Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-04
THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Proceedings of Six Days in
National Congress.
WHEELER RESIGNS HIS SEAT.
Secretary Gage Wants Eureau to Have
Charge OF Standard Weights and
Measures-Turksh Reply to American
Demands Received.
Tuesday. April "a.

Tuesday, April 4.
State department admitted that
British ambassador had complained of
alleged conspiracy to injure Canada,
but charges were not proven. Mem
5ers of dominion parliament declare
frontier should be guarded. Senate
by vote of % to SO refused to admit
Quay on credentials from governor,
legislature having failed to make a
choice. House committee favorably re-
ported bill to enable foreigners injured
by mobs to sue in court Of claims.
Cooney (Mo) introduced resolution
declaring Clayton-Bulwer treaty abro-
gated in December, 1900. Secretary
Gage reported s1S3 ,4O5, 900 collected in
internal revenue under war tax act.
Members of military committee pre-
vented two Occur de'Alene witnesses
from fighting. House adopted Foraker
resolution to continue Puerto Rican
officials temporarily.
Wednesday, April 25.
House voted against appropriating
s725,000 for pneumatic tube service.
after debate in which Moody (Mass)
declared promoters had offered brides
OF money and stock. Minority report
on Clark case favOrs unseating him,
but disapproves committees methods.
Noonan introduced resolution to inves-
tigate operation of wire trust Rudolph
Brand and other brewers argued for
removal of war tax on beer. House
committee approved bill to increase
military subsistence department. Dew
ey presented with watch bought with
pennies of $4,000 children.
Thursday. April &c.
Almost the entire session Of the sem
ate was devoted to consideration of the
right of Nathan B. Scott of West Vir-
ginia to retain his seat in the senate.
Mr.. Pettus (Ala.), who alone OF the
members of the committee on privi-
leges and elections is opposed TO the
claim of Mr.. Scott to a seat. made an
elaborate argument to sustain his
views. Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) spoke in
favor of his colleagues contention. Mr..
McComas (Md), MIR. Turley (Tenn),
Mr.. Chandler IN. H.. Mr. Teller
(Col.) and Mr.. Allen (Neb.) supported
the resolution declaring Mr.. Scott en-
titled to his seat The case went over
without action. After four days dis
cusSiOn the house passed the pOstoffice
appropriation bill. The attempt to
strike out the $4,000 for special mail
facilities from New York to New Or
leans and from Kansas City to New
ton, Kan, was defeated. The amend
ment providing for pneumatic tube
service was defeated The one allow
ing extra compensation for letter car
rierS for work in excess Of fOrty-eight
hours week was adopted by big ma
jority. The bill to increase the salary
of the director of census to $500 and
the salaries of supervisors of census
by per cent of the amount received
by their enumerators was passed. The
final conference report on the Ha-
waiian government bill was presented.
but not acted upon, owing to the abb
sence of quorum.
Friday, April %.
The senate by a vote of 80 to 8 de-
cided that Mr.. Scott was entitled TO his
seat, thus unfolding the precedent that
the senate had 70 right to go behind
the act Of legislatures in cases similar
to the West Virginia contest Mr..
Chandler gave notice that on Wednes-
day, Nay 2, he would call up the Clark
contest. The house broke all records
by passing ninety-one private pension
bills, among them being one granting
$40 month to the widow of Col. John
M. Stotsenberg of the First Nebraska.
killed in the Philippines. Adopted the
conference report on the Hawaiian
government bill and sent it to the pres
ident
Saturday April 2S.
The house devotes the greater part OF
the session to the senate bill to adjudi-
cate the claims OF citizens of the Unit
ed States against Spain assumed by
this country by the treaty of Paris.
Secretary Roots declaration at Wal
dorfAstoria banquet that I'VE must
abandon Monroe doctrine or fight" ere
ateS profound sensation in Washing
ton. Senator Pettigrew succeeds in
introducing resolution extending
sympathy to the Beers. A motion to
refer it failed because of the absence
of a quorum
a resolution extending sympathy to
the Beers. A motion to refer il failed
because of the absence of a quorum.