Washington telegraph., 1901-03-01
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
[Second SESSION.


In the senate on the 18th, nearly the
whole session was devoted to eonsldefa-
tion of the post office appropriation Dill.
All of the committee amendments were
disposed of except that approprlatlnS
$500 900 for an extension of the pneumatic
tube service, which went over. Just pc
fore adjournment the, military academy yea e6
ate.....In the house the bill to authorize
the holding of the international eXposi-
tion in celebration of the centennial an
niVersary of the Louisiana purchase at
St Louis in 1903, and appropriating $o,o9u,-
900 therefor, was passed, under suspension $40,
of the rules, by vote OF III 10 Al. Inc
sundry civil appropriation bill was taken
up late in the day.
In the senate, on the 18th, the CONFER
ence report ON the military academy ap-
phattc vote of AZ TO Is, senators object1nS
to the provision against hazing IN the re-
port as too drastic. An unavailing e1ort
was made to secure consideration OF the
bill reviVing the grade of YiCe-admiral OF
the navy for the benefit of Rear =Adm1rals
Sampson and Schley......ln the house the
most of the day was spent upon the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and the ninety,
eighth page was reached, no material
amendments being adopted The denclen-
cy appropriation bill was introduced. Ihe
resolution of inquiry reported from the
foreign relations committee was adopted
In the senate, on the goth, the post of
flee appropriation bill occupied the entire
day. Some progress was made, but con
sideration Of the bill was not completed.
Late in the day sharp controversy was
precipitated by amendments extending the
pneumatic tube service to Chlcago ana
St Louis. 49,. In the house the sundry civil
appropriation bill was passed, and cons1d-
GRAFTON of the general deficiency Dill was
entered upon. Mr.. Sherman offered an
amendment designed to prohibit hazing at
the naval academy on penalty OF dismissal,
which was pending when the house ad-
journed
In the senate, on the 21st, a resolution to
discharge the judiciary committee from
further consideration of the antitrust bill
was, after much discussion, sent to the cal
endar Later, during consideration or the
post office bill, the appropriation tor pneu-
matte tube service was entirely eliminated
The old controversy over special appro-
prations for fast mail service occupied
the rest of the day......ln the house the
general deficiency bill, the last of the ap-
preparation bills, was passed. Charges OF
corruption in the matter of house en-
ployes resulted, after a heated discussion,
in a resolution for the appointment of an
investigating committee on rules with the
assurance of the chairman that 1t would
be reported at once.
In the senate, on the 22d, the post Of
fee and diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bills were passed, the former, af-
ter protracted debate. but the latter In
the record time of 40 minutes. After
spirited debate, the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was rejected
and the bill was sent back to conference
In accordance with custom, washington
farewell address was read early in the
day.....In the house the day was de-
voted to odds and ends of legislation
Nine bills unobiected to were passed, as
were % claim bills. and l39 private pen
sion bills, among the latter one for $50
month to the widow of the late Gen
Henry W. Lawton, who was killed in the
Philippines.