The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-07
CONGRESSION AL
Senator Frye Occupied Attention
of the Ssnate.
WITH THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

The House Held Short Session-The
Army Reorganization Bill viii be
the First important Measure Consid'
cred.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The program
of the senate leaders for business
session was taken up in earnest Tues
day and material progress was made.
What is popularity known as the ship
subsidy bill was made the unfinished
business OF the senate instead OF the
/ Spooner Philippine measure and the
| discussion of it was opened by Mr.
Frye, of Maine, chairman OF the com
mittee on commerce from which the
measure was reported. He addressed
| the senate Tuesday for more than an
hour and q half. Recognized by his
| colleagues as an authority upon the
| subject he was accorded close atten
ton. He had not concluded when the
senate adjourned.
The great crowds of Monday were
absent and business on the floor pro
ceeded during the day precisely as 1t
would in mid-session.
AS soon as the session opened the
credentials of Senator-elect Dolliver
Qa.) were presented and he was
| sworn in.
Mr.. Dillingham;, the new senator
from Vermont, was assigned member
ship on the following committees:
Civil service, engrossed bills, territor-
les, transportation routes to the sea
board, additional accommodations for
the library of congress and Indian dep
relations, and Mr.. Dolliver to Pacific
railroads, agriculture, education and
labor, interstate commerce, postoffices
and post roads and improvements or
the Mississippi river.
Bins on the calendar were passed as
follows: To authorize the use of depo-
sitions UeIore naval courts in certain
cases, with an amendment restricting
its operation to dispositions taken at
the instance of the accused; to author
ize Capt. N. M. Brooks, superintendent
of foreign mails, to accept the decora-
ton of the Red Eagle of the third class
from the emperor Of Germany; to au-
thorize Hon. Geo. d. Meikeljohn to &C
cept a decoration Of chevalier of the
first class from the government Of
Sweden and Norway; to encourage the
holding of an Interstate and West In
dian exposition in Charleston, 8. c., in
1901. The measure appropriates $3.50,
600 and admits exhibits free of duty.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chand-
Ter on May % last to refer the creden-
tials of VIM. A. Clark and Martin Ma
ginnis, appointed senators from Mon
tana to the committee on privileges
and elections was called up by Mr..
Garter of Montana but went over until
Wednesday.
The ship subsidy bill was then taken
up, and after discussion by Mr.. Frye,
that gentleman yielded the floor for
the day, and the senate, at 3:55 p. m,
held a brief executive session, after
which it adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The session of
the house Tuesday was brief. The
real work will begin Wednesday when
the house will consider the army reor.
ganization bill, which Mr.. Hull, chair
man of the committee on military af-
fairs reported Tuesday. He explained
the urgent necessity for immediate &C
ton upon this measure as under the
present law the army must be reduced
to $4,000 on July l next and asked
unanimous consent for the considera-
ton of the bill Wednesday, but Mr..
Sulzer IN. W objected, SO Mr.. Hull in
troduced a resolution for a special or
der for the consideration Of the bill
with provision for vote at the end of
six hours general debate.
The objection to the swearing in OF
Mr.. Conner of Iowa, the successor of
Senator Dolliver, which was raised by
Mr. Bailey of Texas Monday, was re-
moved by the presentation of new
set of credentials from Gov. Shaw and
Mr. Conner took the oath. Three bills
were passed under the call of commit
tees, the most important being one tc
provide for the detail of not to exceed
100 retired army officers and 300 non
commissioned officers as military in
structors in the public schools of such
cities as adopt system of military
instruction. The others were Ito pre-
vent the failure of military justice"
and to legalize an issue of $250,000 of
bonds by Pima county, Arizona.
The resignation of Mr.. DeVries, Of
California, who Is now a member of
the board of general appraisers was
| laid before the house as was the resig-
! nation OF Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin,
as member of the committee on in
sular affairs. The speaker announced
the appointment of Mr.. Hamilton of
| Michigan as a member of the commit
| tee on insNlar affairs; Mr.. Overstreet
of Indiana, as chairman of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of justice and Mr.. Davis, of Flor
ida and Mr.. McDermott of New Jersey,
as members of the committee on mer.
chant marine and fisheries.
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