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Washington, March 81 The senate
held a brief session, adjouraiHgs early
on account of the death Of Representa-.
tive Epes of Virginia. During the SEES.
sion Mr.. Ross of Vermont spoke iii on
position to the seating sc MS Ouoy.
and Mr.. Teller spoke In criticism Of
tne conference report upon the cur
feLcy bill. "A number of private PEN
SION CHS We're passed during the day.
The House.
In the house joint resolution was
passed for the government acquisition
OF q certain reservation Of giant trees
In California, also one for extending
the time for building a bridge across
the Missouri river at Yankton, s.. d.
A bill was passed to authorize the con-
struction Of g bridge across Rainy
river, Minnesota, between Rainy lake
and the mouth Of Rainy river.
The Senate.
Washington, March Mot probably
In the history Of the senate was there
shown such little interest iii the final
vote on a great measure as was man.
tfested yesterday in the final. vote on
the conference report on the finance
bill. The measure was before. the
senate two weeks, yet only four
speeches were delivered upon it., in.
Guiding Mr.. Aldrich's explanation Of
the changes made in the bill by the
conference. Yesterday. the discussion
on the bill ceased fifteen minutes be-
fore the time set for the vote and bust
ness on the calendar was takep- up to
: fill in the time. The report was
agreed to, A to 26, a majority of IS
for the measure. EARLY in the session
the Quay case was resumed, Mr.. ST.
mon replying to remarks by Mr.. Car
ter.
The House.
The house spent the day in consid.
ering the Aldrieh contest case from
the Fourth Alabama district. MI.
Robinson, the sitting member, made
a speech of an hour in his own be-
half. The other speakers were Mr..
Burkett, i'll behalf of the contestant.
De Almond of Missouri, for the coll
g testee.
The Senate.
Washington, March S. The senate
seldom accords to any of it's members
a greater compliment than it gave
yesterday to Mr.. Lodge of Massachu,
sets. The announcement that he would
deliver speech on the Philippine
question drew to the senate every
member row in the city and to the gal
leries an unusually large number of
auditors. Throughout the delivery of
the speech, despite the fact that it con-
sumed three hours, the Massachusetts
senator was given close attention.
Keen interest was aroused in the utter
ance not only because Of the oratorical
ability Of Mr.. Ledge, but also because,
as chairman of the Philippine commit
tee of the senate and a prominent men,
Der Of the foreign relations committee,
who has studied the Philippine ques-
ton eXhaustively, he was expected to
present a noted addition to the litera-
ture on the problem which now con-
fronts congress and the American peo-
pie. Neither his colleagues in the SEN
ate nor his other auditors were disap
pointed in his address. When he had
concluded he was overwhelmed with
congratulations from both sides of the
chamber. Soon after Mr.. Lodge con-
cluded the senate adjourned out Of re-
Spect to the memory of the late Rep
resentative Harmer Of Pennsylvania.
The House.
The death Of Representative Harmer
of Pennsylvania. the father of the
house." cast deep gloom over the
proceedings yesterday. Although he
was known to be in feeble health his
death came as a shock to his col
leagues, by whom he was universally
beloved. He was the oldest member
of the house both in length of service
and in continuous service. Mr.. Harm.
er's desk was draped in black and COW
cred with flowers. The blind chaplain
in his invocation referred. feelingly to
. the loss the house and the country had
sustained. Upon the request of Mr..
Mann of Illinois, in charge of the AID
rich-Robbins contested election case,
which was to have been voted upon
at 2:30 p. m, the vote was postponed
until to-day to allow the house to all
journ out of respect to Mr.. Harmers
memory.
The Senate.