The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-10
Protest of Antitrust League
Proves Unavailing.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
CaIderhead Gets Place ON Bank.
ing and Currency.
Holiday Adjournment on Dec.
10, Decided Upon.

of Mr.. Lodge at 12:45 O'Clock went into
executive session to consider the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
After the senate went into executive
session Senator Hoar presented the re-
port of the committee on the judiciary
| recommending the confirmation of At
torney General Knox. He made brief
| statement referring to the protests
against confirmation made by the
antitrust league, but said that after
giving careful attention to this repre-
sentatiOn the committee had decided to
recommend confirmation. No opposition
was voiced but action on the nom1na-
ton was postponed by common con-
sent The senate then before taking up
the canal treaty proceeded to pass upon
other nominations of which there are
an exceptionally large number before
| the senate. At 1 :55 an adjournment till
Friday was taken.
IN THE HOUSE.
There was a very large attendance
| on the floor of the house in anticipation
| of the announcement of the commit
tees by the speaker. After the reading
of the journal, Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.), },
the leader of the minority, offered a
| resolution to place upon the house pay
roll the four special employees usually
| allowed the m minority. The resolution
| was adopted without division.
! Mr.. HSmenway 0nd.). chairman of
| the special committee to consider and
| report a bill to fix the salaries of the
mitted the report of the committee.
| The committee reported that the re-
forms introduced through the agency of
! the MOddy committee at the last session
| had accomplished much and that there
! appeared to be no necessity of further
! changes for the present. The report,
| however, recommended that the special
committee be continued during the pres
| ent congress and a resolution for this
| purpose was adopted.
| The house committee on appropri-
oft -r1r<x xa6 frNr1o md ,.
! committees named. Chairman Cannon
said no appropriation bills would be
presented before the holidays.
| Mr. Grow (Pa-) made a speech upon
| prospective legislation for the Philip
| pine Islands He cOntended that the
| constitution granted congress the power
| to govern the islands.
The house today passed a resolution
providing for a holiday adjournmeAt
from December 19 to January 6.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
| Speaker Henderson announced the
house committees In addition to those
| heretofore given they are:
Interstate and foreign commerce.:
| Hepburn, Oa); Fletcher (Minn); Sher-
man, On. W, Wanger, Pa); Joy, (Mo)
| Corliss, (Mich.); Stewart, On. j.; Mann,
! Qll); Lowering, (Mass.); Coombs, (Cal.)
| Tompkins, (O); Davey. da(; Adam
son. CGa.); Davis, (Fla); Schakleford,
| (Ala.).
Insular affairs: Cooper wis.). Can
}, },
Hepburn Ga.). Loud (Cal), Tawney
| (Minn), Moody ((Mass), Crumpacker
| Ond), Hamilton (Mich.), Sibley. Pa.),
| Jones (Va.), Maddox (Ga.). Williams
Patterson CTenn).
Judiciary; Rey ~. y, Jenkins
| (Wis.), Parker On. j. J).Overstreet Qnd.),
| Alexander On. ", Warner Gll), Little
| field CMe-), Kahn (CaL), Thomas Ga.),
| Powers (Mass-), Nevin tO-), DeArmond
| tMo), Lanham (Tex), Elliott Is. CO,
Smith (Ky.), Fleming (Ga), Clayton
Banking and currency: Fowler On.
j., Hill Comm, Prince Qll.), Capron
(R- ID, Calderhead (kan), Overstreet
Gill (O), Douglas On. Y), Foerderer
Pa.), Talbert Is; CO, Rhea Ky).
Thatcher CMass). Lewis CGa.), Pugsley
| IN. W, Padgett CTenn-).
Grosvenor CO), Hopkins Gll), Young
| Pa). Greene (Mass-), Miner CWis-),
ney (Mich), Wachter tMd.), vreeland
| On. Y.), Littlefield (Me.), Spight (Miss.) },
Small On. CO, Davis (Fla-), McDermott
CN. .J). Belmont IN. ", Shook (ol.
| Rivers and harbors: Burton (O),
Reeves Qll), Dovener CIV. Va.), Bishop
| (Mich.), Acheson Pa.). Morris CMinn.)
Alexander On. V, Tongue (Ore-), Law
renee (Mass). Davidson CWis.), Mac
lachan (Ca1), Lester (Ga.), Bankhead
| (Ala), McCulloch (Ark). Sparkman
| CF'la.), Ball CTex), Ransden Ga.).
military dlldiTS- n ulI tId.j, AelcIldifl q
IN Y), Parler IN. -, Capron Or. ID.
| Stevens (Minn), Dick (O), Mondell
! CWyo), Esch CWis), Brick Qnd). Prince
| nll). Adams Pa) Sulzer IN. ", Hay
| (Va) Jett 6ll), Slayden (Tex.), Brous-
sard O-a.), Snodgrass CTenn). Rodrey
| On NJ
Naval affairs: Foss Qll), Dayton CIV.
| Na-), Loudenslager On. j., Butler pa,
| Bull (R. -, Mudd Cdd), Watson Qnd).
| Cousins Qa-), Tayler(O), Roberts Mass },
| Cummins On W. Meyer Qa), Tate
| diver (Mo.), Wheeler fky),
| Immigration and naturalization Shat
| tue CO), Adams CPa), Howell On J.,,
| Lawrence (Mass), Kahn (Cal). Skiles
! CO), Douglas On. ". Otey (Va), Rup-
| pert On. ". Robb (Mo). Rucker (Mo)
Agriculture: Wadsworth On. YD.
| Henry (Conn), Connen Pa.). Wright
| Pa-), Haugson Qa.) Dahle tWis.), Scott
| (MassD, Haskins Wt), H. c. Smith
! CMich), Moody On. c., Graft Qll.), Will
liams CMiss.) Lamb Wa), Cooney CMo),
| Flynn (Ok.)
Foreign affairs: Hit Oll.). j. r.
| Adams (Pa.), Cousins 0a.), w. A. Smith
! (MichD. Heatwole (Minn.). Gillette
| (Mass), Lands Qnd.), Perkins IN. ",
| Reidler (O), Foster (Vt.), Often (Wis)-
| Dinsmore 1-.s<), Clark (Mo). Howard
! (Ga.), Burleson CTex), Hooker (Miss. },
| Naphen (Mass.S-
| Postoffices and post roads: Loud
| (Cal). Ketcham On. Y.), Smith Qll.).
Gardner On. j. Sperry (Conn-), Brom-
Hedge Qa-). Sibley CPa.), Boutelle (Ill.).
/ Swanson CVa-), Moon cTenn.), Griggs
| (Ga.). Little (Ark), Cowherd (Mo.).
| MillSon IN Y.) ROdey IN M