The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-06-12
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In the Senate on Monday debate upon
The Philippine bill, with the customary
executive session. again occupied the en-
tire day. In the House by vote OF 10
to 46 the rules were suspended and JOINT
resolution was adopted extending ne
thanks of Congress to Secretary oil Sta'e
Hay for his address on the OCCASION Oh
the Mckinley memorial exercises 'as'
February. Unanimous consent Tor she
consideration of this resolution was oo-
iected TO by Mr. De Almond tMo) some
time ago. and Mr.. Clark tMo.D made
twenty-mipute speech in opposition TO Its
adoption on the ground that Mr.. hay haa
abused the occasion by injecting a he
publican stump speech" into the address.
Gen. Hooker (Miss.l. a one-armed Con-
federate veteran, delivered an eloqueht
defense of Mr.. Hays address. denying
that it contained anything that was op-
jectionable from a political standpoint
Special orders were adopted for tne con,
sideration of the anti-anarchy e'ii' anu
the bill to transfer certain forest re-
serves to the Agricultural Department
The Senate bill to retire Surgeon Gee
era, Sternberg and the House bill 10
encourage salmon culture in Alaska were
defeated on motions to pass them under
suspension Of the rules.
The Senate on Tuesday passed fne
Philippine bill and took up the canal bill.
The House resolution thanking Secretary
OF State Hay for his Mckinley memorial
address was agreed to. In the House
consideration of the anti-anarchy bill was
begun. The House committee reported
substitute for the Senate measure: MI
Ray On. ". chairman Of the Judieia,;
committee, who was in charge Oh the o'i''
argued that the Senate bill was uncoh-
stitutional. Mr.. Lanham tIexas) sup
ported the feature of the bill to exciuoe
anarchists. but opposed that making II
particular offense to kill the President OF
anyone IN the line Of the presidential sue
cession. He argued that every man was
equal before the law, and that existing
laws were ample to punish the killing OF
attempted killing of the President. ihe
conference report upon the river and har-
Dor bill was agreed to.
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In the Senate on Wednesday the Dill
authorizing the promotion and retirement
Of the present senior major general OF the
army. Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke, was
passed. as was bill providing that the
Postmaster General may extend free de-
livery TO cities of 5000 inhabitants or
* OOO gross income, instead Of 1UOuU IN
habitants, as at present. A joint resoiu-
tim empowering the State OF Minnesota
to file selections of indemnity school lands
in Minnesota otherwise undisposed OF,
after the survey thereof in the held ano
prior to the approval and hling OF the
Plat of survey thereof, was approved
Senator Morgan occupied the rest OF the
dav with a speech on the canal bill. In
The House the debate on the anti-anarchy
hill continued all day. 1t was vitnou'
sensational features, being confined al
most entirely to the legal and constltu'
tional phases of the question. Mr.. Jen'
kins (Wis.) and Mr.. Parker (N. j. con
tended that the bill did not go TAI
enough; that the killing Of the President
should be made punishable by death
without any limitation whatever. Mt
Powers (Mass.) and Mr.. Nevin (Ohio,
the other two speakers, supported the
measure as it came from the committee
rhe resolution calling upon the Secre
tary of War for detailed statement oi
Inc expenditures hiduC uAASA NAS
fiou of Gen. Wood during his admins
tration as governor general OF Cuba was
laid upon the table by vote OF llo te
IS.
The Senate on Thursday passed the
military academy appropriation bill. pro
riding for extensive Improvements al
West Point, and devoted the rest OF the
jay to debate upon the canal bill. III
the House the general debate on the anti
anarchy bill was ended except for twi
speeches. The debate, like that OF Wed
nesday. was devoted to legal arguments
the speakers being Messrs. Sibley tPa.)
De Almond (Mo.), Williams tMiss.p
Wooten CTexas), McDermott IN. D.,
I.oud (Cal), Crumpacker Qnd), MADDOX
Gal. Ball (Texas) and Clark tMog.
Friday in the Senate was mainly occu
MED bv debate upon the canal bill, bill
to nav sl.O42 to Frank c. Darling o
Minnesota for damages done by the Siou'
Indians, and a large number OF prlvat'
pension bills were passed. In the hous.
general debate on the anti-anarchy oii
was closed. The incident of the dag wa
a speech by Mr.. Richardson, an Alabam!
Democrat, condemning the President u
severe terms for the references In III
Memorial Day Grafton at Arlington to tn
epithets applied to Lincoln and Gran
during the Civil War and for his aliu
s;ons TO lynchings Mr.. Littleheld mad
a legal argument of an hour and hal
il, closing the debate on the bill. In
section of the Senate bill providing
bodyguard for the President was strick
en- from the Senate bill as a precautio
IN case the House substitute failed. Al
effort was made to strike from the hrs
section Of the substitute the words lin
iting the crime Of killing the Presiden
to the President in his official capacity
hut the motion was lost, 63 to 50. Onl
oae section lad been disposed Of when tn
House adjourned. By vote Of 100 I
72, cast on strict party lines, the resolu
ton requesting information as to salar
or other compensation paid to Gen. Woo
during the occupation of Cuba was iai