New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-03-19
|DONGRfBJg| Work
National Lawmakers Consider Meas
1res Of Import and Pass
Appropriation Bills.
DAILY SUMMARY OF TIE PROCEEDINGS.
senate Ratifies The Hague Conven-
yVar-House Passes Post once APP
preparation Bill - mnibus'' Meas-
ure for TerritOries. g. Sc


senate convened Monday q joint reso-.
luton was passed auth rizing the sec
Rotary Of the navy to donate to the
Minnesota State Hist orical society the
steering wheel of the former United
States steamer Minnesota. Other
minor bills were passed. II
Washing March 12.--Senator
Hoar made vigorous speech in the
senate yesterday in opposition to. the
proposition to elect senators by direct
vote Of the people, which he declared
would be a breach Of the pledge given.
the states when the government was
founded. Senator Mallory, of Florida,
made an extended speech in opposition
to the ship subsidy bill. II. ". 3a..s i
Washington, March Senator De;
pew made the leading argument in
favor of the ship subsidy bill in the
debate on the measure in the senate
yesterday. "A .9 T.. Fl s=a.s+ /.&se SIS
Washington, March 14.-The con-
ference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was
agreed to in the senate yesterday.
Senator Morgan reported the Hep
burn Nicaragua canal bill, and the
ship subsidy bill was further consid-
cred. - ~ 1S>f.Es3le =.
Washington, March Is. - Senator
Foraker spoke in the senate yesterday
in favor of the ship subsidy bill and
Senators McLaurin and Harris opposed
it. The Hague convention relative to.
the conduct of war was ratified. n
e y ss..@- House. :%
Washington, March 1.-THE bill to
classify the rural free delivery service
and place the carriers under the con-
tract system, which has been debated
in the house for over a week, was
passed Monday, but in a form that COM
plete1y changed the purpose for which
it was framed. Before it was passed
the bin was altered radically by it's OPP
ponents. All the provisions relating to
the placing of carriers under the con-
tract system were stricken out and the
salary system not only was continued,
but the maximum salary of carriers
was increased from $500 to 5000 per an
num-. r. -, - .. .., ssE ~ a..
Washington, March 12.-The house
yesterday entered on the consideration
Of the post. office appropriation bill,
but as usual during general debate on
an appropriation bill, the members
who spoke devoted themselves to
everything except the bill before the
house. =
Washington, March 13.-Genera1 de.
bate on the post Office appropriation
bill continued in the house yesterday
number of topics being discussed.
Washington, March 14.-In the
house yesterday general debate on
the post office appropriation bill was
closed and consideration of 10 of The
~ pages Of the bill were completed
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.) introduced g
resolution for the appointment of {
committee to Investigate the suf
frage laws of the. several states, anc
whether the right of suffrage il
abridged or denied in any way.
| Washington, March 15.-The pos
Office appropriation bill was passed il
the house yesterday. The committe.
/ on territories decided upon an .'omni
bus'' bill providing statehood for Ari
| iona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. 3,