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Work FOR THE SENATE.
President Issues Proclamation Call
Ing Upper Branch of Congress to
Hold Special Session.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS TO Be TRANSACTED


ST. Louis Worlds Fair Bill Passed
by Senate with Sunday Closing
Provision - Anne n dmcnt to Army
Bill Disposing of Cuban Affairs
Proposed by Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The presi.
dent Saturday issued proclamation
calling special session of the sen.
ate for executive purposes immedi.
ately upon the dissolution of the
present congress, March 4.
Must Close on Sunday.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The bill pro.
viding for the Louisiana Purchase ex.
position at st. Louis has passed the
senate with an amendment which pro.
vides for the closing of the exposi-
ton on Sunday and further amend.
ment providing for government ex-
hibit at the Charleston exposition.
The bill passed the senate without di-
vision.
Amendment Relating to Cuba.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The senate
committee on relations with Cuba
met Saturday to consider proposed
amendment to the army appropria-
ton bill providing for the disposition
of Cuban affairs. The proposition
was prepared by the republican men,
bers of the committee and is said to
be satisfactory to most of them.
There is yet some question whether
the amendment is satisfactory to the
president.
The proposed amendment recites the
so-called Teller amendment to the
Spanish war resolution and then gives
the president authority to withdraw
the troops from Cuba when in his judg-
ment the provisions of the Teller
amendment are realized.
Morgan Il Aroused.
Washington. Feb. 25.-In the senate
Saturday afternoon Senator Morgan,
in speech demanding that the MIC
aragua canal bill should be made the
regular order of the senate, said that
every parliamentary strategy was be-
ing used to defeat this bill. He
thought it time for plain talk. while
some of our people in authority were
being kicked and cuffed about by
King Edward VII; also that it was
time for some attention to be given
TO this purely American enterprise.
Senator Spooner took occasion to
show why, in his opinion, the Mica
ragua canal bill should not pass at that
item. He referred to the HayPaunce
fote treaty which had been adopted to
clear the pathway for the canal. That
treaty now was being considered by
Great Britain, and we could not pass
the canal bill without giving great Of
Tense to Great Britain. Just offense!"
he exclaimed. Senator Spooner said
he did not think we could build the
canal unless the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
was superseded. II we should pass the
doubt reject the treaty.
Senator Spooner said it would be
grossly impolitic and breach of in
ternational comfy to take any action
now when so very little time had been
given to Great Britain to consider the
amendments which the senate had
made to the Hay-pauncefotet treaty.
Ruling Favorx Canal Bill.
President Pro lem. Frye ruled that
the Nicaragua canal bill and not the
oleomargarine bill was the regular or
der. or unfinished business.
The bill was Immediately displaced
by the Notifications appropriation bill,
which was taken up without roll
call.
Previous to this action Senator Nor
gan asked that the Nicaraguan canal
bill be temporarily laid aside, to which
Senator Aldrich objected.
The senate passed the Notifications
appropriation bill and took up the
army appropriation bill.
Agree to Disagree.
Washington, Feb s5.-The confer
ees on the naval appropriation bill
reached disagreement Saturday on
the main items before them-appro-
priations for battleships. for additional
submarine boats and for appropria-
tions involving the removal of the naval
station from Port Royal to Charleston,
S. G.. These disagreements will be
reported to the respective houses.
More Authority Sought.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-At the opening
of the session OF the house Saturday
MIR. Dalzell (Pa.) reported back from
tbs conmittee on rules the resolution
offered on Thursday by Mr.. Bailey
(Tex.) for the investigation of the pay
Of employees Of the house. The resolu.
ton has been amended by the com.
mittee on rules SO as to empower the
committee TO send for persons and pa
pers and administer oaths.
Cuban Postal investigation.
Washington, Feb, 25.-Two volumes
Of testimony and exhibits in the Cuban
postal investigation were reported to
the senate Saturday. They consist in
the main OF a mass OF figures, the only
new matter OF popular interest being
statements made by ex-Director Gen.
eral Rathhone and Mr.. n. P. Thompson,
postmaster at Havana. In reply to
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow's criticisms Of their conduct
of affairs.