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WORK or CONGRESS.
What Our Lawmakers are Doing from
Day to Day.
SENATE.

~ SEN Ale. stasss 4r2
Sevenry-Seventh Day.-Upon the au-
! thority of the governor of Alaska, Mr..
Turner of Washington, made the
statement in the Senate that conces-
sions for gold mining in the bed of the
sea near Cape Nome, Alaska, had been
granted by the Secretary of War, and
upon that statement he based resolu-
ton of inquiry. Senator Turner said
if such a grant had been made it was
"a shame, reproach, and a scandal. :"
The resolution was agreed to. In
few minutes and without discussion
the additional urgent deficiency bill
was passed with one or two other
measures Of Importance
Seventy eighth Day.-Almost the en-
tire session of the Senate was spent in
the discussion OF the conference report
upon the Puerto Rico appropriation
bill The Democratic Senators mani
tested disposition to criticise the re-
Storation of the house provision cover
ing future collections of revenue, pro-
Tossing to find in this action desire to
continue the Dingley tariff.
Seventy ninth Day.-The Senate adj
opted the conference report on the
Porto Rioan relief bill, by vote of s.
to Is, practically strict party express
sion. No Democrat voted for the re.
port, but Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, vot-
ed with the Republicans The time of
discussion was consumed principally
by Mr.. Tillman, Democrat, of South
Carolina, who made fierce attack up
on the measure as agreed upon in con-
ference and accused the Republican
Senators and the Republican party OF
tndirection, hypocrisy and dirty
work" His speech was quite charac-
teristic, and was listened to with inter-
est by his colleagues On the floor and
the people in the galleries.
Seventy NINTH Day. For a few min
;,tes in the Senate, surprise bordering
almost on CONSERVATION in some guar
teTs, was created by a request of@Mr.
Foraker that the Porto Rican govern
ment bill be recommitted to the Porto
Rican committee. The request preci-
-pffttsted a lively coltouuy5 but IT finally
was developed that the Nibill Mr. For,
aker wanted recommitted was the
civil government measure, now on the
calendar and not the unfinished bust
ness. During the elIcidation OF his
request, however, Mr.. Foraker plainly
indicated that it was his purpose 10
separate the bills and press the Porto
R.can tariff bill to an early vote, his
desire being to have the vote taken not
later than next Thursday.
Eghtie6h Day.--A resolution offered
by MIR. Allen, OF Nebraska, calling for
information from the War Department
as TO the casualties In the Philippine
was taken up. Mr. Galhnger init
mated THAT Its passage would discouw-
age army enlistmenIts. Mr.. Allen, in
reply to MIR. Gallinger's suggestions
that 1T should be referred to the mill
tary affairs committee, said that would
destroy and smother 1t. MIR. Allen de-
clared that owing to the climatic and
other conditions in the Philippines an
American army could remain there for
two years. He was credfbly informed,
he said, that THE whole American army
would have to be withdrawn within a
few months. He said that illness and
suicide among the troops We're ON the
increase. He believed that the Ameri-
can people were entitled to the facts.
He was prepared, he said, ito go so far
as to advise men not bo enlist in the
army for duty I'm the Philippines.
HOUSE.
Seventy eighth Day.-After aAspirit-
ed discussion extending over three
days the Loud bill relating to second
slass mail matter was recommitted by
the House to the committee on post
office. The majority in favor of the
motion to recommit was so decisive
hat it is regarded as unlikely that the
neausre will appear again during the
present Congress. Mr.. Loud said after
he vote was announced that this was
he third time and out, so far as he
Tas concerned. The vote on the mo- /
ion was 148 to SO, with is present and
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