The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-01-18
WORK DONE IN CONGRESS
Important Measures Passed and
Others Under Consideration
in Both Houses.
SENATE DISCUSSES THE new ARMY BILL
Adopts an Amendment AbOlishing
the Canteen-Reapportio Is
Favored by Both Senate and House
The River and HarbOr BILL
Daily Summary of Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. I'm the senate
on Saturday the time was occupied
in considering the army reorganiza-
tion bill.
Washington, Jan. S.-Senator Vest
(Mo.) introduced a bill in the senate
yesterday to prevent hazing at mill
tary academies The credentials Of
j. T. Morgan, elected senator from
Alabama for the fifth time, were pre-
sented. Senator Lodge (Mass.) spoke
in favor of large army and navy.
Washington, Jan. 9.-Senators Haw-
lev and Pettigrew had sharp tilt in
the senate yesterday over the canteen
feature of the army reorganization
bill.
Washington, Jan. 1O-The senate
yesterday by vote of "a to IL
agreed to the house amendment abol-
ishing the sale of liquor in the army
canteen. The effect of the vote is to
restore to the bill the house provi-
sion abolishing the army canteen so
far as the sale of any kind of intoXi-
cants is concerned. AS the section
now stands in the bill it reads as
follows:
'"The sale or dealing in beer, wine or
any Intoxicating liquors by any person
in any post exchange or canteen or army
transport or upon any premises used for
military purposes by the United States is
hereby prohibited. The secretary of war
is hereby directed to carry the provisions
of this section into full force and eff
feet"
Washington, Jan. 11.-Discussion of
the army reorganization bill occupied
the time in the senate yesterday. An
appeal was presented by Senator Tel
Ter (Col.) from more than 1000 per-
sons in Manila urging the United States
government to cease it's operations
against the Filipinos. The appeal is
sensational in it's statements, and so
unusual in form that Senator Hawley
Comm made vigorous objection tc
its publication as document. Senator
Hoar (Mass.) gave notice of an amend
ment he will offer to the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill, increasing the salary of the chief
Justice of the United States supreme
court to $15,5OG and that of the asso'
ciate justices to $4,000 each.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The feature OF
the army bill allowing the president tc
the senate yesterday. The house re,
apportionment bill was also passed. A
favorable report was made on a bill
providing penalty of 20 years i'm
prisonment and a. fine of $4,000, or
both, for train robbery.
The House.
Washington, Jan. THE reappor-
tionment bill was discussed in the
house on Saturday and Mr.. Littlefeld
(Me.) and Mr.. Hopkins Qll.) INDUCED
in sharp exchange of words.
Washington, Jan. SIN the house
yesterday the reapportionment bill
was further discussed. Bills were in.
troduced to extend the Chinese exclu.
sion law and to favor war veterans,
when competent, for official positions.
Washington, Jan. 9.-In the house
yesterday the reapportionment bill.
increasing the membership from 357 to
1856, was passed by vote of 165 to 102.
w lou, Jan. llC ClIuC III
the house yesterday was devoted to
considera ton of the river and har.
Dor bill, but made little progress. A
bill to extend the charters of national
banks was favorably reported.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE general
debate on the river and harbor bill con.
tinued in the house yesterday until
four o'clock, when the death of Repre-.
sentative Clark, of New Hampshire
was announced, and the house ad.
journed out of respect to his memory.
Washington, Jan. 12.-In the house
yesterday ITO private pension bills
were passed, among them being one
to increase the pension of Gen. A. v,
Rice. formerly member of congress
from Ohio, from $36 to 500 a month.