The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-14
RECORD OF SESSION.

The Senate on Saturday passed the Dill
providing for the cxtradition Of persons
who have committed crimes in Cuba from
the United States to the island, the Grim
inals to be punished under the laws of
Cuba as administered by Cuban courts.
Passed the last of the appropriation bills
the general deficiency-as also the
emergency river and harbor bill prOvid-
ing for numerous surveys and for certain
other public works. Mr.. Clay and Mr..
Stewart addressed the Senate at length
on the questions involved in the govern
mcnt of our insular possessions. The ses-
sion vas concluded with eulOgies on the
late Representative Green Of Nebraska.
The House passed the bill amending the
Sherman antitrust law by vote Of 273
10 /, Mr.. Mann Qll.) voting against it.
In the Senate on Monday an extended
speech on the Philippine question was
made by Mr.. Teller. Resolutions declar-
ing Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogat-
ed reported by Mr.. Morgan. At
night session speech on Philippine
question made by Mr.. Pettigrew.
Number of bills on the calendar
passed. none of them of general interest.
The House agreed to Senate amendment
to sundry civil bill apprOpriating So
900. 900 for st. Louis exposition. Also
agreed to Senate item for improvement
of Mississippi river. with an amendment
reducing the amount to $2,2oO,OOO. Bill
sent again to conference. Agreed to con-
ference report ON District of Columbia
bill.
Congress was busy on Tuesday, wind
Ing up the business of the session. The
Senate buried the House antitrust bill
in committee. confirmed the appointments
of Elwell s Otis to be major general Of
regulars and of Joseph Wheeler to be
brigadier general of regulars. and ress
jected by tie vote the nomination of
W. ID. Bynum to be appraiser general
at New York. The nomination of John
II. Hazel to be United States district
fudge for the western district Of New
York and of all Porto Rican appoint
ments sent in on Monday were confirm
ed. The sundry civil bill, the river and
harbor bill, omitting the Ohio river sur
vey. and the extradition bill (the Neely
bilD were adopted and go to the President
for signature The extraditiOn bill was
amended to promote Maj. Gen. Miles and
Adjt. Gen. Corbin to be lieutenant gen
eral and major general respectively, was
passed by both houses and goes 90 the
President.
Representative Cannon led fight in
the House Wednesday which delayed the
final adjournment of Congress. Person
alities We're frequent in both House and
Senate. the speech of Congressman Can
non being bitter in denunciatiOn Of the
House conference committee and certain
Navy Department officials. The differ
ence between House and Senate involved
the matter of whether the coast survey
bureau shall make the ocean surveys, the
lower body sticking to its point in the
negative The naval appropriation bill.
so amended that the Secretary of the
Navy shall use his own discretion in mat
ter of armor plate, was adopted. as were
other appropriation measures.
Congress adjourned sine die at ) o'clock
Thursday afternoon, twenty-four hours
after the time fixed for adjournment in
the Joint resolution The last obstacle
to adjournment was the disagreement of
conferees on the naval appropriation bill.
The House. which had taken defiant
stand against the Senate. under the lead
ership of Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
appropriations committee. gracefully re-
ceied and the Senate amendments were
adopted. The closing session of the SEN
ate took the color of social function. In
the House. barring a spirited attack on
Mr.. Cannon by Mr.. Cummings, the day
was one of legislative quiet. During the
recess the members Joined in singing pat
riotic airs. including Dixie" As the
gavel fell. which ended the first session Of
the Fifty-sixth Congress, the members
cheered again and again.