The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-03-15
IN the Senate.

tated yesterday at the first business
session Of the senate of the Fifty
seventh congress. Mr., .Platt Of Con-
necticut offered an amendment to the
rules to limit debate in the senate.
It's proponent had no purpose to pro
woke discussion upon it yesterday, but
several senators expressed their views
in no uncertain terms. Senator Mason
of Illinois thought it did not go far
enough and gave notice of an amend
ment under which he said the majority
would not be under the control of the
minority Senators Wellington Of
Maryland and Bacon of Georgia de-
nounced the effort to change the rules
as: unseenlly, the former challenging
the right OF the senate to consider the
proposition at this session.
Many of the new senators were re-
cipients of beautiful floral offerings
f-'n'', thoi" e~i~','e eo-.erol of the
pieces. on the Democratic side of the
~.t- --:,sa- sGe-ff--:s l,<-r.lcul4lly nolarle.H
The president sent the following
nominations to the senate: -
John Hay Of the District of Column
bia, secretary of state. . r H.
Lyman J. Gage of Illinois, secretary
of the treasury - :.s -.
Elihu Root of New York., secretary Of
John w. Griggs Of, New Jersey, at
torney. general. ~
! Charles Emory Smith of Pennsyl-
vanta, postmaster general.
John D. Long of Massachusetts, Sec
rotary of the navy. ~ 80
Ethan A. Hitchcock Of Missouri, sec
rotary Of the interior: ~ I.
Wilson. of Iowa, secretary of
agriculture.@ &
The senate confirmed rall the cabinet
nominations. Attorney General Griggs
will retain office until the president is
able to select his successor.
Phe president ISSUED a new commits
sion to George b. Cortelyousas sscre.
tary to the president. IT, 80
-5at$tsf. ~.
,;ey., In the senafe. "
Washington, March 7..-Again yester-
day Vice President Roosevelt was the
central figure of the aopeninge proceed
ings of the senate. when He arrived
at hissdesk to Call the senate to order
81 wave Of applause swept over the
thfonged galleries. I He evidently was
impatient at tie demonstration and,
sharply tapped his deslSwiththe gavel!
warned the spectasoFsathat a repeti-
ton Of the applause would result in an
,orderato clear the galleries. y .~ ,(,
Z. After briefss detsa4 the amendment
to the rules Of the senate placing a
limit 4poh debate offered Tuesday by,
Senator Plat Of hsGficH, was re-
ferredi to.the coinmirfes oil fules. The
aebate fdsveloped the fact that no in
ten q rests urpn tue %art Of the 'oopi- -l
f6hAehfa 81 the amdt arhent to urge it's
diseassiSD at the present extraordinary
NJ. Morgan. !. VII, aaeaday ;'ii intro y
.1ducsa tA besblut ION gdec laring. the ,abro-
.gating, saa the clayton BulMe Treaty
between the Uniteds Sta ties land Great
Britain. addressed the senate. for. near
X two hours UPON Ria res iiutioh HIS
referenees to Gseat aBritain were fpar4.
.ticularlY sharp He declared that. IL
Great Britain should endeayor to en-
force the terms of the treaty the effect
would nltfsn aisntar nm which thas
g A "a f 4 69s
world would be swept from power and
sovgfeaghH DYER his '66Mhsa sisad y liz
I. & ! Killed s. TIE1t35sa irt 5ls
= Welsf9 Ga, March s.-The vie, tffd
twelve-year-old son and six-year-old
daughter Of Postmaster Morgan. wAre
killed by q stroke OF lightning which
also get IRE to the Morgan homo.
4 ssr, f.se