The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL DOINos.
Senate and Hocse Devote Many Hours Each
Day se the Army and Respportion-
ment Measures.

In the senate on the 1th the debate on
The army bill was continued and sena-
tor Lodge tMass.D made n speech In It's
favor and depicted n brilliant future for
the commerce OF the United States. The
proposition for the establishment OF a
veterinary corps In the army was ciimi-
mated from the bill Senator Harris
tkanD introduced n bill amending TO
civil service laws 80 that preference will
DC given TO civil war veterans In APP
pointments, retention and promotion. pro-
vidcd they POSSESS business capacity
necessary for the proper discharge OF the
duties Of the offccrs or empfoyments.
1.-THE house debated the reapportion-
ment bill. speeches being made by Messrs.
Crumpacker und). Hepburn DAD and
Grow UaD. Mr.. Lowering (MassD In
troduced bill to make the currency re-
sponsive TO the varying needs Of busi-
ness and In all sections and Mr. Kahn
tcal) bill continuing In force for 20
years after May 5. 1909. all laws pro-
hibiting and regulating the coming OF
Chinese persons and persons of Chinese
descent into the United States.
During the session OF the senate on the
sth the question OF the army canteen
came up In the debate on the army re-
organisation bill. the senate committee
having restored the provision for post
exchange or cantecn which the house had
stricken out. n was discussed pro and
cided. by n vote Of iss to io2 the house
accepted the reapportionment plan pro-
posed by the Burleigh bill. which In
creases the membership Of the house
during the next decade from 257. the
present membership. and the member
ship proposed by the committee In the
Hopkins bill. to 3Ss. Under the bill Mis-
souri, gains one representative. Mr..
Overstrcct undD introduced n bill TO
maintain the parity OF the money OF tn"
United States" The committee on war
claims reported an omnibus bill. en-
bodying the findings OF the court OF
claims.
Most Of the time In the senate on the
9Th was taken up In discussing the sem
ate committees amendment to the army
hill which provided for the continuance
Of the cantcen. Finally the question was
disposed Of by the amendment being
laid on the table by n vote of ,, to Is.
The effect OF the vote II to restore to
the bill the house provision nbolishins
the army cnntecn so far as the sale OF
any kind OF intoxicants are concerned.
The house considered the river and har.
bor bill. but little progress was made on
the measure. The house corumittee on
banking and currency reported favorably
the Rrosius bill to extend the charters OF
national hanks.
Considerable progress was made by the
senate on the 10th with the army reor.
rAntxatiOn Dill, out tne ptocefuitiEN Wft'
characterized by several sharp colloduies.
some of which were Of decided person.
nj nature. An appeal was presented by
Senator Teller tColD from more than 700
persons In Manila urging the United
States government to cease Its operations
against the Filipinos. The appeal is
sensational In its statements and so unu-
suai In form that Senator Hawley tConn)
made n vigorous objection to It's pubiica-
tion as n document and declared that II
was reasonable denuncigtion OF the
government and an attack upon our SOL
diers. \ resolution expressing sorrow Mt
the death OF Congressman Clarke IN. HI
was afterwards passed and the senate
then adjourned out Of respect. The gen
eral debate on the river and harbor bill
continued In the house TIL four o'clock
r. m. when the death Of Representative
Clarke ~. H. was announced and the
house adjourned out Of respect to his
memory.