Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-01-20
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
Proceedings Of our National Lawmakor'
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
Resolutions and HIS.

Senator Beveridgc undD on the 9th ad'
/ dressed the senate on his resolution
offered last week i'm favor of the United
states holding forever the Philippine Is
lands II was the maiden speech of the
Junior senator from Indiana ana was re-
plete with STRIKING sentences and Wei
arranged Information II created a pro-
found impression on all who heard II
an, al its conclusion unrestrained APP
plause swept over the galleries, Senator
IIoar CMassl replied briefly TO Senator
Rpyeridre. He ridlcucd Senator Bev-
eridge's statement that the Flltpinos were
not capable of self-govcrnment ana quo
ted Gen Otis reports to show that they
were. When the debate was ended inc
senate adjourned, because there was not
a quorum TO tranact business ms
house was not in session.
Impressive tributes were paid In tho
senate on the 10th to the memory oil the
late Vice President Hobart addresses
being made by Senators Sewell IN. ~
Keane IN. j.. Daniel (Na), Depew IN
". Cockrell (Mo), Cullom Ull), Davis
MinnD Morgan (Ala), Chandler IN. HI
Lodge (Massl, Caffery (LaD, ana Alien
(NebD Senator Butler On, CD introduced
a resolution to control trusts, A bill was
introduced nN StlltNbl 4NilNl NA''H'' bAe''AN
ing a pension of $40 a month to every sol
der and sailor who served in the clVll
war for three months or more. Business
Of minor Importance occupied the atten-
tion of the house until one o'clock, after
which an hour was devoted to eulogtes
upon the life and public services of tho
late Congressman Green (NebO. The
house then adjourned until the 18th.
At the conclusion Of routine business
I'm the senate on the 18th the resolution
of Senator Pettigrew Is. d. together
with the substitute ny Senator Lodge
CMassD, asking the administration for
all information in regard to the insur-
rection In the Philippine islands, were
taken up and debated Senator Lodge
suggested that both be withdrawn and
the resolution Offered by Senator Hoar
Mass be adopted, which was more
sweeping In its call for information. To
this Senator Pettigrew objected and then
launched into an attack upon the adj
ministration. The debate was finally
cut off by the expiration of the morning
hour and the currenc" bill was taken up.
Senator Steward (NfvD tainted the re-
publican party for bringing in a measure
$50 utterly contradictory to the St Louis
platform" The debate was finally post
pQned until the 18th at the request OF
Senator Aldrich Or. H.. The measure
comforting additional authority on the
census director was then discussed and
afterwards passed. After an executive
session an adiournmet was taken to the
18th. The house was not in session.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. Mr.. Sulzer IN. " introduced in
the house a resolution for the appoint
ment of special committee of nine
members to investigate the relations
Of the secretary of the treasury with
certain New York national banks. He
wanted It considered at once, but Mr..
Dalzeu CPaO objected. Mr.. Richardson
(TcnnJ called attention to what he
claimed was an infraCtion Of the house
rules by printing a partisan argument
ON the shipping bill. After some dis
russon it was decided that the bill should
be reprinted without the argument Mr..
Lloyd CMoD introduced a bill to change
the oath of a cadet of the military acad-
envy, making him swear that he will not
practice hazing. Mr.. Lacey (Mo) brought
forward a bill to set aside a preserve
for the American bison. Several other
minor bills were also introduced and
the house then adjourned to the 18th.