The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-03-29
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The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. In the House members pronounced
eulogies upon the late Monroe l.. Hay
ward, Senatorelect from Nebraska, who
died before taking the oath of Office. No
other business of Importance was trans
acted.
On Monday the Senate passed the legis-
lative. executive mad judicial appropria-
ton bill, carrying more than S2o.OOU,OOO.
and the measure providing for the ap-
pointment of n commission TO adjudicate
and settle claims of the people of the
United States growing ont of the war
with Spain. For a brief time the Porto
Rican government and tariff measure was
under consideration. Mr.. Foraker, in
charge of the bill, submitted some COM
mittee amendments. \ few of them were
agreed 10, hut the important ones were
left pending. 4 free trade amendment
to the bill was offered by Senator Bev-
eridsc. The House refused TO concur in
the Senate amendments To the Porto
Rican tariff bill and conferees were ap-
pointed. Rest OF the day devoted to
District Of Columbia business.
The Senate on Tuesday received ma
jority report from the committee on priv
ileges and elections declaring Senator
Scott of West Virginia entitled to his
seat. Listened TO extended speech by
Mr.. Morgan on the Porto Rico bill. In
the House Mr.. SulZer of New York at
tackled the administration in speech
upon his resolution calling upon the War
Department for information as to what
fortiiications Great Britain was erecting
On the Canadian border. The committee
on military affairs submitted reply of
Adjutant General Corbin, saying such
information was secret, but that Great
Britain was erecting no works which
threatened American rights. The COM
mittce recommended that the resolution
lie upon the table, and this was done by
a vote of 40 to %. Consideration of the
Loud bill to restrict the character of pub
lications entitled TO pound rates as sec
ond-class mail matter was then taken up.
Mr.. Loud defended it in a long speech.
The other speakers were II. &. Smith
(Niich.), in favor Of the hill, and Messrs.
Little (Ark.l, Bell (ColO.), Henry (Aliss.l,
Stokes Is. C.) and Brown tOhio) in Oppo-
sition TO it.
In the Senate on Wednesday Mr.. Tur-
ner (Wash.) stated he was informed by
the Governor OF Alaska that exclusive
concessions 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 res
Olution Of inquiry. Senator Turner said
if such grant had been made it was "a
shame, reproach and scandal The
resolution was agreed TO. The additional
ing the debate in the House upon the
Loud bill relating to sccond-class mail
matter Mr.. Mcpherson (Rep., Iowa.
charged that Mr.. Lentz Dem, Ohio was
the attorney of the lobby which is fight
ing the bill. Otherwise the debate was
without incident. Mr.. Loud agreed TO
accept amendments 10 increase the num-
ber Of sample copies which newspapers
can send out at secOnd-class rates from
500 TO 1900 and to limit the provision re-
quiring newspapers to separate their mail
TO those having in excess of 5000 circu
latiOn. The speakers were Messrs. BrOm
we'll (Ohio), Griggs CGa). Mcpherson
Uowa), Burke CTexas), Bingham pa,
Heatwole Mimi and Latimer Is. Co. in
favor of the bill and Messrs. Moon
(Tenn.l, Lentz Ohio, Vandiver (MO.),
SnOdgrass tTenn.), Cochran Mo.l and
Neville tNeb.) against it.
On Thursday the Senate passed a resO-
luton by Mr.. Butler asking the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for information as
10 the bank charters granted since the
passage of the currency bill, and for 9TH
er information concerning the operations
of the new law. Devoted the rest of the
day to debate on the Porto Rico prob
lem. The House by a vote of 1IS to 96
recommitted to the committee on post
Office the Loud bill relating to second
class mail matter. 1t is not thought the
bill will reappear in the present session.
The Senate on Friday agreed 10 send
the diplomatic and consular bill to con-
fe.ence. Passed the Porto Rico 81
OO0,O0O appropriation bill as amended in
conference by Il vote of 81 to II. The
House passed the bill, introduced at the
request of northwestern lumbermen, al-
thorizing the Secretary of War to make
regulations permitting the running Of
loose logs, RATS and lumber on streams
in Minnesota and Wisconsin Passed 142
private pension bills. Agreed to vote on
the conference report of the Porto Ri
can appropriation bill at l o'clock Satur-
day afternoon, March ~.