The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-05-24

On Saturday the Senate by close vote
rejected the proposition to erect, without
reference to the price at which the Gov
ernment could secure armor plate for its
| warships, an ar.nor plate factory. The
vote upon the direct proposition was 22
to "a, and subsidiary amendments We're
rejected by about the same vote. When
the committees proposition was abont
to be voted upon a flibuster was organ
lied, the quorum of. the Senate was hrOk-
en- and the question is still in :he air.
During the debate Mr.. Chandler deliver
ed a sensational speech, in which lie
charged that the Government had been
defrauded in the adoption of the Harvey
lied armor. He declared similar fraud
was proposed in the attempt TO force the
Government to adopt the Krupp arEior.
Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Hale made notable
speeches deprecating the war talk Friday
by Mr.. Lodge. Neither the Senator from
Wisconsin nor the Senator from Maine
was fearful that we might become nvolv-
ed in difficulty with Germany OF account
OF the Monroe doctrine. Mr.. HOar pro-
tested against the '.wretched imaerialistic
business" and the talk that this nation
had only recently become 4 world pow
err" asserting that il had been q wcrd
power since the war of 1872.
The Senate on Monday passed navel
appropriation and free homes bills
The House passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill. The bill carried $3,-
S39,O21 and was passed substantially
without amendment. The general debate
was devoted principally TO political top
les, the feature being severe arraign-
ment of the administration by Mr.. De
Almond (MO.).
On Tuesday the Senate received the
resignation of Mr.. Clark of Montana.
Devoted the rest OF the day 10 considera-
ton of the bill of Mr.. Ross. providing for
civil service in the cOuntry's new island
possessions, refusing, by n vote of 10 yeas
to 81 nays, TO indefinitely postpone the
measure The House sent to the Senate
the military academy bill, the last of the
general appropriation measures, and
agreed that the bill providing a civil gov
ernment for Alaska should next be taken
up.
In the Senate on "Wednesday Mr.. Ba-
con spoke at length on his resolution di-
recting the committee on relations with
Cuba to make an investigation of the con-
duct Of financial affairs of the island.
The following measures were passed:
House bill repeating the provision of law
allowing merchandise passing through the
United States from any foreign country
to be transported free of duty, so far as
the Mexican free zone is concerned: Il
resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge calling
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information in regard TO the influx of
japanese laborers into the country and
whether there had been any violation of
law; bill granting a pension of 500 per
month to the widow Of Gen. Lawton: bill
for the erection of public building at
East st. Louis. The House passed the
Senate bill to incorporate the American
National Red Cross. No progress was
made with the Alaskan code bill owing
to the inability Of the two sides TO agree
as to the time TO be allowed for general
debate. The conference report on the
District Of Columbia appropriation bill
was returned after extended debate.
The Senate on Thursday considered the
postoffice appropriation bill. The commit
tee amendment for the extension of the
rheumatic tube service created some de-
hate and was under discussion when the
measure was laid aside for the day. Mr..
Wolcott, chairman of the committee on
postoffices and post roads, vigorously at
tackled the committees proposition TO ap-
propriate S750,00O for pneumatic tube
service, declaring the extension of the
service was unnecessary and the appro-
priation a waste of public money. Mr..
Mason quite as vigorously supported the
proposition. An amendment of Mr.. But
Ter to reduce by 10 per cent the amount
to be paid the railroads for the tran>por-
tation Of mail was rejected, IL to Al. y
bill was passed granting pension to
Gen. Robert &. DyrenfOrth of $50
month. Mr.. Jones offered and had adopt
ed a resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary of War to inform the Senate how
many Filipinos have been killed and
wounded since the beginning of hostili-
ties. and also how many have been cap
tured and are now in our possession. The
House passed Il special river and harbor
bill carrying $40O,0OO for surveys and
emergency work, and devoted the remain
der of the day to the Alaskan code bill
Four pages OF the 611 pages of the bill
were dispOsed Of before adjournment.
In the Senate on Friday nearly the en-
tire day was devoted to the pneumatic
tube system service i'll the postoffice ap-
preparation bill. The debate at times
was sharp and almost personal. The ap-
preparation was defended by Senators
Chandler, Mason. Carter and Wellington
and opposed by Senators Allison. Haze.
Tillman, Lodge and WolcOtt. Senator
Morgan introduced resolution TO inves-
tigate the Panama Canal Company, and
in q speech severely criticised that COM
pany Senator McCumber made speech
in favor of the retention Of the Philip
pine Islands, during which Senator Till
man took issue with him over an asser-
ton that the people of the South We're
glad the confederacy was unsuccessful.
The House devoted the day to the consid-
Grafton of bills reported by the commit
tee on war claims and III committee of
the whole favorably acted upon bill to
appropriate $2OO,COO to pay ex-Confed-
crate soldiers for horses and other prop
erty taken from them in violation of the
terms Of Lees surrender to Grant ut
Appomattox A number of other bills
were also favorably acted upon.
Odds and Ends.
Gen. Silas NJ Bailey. GA, one of the
3O6 Of the famous odd Guard" which
stood by Gen. Grant in the convention
Of 1880, died at Uniontown. Pa.
Names of Benjamin Harrison, Grover
Cleveland and Richard Olney have been
suggested as members Of the permanent
board of arbitration. rs provided for by
The Hague treaties.
Secretary Hay and Lord PauncefOte
have signed treaty extending for seven
months. from Aug. > next, the period of
time allowed for exchange Of the Hay
Pauncefote canal treaty.
A young Eskimo woman who Is visiting
Chicago was greatly disturbed at first by