Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-01-09
FIFTY-sNTH CONGRESS.
second sc..Ion.

NHNhiuStou. req. b.-Senate.-Th8
senate Tuesday passed the District Oh
Columbia appropriation bill and par
TALLY considered the bill making
appropriations for the support OF
the West Point Military academy.
During the day the ship subsidy bill.
by vote of the senate was formal
~ laid aside and superseded as the
unfinished business
House. The house continued dis
cussion Of coutrovertcd questions in
connection with the post office APP
preparation bill. MIR. Griggs (Ga.)
spoke against organizations of postal
employees formed with view to fore
Tag legislation in their interest. Mr..
Moody (Mass.) discussed the cues
ton of railway mail pay from the
standpoint of "a member of the Joint
postal commission. Mr.. Cromwell
(OO and Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) assailed
the appropriations for special mail
facilities from New York to New
Orleans, and Mr.. Catchings CAfiss)
and Mr.. Meyer CLa.) defended these
appropriations.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Senate-Thc
war revenue reduction bill was under
discussion in the senate less than an
hour Wednesday. Determined, but
unsuccessful effort was nade TO re-
duce the tax on bank checks and to
provide that telegraph and express
companies should bear the burden OF
'he tax on messages and packages
sent. The finance committees amend
mcnt lcvying u tax on transactions
in so-callcd bucket shops" modify
ing the tax upon cigars and cignr-
cites and providing for "A rebate on
unhroken packages OF tobacco in adj
dition To several others of minor
character were adopted. An amend
mcnt substituting an income tax for
the war revenue measure was re-
1ectcd by party vote-2l to rs. The
bill was then passed. The military
academy bill was PASSED.
House Debate on the post Office
appropriation bill consumed another
day. 1t was agreed before adjourn
ment that the debate should close
Thursday at 1880 p. m. when the
votes should be taken upon the sew
eral amendments which are pending.
Washington, Feb. s.-Senate-Tbe
senate had both day and night SEES
sions Thursday. At the day session
the pension appropriation bill. approxs
printing $1I4.000, 900, was passed a
n few minutes considera ton.
ship subsidy bill was then talk
Mr.. Morgan opposed il in Vi
language. lie asked Mr.. Ally
an estimate of the approx
for the present session. am
ter replied that he thong,
gregate would be about s.
Mr.. Hale expressed the o,
the figures would be nearI
900.
House The post Office
ton bill, debate on whic'
sumed almost an entire
house, was passed Thur
debate lowered about tn
railway mail pay, pneu;
service and special fast
ties, but it bore no fruit =
ment to reduce the rate
mail pay was ruled out !,
of order, the amendment toV
the pneumatic tube service v
York, Boston and PhiladeIpmVWas
abandoned. The house then took up
the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Hill, chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs, ex-
planned that the bill carries ST. sos.
sos
Washington. Feb. 0.--Scnatc.-An
Intellectual effort was made. i'm the
senate Friday To secure an agree
mcnt upon a time for final vote
upon the shipping bill. Vigorous
protests were made by opponents of
the measure against any such agree
m@nt, even for date in the indefi-
nltc future. The naval appropria-
ton bill was considered the rest of
the day. the shipping bill being laid
aside informally. The naval bill had
not yet been ac4ed on when the SEN
ate adjourned.
House Friday the house passed
1Sf private pension bills. In all. the
house at this session has passed
about 900 bills, number consider
ably exceeded in the Fifty-frst a
general pension bill was passed to
restore TO the pension rolls widows
of soldiers of the rebellion who sub
scquently married and became wild
owed or divorced. A bill was passed
TO amend the act creating the Mis-
sissippi river commission so as to-
require the meetings OF the com
mission TO be held at some city along
the line Of the river. At $40 the
house adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Senate.-No
business Of importance was transact
ed in the senate Saturday.
House.-Gcn. Grosvenor Saturday
presented Il petition TO the house
i''Hi wv 'pith'tptIb ana RaURerS
in the Eleventh Ohio internal rev
cnuc district praying for an apDro-
priation by congress TO enable them
20 employ their vacations without
loss Of salary. Representative Tay-
Ter introduced a bill to confirm the
private land claim in New Mexico
Of Arroyo de San Lorenzo made to
Antonio Chaves. II appears that
about ten years ago the estate OF
Chas. ID. Arms. of youngstown.
bought a portion of this land. paying
therefor about 100000. and Tayler's
resolution is IN the interest of the
heirs Of that state.
Patti VIII Sell Her ESTATE.
London. Feb II Muue Ad.ffy