The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
IN CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-By the en-
phatic vote of Is to AZ the Senate on
Tuesday rejected the conference report
on the military academy appropriation
bill. This action came at the conclu-
sion of a spirited debate upon the pro-
visions against hazing inserted in the
report by the conference committee
of the two branches of Congress. Dis
cussion of the provision which was pre-
cipitated at the close of Mondays ses
sion by Mr.. Daniel of Virginia, occu-
pied the greater part of Tuesdays seq
sion and the report Of the committee
was rejected because it was regarded
by large majority OF the Senate as too
drastic, and, while no instructions
could be given the cOnferees by the
Senate it was understood that to secure
favorable action by the Senate modi-
fed provision as TO the penalty for
haziug would have to be presented and
agreed upon by the conferees.
Representative Sulzer of New York
introduced in the House resou-
ton requesting the secretary of
the treasury to furnish the House
of Representatives with copies of
all letters to him from persons, firms,
companies or corporations and all let
tiers from him TO them or any of them
together with all reports, decisions and
examinations with his reason for the
same and all other data, facts and infor-
nation in any way relating to the i'm
position OF a tax or countervailing duty
on Russian sugars imported to this
country, and what action Russia has ia
ken in regard thereto by way of retail
alton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-A meeting
of the committee of conference on the
war revenue reduction bill was not
held this morning. The belief gains
ground that the report will not be
made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The Senate
spent all day Wednesday on the post
office appropriation bill, making some
progress, but not completing it. The
announcement of Mr. Butler Of North
Carolina, proposing reduction of
about nine cents in the pay for railway
postal service was defeated eighteen to
| fifty-one, after debate in which Mr..
Depew answered Mr.. Buffers criti-
cisms on the large profits made by
American roads. Late in the day a
sharp controversy on the pneumatic
tube question was precipitated by an
amendment offered by Mr.. Mason ex-
tending that service to Chicago and
one by Mr.. Vest extending it to st.
Louis. Mr.. Hale severely criticized
those promoting the system, referring
to 'job" and ''lobby."
The House finally passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill and entered up
on consideration of the general defici-
ency--the last OF the general appropris-
ton bills. Mr.. Lentz, an Ohio Demo
crat, who in this and the previous Con.
crosses has violently attacked the ad-
ministration, furnished the sensation
OF the day. He read newspaper par
agraph recounting the death of a feder-
al Judge in New Mexico, who had been
a member of the Legislature which elect
| ed Senator Hanna, as text for charg-
| ing corruption in that election. This
called forth rebuke from Mr.. Cannon
who declared that brave men fought
the living and only ghouls ravished
| the tombs OF the dead. Gen. Grosven
or of Ohio attempted to reply and the
| two Ohioans were anxious for the fray,
but Mr.. Cannon would moi permit. He
thought if "dirty linen" was to be
washed the gentlemen should hire a
hall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Conference
on reduction of war taxes this morning
decided to insist upon Senate amend
ments. A conference OF both Houses
| tomorrow was arranged.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. - Senator
Hoar, chairman judiciary committee,