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transact Business Of importance II
Both the Senate and House s
il Washing ton.
SUMMARY OF THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
Senate Devotes Most OF the Time In
Discussing the Philippine Civil
Government Bill 81 House Passes
AgricnItnraIs Appropria ion Meas
ure and Other Bills.

Washing Ton, pril e. Senator
sCarmack completed his speech il the
senate on Saturday against the Phil
ippine government bill.
Washington, April 29.The house
amendments to the oleomargarine
bill were accepted in the senate yes
terday, thus passing it. The confer:
ence report on the Chinese exclusion
bill was adopted and consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill
was begun.
shington, April 80. The senate
yesterday devoted the time to discus
sion Of the Philip civil government
bill, and the alleged order Of Gen
Smith to depopu1ate the island of sa-
mar caused "a spirited debate. The
nomination Of William H. Moody, of
Massachusetts, to be secretary of the
navy, was received.
Washington, May debate on the
Philippine question occupied practi-s
cally the entire day in the senate yes
terday. .ss, & IS
Washington, May Discussion of,
the Philippine question again occu
pied most of the day in the. senate
yesterday. The subcommittee on.
Cuban relations began its inquiry
into the present holding of Cuban
sugar and Cuban sugar lands. b
Washington. May 3 An amend
ment providing for postponement Of
the ST. Louis fair to 1904 was intro
duced in the senate yesterday, the
conference report on the Indian APP
preparation bill was agreed to and
the Philippine bill was further dis
cussed
Washington, April 2s.----Tzhe house
devoted an hour on Saturday to the
passage Of bills and for the remain
der Of the session listened to the trib-
utes to the memories Of the late
Representative Stokes, of South Car
Dina, and the late Representative
Crump, OF. Michigan.
Washington, April 29.-The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was further
discussed in the house yesterday, and
during the general debate Mr.. Sibley
(Pa. bitterly attacked Gen. Smith,
declaring his kill and burn orders
in the Samar campaign in the Philip
pines disgrace to civilization and
demanding that the president remove
him at once. The naval appropria-
tion bill, which recommends the
building of six new vessels for the
navy, was reported.
Washington, April 30.----The house
yesterday passed the omnibus public
. building bill, which will distribute $17,-
405, $50 among ia cities.
Washington, May Il The agricul-
tural appropriation bill was passed
in the house yesterday after increas-
ing the item for good roads inquiries
from $4,000 to $4,000. An indirect
attack on the beef trust was made by
Mr.. Lacey, who introduced bill to
lease grazing lands to homesteaders
and owners of small farms.
Washing May 2.--In the house
yesterday most of the time was
given to the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, which was not
completed. A bill was passed pro
viding that third and fourth class
mail matter without sufficient post
age shall not be remailed to the
sender. Ks
Washington, May Bills were
passed in the house yesterday to
limit the use Of injunctions in labor
disputes and to provide diplomatic
and consular officers for the republic
of Cuba. A bill was introduced to
abolish all duties on live cattle, hogs
and sheep imported from foreign
countries, and another to establish
a department. Of commerce.