The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
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The first page OF the Congressional
Record" of the issue of Friday. April s.
contains an outline map CT the Hawaiian
/ Islands-Hawaii, Moui MaloSai. Lanai,
/ oahu, Kauai and NHhau. The cut is one
column wide. aud one-thir5 Of a column
deep. It is inserted to accompany the
speech delivered by Representative Ham-
{ iitou Of Michigan in the House on April 4
I upon Serate bill 22l TO provide govern
/ menJ Tor Hawaii Illustrations are rare
In the Record ID the rules Ter the pubii-
/ cation Of the Record it is provided ttat
the Public Printer is not autho.ize 20
Z insert any maps or diagrams in the Record
/ without the approval of the Joint q M
/ mlttee on Printing All requests for such
! approval should be referred to the Join,
committee en- Printing. and may be sub
mtted TO the Chairman Of the Committee
on Printing on the part Of the Senate or
/ the House, in whichever the speech illus
trated may have been delivered. and 70
maps or diagrams shall be inserted that
exceed In size a page Of the Record.
The prediction was made several times
last week that having gotten the Porto
lIican bill Off his hands Senator Foraker
would take a rest. but that has not been
the case. The Senator said yesterday that
his work on that measure had caused him
TO neglect other matters to such an extent
that he Is now compelled to work as hard
as ever to get caught up Mr. Foraker is
known among his colleagues as one Of the
hardest and most conscientious workers in
the Senate and during the present session
he has certainly upheld that reputation.
When Senator Perkins appeared on the
Senate floor yesterday morning a bright
red carnatioH adorned the lapel of his coat
a circumstance which occurs at such infre-
quent intervals in the case of the Cali
fornia Senator as to cause comment By
several of his colleagues.
Saturday sessions OF Congress are almost
always such dull affairs that. as many
members have suggested it would be about
as well if both houses were to adjourn
over each week from Friday to Monday
An attempt is usually made to secure this
adjournment but it often happens thar
some matter is under consideration which
must be disposed Of and which the Senator
or Representative having it in charge de-
ingly insists upon a Saturday session. In
the Senate yesterday the Indian Appropria-
ton bill was the only matter of Importance
that was taken ~ and it was the fact
that several Senators were anxious to have
this bill considered and disposed OF as soon
as possible that prevented an adjournment
on Friday.
Former Senator John L. Wilson OF
Spokane, Wash. was on the floor Of the /
Senate yesterday. and after a long con- /
versation with Senator Clark OF Wyoming 4
went around and shook hands with vari-
Gus others of his former colleagues. Mr.
Wilson was the first member OF Congress
elected from the State of Washington
taking his seat in the Fifty-f first Congress
and being reelected to the two succeed
ing Congresses He was still serving as
a Representative when he was elected to
the Senate, and took his seat in that
body February 10, 1895. Mr. Wilson said
yesterday that he is here on business Of
a personal nature but that he is at the
same time trying to combine business
with pleasure.
Some amusement was caused in the
Senate Yesterday during the consideration
or the Indian Appropriation bill by The
way in which Mr.. GalIinger pronounced
the word Indian The New Hampshire
Senator. who is usually very particular
as to his pronunciation. used the word
as though it were spelled "injun. and he
used that pronunciation so many times
that it was apparent that he believed il
10 be the proper one