Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-24
APPROPRIATION Bill.
fhe Senate and House Still Working
On 1t.
SENATE.

Twenty-ninth Day.-Consideratio OF
the army reorganization bill was re-
sumed Mr.. Teller moved 20 strike out
that paragraph of the bill which en-
powered the President TO place on the
retired list any officer who has been
suspended from duty by sentence of
court martial or by executive order in
mitigation of such sentence. The am
endment was agreed to. Mr.. Teller said
that the paragraph might apply 10 Ma
jor Joseph w Wham, whose record he
dwelt upon as a splendid one. filed
with acts Of gallantry at Nashville,
Franklin and other battlefelds.
After almost an hours executive SEES
sion the Senate, at $50, adjourned.
Thirtieth Day-In the Senate a bill
to provide for supports of entry and
delivery in the Hawaiian ISLANDS was
reported by Mr. Hanna, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, and passed.
At O'Clock the Senate proceeded 10
executive business and at sos ad-
journed until Tomorrow.
Thrty-frst Day-Just before
o'clock the Senate finally disposed of
measure having originated in the Sen
ate the final question was not upon its
passage, but upon agreeing to the Sem
ate amendments. They were agreed
to by vote of 43 to 20 While party
lines were drawn on the measure four
Democrats voted for it. Senators Lind !
say, Of Kentucky; McLaurin, of South
Carolina; Morgan OF Ala bama and
nf
of Massa chusetts. who was detained at
his home by illness, was paired against f!
the bill with Senator Spooner. o. Wis !
cOns1n The bill has occupied practi- /,
cally the entire attention of the Sen |
ate since the 3rd day of January when ,
it was made the unfinished business |
Thirty second Day.-The Senate :
committee on finance granted a hear |
ing to delegation from the tobacco
growing States of Virginia. North |
Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky,
West Virginia and Georgia in support |
oil the proposition to reduce the tax on
tobacco in connection with the legis-
latiOn on the war revenue The dele
cation was composed entirely of men,
berS of congress and was accompanied
by Senators Pritchard Tillman and
Martin. They represented the tax had
been doubled in the war revenue act !
and that over $35, 100000 of the reve-
nue. Of the country is raised upon to-
bacco, and they asked for a reduction
from the present tax of y cents per
pound to cents
There was nothing of Importance
done by the Senate. After brief ex-
ecutive session, the Senate at Sis .,
m. adjourned.
Thlrtv-third Day.-The Senate held
an executive session of more than two
hours duration, after routine business
lad been disposed Of. The legislative, |
and judicial appropriation
)1l1 then was taken UP. SiXty-six
pages were completed before adjourn
nent At the opening Of the session !
he cha plain in his invocation referred
With deep pathOs to the condition of
queen Victoria.
Mr.. Gallinger, Of New HAMPSHIRE
made retraction of his statement
hat liquor licenses had been issued to
aloons in Manila by General Harrison
iray Otis, based on d telegraphc de-
nal from that gentleman The execu-
I'VE DILL was then taken up and read.
Or. Galllnger protested against the
m endment to the bill for keeping the
library Of Congress open on SUNDAYS.
he amendment was agreed to. how
yer. without division. At 5:25 D. m.
he Senate adjourned.