The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-01-31
Congress.



Saturday in the Senate was given up
to eulogies on the late Senator Gear. In
the House the session was devoted chiefly
20 postal codification bill, whicn was
about half completed. Proposition to
compel star route contpcts to- be let to
persons living contiguous to route was
defeated. Bill was passed granting fif-
teen days annual leave to employees Of
navy yards. arsenals. etc.
On Monday the Senate confirmed ap-
pointment Of James :. Harlan Of Chicago
as attorney general OF Porto Rico by vote
Of 43 to 21. Devoted rest Of day to leg
islative. executive and judicial appropria-
ton BILL adopting amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 to keep library of Congress
open from . o'clock to 10 o'clock Sun
days. The House appointed Messrs. Hull
Uowa). BrownlOw (Tennessee) and Hay
(Virginia) as House cOnferees on army
reorganization bill. By vote Of l35 to 81
passed bill appropriating S23O.O0O for
construction in District OF Columbia of
home for aged and infirm colored people.
BY vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays killed bill
allowing subjects Of foreign countries
claiming indemnity for injuries received
in this country to bring suit in the court
Of claims. Passed Senate bill to estab-
lish branch soldiers home at johnson
City. Tenn. Passed bill increasing sal
airy of commissioner OF education in .Por-
to Rico frcm 5000 to $1,000.
In the Senate on Tuesday appropriate
resolutions on death Of Queen Victoria
were ordered engrOssed and forwarded
to the prime minister Of Great Britain.
Legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priatiOn bill was completed. Treaty with
Spain for purchase Of two Philippine Isl
ands. unintentiOnally omitted from Paris
treaty. was ratified by vote OF 80 to 10.
Adjourned as an additional mark OF re-
spect To the memory of Queen Victoria
The House passed bill to send TO the
court Of claims the claims of Cramp 4
Sons of $1.3OO,OOO for alleged damages
on account of failure of government 10
furnish arrnor plate for battleships on
time. Passed Senate bill to extend placer
mining laws to saline lands. Adopted a
resolution of profound regret over death
of Queen Victoria. and adjourned as an
additional mark of respect
On "Wednesday the Senate resumed
consideration of shipping bill. 1t was
made the unfinished business of the SEN
ate. thus restoring it to'its privileged po-
sition. Mr.. Vest attacked it in a speech
lasting nearly three hours Mr.. Rawlins
precipitated lively colloquy by charging
deal had been entered into between Re-
publican members Of Utah Legislature
and certain railroad interests and officials
of the Mormon Church to secure election
Of Thomas l.. kearns to the Senate from
that State. He aroused Mr.. Hale and
Mr.. Chandler, who contended statements
of Mr.. Rawlins ought not to be made in
Senate at this stage of proceedings in
Utah. rs Senate could not consider the
question il any phase in advance Of ac-
ton The House passed District Of Co
lumbia appropriation bill and entered up
on consideration Of naval appropriation
bill. There was some discussion OF ex-
tent tn which navy was to he increased
in course of which Mr.. Wheel
or Dcm.. ky.J declared himself in favor
of navy large enough to meet ..alI COM
ers. and some criticism by Mr.. Richard
son. minority leader, OF rapid growth of
naval expenditures.
The Senate devoted Saturday to the
Indian appropriation bill and made only
fair progress. The chief feature of the
debate was a sharp attack by Mr.. Petit
grew on the Dawes commission, which he
said was extravagant and was accom-
plishing little in the way of results. An
was made by him that he did
not purpose To filibuster against any bill.
The shipping bill was not taken up. The
House spent the day in consideration Of
the naval appropriation bill. completing
it with The exception Of single para
graph.
The Senate made little progress with
the Indian appropriation bill on Friday.
Listened 10 speech by Senator Depew
in favor Of the shipping subsidy bill.
Passed number of private pension bills.
The House adopted the conference re-
port on the army reorganization bill and
seventy-seven private pension bills.