Show LEFT fORTHE FOR FORTHE THE TIE SENATE TO DO Nearly All Measures Cleared Away for Adjournment ent 4 Washington March 2 The last of the big supply bills of f the government the the general deficiency measure was passed by the senate today thus clear clearing ing lag the decks for final adjournment of congress The indications are now that the senate will do little more than con consider conI consider I sider conference reports during the re remainder remainder e of the session Under the leg legislative legislative legislative day of Saturday a session will willbe willbe willbe be held tomorrow beginning at 3 p m mIn mIn mIn In the course of the day session Mr Clay of Georgia delivered a prepared speech in favor of the construction by this government of the Nicaraguan canal Mr Hale called up the deficiency bill but Mr Pettigrew by demanding that the deficiency bill be pe read In full fun first forced adoption of his resolution direct directing directing ing InS the military committee to investigate gate the charges against Lieutenant Colonel Heistand Then the deficiency bill was passed with some amendments including one offered by Mr Hans Hansbrough Hansbrough Hansbrough brough to give glYe of congress a months extra pay Day DayOn On the motion of Mr Morgan an ap appropriation approprIation of to defray the ex expenses expenses expenses of the Isthmian canal commis commission commission commIssion sion in making certain investigations was stricken s t from the bill v Mr Tillman offered an amendment which was adopted providing that of officers officers officers and enlisted men who served in inthe Inthe inthe the United States volunteer service in inthe inthe inthe the war with Spain and were dis discharged discharged discharged charged alter after Aug 1 1898 shall be al allowed allowed allowed lowed an extra months pay in accord accordance accordance accordance ance with a subsequent act of congress Senators Shoup Carter and Bate were appointed conferees on a bill amending the act to provide a civil clil government for Alaska See Their Way Clear Mr Allison announced that the pub public public lic lie business was in such condition as asto asto asto to admit of plans for the remainder of the session At his request the senate then agreed to take a recess from p m today until 8 S p m and a further recess from 1030 tonight until 3 p m tomorrow When Mr Aldrich called up a bill reported r re reported ported from the finance committee and asked for immediate consideration Mr Pettigrew inquired whether under the recess reces arrangement of the senate he lie e would get a vote upon his resolution to discharge the committee on education and labor from front consideration of the bill billIt billIt It was explained that this was the thelast thelast thelast last legislative day of the present ses sea session session sion slon and that the resolution would not n t be in order except by unanimous con consent consent consent sent or by vote of the senate When Mr Pettigrew asked unanimous con consent consent consent sent that a vote be taken upon the resolution Mr Sewell objected Mr jr Pettigrew declared passionately pa that a tacit agreement had be n made to vote upon his resolution and an he purposed to have that vote if possible He objected to Mr bill billAt billAt At p m ni the senate took t a re recess recess recess cess until 8 ocl ck At Night Session At the night session after Mr Chand Chandler Chandler ler had delivered a speech upon the seating of W A Clark of Montana Mr Jones read his motion to tc take up for consideration his resolution to dis discharge discharge discharge charge the commIttee on judiciary from further consideration of ot the antitrust bill The motion was lost 24 to 36 Mr Pettigrew moved that the sen senate senate senate ate proceed to consideration of ot the bill requiring railroad companies to o report accidents on their lines to the inter interstate interstate I state commerce commission The mo me I tion prevailed but the conclusion of the consideration of the bill had not been reached when the hour of 1030 the th time fixed for taking a recess ar arrived arrIved arrived rived The senate therefore took a are recess re ess until 3 tomorrow eca |