The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-13
CONGRESS Is AT WORK
HEARS PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON MONDAY.
Very Busy Session Looked For on Ac-
count of Many Important Legislative
Measures to BE Acted Upon Before
March 4 Next.
WASHINGTON correspondence:

Washington correspondence:
The second session of the Forty sixth
Congress convened Monday nj noon. Ihe
Presidents annual message was read,
and the Senate and House then ADJOURN
ed out of respect for the memory Oh
Senator Davis of Minnesota. The real
work Of the session began Tuesday. Con
gress must adjourn March 4, but an enor-
nous amount of legislation Will be ac-
complished. Nearly every important
measure that has been selected for pas
sage at this session, including the army
reorganization, steamship subsidy, Mic
aragua canal, Pacific cable, rivers and
harbors, public buildings and amend
ments Of the war tax bills, has been con
sidered in committee.
President Mckinley's annual message
to Congress was presented Immediately
upon the assembling Of Congress ut noon.
1t had been planned to withhold the mes
sage until Tuesday. so that both houses
might adjourn Immediately after assem-
bling on Monday as a mark OF respect
for the late Senators Davis and Gear.
but this plan was altered after a CONFER
ence between the President and Senator
Frye. The message was presented IN the
usual manner and received by Senator
Frye, as president pro TEN. of the Sen
ate, and Speaker Henderson. 1t was read
in both houses 1t was deemed best not
to violate the old tradition of Congress
regarding the presidential message and
its presentation on the opening day OF
the session.
On Tuesday the Senate accepted Gre
dentials of Jonathan Z. Dolliyer Of Iowa
as successor to the late Senator Gear OF
Iowa. Passed bill appropriating $780,
600 in aid Of interstate exposition ut
Charleston, S. c., in 1901, and admitting
exhibits thereat free of duty. BY vote
Of 3S to 20 decided to take up the ship
subsidy bill as unfinished business, and
Mr.. Frye spoke at length in support of
the measure, In the House Chairman
Hull of military affairs committee asked
unanimous consent to take up army re-
organization bill, but Mr.. Sulzer On. "
objected. Bill by Mr.. Marsh Ull.) to as
sist military instruction in the public
schools was passed. Received resolution
from Mr.. Sulzer urging that Great Brit
ain arbtrate South African war.
The Senate on Wednesday passed bills
permitting Captain Ia III. McCalla and
Commander w. c. Wise of the United
States navy to accept decorations from
the Emperor of Germany: also House
bill providing for the celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the establish
ment of the national capital in Washing
ton. Listened to Mr.. Frye's closing
speech on the ship subsidy bill. The
House under special order took up con-
sideration of the army reorganization bill
Messrs. Hull Uowa), Grosvenor Ohio
and Parker (N. j. spoke in support of it.
and Messrs. Mccall (AIass), Cochran
(NIo.), Kleberg (Texas), Mcclellan On.
". Shafroth (Colo.). Cummings IN. "
and Cox CTenn.) against it.
The Senate was in executive session
for more than four hours on Thursday,
the entire time being devoted to the dis
cussion by Senator Morgan of Alabama
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the
abrogation of the portion of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty which relates to the Mica
ragua canal. The Senate passed a bill
providing for a bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Dubuque, Iowa, so that
draw shall be 175 instead Of POO feet. The
House, after considering the army reor-
ganization bill two days, passed it by a
vote of 166 to 1873. \ heated discussion
was precipitated by an amendment offer
ed by Representative Littlefield tMe.),
and finally adopted. embodying the rec
concentrations of the W. c. Il. u. for
the abolition of the canteen. The bill
provides for a fighting force of 96,2SO
men. The fact that both Representa-
tives Grosvenor and Dick of Ohio. who
are generally credited with being the
mouthpieces of the administration on the
floor, made speeches mdorsing the Little
field amendment prohibiting the sale of
liquors on military reservations and at
military posts was accepted by major
ity Of the Republicans of the House as
direct intimation that the President
wanted the canteen abolished. and conse-
quently they voted almost soldly for the
amendment. The bill passed is generally
known as the Corbin-Hull bill and was
the hrst measure TO receive the indorse-
ment Of President Mckinley. An effort
is to be made TO force it through the
Senate before the Christmas holidays.
SO that the work of getting new men into
the Philippines and the old volunteers
home may be accomplished before July /.
Three Democrats, Messrs. Hall of Penn
sylvania and UnderhiH and Clayton of
New York, voted with the Republicans
for the bill, and Mr.. Mccall Rep.) of
Massachusetts with the Democrats
against it. Otherwise it was strict
party vote. One amendment passed pre-
vents the retirement of Gen. Shafter as
major general and of Gen Fitzhurh Lee
and James II. Wilson as brigadier rener-
ais. The vote on the anti-canteen amend.
ment was 159 yeas TO 81 nays.
The Senate on Friday received resolu-
ton from Southern industrial convention.
in session at New Orleans, urging passage
of the ship subsidy bill. Devoted the
rest of the day 10 executive session prior
TO adjournment until Monday. The
House passed the Grout oleomar-arine
bill by vote of 1876 to ~, with nm
amendment putting il into effect July I
1901. Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee gave notice he would
call up the war revenue reduction hill
Tuesday.
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