Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-03-11
Saturday Was The Last Day : In fhe
House Of This Session.
THE SENATE IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Senate Found Itself Less Pressed
Than Usual on the Last Day
Final Reports Were Presented on
Appropriation Bills.
If Less Pressed

days session of the house before the
final adjournment of the fifty-eighth
congress found that body almost
through with its work of disposing OF
conference reports on the great sup
ply measures of the government, and
few measures of public Importance.
From the moment the doors were
opened until late in the night the gal
leries were packed, while outside the
corridors were thousands anxious to
gain entrance to the chamber
A feature of the proceedings was
the general desire of the members to
abstain from obstructive tactics and
permit the disposition Of business.
Speaker Cannon welded the gavel
over the entire session and maintain
ed the best of order. By an over
whelming vote the house refused to
agree to a motion by Mr.. Sibley to
concur in the senate amendments on
the river and harbor bill and it was
sent back to conference. The confer
ence reports on the Indian and post
office bills were agreed to, which fin
ally passed both measures.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was called up by
Mr. Foss of Illinois. On division, 100
to SO, the house concurred in the
amendments, thereby finally passing
the bill.
Bills were passed as follows:
Authorizing the president to allot
and distribute Indian tribal funds to
such Indians as in his Judgment may
be entitled to them by reason of their
advanced civilization; relating to the
construction and maintenance of
roads, and schools. and the care and
support of insane persons in Alaska;
to further prescribe the duties of the
secretary Of the district of Alaska.
On reconvening in the evening Mr..
Hemenway presented the conference
report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill and it was agreed to with
little discussion. The action finally
passed the bill.
The senate found itself far less
pressed than usual on the last day of
a session of congress. All the ap-
preparation bills having been passed,
the session was given up largely to
general legislation, and when neces-
sary, to conference reports on ap-
preparation bills. During the day final
reports were presented on the naval,
the postofice, the Indian and the sun
dry civil bills, leaving only the river
and harbor bill and the general de-
ficiency bill to be considered In their
final stages.
Washington, March 4.-The senate
today passed the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, carrying about $68,000,-
600. Various amendments were Of
fered to the measure and most of
them were debated at some length.
There also was discussion of the pure
food bill and Mr.. Dolliver made brief
speech in support of the resolution
providing for the appointment Of a
joint congressional commission to in
vestigate the question of railroad
rates. The resolution was referred
to the committee on interstate COM
merce.
The joint resolution continuing in
force the present law applicable to
the Panama canal zone was unani-
mously adopted, but not until after
several senators had expressed them
selves in frank language concerning
attitude of the house. to which they
attributed the failure of the confer
ence on the bill
The resolution was agreed to on a
roll call, So yeas, no nays.
Numerous conferences on the state
hood bill again failed to bring about
an agreement by which legislation for
either one or two states may be had
at the present session.