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The Senate.
Washington, May %. The senate
Saturday agreed to a resolution for an
investigation by the committee on
Cuban affairs Of the Cuban postal and
other Irregularities, authorizing the
committee TO visit Cuba IL necessary
to carry on the investigation.
The House.
The house practically completed the
consideration of the Alaska civil gov
| eminent bill
The Senate.
Washington, May 29.-In the course
Of a speech in favor Of the adoption
OF resolution expressing the senate's
sympathy for the Beers yesterday
Mr.. Wellington of Maryland referred
to secret understanding existing be
| tween the United States and Great
Britain. When Mr.. Lodge Of Massa.
chusetts demanded proof that such
an understanding existed, Mr.. Wei
| lington said under the circumstances IL
| was difficult to produce tangible proof,
but he believed there was q secret un-
| ~ thS sIutt
| Mr. Lodge said under our form of
| government no such understanding
could exist. and as the secretary of
state bad denied the existence of any
| alliance or understanding, he believed
| that the country would accept his
| statement as true. The reading of the
sundry civil bill was completed, but
not all the committee amendments
have been disposed Of. A lively debate
was precipitated over the proposition
| to continue the life Of the industrial
| commission until Oct 81, 1901.
/ Charges were made that the commits
| sion was being used as a Republican
campaign machine and that important
testimony had been suppressed. The
committee amendment, however, was
! agreed to.
The House.
Yesterday was dull day in the
house considering the near approach
of the final adjournment. The Alaskan
civil government bill was passed and
some resolutions and legislation was
cleared up. Mr. Dalzell gave notice
that the antitrust bill of the judiciary
! committee would be considered on
/ Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
this week under special order.
The senate.
Washington, May 30.-A few min
utes before adjournment last evening
the senate added to the sundry civil
approximation bill ali amendment ap.
propriating $5,0G0,0G0 for the Louis
lana purchase exposition 10 be held in
st. Louis in 1903 on condition that
| $4,000 100000 in addition be raised
by the exposition authorities. The
amendment was offered by Mr.. Cock
rell Of Missouri anu was adopted with
out debate and without division. Be-
cause an amendment offered by him
subsequently was stricken out on a
point of order. Mr.. Gallnger of New
Hampshire moved to reconsider the
St Louis fair appropriation and the
motion is now pending. As IL is
known that considerable number
favor the appropriation it Is very
probable the motion will not be
adopted. Mr.. Bacon addressed the
senate AT length in support Of the
Teller amendment expressing sympa-
thy with the Beers, after which the
resolution was sent to the commit
tee on foreign relations by vote of
40 to 26, Mr. Fairbank Of Indiana Ell
u SttuIe VI a
resolution providing for the extra
dition of criminals from the United
/ States to Cuba, but Mr.. Allison de-
clined to lay aside the appropriation
bill for that purpose. No session of the
senate will be held to-day.
The House
The house yesterday refused to ac-
cept the senate amendment to the
naval appro. Ration bill relating to
armor plate. and adopted modified
proposition reading as follows: THAT
| the secretary of the navy is hereby
| authorized to procure by contract ar
NOR of the best quality for any or all
vessels above referred TO. provided
such contracts can be made at price
! which, in his Judgment is reasonable
and equitable; but in case he Is IN
able to make contracts for armor un-
der the above conditions. he is here.
| by authorized in his discretion to pro-
cure q site for and to erect thereon a
factory for the manufacture Of armor
and the sum of Si.0O0,000 is hereby
appropriated toward the erection of
said factory" With regard to ocean
and lake surveys the house refused
any appropriation for surveys by the
navy and tied up the conferees with
| instructions. 1t also refused 20 con-
| cur in the senate amendment to abol-
! ish the two-yearS sea cruise for naval
cadets. With the above action the
naval bill was sent back to conference,
the conference report on the other
items having been agreed to. The
conference report on the postoffce APP
preparation bill agreeing on all items
except the senate amendment appro-
priating S225.000 for pneumatic tube
service was adopted and the house
then concurred in the excepted amend
ment..
The House..
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