Show SENATOR It IS NOT SO Republicans Deny That They Are Attempting to Block Financial Legislature i i MANTLE TAKES THE OATH j MPHEItSOIVS RESOLUTION WILL COME UP MONDAY Teller Has n Yearning Desire For Knowledge ns to Just What Extent Ex-tent tIle Government Supplies Private Parties With Machinery Useil in ProflSoliig Sngrnr Renerrnl of the lySaiipfal Siiarriiis What Gormn GI r l Washington K > 2Tho Senate succeeded suc-ceeded today fI no3jing progress on the appropriations oill without being led Into j1 benS an extended financial debate nac At one time < f3ftfpoked as though another financial discud tok was immientr when Mr Hale of 3Ia le Mr Chandler of New Hampshire and L AldrIch of Rhode Island made brief speeches denying the current reports that senators were purposely pur-posely delaying appropriation bills in order or-der to cut off financial legislation Theses These-s asserted there was no such concerted con-certed purpose and that Republican senators sena-tors stood ready to aid in advancing financial finan-cial legislation Mr McPherson announced that the resolution res-olution discharging the Senate Fninace committee thus bringing the financial question before the Senate would be urged not later than Monday Lee Mantle Takes the Oath Lee Mantle took the oath of ofljce today as United States senator from Montana In presenting the petitions from the trade organization of St Louis relative to the linancial Question Mr Vest remarked re-marked there appeared to be about as much difference of opinion among these organizations a i Congress Mr Vest from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds presented a favorable favor-able report on a substitute for the Chicago House Chi-cago public building bill as passed by the A bill then passed granting a right of way to the Gila Valley Globe Northern railroad through tie San Carlos Indian reservation The bill is designed to meet the objections stated in the presidents veto of a previous measure of the same character An interesting debate on naval fortifications fortifi-cations equipments occurred when the conference report of the fortifications bill was submitted The conferees had aban doned the item of fifty mortars out of anew a-new amalgamated metal after suitable tests test Isir Gorman Democrat of Maryland urged that this item should be retained He said that our warships and arms of military and naval strength would be far behind the world if no dependence had been placed on the inventive ability and on enterprise of private parties Mr Call Democrat of Florida in charge of the bill argued thrti the ordinance ordi-nance department did not want to be committed to taking fifty mortars Fiiuvnce Bolls Ull At this point the financial question gain made its appearance and Mr Hale Republican of Maine Mr Chandler Republican of New Hampshire and Mr Aldrich Republican of Rhode Island I took occasion to deny with emphasis the I reports that there was any desire on the Republican side to secure delay o < n the appropriation bill 5n order to cut off financial lnan I cial and other bills The conference report on the fortifica tions bill was agreed to except the item Of fifty mortars under discussion on I which a further conference was ordered Mr McPherson Democrat of New Jersey Jer-sey stated by reqcest he would call up the resolution on Monday to discharge the financial committee from luith r consideration consid-eration of the Sherman finance bill Mr Higgins Republican ot ueiaware reported a resolution calling on the Interstate Inter-state C9mmerce committee for information informa-tion a to the agreements by which the Canadian Pacific railroad wa induced to i jvrlthdray its competition from American roads in certain localities The resolu tlou Was objected to and went overSupplies I over-Supplies to Sugar People Mr Peffer Populist of Kansas offered a resolution which was agreed to calling I calng on the seeeta of agriculture for information in-formation as to the extent which the government i gov-ernment supplied privat parties with machinery used in producing sugar the names of the parties cost of the machinery I ma-chinery etc Mr Hills resolution calling on the secre1 I tary of the treasury for information as to the forms in collecting the income tax was agreed to I The Senate then took up the District of Columbia appropriation bill There was a renewal of nnancial sparring when Mr Gorman said he would seek to get a vote on that bill on Monday The senator has held out t the country I coun-try said Mr Chandler that he intended to cure the financial distress by an amendment amend-ment to an apyropriatloa bill Now if he intends putting this financial amendment to the pending bill I cannot consent to closing the debate on Monday I the senator intends presenting the amendment prentng I which is to disperse all the clouds lowering lower-ing about our heads I want to know I I I not then I will try to prepare such an amendment by Monday I Not on I Local Bill Mr Gorman aid not such proposition would be put on a loc appropriation i bill and advised 11 Chandler t wait I until some general appropriation bills were reached I Then said Mr Chandler a the ran ator will not have his financial amendment amend-ment added to this appropriation bill I trust he will have it ready for the next general appropriation bill j Yes some other bill said Mr Gorman Gor-man The Senate held a brief executive session I ses-sion and at 425 p m adjourned |