Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL

The Senate on Saturday passed the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
The bill carries slightly less than $40,
TAO, 900. 1t was amended by the Sen
ate by the inclusion of several provisions
sggregating $500, 900, among them the
following:
To defray the expenses of the Senate
and House Of Representatives at the
opening of the jamestown Tercenleu-
nial Exposition, $1,000.
To reimburse Senator Reed Smo0! for
expenses incurred by him in defending
his right to his seat 10 the Senate,
sl5,
The democrats prevented the passage
OF the ship subsidy bill by flibnsIering.
The session of the Senate Saturday
night was devoted TO eulogies Oh the
late Representatives John II. Ketcham
aud VIM. II. Flack, Of New York /;
Henry G. Adams. Of Wisconsin, and
John F. Rixey, Of Virginia. Senator'S
Daniel, Hopkins, Hemenwsy aud Car
mack delivered eulogies on the late Rep
reseulative Rixey of Virginia.
At midnight the House passed the
Aldrich currency bill as il came from
the Senate by vote Of 100 to ~
The House passed bill providing
that the street railways of The District
shall not charge more than 3 cents for
single fare, permitting the companies
to extend their tracks to the Union
station, and making the smoke Law ap-
plicable to steam roads in the District.
The brOad-tire amendment went out Of
the bill on a point of order raised by
John Sharp Williams. 1t vent to con-
ference in this shape.
All the principal increases of the SEN
ate TO the appropriation bills we're agreed
to in conference.
The Senate's increased appropriations
for the Geological Survey and Forestry
Bureau were agreed to.
The omnibus claims bill'was pissed.
Conference report on the agricultural
bill has agreed to.
The republicans lined up, with two
or three exceptions, solidly for the Al
drich bill, the democrats being just as
solid against it. Mr.. Fowler OF New
Jersey explained the provisions Of the
bill and its needs were set forth by Mr.
Powers of Maine and Mr.. Prince OF
Illinois, who said that 1t wss one of the
best pieces of legislation enacted at this
session. Mr.. James of Kentucky said
the bill was in the interest of Wall
street and the money changers. Others
in'opposition we're Mr.. LOWS of Georgia
and Mr.. Williams of Mississippi.
Both houses held sessions yesterday
and last night and when, about mid
night, both took recesses till today at9:30,
the cply important business up for con-
sideratiOn was the sixteen-hour bill and
the ship-subsidy bill. The House had
adopted the conference report on the
sixteen-hour bill was voted on in the
Senate as soon as possible after the ses-
sion opened today.
The defeat OF the ship-subsidy bill in
the Senate was certain when recess
was taken the SUCCESS of the flibuster
insugusfattd by the democrats, and
led by Senator Csrmack, being conceded.
Al the appropriation hills have been
disposed of. All local items were elimi
mated from the sundry civil bill. At
noon today the session, and With it the
Fifty-ninth Congress, came to close.
The Senate last night passed House
bill apprOpriating 800, 900 for a me
mortal to Christopher Columbus to be
erected in Washington.
The House yesterday voted against
the Senate proposition to buy tour tracts
of land for public park purposes in the
District. Ga motion OF Mr. Mann to
recede from disagreement sud concur in
the Senate amendment, there were but
10 yeas and l45 nays, and tho matter is
again in conference
The administration, and particularly
Secretary Taft, won a victory when the
House suspended the rules and passed
the Seuste's bill authorizing the Philip
pine government to guarantee per cent
dividends to stockholders IN bank es-
tebllshed to loan money on agricultural
lands in the islanda. II was strongly OPP
posed.
John Sharp Williams, the minority
leader, closed the debate on the bill with
a briet but pertinent reference to Ameri-
can colonization. Twelve democrats
voted for the Ill.
Chairman Tawney, of the House COM
mittee on appr oprisIious, said last night
that he estimated the appropriations of
this session at a little in excess of 2900,-
600, 900.
Representative Livingston, ranking
democratic member of the committee,
said that his estimate was slightly less
than billion dollars, about $500, 000,-
900, he bt lieved.
Senate receded from amendment to
pension bill abolishiug agencies; bill
passed finally,
A motion Of Senator HansbrOugh TO
take up the Washington union station
street railway bill, with smoke amend
ment attached voted down and therefore
for this session.
Senator SpOoner Resigns.
Senator Spooner startled some of his
colleagues about noon yesterday by quiet
IL informing them that he had rendered