The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-21

WHSutngtOn, reOs Aos- -oChouo
During the entire session Of the SEN
ate Tuesday the agricultural appro-
priation hill was under considera-
ton. After six hours of considera-
tion the bill was little more than half
completed. The debate upon the
measure dealt almost entirely with
administrative details of the depart
merit of agriculture, many COM
department being made by senators
on both sides of the chamber.
/. ilIouse.-The house passed the
army appropriation bill and entered
upon consideration of the sundry
civil bill, the last but one of the big
money bills. The debate on the army
hill was confined largely to dis
cussion of the question of passing
bills to remove the charge of de-
sertion against, soldiers. and was
made notable by statement of Mr..
Mcclellan On " comparing the cost
of the soldier in European armies
with the cost to the United States.
According to his figures, including
the cost of pensions, etc, each Unit
ed States soldier involved an expense
of s2.S2S. while German soldier
costs 1927 and a French soldier $232.
Washington, Feb. 14.-Senate.-
When the senate convened Wednes-
day the blind chaplain made beau
tiful and touching reference to the
denth of Mrs. Thomas c. Platt, wife
of the senator from New York. Dur
ing the greater part of the day the
senate was engaged in executive ses-
sion and in tue counting of the cleo
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president of the United States.
of the agricultural appropriation
bill was resumed. but little progress
was made.
House.-1'he house devoted We'd
nes,lay. excepting an hour and a half
consumed in coui, ,si;,g the electoral
otc and promulsn:iug the result of
the presidential election. to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill General
debate upon the measure was COM
pleted, but little actual progress
was made with the BILL Fifteen of
the 134 pages Of the bill were dis
posed of.
Washington. Feb. 15.-Senate--The
senate devoted practically the entire
day Thursday to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill The measure was
not completed. Mr.. llale (Me.) and
Mr.. Lodge (Aiuss.) $, unded notes of
warning against the enormous APP
preparations bein. niaie by the pres
ent congress. A brier night session
If the senate was h Id to complete
fhe reading of the District of Column
bia code bill.
House.-1he events in connection
with the sale of the old New York
custom house to the National City
bank, which heretofore has been the
subject of much comment, occupied
the center of the stage during the
debate on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill in the house Thursday.
Forty-three of the 157 pages of the
sundry civil bill were completed
Thursday.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Senate-Fri-
day the agricultural appropriation
bill was passed after being under
consideration for nearly four days.
That the opposition to the shipping
bill in the senate will not permit a
vote to be taken on the measure at
the present was made clear during
the closing of Fridays session. For
several days it has been evident that
it would he difficult to gain unanim-
Gus consent to take, vote upon the
measure. but not until late Friday
vas the frank assertion made that "a
vote could not be had.
House. Under the leadership of
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priation committee. long filibuster
consumed the entire time of the
house.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-Senate.-At
the conclusion of the morning hour
in the senate Saturday, when the un-
| finished -business-the shipping bill
was laid before the body. Mr.. Spoone1
(rep., Wis., moved to proceed to the
consideration of the oleomargarint
bill. BY practically unanimous vote
only two senators voting in the mega
tive, the motion prevailed. Thus tht
subsidy bill was displaced as the un
finished business and the oleomargar
inc bill was placed in that order.Aftel
little over an hours consideration o1
the measure it was laid aside in order
that unobiected bills on the calendar
might be considered. Nearly 200 bills
including 1877 private pension bills
were passed during the day.
| House.--No business of importanc,
WAS tranacted Saturday.
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