The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-13
IN CONGRESS-.

w AbHlNGTON, req. 6.-Ihe Senate
on Wednesday passed the District of
Columbia appropriation bill and par
.ialiy considered the bill making ap-
pfopriations for the support of the
West Point military academy. During
tne Jay tue ship subsidy bill by vote
Of me Senate was formally laid aside
and sue pended as the unfinished bust
utss.
Wuen the Senate then took up the
b IL making appropriations for the mill
tary academy, all the amendments sug-
ges.ed by the committee on military al
fa,rs, including that prohibiting hazng
we're agreed to.
The House continued discussion of
coltroverted questions in regard to the
postoffice appropriation bill. Mr.. Griggs
OF Georgia spoke against the organiza-
tons OF postal employees as existing
with a view TO forcing legislation in
their interests. Mr.. Moody of Massa-
chusetts discussed the question of rail-
way mail pay from the standpoint of a
member of the joint postal commits
SION. Mr.. Bromwell of Ohio and Mr..
Gaines OF Tennessee assailed the ap-
preparations for special mail facilities
from New York to New Orleans and
Mr. Catchings of Mississippi and Mr..
Meyer of Louisiana defended these APP
propriations as necessary for the expe-
dition of the southern mail.
By request, Representative Tongue
of Oregon presented to the House the
charges against Delegate Wilcox of
Hawaii, which were presented recently
to the committee on elections by
Attorney Gear. Accompanying the
charges is petition praying that Dele
gate Wilcox be ousted from his seat.
Without taking action on this matter
or the pos office bill the House ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. - House.
Chairman Loud of the post-office COM
mittee took the floor discussing the
posi-office appropriation bill in ref
erence TO pneumatic tubes. The COM
mittee in its judgment thinks the ser
vice is decidedly experimental and in a
chaotic condition. "The New York
service was conceived in sin aud born
in iniquitv," said Loud, "although Bos-
ton aud Philadelphia service is not con-
sidered extrsvagant."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Senate con-
sheraton of the military academy bill
was resumed pending an amendment
by Mr.. Allen on hazing and for rules to
prevent the practice of summary expul-
sion of cadet guilty Of encouraging or
countenancing the same. The amend
ment was passed and Mr.. Aldrich call
ed up the war revenue bill.
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disposed of two important measures
Wednesday, the military academy ap-
preparation bill and the war revenue
reduction measure. The former was
under consideration less than an hour.
The only change made in it was the
strengthening of the provision against
hazing at West Point.
During the remainder of the after
noon session the war revenue reduction
till was before the Senate. A deter.
mined but unsuccessful effort was
made to reduce the tax on bank checks
and to provide that telegraph and ex
press companies should bear the bur
den of the tax on messages and pack
ages sent. The finance committee''
amendment levying tax on transac'
lions in so-called "bucket shops" modi'
fyiug the tax upon cigars and cigarettes
and providing for rebate on unbroker
packages of tobacco, in addition to sew
eral others of minor character, were
adopted.
The first of a series OF promised nigh
sessions was held in the Senate. Th'
| entire session was devoted to contin
uous round of intellectual pyrotechnics
Notable speeches were made by Mr.
Jones of Arkansas aud Mr.. Aldrich o
Rhode Island. From spectacula
point of view the session vas interest
ing and the sharp colloquies and snap
Ply speeches were hugely enjoyed by
those on the floor and by the larg
crowds in the galleries.
In the House it was agreed that de-
bate on the post office appropriation
/ bill should close today, and vote b
taken on the several pending amend
ments.
MEANWHILE, Pa, Feb. Err
train, No. 5, the Chicago limited, wa
ditched overweight miles west of her
this morning. The engine, combine
ton, postal and ladies' car were de
molished. Fifteen persona are report
ed killed
Four bodies were taken out up t
ten o'clock. The train was an hou
and q half late aud went off the trac
on curve. Engineer Brit Luce c
Kent, Fireman George r. Eckett {
Meadville, and Conductor Sim Randa
of Kent are among the dead.
The injured arrived by special trai
and were taken to the hospital. RI
ported Is killed and 80 injured.