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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
5
The House reversed its position and accepted the Senate amendments to the Fees and Salary Bill after a conference committee report. An attempt to block the committee report failed as members debated receding from prior refusals to concur in the Senate changes.
In a morning session the House praised Speaker Osborn with a formal vote of thanks. A leather rocker chair was presented to him, now placed in the speaker’s stand, as a gesture of esteem from members of both parties. The chair was purchased by members of the House for the occasion.
Representatives from East Tennessee and East Kentucky districts of the United Mine Workers met at Pine Knot Kentucky to discuss ordering strikes at Glenmary Paint Rock and nearby mines until wage advances are granted. About 1,000 miners expected to quit work amid growing discontent with current pay.
Portland Oregon March 2 A National Education association meeting in July in Los Angeles will have a special rate of 44 40 from the Missouri river to Los Angeles and San Francisco with returns through Portland to St Paul The same rate applies from St Paul through Portland to San Francisco and Los Angeles returning to the Missouri river by mid southern Missouri river points A round trip rate of one fare plus 2 from St Paul Minneapolis and Missouri river points to Portland Tacoma and Seattle has been named for this occasion.
March 3 report from Allegheny Pittsburgh says panthers and riveters strike closes the car department at Schoen Pressed Steel, leaving about 1000 idle while only 20 stay on. Fox Steel Car works notes no change as workers remain out and calm prevails. In New York, Louisville Evansville and St Louis bands see a 20 point share price rise to 72, amid officials confirming control of the road by the Southern Railway.
Washington March 4 the conference on the river and harbor bill has practically reached an agreement. The canal paragraph will be greatly modified and will appropriate a million dollars for an examination of all polities under presidential direction. The examiner’s report will be compressed and no provision is made for beginning work.
Representative Bailey of Texas told an Associated Press reporter he will not be a candidate for Democratic leadership in the next Congress. He said the decision is final despite appeals from friends. Democrats yesterday rejected resolutions praising Gen. Wheeler and others who accepted army commissions, vacating their seats. Bailey may issue a further statement later today.
The legislature battles over conference committees with the House accusing the Senate of unfair play. Disputes block appropriation bills and the oil inspection, then the fee and salary bill faces Senate amendments. A House push to stop conferences grows as talks stall and both sides blame each other for inaction.
In a close Senate vote, the anti-bucket shop bill passed last night despite one dissenting vote from Anderson of Shawnee. Anderson objected to section one, calling the wording unsatisfactory and citing a Topeka milling industry example involving wheat orders from Edinburgh and insurance via telegraph to Kansas City.
The discussion centers on a proposed prohibitory law and penalties for officials who fail to enforce it. Amendments are debated. a key amendment is rejected, and the bill passes the house 27 to 3 and awaits gubernatorial signature. Also noted are a Populist clerical gift, insurance fee schedules, a federal suit against Kansas City and Northwestern, and Judge Hook's first civil case next Monday.
Market notes show a cold wave and steady foreign markets weighing on wheat with a bearish cue from government estimates. Corn receipts and May prices rise briefly before easing, oats demand strong from elevators, and provisions slide slightly. Hogs, cattle, and sheep show steady to mixed activity with varied receipts and modest price movement.
Fragmentary market notes mention cattle sales with bulls and steers, plus dairy, wheat and sugar data, and scattered prices. The text includes miscellaneous broker quotes, bonds, currency, and a lost item notice, all in a mixed newspaper brief style.
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