The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-12-26
Congress-.


| On Monday. by a vote of - to q. the
Senate ratified the lIay-Pauncefote 18TH
man canal treaty. Only Senators Ba-
| con. Blackburn. Culhcrson. Mallory. Tel
l-r and Tillman voted against the conven-
tion. Bailey paired with Depew and FL
kinS l:awinS paired with Hanna and
| Scwell. Daniel. Jones of Nevada, Pat
| terscn and Quay did not vote. The vote
was reached after almost five hours of
| discussion in executive session. The de-
| bate WAS confined To- discussion OF the
merits of the agreement AMI the policy
| Of its provisions. The principal speech
was made 10y Senator Teller in opposition
to the treaty. Among the other speakers
| We're Senators Clay. Fairbanks. McCum-
her. McLaurin of Mississippi Culberson.
Mallory. Tillman. Bacon and Bate. A
resolution heretofore offered 10y Mr.. Vest
of Missouri instructing the committee on
the Judiciary TO inquire into the subject
of anarchy and TO report constitutional
| method by which Congress may legislate
for the suppression Of anarchism and for
the control of anarchists was adopted by
the Senate. The Senate confirmed the
nomination of Attorney General Knox.
the judiciary committee reporting that
the charges made We're not upheld upon
Investigation.
On Tuesday the House decided TO vote
upon the bill to provide temporary reve-
nUes for the Philippine Islands Wednes-
day at O'clock. The measure was dis
cussed in committee OF the whole Tues
day and was the subject of the first de-
bate of the session. There were several
lively exchanges. but no display OF tenn
per. Mr.. Payne of New York. the floor
leader of the majority, opened for his
side. and owing to the indisposition of
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee. the floor
leader of the minority, who is suffering
from an attack OF the grip. the task of
opening for the Democratic side devolved
upon Mr.. Swanson of Virginia. Other
speeches We're made by Mr.. Grosvenor OF
Ohio and Mr. Robertson of Louisiana.
in favor of the bill. and Messrs Thayer
of Massachusetts. Shafroth of Colorado.
De Armand of Missouri and Patterson
of Tennessee. in opposition. The new
assignment of committees was made in
the Senate. While the Senate was in
executive session Senator Morgan made
an effort to have the Senate make his
bill authorizing the acquisition of right
of way for the proposed isthmian canal
across Costa Rica and Nicaragua the
special order for . o'clock Wednesday.
but the Senate declined to make the Or
der. Some Senators expressed the opin-
ion that all general legislation Should be
postponed until after the holidays owing
to the absence OF a number of Senators.
In the regular session no business of inn
portance was done.
On Wednesday the Philippine tariff bill
was passed by the House by a vote OF
163 to 12S. two Republicans. l.ittleticld
of Maine and Mccall of Massachusetts |
aligning with the opposition. and three
Democrats. Davey. Broussard and Rob |
ertson of Louisiana, voting with the Re |
publican majority. The bill imposes the |
Dingley rates on goods entering the |
United States from the Philippines and |
the rates established by the Philippine |
commission on goods entering the Philip |
pines from the United States. Ii alSC |
provides for the collection of Tonnage |
taxes on vessels plying between the Unit |
ell States and the Philippines. a.Id that
foreign vessels may ply between these |
ports until-Jan. l. 1905. President Roose-
Welt has sent to the Senate the appoint |
ments of William Penn Nixon. William |
=. Williams and Jonathan Merriam to he /
collector of customs. assistant treasurer |
and pension agent. respectively. at Chi |
cago.
On Thursday Congress adjourned un-
til after the holidays. Both houses will
meet Jan. .: with the avowed purpose OF |
working :ndustriously to close the session
by Jure l. The isthmian canal bill will |
be pushed when Congress returns to /,
work Chairman Hepburn of the House
committee on rivers. canals and com
merce, Thursday reported favOraby tbs
measure authorizing the construction of
the canal. \ long report was appended
to the bill stating why it should be pass
ed by Congress. Both the Democratic
and Republican platforms are quoted te
show that the political parties are pledged
to an interoceanic canal. and extracts
from President McKinley's speeches and
President Roosevelt's message are pre-
sented to emphasize the undesirability of
further delay. Senator Cullom presented
a petition from the Chicago Federation
of Labor urging the passage of legisla-
tion to limit the powers of federal judges
TO issue exparte injunctions in labor
troubles. Senator Hoar has introduced q
bill to the effect which is prA'ing before
the committee on Judiciary.