The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Some Of the Work Being Done By the Ma
,ional Legislature.

Senator Pritchard introduced bill
authorizing the establishment Of a
forest reservation of two million acres
in the southern Appalachian Noun
tains, in the states of North Carolina
South Carolina Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee.
Senator Hoar gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill increasing the salary of the
Chief Justice Of the United States Su
preme Court to s15,500, and that of the
associate justices to $4,000 each.
Representative Baker furnished to
Chairman Mercer, of the House com
mittee, figures to support the bill to
provide a new postoffice building for
Westminster.
The Senate passed the Reapportion.
ment Bill and adopted several amend
ments to the Army Reorganization
Bill
The House passed 40 special pen
sion bills.
The Army Reorganization Bill was
debated in the Senate and the commit
tee amendments adopted.
The Senate Committee agreed upon
Subsidy Bill.
The House Committee on Naval Az
fairs completed the Naval Appropria-
ton Bill.
By vote of 81 to Is the Senate laid
on the table the committee amendment
to the Army Bill providing for con-
tinuance of the present canteen system
in the army.
Congress will attempt no insular
legislation until the pending case be-
fore the Supreme Court shall have been
decided.
The House had under consideration
the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation
Bill.
Senator Warren introduced a joint
resolution extending the thanks Of
Congress to Capt c. E. Clark and the
officers and men of the battleship Ore
gon for bringing the battleship $4,000
miles at forced speed from the Pacific
to the Atlantic station, in condition for
instant services and for gallant and
meritorious services in aiding in the
destruction Of the Spanish feet at San
tiago."
Senator Harris introduced a bill
amending the civil service laws so that
preference will be given to civil war
veterans in appointments, retention
and promotion.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, intro
duced bill to encourage exports of
manufacturers of which domestic alco-
hol is constituent part. 1t allows a
drawback of the internal revenue tax
paid on the alcohol used in manufac-
turing the article.
Representative Kahn introduced a
bill continuing in force for twenty
years after May 5, 1902, all laws pro-
hibiting and regulating the coming of
Chinese persons and persons of Chi
nese descent into the United States.
Representative Call introduced a bill
providing that additional appointments
to the Naval Academy shall hereafter
be made each year, by the President,
of the cadet or student standing first
in the graduating class of that year in
the Nautical Training School of every
State in which such a school Is main
tanned at the States expense.
More than the usual amount of rou-
tine business was transacted by the
Senate. About half an hour was de-
voted to the introduction of memorials
and bills.
The Army canteen was discussed in
the Senate Messrs. Sewell, Money and
Hawley favoring 1t and Messrs. Gal
linger and Hansbrough opposing it.
The House Committee on Agriculture
heard arguments by wholesale seed
dealers against free distribution of
seed by the government.
A sharp tilt occurred in the Senate
between Mr.. Pettigrew and Mr.. Hawley
regarding the canteen in the army.
The Senate Committee on Agricul-
ture concluded its hearing on the Oleo-
n1arOarina Rill