The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-07

the sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed, but not all Of the committee
amendments disposed Of. a lively debate
was precipitated over the proposition to
continue the life of the industrial COM
mission until Oct. 81, 1901. Charges
were made that the commission was be-
ing used as a Republican campaign ma
chine and that important testimony had
been suppressed. The committee amend
ment, however, was agreed to.
The Senate on Tuesday added to the
sundry civil appropriation bill an amend
ment appropriating $5,OOO,OOO for the
Louisiana purchase exposition, to be held
in St. Louis In 1908, ON condition that
$40, 600, 900 In addition be raised by the
exposition authorities. The amendment
was adopted without debate and without
division. Because an amendment offered
by him subsequently was stricken out on
q point Of order, Mr.. Gallinger On. H)
moved to reconsider the st. Louis fair
amendment, and that motion now is pend
ing. Mr.. Bacon (Ga) addressed the Sen
ate at length on the Teller resolution ex-
pressing sympathy for the Beers, after
which the resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations by vote
of 40 to 20. Mr.. Fairbanks Qnd.) en-
deavored to secure consideration Of the
bill providing for the extradition of Grim
inals from the United States to Cuba,
but Mr.. Allison declined to lay aside the
appropriation bill for that purpose. The
House, by q vote OF 1O7 to 124, refused
to accept the Senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bill relating to armor
plate, and adopted a modified proposition
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
secure armor by contract, and il he can
not purchase 1t at what he deems rea-
sonable price, he Is instructed to purchase
a site and erect a factory for the manu-
facture Of armor plate. appropriating the
sum Of 81 GOO. 600 for this purpose. With
regard to ocean and lake surveys, the
House refused any appropriation for sur
veys by the navy, and tied up the con-
ferees with instructions. 1t also refused
TO concur in the Senate amendment to
abolish 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 postoffiec appropriation bill,
agreeing on all items except the Senate
amendment .apprOpriating $225, 600 for
pneumatic tube service, was adopted, and
the House then concurred in the excepted
amendment.
The Senate was not In session on We'd
nesday. In the House the program Of
the leaders contemplated the launching Of
the debate upon the antitrust resolution
and bill, but there was a strong under
current in favor Of adjournment on ac-
count Of Decoration day. Mr.. Dalzell,
who presented the special order under
which the House was TO operate, in def
erence to this sentiment withdrew it in
order that the 1870 pension bills might be
passed, and after they had been disposed
Of, as a further mark Of respect the
House adjourned. The Chinese commits
sion bill, which was under consideration
several weeks ago, has gone back to the
calendar, the motion to strike out the
enacting clause having been defeated.
On Thursday in the Senate the sundry
civil bill was passed, carrying an amend
ment appropriating $5,OOO.0OO for the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis in 1903. Mr.. Gallinger offered an
amendment for the appointment Of a
commission Of five men to study trade
conditions in the Orient. Sharp opposi-
tion developed. Mr.. Pettigrew made n
point of order against 1t that it was new
legislation. Mr.. Stewards amendment
appropriating 100000 to settle the civil
war claims Of Nevada was adopted. Mr.
Daniels amendment providing 100000
to begin work on the memorial bridge at
Arlington was adopted. BY a vote Of
141 to 11S the House adopted an order
devoting the day and evening to consid-
Grafton Of the Republican antitrust con-
stitutional amendment, and providing for
Q vote on the resolution on Thursday at
5 p. m. The order also devotes Saturday
to the bill amending the Sherman anti
trust law. There was sharp debate on
the adoption Of the order The minority
were declared out of order
and the formal discussion Of the resolu-
tion was begun.
The Senate on Friday sent back to
conference the naval appropriation bill,
insisting upon the Senate armor plate
amendments. This was done after an
effective speech by Mr. Hanna against
the proposition to purchase no more ar
NOR plate until a Government factory
was erected. Passed the military acad-
emy appropriation bill, with amend
ments giving Gen. Miles the rank of
lieutenant general and Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin the rank Of major general. Agreed
20 all the committee amendments on the
urgent deficiency bill. The House by a
vote Of 1b4 yeas to 131 nays failed to
pass the joint resolution proposing con-
stitutional amendment empowering Con-
gress to regulate trusts. A two-thirds
vote was needed, and the vote was prac-
tically along party lines. At the night
session the bills to ratify the treaties
made by the Dawes commission with
the Cherokee and Creek Indians were