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finally was passed, the Senate receding
from the amendment concerning the naval
training station at Port Royal. S. c.,
which was the only point in controversy.
Mr.. La Toilette secured consideration of
bill limiting to sixteen hours the time
railroad employees engaged in the move
ment of trains may be employed consecu-
lively, but no action was taken on it. The
request of the House for a conference
on the immigration bill was granted, and
Messrs. Dillingham;, Lodge and McLaurin
appointed conferees A resolution direct
ing the Secretary of Agriculture to in
vestigate the possibility of draining the
swamp and overfowed lands OF the Unit
ed States was sent to the committee on
agriculture. Mr.. Tillman gave the con-
dition of his health as an excuse for not
calling up the resolution for an investi-
CATION of the Mrs. Minor Morris affair.
In executive session the treaty with Mex
leo concerning the division of the waters
of the Rio Grande river for irrigation
purposes was ratified. The omnibus pub
lie buildings bill, carrying in round num-
bers an appropriation of sci 100000, was
passed by the House, one hour being con-
sumed in its reading and consideration.
The general deficiency bill, the last of the
great supply measures, was taken up for
consideration, but was not completed The
request of the Senate for another confer
ence on the railroad rate bill was acceded
to, and Messrs. Hepburn, Sherman and
Richardson reappointed conferees. The
Senate bill repeating the so-called 2S-hour
law by fixing the maximum of time in
transit of live stock to thirty-six hours on
the written request of the owner of the
shipment was passed. Mr.. Lafean (Pa.)
presented a resolution providing for the
appointment of committee of FIVE mem
bers of the House to make an investiga-
ton of shoe contract recently awarded
By the Secretary of the Navy.
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Announcement of deadlock in the con-
ference on the meat inspection provision
! of the agricultural appropriation bin was
made in the Senate Wednesday. Senator
Beiley made long reply to the recent
attack upon him in the Cosmopolitan
Magazine, and Senator Warren spoke in
support of his resolution relative to the
| live stock industry. The naturalization
bill was passed, but Senator La Toilette
| was unable to secure a vote on his bill
| limiting the hours of service on railroad
| trains. An almost complete report on the
| sundry civil bill was accepted. In execu-
| tive session il was agreed that the Al
gecras treaty in relation to Moroccan af-
| fairs shall be brought to a vote Dec. u,
| at the next session of Congress. the latest
| date on which action could be had if the
United States is to participate in the con-
vention. The general deficiency bill, the
| last of the big money measures, was pass
| ed in the House, about 100000 being
added to the measure as reported from
committee. The amendment legalizing the
| collection of duties in the Philippines be-
tween the date of the peace treaty and
| March, 1902, which was cut out of the
| bill on a point of order Tuesday, was re-
stored under special rule. The Senate
bill providing for lock canal at Panama
was passed. The conference sought by
the Senate on the bill creating a United
| States District Court for China was
agreed to, and Messrs. Perkins, DENLY and
Howard were named as conferees.
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The Senate Thursday passed the public
building bill, reported from committee
with net increase of S40S4, 800 over the
total as passed by the House. A confer
ence report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, complete except for the meat in
| spection measure, was accepted and an
other conference ordered on the disputed
point. Consideration of the conference re-
port on the pure food bill was delayed un-
| til Friday. Conference reports on the
Lake Erie and Ohio river ship canal bill
and the measure creating United States
court for China were accepted. Senator
Tillman made his long-deferred speech on
the election of Mrs. Minor Morris from
the White House. The general deficiency
appropriation bill, the last of the great
supply measures was reported and a
night session held for its consideration.
1t carries total Of S11,549365, an in
| crease of $6S4, 405 over the amount voted
by the House. and was passed in that
form. The House adopted the conference
report on the railroad rate bill and ac-
cepted partial report on the agricultural
| appropriation bill, instructng its con-
!! ferees not to recede from the meat inspec-
ton amendment by the vote of 1913 to 45
Under a special rule the conference re-
ports on the immunity bill, the Chinese
court measure and a number of minor
acts were put through Fifty-ive bills
were passed, including the following: To
pay $1,000 each to the widows of Cap
tain Charles w. Dakin ard Thomas Hen
messy of the San Francisco fire depart.
ment, who lost their lives fighting the fire
on board the transport Meade: to pen.
sion Gen. Z. +. Bragg of Wisconsin an.