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Washington, Feb. 15.-Senate-Tha'
che opposition to the shipping bill II
the senate will not permit vote tc
~ taken on the measure at the pres
emit session was made clear during the
closing hours Of today's session. Fol
several days it has been evident that
- would be difficult to gain unani.
NOUS consent to take vote upon the
measure, but not until late today
was the frank assertion made that a
vote could not be had. At the con-
clusion of several hours debate, Tel.
Ter Of Colorado announced his pur-
pose to prevent q vote at this session.
In an impassioned speech he declared
that he would not consent to any
agreement to vote and that it must
re evident to the advocates of the
hill that no vote could be had. The
statement by the Colorado senator
elected sharp response from AID
r ch of Rhode Island, who insisted
that despite the declaration of Teller
business of the senate would proceed
in accordance with the wishes of the
majority. Teller's statement also
drew the fire of Chandler of New
Hampshire, who asserted that the po-
sition of the opposition was prepos-
ferrous. Hanna Of Ohio replied to
Teller in forceful speech.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Senate.-At
the conclusion of the morning hour
in the senate today, when the I'M
finished business-the shipping bill
was laid before the body, Mr.. Spoon
er (rep.) of Wisconsin moved to pro-
coed to a consideration of the oleo-
margarine bill. BY practically
unanimous vote-only two senator's
voting in the negative-the motion
prevailed. Thus the subsidy bill was
displaced as the unfinished business
and the o1eomargarine bill was placed
in that order. After little over an
hours consideration of the measure
it was laid aside in order that UNI
objected bills on the calender might
be considered. Nearly 300 bills, in
Guiding 1877 private pension bills,
were passed during the day.
House-The house today made lit
tie progress with the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. The major portion
of the time was spent in deba ting
q proposition offered by Hill Comm
to strike out the appropriation of
100000 for the transportation of sill
yer coin. It was defeated 81 to &C.
Washington, Feb. 1s.-Senate-
Nearly the whole of today's session
of the senate was devoted to consid-
Grafton of the postoffice appropria-
ton bill. So far as committee amend
ments to the measure are concerned,
the bill practically was completed.
House-The bill to authorize the
holding of the international exposi-
ton in celebration of the centennial
anniversary of the Louisiana pur-
chase at St. Louis in 1908 and appro-
priating $5,000,00O therefor, passed
the house today under a suspension
of the rules by vote of 191 to II.
The opposition was hopelessly in the
minority and the struggle over the
hin was brief. The question of clos
ing the exposition on Sunday was
not mentioned during the debate. The
bill to define the word conspiracy"
in the Sherman antitrust law, to
avoid the possibility of it's being held
applicable to labor organizations,
was defeated by almost two-thirds
vote on account of two amendments
which the judiciary committee placed
in the bill and which were opposed
by the labor organizations. The sun
dry civil bill was considered later
in the day.
Washington. Feb. 2U.-Senate--By
the emphatic vote of IS to 80 the SEN
ate late this afternoon rejected the
conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill. This ac-
tion came at the conclusion of spir-
tied debate upon it's provisions
against hazing inserted in the report
by the conference committee of the
two branches of congress.
House-The house spent the day
upon the sundry civil appropria ton
bill and reached the Goth page. There
are 1876 pages in the bill. The feature
of the day was the. debate upon the
question of national irrigation of arid
lands in the west which came up in
Washington. Feb. 21.-Senate-The
senate spent the day on the postoffice
bill, making some pre-
gress, but not completing it. The
of Butler of North Car
DINA, proposing reduction of about
per cent in the pay of railway postal
service was defeated, IS to 81, after
debate in which Depew answered But
ler's criticisms on the large profits
made by American roads.
House-The house finally passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill today,
and entered upon consideration of the
general deficiency-the last of the
general appropriation bills.
Washington, Feb. 21.--Senate.-For
nearly two hours today the senate
had under discussion resolution by
Jones, of Arkansas. to discharge the
judiciary committee from further
of the antitrust bill
passed by the house at the last ses-
sion, and to bring it before the SEN
ate, for consideration. The resolu-
ton went to the calendar.
House-This was another field day
in the house. Two distinct sensa-
ton occurred. Early in the day, dur
Ing the consideration of an amend
ment to the deficiency appropriation
bill to prevent hazing at the naval
Hepburn, of Iowa, used ex-
ceedingly strong language while in
Weighing against the practice of haz-
ing, charging by indirection that the
habits of tyranny and oppression
formed by the officers of the army
and navy at their academies were re-
sponsible for the refusal of sailors
to enlist in the navy and for :. the
large number of desertions from the