The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-12-19
Congress-.

On Thursday Senator Hoar suggested
establishing an anarchist colony on ont
II the Islands recently acquired by the
| government, where there shall be neither
| laws nor rulers and where the peculiar
| ideas of the anarchists may be carried
out. Full text of the HayPauncefot'
| agreement concerning the Nicaraguar
canal was made public by the Senate
United States alone is to control the
waterway. 4 bill was introduced by
Senator Lodge for the construction OF m
| executive building for the President
use. The presiding officer announced the
following Senators as the committee L
act with the committee from the House
to consider by what token of respect
Congress may express its deep sensibiiity
at the death of the late President Me
kinley: Foraker oc Ohio. Allison. Iowa
Fairbanks. Indiana: Kean. New Jersey
Aldrich. Rhode Island; Nelson. Mime
sofa; Perkins. California: Jones. Arkan
sas: Morgan. Alabama; Cockreil. Mis-
souri,. and McEnery, Louisiana.
On Friday the Senate foreign commit
tee made favorable report on Hay-Paun
cefote treaty, which iusures its ratitica
ton. The President sent to the Sennte
names of 2,419 nominees for office
Speaker Henderson in the House an
nOunced the appointment OF two impor'
tant committees-ways and means and
appropriations. The committees are:
Ways and means. Payne. New York;
Dalzell. Pennsylvania; Hopkins. Illinois,
Grosvenor. Ohio: Russell. Connecticut;
T,l; Nc.
Call. Massachusetts: Long. Kansas; Bah
cock. Wisconsin,; Mctcalfe. California.
Republicans; Richardson. Tennessee;
Robertson, louisiana; Swanson. Vir,
ginia; Mcclellan, New York: Newlands,
Nevada; Cooper. Texas. Democrats. Ap-
preparations. Cannon. Illinois; Bingham
Pennsylvania; Hemenway. Indiana; Bar
ney, Wisconsin: Moody, Massachusetts:
Van voorhis. Ohio; McCleary, Mime
sofa; Littauer, New York; Brownlow.
Tennessee; Gardner, Michigan; Burkett.
Nebraska, Republicans; Livingston
Georgia: McRae. Arkansas; Bell. Colo
RADIO; Pierce. Tennessee: Benton, Mis-
souri,, and Taylor. Alabama. Democrats
Representative Hepburn OF Iowa intro
duced his isthmian canal bill, which. by
reason of his being the author of the bill
passed last year and his probable contin-
uance at the head OF the House com
merce committee. is regarded as this
measure which will serve as basis for
action by the House 1t differs from the
Hepburn bill passed last year in making
the total appropriation S1S0.OOO,OOO in.
stead Of $14O.OOO.0OO. Congressman
Crumpacker again introduced his bill &c
reduce Southern representation in Con
gress.
On Monday Senator Tillman dehed his
colleague, Senator McLaurin, in a Senate
discussion Of their troubles. and challeng
ed him to resign. Their seats may be de
clared vacant. President Roosevelt sent
several hundred nominations to office &c
the Senate. including that OF Cornelius
Van Cott. postmaster OF New York
The new subsidy bill was read in the
Senate. Principal items which aroused
antagonism in the last Congress have
4 bill to punish as murderers all who par
ticipate in lynching.
On Tuesday Speaker Henderson an.
nounced the House committees for the
present session of Congress. The Repub-
lican leaders have agreed upon a bill
which applies the full Dingley tariff rates
10 goods coming from the Philippines
The islands are treated as foreign coun
try. A bill was introduced into the
House to pay Miss Stones ransom. Presi.
dent nominated C. II. Darling of Yer
mont for Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. Senator Morgan introduced bill
Sf Of fhf
Nicaraguan canal.
On Wednesday stormy discussion in
the executive session of the Senate plac
ed the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for an
isthmian canal in peril of an early death
1t was contended by Senators Culberson
and Bacon that the treaty gives Great
Britain equal rights with the United
States over such canal. The new agree
ment was praised and defended by Sena'
tor Cullom. Congress SHE'D at the prof
fered $l0.0OO,OOO gift from Carnegie be
cause it consists of stock in the steel
trust, and change OF the offer TO cash OF
United States bonds is predicted. The
Democratic Senators in caucus decided
TO fight the plans Of Republicans to in
crease party representation upon the
On Thursday the Senate fixed upon the
following Monday as the time for the
vote on the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Senate committee OH isthmian canal au-
thorized favorable report on Senator
Alorgan's bill for acquiring Nicaragua
right Of way. Senator William +. Ma
son of Illinois reported to the Senate on
the discoveries made by his pure food
Senate agreed to the House
resolution providing for holiday recess
from Dec 10 to Jan. 6. President re-
appointed Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Charles A. Prouty of Vermont.
On Friday Senator Aldrich introduced
, bill to lessen Inconvenience of exten-
sion of bank charters. Congressman Foss |
introduced bill for organization of o
rational naval reserve. House committee |
III interstate and foreign commerce unan- |
mously recommended the Hepburn Mic |
lragua canal bill. House adjourned un-
il Tuesday, when Mr.. Payne's bill &c |
temporarily provide revenue for the Phil. |
ppine Islands will be taken up. II has |
,een resolved TO put the measure upon
is passage Wednesday afternoon. Sec
.etary Hay has been selected TO deliver |
he Grafton on Mckinley at the congress
ional memorial services.