Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-31
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extraordinary se..Ion-

session
HoUsE-The house Saturday pushed through
The two remaining leftover" appropriation
| bills, according TO Fridays schedule. the
agricultural bal carrying % 1872 902 and the In
iian carrying t7.oTo10. The sentiment OF the
aouse AZ inst the provision in the Indian bill
| opening TO entry, under the mining laws the
ands in the Uncompahgre reservation in
Utah. containing gilsonite or asphaltum de-
posits. which was inserted in the bill by the
| senate, was intense that IL was stricken
I out by unanimous consent
wAsBINGTos March s3-SENATL-The
! legislative session OF the senate Monday last
/ ID but ~ minutes. the arbitration treaty be-
/ .ween the United States and Great Britain
I being taken mp thereafter behind closed doors
\ In the short open session nearly 200 bills were
introduced and many others were reported
l back from committees Included in the lat
! latter were the free homestead" bill and the
immigration bill. with the provision as TO
! Canadian laborers eliminated - both OF
which were under consideration in the last
! congress, the latter failing TO become n law
| owingto President Cleveland's veto or the
/ Tour great appropriation bills-the agricul-
| tural. the Indian. the sundry civil and the
| Eenersl dehcIeucy-which also failed for lack
Of Mr. Cleveland's signature. which were re-
Introduced and passed by the house, were
/ terred 10 the committee on appropriations
| HoUsL-The tariff debate was fairly and
/ regularly started in the house Monday and
will be kept up for the next three days. after
which time the discussion will be on amend
ments that may be ordered
! The chair was occupied By Mr. Sherman.
i Nep y " as chairman OF the committee
Of the whole. The opening speech was made
/ by Mr. Dingley. Gep Me- chairman OF the
committee on ways and means. and was ex-
haustive explanation and defense OF the meas
ure The nrst speech in antagonism to IL was
made by Mr. Wheeler o.. Ala D. a member OF
the committee on ways and means At 5
o'clock. under the order governing the consid-
Grafton OF the tarin Dill. the house took n re-
cess until 8 o'clock, the evening session to be
devoted to n continuance OF the debate. Mr.
| Hopkins Or. ND was designated TO act as
chairman at the evening session.
| WAsHINGToN, March % -SESATE-The SEN
nte INDUCED Tuesday in an almost one sided
denunciation Of the civil service law and its
administration. The matter came up in the
shape OF resolution offered 10y Mr. Allen
! (pop. Neb.) directing the committee on civil
/ service TO inquire into the dismissal OF some
/ haN dozen employees tmicroscopists) Of the
bureau Of animal industry in South Omaha
/ Neb Mr.. Aliens motion. after long
/ debate, was agreed To. with an amend
ment Bills passed: To establish the
| Orictal survey OF fractional townships
/ in Nebraska: TO amend the act repeating the
/ timber culture laws. the Torrey bankruptcy
/ bill (moditied) was reported and was. on mo-
/ ton OF Mr. Hoar made the unfinished business
not TO be called up Immediately, however.
| Institutional amendment TO make the 3Oth
/ OF Aprll lnaug day was introduced by
| Mr. Hoar. Mr.. Turpie dem. Ind made an
| argument in favor OF a constitutional amend
ment TO make United States senators elective
| By popular vote instead OF by state legisla-
lures
HoUsL-Tuesday was spent in debate on the
tariff bill The senate joint resolution appro-
| pr!attng $4,000 to enable the secretary o. war
/ to purchase tents for the houseless victims OF
the Mississippi river flood was agreed to. At
B O'Clock recess was taken until { o'clock
] 81 E.v ID.
! ID bill
WASHINGTON. March p -SExArE-The
senate spent only half an hour in open session
! wednesday, the remainder OF the time being
! given TO the consideration OF the arbitration
| treaty behind closed doors The agricultural
! bil!-one OF the four money bills that failed
/ at the last session-was reported bacl.
! in the shape in which II pass
ed the house last week and was
placed on the calendar. II will Toe acted on at
an early day. bill prohibiting the exhibit
| tion in the District OF Columbia OF kineto-
| prohibiting the transportation OF materials
/ therefor through the mails or through the
avenues OF interstate commerce, intro
ducei by Mr. Hoar rep. Mass and was re-
/ ferred to the judiciary committee
HoUsE-Large audiences in the galleries.
and an unusually large attendance on the
! floor OF the house Of representatives. heard
the third da-'s general debate on the tariff
bill The principal speeches OF the day we're
those OF MeSsrs. Johnson. of North Dakot "a:
Grosvenor OF Ohio. ana Evans, OF Kentucky:
republican members OF the committee on
ways and means in favor OF the bill. and
/ OF Mr. McMllin (Tcnn), the Oldest demo
cratic membe against IL Other speeches
were made by Messrs. Fox dem, Miss.
Si.ns dem, Tenn). Williams (dcm Miss
Terry tdem Ark }, Saycrs dem Tex) and
Maddox dem, Ca against the bin. and by
Messrs Adams Gep. Pa and walker rep.
Mass) in favor OK IT, The general debate will
be closed Thursday
wAsHINCroS March % -SE~ATE-7hc sen.
ate spent two hours and forty minutes in dis
cussing in secret session the pending amend
ments to the arbitr ltion treaty No specia
progress was made toward the final result
Before taking up that tier the ques-
ton OF acting the appointweut
OF senators by governors OF state.
where the state legislature should
have elected senators. came up In the case OF
John Henderson. appointed by the govern
or OF Florida 20 M the vac fncv caused by the
expiration OF the term oi Senator Gail on the
third OF March After the executive session
the bankruptcy bill was taken up and read iu
full. and then Mr. Ncison trep MINI, Of
fered substitute for 10. which vas also read
in full The reading of tne Two oils occupied
an hour and twenty minutes
HuUSE-Thursdly was the last day OF gen
eral debate on the tariff bin under the order
adopted asst week Out bee use NJ. Bailey S
throat would not allow him To- speak Thursday
afternoon. an agrccma was made 90 give t,yG
hours 10 general debate Just before taking The
vote next Wednesday. which will be-
occupied by himself and NJ Dngley
WAsHINGToN March % -SENArE-W win
the exception OF tho first noIr the whole OF
Friday session WAS sp"nr oy the senate be-
hind closed doors where not ualy was 'he ar
bitration treaty discussed i1 some OF ~, bear
iug-. but also this party organization of the
s'natc-no definite results b'inc arrived % on