Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-12-20
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Ffrst Session.

| al appear was maze Oy MI. Mason (lIl.)
| Tor an expression NJ sympathy for the
| Beers IN their war with GreaL Britain.
| Inc resolution which Nj Mason
| made his speech. was referred to the
committee on foreign relations. No other
business OF Importance was transacted.
| and at early hour the senate ad-
1ourned until Tuesday.
| douse-Monday the debate oCened on
| the currency bill. Messrs. Dollner Ua.l.
DE Almond CMo.), Overstreet Qud.), Mad
| dox (Ga.) and Mcclellan IN " made
| speeches. Among the bills Introduced
| were: Mr.. Lorimer Qll.). for postal saw
| lnSs banks: Mr.. Richardson (IHnn.). for
| 4 national military park at the battlefield
OF stone river, Tenn; Mr., CIR ut (Vt),
extending and making flexible national
bank currency. Mr.. Greene ('aJ then
| announced the death of his colleague. the
| late representa- We Ermentrout of Penn
| SyIVania, and at 500, the house adjourn
ed until Tuesday.
| washington. Dec. l3.-Senate-Nr. Pet
| tCrew Is. d. Tuesday introduced a reso-
| luton directing the secretary Of the navy
| 10 supply the senate with information as
10 whether Adm. Dewey, acting for the
| United states, formally or informally rec
| OshIzed the Philippine republic at Manila.
| MI Chandler On. HI objected TO its i'm
| mediate consideration. Following this OBJ
Jectlon Mr.. Pettigrew and Mr.. Chandler
had a sharp tilt over the resolution Of
Iered Monday by the former, demanding
nom the secretary of war an explana-
ton OF certain charges against Gen. Mer-
| ram in his conduct of the Occur d'Alene
trouble.
House-The debate the currency bill
continued Tuesday. The speakers were
Messrs. Grosvenor (O). Cochran (Mo),
| Newlands (Nev.), Parker On. j.. William
Alden Smith (Mich.), Prince (Ill.). Law
renee (Mass), Powers (Vt), Shaffroth
| CCol.) and Sims (Tenn.). \ three nights
| session was ordered. Mr. Grout (Vt) in
| PRODUCED a bill making oleomargarine
Gl 70
which it is shipped. and increasing the
/ tax on oleomargarine colored butter TO
10 cents per pound.
| Washington. Dec. 14-Senate-W ednes-
days session was short Among the bills
| introduced were: To provide for tele-
graphic communication between the Unit
| ed States Of America. the Hawaiian is
lands, Guam. the Philippines. Japan and
china, and to promote commerce. The
| measure authorizes the postmaster gen.
eral to contract with an American cable
company for payment by the United
States Of not exceeding 100000 year for
| 20 years for the electrical transmission of
| official messages of the United States to
Honolulu, Guam. Manila, Hong Kong and
| some point in Japan. The cable must be
| in operation by January l. 1903. A bill
providing for change OF material from
timber TO stone or concrete. in the build
ing of the dry docks at League Island.
| Pa, and Mare Island. Cal.
| House-The currency debate in tho
house lasted from 10 o'clock Wednesday
| morning until IL 80 Wednesday night.
The house adopted resolution for a hol-
| iday recess from Wednesday, December
20, to Wednesday, January 3. Mr.. Rich
ardson, the minority leader, asked that
! the house adjourn over Thursday, to
| give the members an opportunity to par
| ticipate in the Washington memorial eX-
| erciscs. but Mr.. Payne, the majority
| leader, objected. Mr.. Moody (Mass) ask
ed unanimous consent that a committee
! of five members be appointed from the
house TO join n committee of three from
| the senate to be present at the unveiling
January is of the statue of Daniel Web
ster. presented to the city of Washington
by Stilson Hutchins. Mr.. Bailey asked
why the rules should be suspended TO do
honor to illustrious American when
the house had just refused to do honor to
George Washington, the centenary OF
whose death was to be mPd de the occa-
sion of the memorial exercises Thursday.
| He objected.
Washington, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
the senate by a decisive vote and practi-
cally without discussion laid on the table
the PettiSrew resolution of inquiry as to
| whether or not the United States forces
! had recognized the Filipino insurgents
flag and had turned over Spanish SOL
| diers to the insurgents After n brief ses-
sion the senate agreed to the house reso-
| luton for Christmas holiday adjourn-
mcnt from December 20 to January 8. Oh
InOIlOn OF MI. tOraker the senate then.
at los p. m. adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Representative
| Danford. of Ohio.
| House-The debate on the currency bill
! In the house Thursday was tame and pro-
| sale. Among the house measures intro
duced Thursday were: BY Mr. Kitchin
| On. CO, reducing the tax on snuff ana to-
| bacco from u to 2 cents per pound, and
compelling telegraph companies to pay
the revenue stamp on dispatches; by Mr.
| Wilson (AriZ }, admitting Arizona to state
hood. and to give two months extra pay
| to those serving in the war with Spain
| without limitations of present law; by
Representative Glynn IN. ", a resolu-
ton for tribute to the memory of Jo-
seph Henry the scientist on the occa-
sion OF the Tooth anniversary Of his birth.
by Mr.. Jones CWash), to extend the
homestead law to the Philippines so that
soldiers serving i'm the war with Spain or
the Philippines shall have the benefit Of
homestead settlement in the Philippines
| Washington, Dec. 16.-Senate-No bust
ness or Importance was transacted Fri
DAY Senator Foster (Wash.) introduced
a bill extending the bounty provision OF
the homestead law to the soldiers who
/ served IN the war with Spain and who
| nave served, or are serving now in tho
| philippines Adjourned until Monday
House-The debate on the currency bill
closed Friday. Debate under the five min
ute rule occurs Saturday Bills intro
duccd: For the building OF new cruiser.
| 10 ne named the Charleston, to take the
place OF the cruiser of that name recently
| lost In the Philippines. The following
| were among the other house bills intro
du'ed: BY Mr.. Knox CMnss). for civil
gofcrnnent i'm Alaska; by Mr. HUI GaD.
Tor the reward of distinguished service ir,
the war with Spain: by Mr.. Linncv ~.
-, 30 reduce the tax on distilled shirt
| 20 w cents per gallon
Washington, Dec. 1S-Senate-Not in
| session Saturday.
iiouse-The currency bin was read for
amendment under the nvc-minute rule
saturday. The debate proceeded quietly
representative Sulzer q. y. introduced
joint resolution, declaring that 81 state
on war exists in South Africa and accord
! luE bcligcncut rights 10 tho T~rare,,,,.,t