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THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The Work Being Done by Our Law
Makers at Fifty-Sixth Ses-
sion in Washington.
SUMMARY OF the DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
the senate ON the Philippine
observation-disclosures Paid to Mem
Dry of Vice President Hobart-Iln-
DGrtant Measures in House.

Washington, Jan. 9.-1n the senate
yesterday Senator Wellington (Md.)
introduced a bill to establish the Uni
yersity Of the United States in Wash
ington. A resolution was adopted ask
ing for an itelniZed statement of war
fund expenditures. Senator Morgan
(Ala.) in a speech said that negro suf-
frage in the south obstructed prog
ress, and Senator Pettigrew g. d. de-
clared the United States had attacked
Filipinos, though allies, thus being
guilty of treachery.
Washington Jan. 10. - A resolution
was adopted in the senate yesterday
calling upon the secretary of war for
data on purchase of transports. Sen
ator lieveridge (lnd.) spoke in favor
Of American reteation of the Philip
position thereto.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE time was
occupied in the senate yesterday in
paying tributes to the memory OF the
late Vice President Hobart. Address
es We're delivered by Senators Sewell
and Keane On. J.), Daniel (Na.), Depew
On. W, Cockrell (Mo.), Cullom QED.
Davis Minn.), Morgan (Ala.). Cham
dler IN. H.. Lodge (Mass.), Gallery
Na.). and Allen (Neb.).
Washington, Jan. 10. - The senate
yesterday listened to debate on the
Philippine question between Senator
Lodge ard Senator Pettigrew. the
former urging full publicity on all
matters connected with the issue and
the latter bitterly attacking the ad-
ministratinn. Senator Stewart spoke
in opposition to the currency reform
bill. Bills were passed comforting adj
ditional authority upon the director Of
the census and increasing to $2.5oo.-
900 the limit of cost of the new Indi-
annapolis public building. Senator
Spooner introduced a bill providing
that the government of the Philip
pines shall be vested in such person or
persons as the president may direct
until congress shall direct how the is
land shall be governed. Adjourned to
the 10Th.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Tn the house
yesterday Il bill was passed to make
the dependent pension act apply to all
who served 90 days i'm the military or
naval st rvice during the civil war. y
charge that two federal appointees of
the president, Postmaster John c.
Graham. of Provo City, Utah. and
Postmaster Orson Smith, of Logan.
Utah. are under Indictment as polyg-
amists was ordered investigated.
Washington. Jan. 10.-The house
was not in session yesterday.
Washington. Jan. lin the house
yesterday bills We're introduced to re-
pea, the stamp tax sections of tie war
revenue act; to license corporations.
taxing them at the rate of one per cent.
per annum on stocks and bonds when
they amount to $1.OOO.O0O or less. and
by sliding scale to ten per cent. on
$5OO,0OG.G00 or more; for an appropri-
alton of 100000 for a government post
office building in Sterling. Ill.
Washington. Jan. 10. = The house
was not in session yesterday.
Washington. Jan. 13.-In the house
yesterday bills were introduced pro-
viding for the appointment Of a COM
mission to regulate trusts, and to pre-
vent hazing at military academies.
The committee on interstate and fo4'-
-eign commerce ordered a favora bic r.
port upon the bill for the construc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal Ad-
jcurned. to Monday.