The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-06-19
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In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Depew
spoke in advocacy OF the bill appropriat-
ing Sl0.O00.00O for the purchase Of 3
10000 acres of land for n national for
est reserve in Virginia. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee. The Senate then began the
consideration of the measure commonly
known as the London dock charges bill.
Consideration of the canal bill occupied
the rest of the session. In the House
Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the committee
on appropriations. asked unanimous con-
sent to consider a resolution to authorize
the conferees on the sundry civil app-o-
priation bill to insert in that bill the nee
essary appropriations authorized by the
omnibus public building bill. He ex-
plained that about $4,000. 900 should be
appropriated in the sundry civil bill on &C
count of the omnibus act which was sign
I'd Friday There was no objection. and
the resolution was adopted.
During the early part of the Senate
session on Monday the naval appropria-
tion bill was considered. All of the COM
mittee amendments were agreed tn ex-
cept that relating to the construction of
two additional battleships, two cruisers
and two gunboats, action on which was
delayed. After a speech by Mr.. Sim
mons in support of the bill for the es-
tablishment of q national forest reserve
in the southern Appalachian mountains
discussion of the canal bill was resumed.
In the House the anti-anarchy bill was
passed. The remainder of the day was
devoted to the bill to transfer certain
forest reserves from the Interior Depart
ment to the Agricultural Department,
and to authorize the creation in such re-
serves of game and fish preserves.
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The Senate on Tuesday passed the
naval appropriation bill and resumed con-
sideration Of the isthmian canal question.
Mr.. Turner delivered an extended arsu-
ment in support of the Nicaraguan route.
A bill was passed appropriating $lo.Sl5
for the relief of the persons who sas-
tanned damages by the explosion Of an
ammunition chest of Battery +. Second
United States artillery. in Chicago. July
16. 1894. The House bill providing Tor
the protection of the President was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
House defeated the bill to transfer GER
tain forest reserves TO the Agricultural
Department The special order for the
consideration of the Corliss Pacific cable
bill was then adopted by vote of los
to 13. and for the remainder of the af-
ternoon the author of the measure ar
gued in favor Of its passage. MIR. Dal-
zell (Pa.), who presented the rule. an
nounced he was opposed to the govern
ment building a cable to the Philippines.
He said he favored the construction of
an American cable by American capital.
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The House bill amending the present
law providing for the issuance OF pass
ports to persons who owe alleg' 10
the United States. whether they be citi-
zens of the United States or not. was
passed by the Senate on Wednesday. 1t
was explained by Mr.. Foraker that the
bill simply was to provide for the issu-
ance of passports to citizens or forto
Rico and the Philippines. The rest of the
day was devoted to consideration OF the
canal bill and the subject of election OF
United States Senators by popular vote.
The House killed the Corliss Pacific bill
by striking out the enacting clause. A
Senate bill was passed to authorize the
town of Lawton. Okla. TO use SlG.ooo
from the sale of town lots for municipal
Anadarko. Okla. S6O.OOO.
and Hobart. Okla. $4,000. Another
Senate bill was passed to retire four sur
vivors of the Lady Franklin Bay expe-
dition as sergeants in the signal service.
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The Senate devoted the day Thursday
to debate on the London dock charges
hill and the canal measure. The House
adopted a special rule for the considera-
ton of the irrigation bill. which passed
the Senate some time ago. and devoted
the day to general debate of the meas
ure. Messrs. Mondell CWyo.). Tongue
,Ore). Tirrell (Mass) and Shallenberser
tNeb.) spoke in favor of the bill. Mr..
Raw. chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. made a long legal argument against
it.
The Senate on Friday received special
message from the President on reciproc-
ity with Cuba. 4 resolution was offered
by Mr.. Mitchell directing the committee
on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico TO in
ouire into the general condition Of Ha-
waii. the administration of affairs there;
the quality, condition and value of the
public lands in Hawaii; the crown lands
and the title of the former queen there
in: with power to sit during the recess
and subcommittee to visit the islands
If necessary and report at the beginning
of the next session. Mr.. Hoar proposed
an amendment providing that the COM
mittee should inquire whether the for
mer queen has any claim against the
United States. legal or equitable. by real
son of having parted hitherto with her
title. Mr.. Mitchell accepted the amend
ment and the resolution was referred TO
the committee on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico. The House received the
Presidents special message on Cuba AM