Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-23
f|FTr-sIxTH CONGRESS.



the senate in the ssnsideratio of the
army reorganization bill. Mr.. Bacon's
amendment striking out of the bin
the discretionary authority conferred
upon the president to increase the
size of the army was laid on the table
by the decisive vote of 80 to 20.
House-The house spent another
day on the river and harbor bin with
out completing it. Twenty-six pages
were disposed of Tuesday. The sen.
ate resolution to appropriate $1,000
to enable the secretary of the senate
to pay the expenses of the Inaugural.
ton of the president and vice presi.
dent, March 4. was taken up. and pre-
cipitated a lively discussion because
1T did not recognize the house as q
participating factor in the inaugural
ton ceremonies. The resolution was
recommitted. with instructions to re.
port back resolution providing for
inaugural ceremonies under the aus.
pices of joint committee of the sen.
ate and the house.
Washington, Jan. 17.-Senate-Ap
agreement was reached Wednesday by
which vote will be taken upon the
pending army reorganization bill or
Friday at p. m. Speeches in oppo
sition to the bill were delivered b,
Mr.. Allen (pop., Neb.). Mr. Teller
tsilver. COLI and Mr.. Butler (pop.
n. c.. Mr.. McCumber (rep., n. d.
made an argument in support of tn,
measure. The feature of the dehat,
was the denunciation of the prac
tice of hazing at the West Point mill
tary academy.
House-The river and harbor appro
priation bill was passed "Wednesday b,
the house. The bill has been under
consideration for over week and hai
been assailed from many quarters
but its friends have stood solidly b,
IL and defeated every amendment "a
which the river and harbor commit
tee would not agree. The bill passed
practically as il came from the com
mittee. IL carries slightly less thar
$50.O00.000, of which $4,000, 900 is liz
direct appropriations.
Washington. Jan. 1S.-Senare-IIon
Matthew ). Quay took the oath of of.
flee Thursday and took his seat at
his desk, which was banked with fo
raj offerings. When the Pennsylva-
mia senator entered the chamber
there was demonstration which
amounted to almost an ovation. Dur
ing the day session the army reorgan-
III
by Mr.. Money idem., Miss), MIR. Nc.
Comas (rep.. Md and Mr.. Bate (dem..
Tenn.). The Mississippi senator de-
voted some attention To a practice of
hazing at West Point, which he Bit
tcrly denounced
House-Thursday was an exceed
ingly dull day in the house. The en-
tire day was spent upon the bill to
revise and codify the postal laws,
which is TO be the continuing order,
not, however, to interfere with ap-
preparation bills or conference re-
ports, until disposed of. 1t is n bill
of 221 pages and is simply a revision
of existing laws.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Senate-.Just
before o'clock Friday the senat g
finally disposed of the army reorgani-
Zation bill. The measure having origi-
mated in the senate, the final uues-
ton was not upon its passage, but
upon agreeing to the senate amend
ments. They were agreed to BIZ n
vote of AZ to 80. The following bills
were passed: Authorizing the post
master general to lease premises for
the use of the rural free delivery di-
vision of the post Office department;
extending the time for the com
mencement to January %, 1902. and
the completion to January 20, 1904
of n bridge across the Missouri river
at Oacoma, $. d.; authorizing the APP
pointment of j. A. Hutton to n cap
taincy of infantry in the United State
army.
House-The house spent the entire
day Friday on the bill TO refer to the
court of claims the claims of the VIM.
Cramp and Sons Ship Building Co., of
Philadelphia, for alleged damages due
to the delay of the government i'm fu =
nishing armor plate and material for
the battle ships Massachusetts and
Indiana and cruisers New York and
Columbia. The claims aggregate ST.
367,244.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Senate-No
business of Importance was transact
ed in the senate Saturday.
House lIepresentative Lentz (O.)
Saturday introduced an amendment
to the postal code, which is now be-
ing considered in the house, which, IL
IL is adopted, will cancel all contracts
the government has with the Ameri-
can District Telegraph Go. 20 deliver
special delivery letters. In several
of the cities OF Ohio such contracts
are in existence. and Mr.. Lentz Is OPP
posed to IL because of the small
wages that are paid TO messenger
boys. He wants the letters delivered
by government messengers.
Leila ROmer Dying From Burns.
New York, jan. 21.-Leiia Roner