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and a1ley had lived up to their promise.
The House then ad ionrned. &
InEti,c senate.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. "a 24-Routine bust
ness occupied the attention Of The Senate
today MA brief session. The resolu-
ton offered yesterday by N r. Pett!grew,
OF South Dakota, calling upon the Presi-
den for Information regarding the treaty
entered into with the Sultan of Suiu. was
passed, after; Mr.. Pett!grew had made
an attack upon the administration for
entering: into an agreement. which, he
said, authorized slavery. &
81 An extended debate was precipitated by
tho conference report on the census adj
ministration bill, but the Census Com
1littee gained its point, and the measure
was sent back to conference.
Mr.. Allen offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War foraall infor-
nation and correspondence relating TO
the administration of customs affairs in
Puerto Rico, Cuba and !. the philippines
since the warlwith Spain.
Objection being made, it went over.
Mr.. Pettigrew, OF South Dakota, offered
resolution declaring that the United
States Government would not recognize
the right Of any nation to declare as con-
traband and seize food products as snch
and that any such seizure would be an
act rnfriendly to the United States. The
resolution went over under the rule.
Mr. Pettigrew then called uD his Sulu
treaty resolution, and made a speech i'll
its support.
At the conclusion of the address of
Mr.. Pettigrew, Mr.. Lodge, of Massachu-
sets, said that while the resolution was
covered by one previously adopted. there
was no objection to its passage. 1t was
then adopted.
A joint resolution. divertinS and setting
apart $4,000 out Of the sums heretofore
tod fnr iatt
land Sound, in the States Of Florida and
Georgia, for sluicing and dredging at
the entrance OF the sound, was passed.
CENSUS MATTER.
-Ir, Carter, of Montana, chairman Of
the Census Committee, made partial
report of the conferees on the bill con-
ferring additional authority upon the Dl-
rector OF the Census. The partial report
was then agreed to.
Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, moved that
the Senate recede from its disagreement
as to the collection of statistics OF the
deaf, dumb and blind.
He insisted that the Senate should ad-
here to its original purpose Of restricting
the limits Of the census proper, in order
not to let down the bars on all sorts
of class legislation.
Mr.. Cockrell spoke in favor of his mo-
ton.
Mr. Chandler warned the Senate that
any extension of the work of the census
would result in SO choking it that it
would be years before any tangible re-
suits would be obtained.
During the debate which followed the
motion Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Tillman
were Ditted against each other, Mr.. Chan-
dler declaring that 1t would be impossible
for even the South Caroinian to get the
necessary information within the period
of thirty days.
Possibly" responded Mr.. Tillman. II
am not so nervous or so much like a
grasshopper as the senator from New
Hampshire"
"a pitchfork never touches grasshop-
per-" said Mr. Chandler, in reply to this
sally. and Mr.. Tillman's reply was drown
ed in the burst Of laughter which fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Cockrell's motion to recede was
lost-ayes 30. nays 80.
The Senate then. at 2:4o P. NJ, ad-
journed.