The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-26
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Congress Adjourns Until Monday,
January 8.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The house
agreed rsday to consider the Mica
ragua nal bill Tuesday, January q,
ara Il reafter until disposed Of, tAe
ordef not, however, to interfere with
revs le or appropriation bills.
gorabIe Report ON Canal Bill.
preventative Hepburn, Of Iowa,
d ,rman of the house committee on
mmerce, Thursday made the report
( the committee in favor of the Mica
ragua canal bill. After stating the
terms of the bill the report says:
"The purpose of this bill is to concentrate
authority and responsibility for the con-
struction OF this great work in the hands
of the president. 1t has been believed by
your committee that this course would be
a safer one to be pursued in carrying out
the purposes of the bill, involving the ex-
penditure Of so large a sum Of money, all
the work and all-~the expenditure to be
made at distance so far from the capital,
than any other method that could be de-
vised. We have tried to concentrate Ru-
thority and responsibility rather than to
dispense 1t among many persons"
The report refers to the exhaustive re-
port made by the isthmian commission, OF
which Admiral Walker is the head, in
which every feature Of this enterprise IL
fully and at length discussed" and adds,
mo doubt is expressed by the commission
as to the practicabillty of the enterprise;
on the contrary they Join with a score of
predecessors in expressing their belief that
the work can be carried to a successful
termination, within the limits Of reason
able cost and reasonable time. All of the
great political parties are committed to the
policy of the construction of this canal
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Of the various party platforms and Presi-
Sents Mckinley and Roosevelt favoring
the canal. In conclusion 1t says:
I'm view of the many thousands Of pages
written and spoken in advocacy of the i'm
mediate undertaking and completion of
this work, in view of the pledges made by
the parties that IT should be undertaken
and completed. in view of the recommended
tons made by the president of the United
States and in view of the almost universal
demand of the American people that con-
gress should at once do something effective
in the inauguration and speedy completion
or the isthmian canal, your committee con-
tent themselves with this brief report. en-
bodying their earnest recommendation
that the bill pass"
After the vote on the Philippine rev.
enue bill Wednesday there was gen.
eral exodus of members of the house
for their homes to spend the Christ
mas holidays and Thursday when the
house met there was a waste of va
cant seats. The session ofAthe house
was brief. Some odds and ends of
business were disposed of.
AT 1:45 p. m. the house adjourned IN
til Monday, January 6, 1902.
A COnciIiatOry Step.
hi n
tive Pearre, of Maryland, Thursday,
introduced a bill reviving the grade of
vice admiral of the navy and authoriz-
ing the appointment of William T.
Sampson, Winfield Scott Schley and
Charles E. Clark to the grade of vice
admiral.
AS Mr.. Pearre represents the dis
trict from which Admiral Schley comes,
and has been an active adherent of the
admiral, the proposition to unite Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley and Capt.
Clark, of the Oregon, in advancement
to the rank of vice admiral is regard
ed as a conci!iatory step.
Pension for Mrs. Mckinley.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hanna
Thursday introduced a bill granting a
pension of $4,000 a year to Mrs. Nc
Kinley, widow of the late president.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Penrose reviving the grade of vice ad-
miral of the navy, and promoting Ad-
mirals Sampson and Schley and Capt.
Clark to that rank.
In the absence of Senator Frye, OF
Maine, president pro tenn, Senator
Perkins, of California, presided over
Thursdays session of the senate.
The bill temporarily to provide rev
enue for the Philippine islands, which
was passed by the house Of represent
atiVes Wednesday, was referred to the
committee on Philippines.
At 1910 the senate on motion of
Senator Hale went into executive SEES
sion:
At one p. m. the senate adjourned I'M
til January 6, 1902.
Negroes Appointed.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The president |
Thursday nominated DR.. ]. R. A. Cross
land, of St. Joseph, Mo-, to be minis
ter to Liberia, and j. C. Dancy, COL |
lector of the port of Wilmington, N. |
c., to be recorder of deeds for the Dis |
trict of Columbia, vice Henry P. Cheat
ham, whose term of office soon expires. |
Both of the new appointees are ne
groes.