Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-24
|DO|NGS IN CONGRESS.
The House Passed the Bill 10 Pay
Expenses Of Strike Commission.
The Bill to Amend the immigration
Laws and Statehood Bill Were Un.
der Discussion-Presiden Mes
sage Read in Both Branches.

| SS' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mes
sage Read in Both Branches.
! Washington. Dec. 4.-Senate-Ibe
senate Wednesday began the real
work OF disposing OF the business he
fore il although the session lasted only
an hour and a hall. when an adjourn
ment was taken at 80 o'clock out of
respect of the memory OF Representa-
tives De Grafrenreid and Sheppard of
Texas. The bill to amend the immi.
grafton laws was under discussion.
Early in the day Mr.. Nelson. from the
committee on territories. reported a
substitute for the omnibus statehood
bill with the recommendation that Ok.
lahoma and Indian territory be admit.
ted In the union as one state under the
name OF Oklahoma. When the immi.
grafton bill was brought up Mr.. QUAY
precipitated discussion over the
status OF the statehood bill. which was
terminated by a ruling from the chair
that beginning on December 10 IL
would be the unfinished business and
that at the closing hour each day Il
would be laid before the senate unless
displaced by vote OF that body.
House-The house Wednesday pass
cd the bill to appropriate $4,000 TO de
| Tray the expenses OF the anthracite
| coal strike commission and then ad-
| Journed until Friday, when the London
| deck charge bill Will be considered
| There were two hours of discussion
on the commission bill during which
the presidents course in creating the
commission was highly commended'
except by Mr., Burton. Missouri DEM
oerat, who contended that the commits
sion was created without authority Of
law or constitution. There was some
criticism OF the feature OF the bill al
lowing double salaSles to members OF
the commission ndw in government
employ and also because the bill left
the amount of COMPENSATION of the
members to the president.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Senate-The
/ senate was in session Thursday one
hour and five minutes. most OF which
! time was spent behind closed doors.
| After the reception OF n number OF bills
and petitions, and the adoption of a
concurrent resolution. calling on the
president for the papers in the Pious
fund case recently arbitrated before
| The Hague tribunal. Mr. Beveridge
had read the resolutions adopted by
the delegates to the Oklahoma non.
partisan convention favorng the ad.
mission OF Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory as one state and opposing tho
house omnibus statehood bill The
senate then went into executive ses-
sion and at 1905 adjourned until Mon
day
| Washington, Dec. 6.-The house do
voted Friday TO bills on the private
calendar. The most important bill
passed was one to adjudicate i'm the
| court OF claims the claims Of certain
| importers OF steel blooms who between
| 1879 and 1882 paid customs duties
equivalent to 40 per cent. adj valorem
when 1t is claimed the correct rate
should have been 80 per cent. About
$3.50. 900 is involved. A bill to pay
| Smithmeyer a. PelZ architects OF the
congressional library, $50 900 addition.
al compensation was defeated. A bill
was passed authorizing the following
| persons to accept presents and decora-
tons from foreign governments: Capt
| 3. II. Mccall. u. s. N; Drs. Eugene
Wasdin and Fl. b. Geddings. u. S. NJ
| n. s.; Henry f. Afford. w A. Taylor
n. w. Wiley. NJ A. Carleton and John
|. Shuttle. OF the department OF agricul-
ture; John A. Okerman. OF the Missis-
sippi river commission: Casper S
| Crowninshield United States CONNER
cial agent Miss Anna Tolman Smith
and Lieut. Col. r. r. Phipps.
house Saturday passed the pension ap-
preparation bill carrying $139 900 900
without a word OF debate. and devoted
the remainder Of the day to the pass
Ing Of bills on the calendar, quite d
number Of which were passed To pre-
vent the passage Of bill 10 prohibit
the military bands from engaging i'm
competition with private bands. w. A.
Smith (MichD made the point Of no
quorum. and the house thereupon adj.
journed. II was agreed that the Lon.
don dock charge bill should be consid-
cred and voted upon Monday Repre-.
sentative Payne, leader Of the MAORI
~, introduced q resolution I'm the house
for holiday adjournment from Deem
Der 20 90 January 3. Mr.. Barthodlt
(MO) presented q resolution in the
house Saturday calling upon the score.
tary Of war for all reports received by
the war department upon the opera.
tons Of the anti-canteen law
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