Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-08
Senators Should be Elected, Ar
CUES Berry, of Arkansas.
JOINT RESOLUTION OFFERED
Finance Bid IN the House. BIZ Limltfno
President to One Term aud Giving
Members OF House Four.
Year Term Introduced
tBy 'Je,tg,su pn.)

t3y Te!eg,spn,
WASH NI;TON December THE
session Of the House lasted Only ha,l
IN hour to-day. tAlr. Overs retl tIlep. }
~ Indiana. in charge Of he Finance.
'il atte'nptetv to reach an agreement
VII 'tlchardson. on behalf .: the mlrs.-
ny rejecte;l' all proposals on III" ground
inslt q bill as important as this should
go through the regular channels
me speaker GhereupDn appointed thu
Committee on Rules. which is 4, include
l'."lsrlf. NJ Dalze!l. Of Pvnns yl,:,,ia
Mr.. Grnsven0r Of Ui,io: Mr.. liicilarl
son. Of Tennessee. and Mi. Eail>;-. o.
1eNas T'hss H"il horG 4 nes.,ln. to-
marrow ant, tiysside upon Il rule III tn.
limits .: the debate which viii uitoui5t-
rulN rGnsuu" The Whole Of next ,yy,a,-
Ffii- 'AlCFltMOE MEASURED
MI. ftnheits. the Mormon itrur"scnta-
i've despites the adoption at t!,e yar-
FER resolution, which in terms deprive :
h!'h u his seat during the l!enarn,y nf
ms case IN committee. vas in -, BAR
in}IaSnaul the session and 90, III /. I
'hs sea; he selected On A,anday.
NJ Meyer. Of Louisiana, ann .itn =" i
that he had been incolrecslv ";,,.,.,,la /
rs voting aye" on rne Roberts tesoiu-
sion on Tuesday. He i:a! vote. na.'
Nh ,Nerstre"t. Of Indiana. III c!larc,
"i tne Finance bill. then trosa 49,. lila
purpose of reaching Iii .s1s. .n.-t,i i.
I : IL
Finance Dil. n. asked Chat All ,l.,...e
:nant be made fp,. common sing ~ d.
Rate next Tuesday
I,HCtGHT IT UNUSUAL.
MI etlc!lardSnn. the ulinority leader
said the proposal was unuSunl Ii IA:
that a most Important llr., So ;,.r
leciei IN All its iesailS. during lhs re-
cess by memhels on tn" ,til-r SIDE
shouid ne brought into she House WITH
"ut having bsen considered IN ,.,,-
t,t-k
hatl2e. Fl insistey: tna: the bill Shouts,
So u 4 committee 70" first cans,5Is.,
lien. There was no immedi.,,a sail rnr
the passage 0! this lill ana he - ,,s..5,..l
70 the proposed arr argtmsai
MI. Overstreet asked unaniHlyl,s t,7
sent 70 print in the Record An ,n.lvS.s
Of the ELL.
understand The gentleman ,:esirys
70 inject a stump speech in lha IL ard =
observed Mr.. Terry. of Arkansas. u
object
Tnon the motion Of Mr.. c;ros:.n,r
- Calo. a resolution was adopted 10
print '.CoO cories Of the opinion % the
supreme Court in the case ri the Al
appellants vs. the United States. iu1.
th: use Of the House. This is the anti
'iuSt osclslon OF the Supreme Court
Mr.. Mercer. OF Nebraska. then en-
n"uli.ed the dea IL Of the late Reorea%n-
'atlNe Greene. Of Nebraska ana after
me adoption of the customary iSs,lu-
tons the House a t 1885 P NJ as 4 fur
thel mark Of respect. ado lrned
MORE LINEI-Y I'm THE SENATE
lNlASiFlI\GTC'S. December 1.--I,f-l
tine proce e.inss Of the Senate dly
We're enlivened by a collcu,ly De.Ne.n
Mr. Chandler. OF New Hampshira ani1
iSlr Hale. CT Maine. over Il bill miro,
duced 10y the former to promote alb
letlc sports at the military acadt.n,- a
West Point, and the nava, acadcm,; II
Annapolis. ~
Both Senators became face5;ous ana
at times sarcastic. over tnt. growth 81
.ltnletl7S ar American colleges and M
9harialel advanced The proposition thai
the cultivation Of such sports as foot
bali and similar sports at the govern
lnent academies ought TO lie given i,a
sanction Of law.
Mr. chandler offered resolutions IN
struGtirg the C2mmitte. Oh Privileges
ana elections to investigate tie right
OF William y. Clark, cs Montana. .9llI
Nathan -. Scott. Of ,WeSl Virginia. to
Seats in the Senate ana 70 take restl-
inonS. The resolutions were referred 10
fhe COMMITTEE on Contingent Exercises
Nj. Hem'y, OF Arkansas offa,,.l a
joint resolution intayDr OF the election
OF lnltea States Senators ny the peo;j,e
and gave notice that. at L ;ata:. date
he would address the Senate rp,n 1ha
subject
AT l2:5O p. NJ the Senate Wen. i;:,o
eXe@utlve session and al "a T. "! al,
journed until Monday.
CAUCUS. COMMITTEE NAMED