The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-07
FlF1I-sIxTH G0lGREss.



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nr;nr tha afternoon Mr. Alien se.
ve,.e,v- arra;g,icd Rr. Adm. snmnson
fo, so,,a eniorsements he Is alleged
10 bnra made nnon tbe anpjica tion
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the navy. for nrornotion to the grade
or comno;ss;oned officer. Mr.. AIl..n,s
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| acter,za,i Tho adm;rai as ...nol,,.
and n "conce;te,l nss.. and said' "If
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| wedrasdov The senate 'nassed III.
| Snoorer ,,,re ndr,.nt IN tha arn,v 20.
oryn ,,;y,t;nr hill, II is In "a IN
/ the Government of the PhiIippine
| islands. The sennte passed the army
| :fpproprjafiou hin Mt i2:45 O'Clock
| .rhursdny morninp containinr the
| pronositiops ;of the republican mn
| iol.ify for the Temporary yernment
/ Of the Philippines and the future re-
lntions ttctyvcpn the tinted States
| and Cuba. Many amendments were
offered to bot |, ay,rOpositions. but were
voted down. 'thr Original Spooner
amendment was amended Regarding
franchises as proposed by Mr.. lloar,
the latter propositions having been
accepted by the sin;, iority. Shs
1louse.-The house had a busy day
of routine, agreeing to the confer
crh.e reports on the eIfbrtifcation, Dis
trict offd'Oluml,ias and the military
HcasIemy bills. the last-named con-
tanning the anti-haNing legislation.
The naval approprifi ION biH was sent
lr,ck to conference after the defeat
Of a. motion toicoueur in the senate's
provision for tlircr more submarine
torpedo boats,
/ Washington. March 1.-Senate.-An
immense amount of business was dis
posed of and not 4 single point raised
WAS sharply controvertrd. The river
and harbora bill. CARRYING appropria-
tions OF more than ,S,D.000,000, was
passed. aud the s.r;.;e adopted the
| conferrrce report IN be war revenue
reduction measure =. al conference
reports Nvcrc made ant: agreed to on
the diplomatic and consular. and the
agricultural appropriation bills, and
another conference on the post olict.
bill was ordered. Conference reports
on several other measures were
agreed to. and several bills of minor
character were passed. s
House.-Thc house cleared the
decks Thursday of a number of i'm
portant conference reports without
much difficulty. The conference re-
port on the war revenue reduction
: hills proved generally acceptable to
both sides and was adopted without
division. Final reports on the diplo-
matte and consular and agricultural
appropriation bills were adopted. The
major part of the day was devoted to
the bill to promote the efficiency OF
the revenue cutter service.
Washington, March 2.--Senate.-
During the greater part of long
tiresome session of the seuate, Friday
the suntry civil appropriation bill WIS
under consideration. a night session
was held and at Ills Saturday morn.
ing the measure was passed. Tire bill.
appropriating S500.000 for the Buffalo
Pan-American exposition. $5.000,O0t
for the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase
exposition j and S250,000 for tht
. Charleston Interstate and West In
Ginn exposition was attached to tho
bill as riders.
House.--rhe house removed all pos
sibility of an extra session by concur