday that m one Of the Islands be used for ma
tionai isprosarum including patients from the
sition on the ground that it would be destructive
to the interests Of Of that natter territory t6or ro
o clock
conference Teporf on the sundry civil Hppropa
ton bill: and 1t was agreed to With little discussion
va MAS joint
Columbia to issue special licenses to restaurants
barber shops and certain 70 70 feep 0pen
Ssops XittT " had sfpfss5y stated
ing of any public bar saloon II was passed under