The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07

A. THURSDAY.
president viii be exceedingly busy for
some time to come in making his selec-
tions from among the almost count
less applicants, either for original APP
pointments or promotions.
want Earlier Sessions.
Washington. Feb. 2.-The opposition
to the shipping bill and the disposition
manifested in the senate Friday to de-
lay its passage resulted in the calling
of a meeting of the republican commit
tee on order of business Friday after
noon for the purpose of considering
ways and means to secure action on the
bill. A decision was reached to ask
for earlier daily sessions than have
been held heretofore. and to make an
effort next week to secure night ses-
sions.
Extra Session Talk.
There was also general discussion
Of the senate calendar and of the pos
sibility of an extra session of congress.
The opinion was quite general that an
extraordinary session should be avoid
ed If possible. and the suggestion was
made that later in the session there
should be an effort to get action upon
the Spooner Philippine bill. Some sen
ators expressed the view that IL the
Spooner bill or some similar measure
could be fayorably acted upon before
the 4th of March the principal reason
for called session would be removed
The Subsidy Bill.
The conference also considered the
position of the subsidy bill relatively
to the appropriation bills, and, SO far
as there can be said TO have been a
decision, II was 10 press the subsidy bill
as long as it can be pressed without
endangering the appropriation bills.
Senator Allison had given notice earlier
in the day that he would ask to have
the senate take up the District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill next Mon
day. and it is understood that he agreed
to postpone that effort for a few days
If it should appear that by SO doing he
could promote the interests Of the sub
sidy bill.
House.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Thet house on
Friday passed an omnibus bill carry.
ing 19t claims for stores and supplies
taken by the union army during the
| rebellion. The claims were passed on
by the court of claims and aggregated
$344,4s0. Practically all the bene-
| ficiaries reside in the south. Consid.
cradle opposition to the bill was dis
played early in the day under the lead
| ership of Mr.. Cannon, the chairman
of the appropriations committee, but
| II fiattened out later and the bill final
~ was passed without division. The
| bill to amend the Chinese exclusion
act, with view to preventing the
| fraudulent entry of Chinese into the
| United States, was passed, as were
several other bills of minor impor
| lance.
| Senate.
Washington, Feb. THE shipping
bill was kept steadily at the from
in the senate Friday, and in order tc
further expedite it's progress mo
| ton was agreed to for a session be
| ginning at IL a. m. to-day. Senators
Rawlins (Utah) and Berry (Ark.) oc
cupied most of the time in speeches
of vigorous opposition. Toward tn,
close Of the day a spirited discussion
was precipitated oy an amendment of
fered by Senator Clay tGa.), proposing
to link the Nicaragua canal bill with
the shipping bill. The proposition wa.
strongly opposed by Senators Frye
and Chandler, as calculated to embar
rass and delay the shipping bill. Sen
ator Frye appealed to senator's to per
NIT the majority, after fair debate
to assume its Responsiveness, as ma
| jority, of passing the shipping bill
Senators Jones (Ark.) and T Her (Col.,
took hand in the discussion. insist
| ing that there should be no Initiate
of debate. Senator Morgan (Ala.) II
charge of the Nicaragua canal bill, ex
pressed disapproval of the plan fol
| linking the canal measure with thu
shipping bill, saying each shoula stand
on its own merits.
The Public Debt.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
| that at the close of business January 81
1901. the debt. less cash in the treasury
amounted to $1,0o4.595.s7s. a decrease
for the month of $4,595,432.
| New Credentials to Choate.
Washington, Feb. 4.-The president
has issued new credentials to Mr.
| Choate as ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain. They are sim
liar in form to those already held by
Mr.. Choate, with the exception that they