The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-01-12
FIFTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.


session OF tno senet0 after the notidey recess
occupied only II minutes, although In that
brief time two open sessions and an executive
session were held. The galleries were filled
with spectators before the senate convened,
the general expectation being that the peace
treaty would be presented. The senatorial
members Of tho peace commission appeared
on the floor and were given hsarty greeting
by their colleagues. In the absence Of the vice
president, Mr.. Frye (Me.). the president pro
TEN, called the senate to order. Mr.. Frye. who
was In the chair Immediately recognized Maj
Prudens, assistant secretary to the president.
who presented message from the president
OF the United States. The message contained
the treaty Of Paris. On motion of Mr.. Davis the
senate then went Into executive session,
In order that the treaty might be referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
HoUsE-The house spent Wednesday con.
sidering the bill to define and punish crimes
In Alaska and provide q code Of criminal pro-
cedure for the territory. Sixty-seven pages
were completed Wednesday and the bill was
mado continuing order until disposhd of, not,
however, to interfere with appropriation bills
or other special orders The house adjourned
out OF respect to the memory Of the late Sem
ator Morrill,.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-SENArE-Little busi-
ness, except that OF q routine character. was
transacted by the senate Thursday. resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. Hoar (Mass), directing
the committee on foreign relations to
report to the senate whether the treaty OF
Paris makes any provision for the claims Of
citizens Of the United States against Spain
which were in existence before the present
war and the status Of such claims after the
ratification Of the treaty, was adopted. Mr.
Caffery UIa) continued and practically con-
cluded his speech begun before~the holiday re-
cess In opposition to the pending Nicaragua
canal bill
HoUsE-The judiciary committee had the
| right Of way in the house for three hours
| Thursday and quite a number Of bills Of minor
| Importance reported from the committee were
| passed. The remainder of the day was occu-
pied In continuing the consideration Of the bill
to codify the laws of Alaska Some 81
ALL A section in the bill copied
from the statutes Of Oregon. pro-
| viding punishment by fine and Imprisonment
| OF persons who prevent or endeavor to prevent
| employees from working aroused protracted
| debate on the ground that 1t was an attack on
| organized labor. 1t was finally stricken out.
The following bills called up by the Judiciary
committee were passed: To provide addi-
tional circuit judges for the Third
and Sixth judicial districts, to regu-
| district of Tennessee and the district of Butte
| Mont: to amend the revised statutes so as to
| allow the United States Ave peremptory chal-
lenges In criminal cases; to permit ship own
| ers to file indemnity bonds; to allow legally
appointed guardians of insane persons to pros
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WASHINGTON. jan. n.7.-SENATE-Immedia
ly after the senate convened Friday the reso-
luton offered Thursday by Mr.. Hoar MASS,
! calling on the president for information as Il
| the instructions Of the commissioners wh(
negotiated the treaty at Paris together with
all correspondence and reports relating Il
their work. was laid before the senate
Chairman Davis, one Of the commit ssioners
desired that II be referred to thu
foreign relations committee. but Mr.. Hoar in
sisted that the senate had as much right Il
such information as the members Of the for
eign relations committee and that the presi
dent should determine whether the senat
should have it. The resolution was adopted II
secret session In support Of the resolution
offered some time ago by Mr. Vest (Missouri
in opposition to expansion, MI
Canery (Louisiana) delivered an extende
speech. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Canery's ar
gument Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) announced on be
ceptance In modified form of the amendment
offered by Mr.. Berry before the holidays to tn
| pending canal bill The amendments were no
passed upon by the senate.
HoUsE-The anti-civil service reformer
scored victory in the house Friday. Tn
legislative executive and judicial appropria
.tion bill was taken up for consideration an
when the appropriation for the civil servic
commission was reached, Mr. Evans (rep, Ky.
made motion to strike it out. The motto
to strike out carried by mar
row majority. This was in committee q
the whole, where no record is made G
the vote. Mr.. Moody (rep. Mass.). gave motto
that he would demand o record vote in tn
house where the friends Of the civil servic
law expect to reverse the decision Those VIII
advocated the motion to strike out were
Messrs. Evans (rep, KyD, Grosvenor (rep
o., Hepburn (rep., Ia.) Linney (rep
NJ c., Brown rep, o., and Mars
| (rep., IlD. Its opponents were Messrs. Mood
(rep., Mass.). Hopkins lrep.. Ill). Flemin
(dem Ga), Brosius (rep.. Pa), Henderso
, (rep.. Ia) and Bolliver rep, Ia)