Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-03
Fifty-seventh Congress.
Washing on, ID. c., Dec. 3.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate the
annual report of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, also all orders issued by the
Governor General Of Cuba.
Mr.. Nelson, of the committee on ter
ritories, reported back the House bill
providing for the admission of Oklaho-
ma, Arizona, and New Mexico, to state
hood. and he offered as an amendment a
bill providing for the creation OF state
composed of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritories. He announced that the COM
mittee would submit report at later
day.
Mr.. Scott offered a resolution proyld-
ing for the appointment of a commission
to investigate the present pension laws.
Mr.. McComas introduced resolution
providing for the printing of all United
States Supreme Court decisions on trusts.
Mr.. Penrose moved that the immigra-
ton bill as passed by the House be taken
up and made the unfinished business.
Mr.. Quay asked whether the intention
was to displace the unanimous agree
ment to take up the omnibus statehood
bill December 10th.
The chair ruled that at any time the
Senate so wished unfinished business
could be displaced.
A bill to regulate the immigration Of
aliens into the United States was ther
taken up but went over until tomorrow
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late Representatives De Graf
fenreid and Sheppard, of Texas, were
agreed to, and the Senate at 1875 adj
journed.
HOUSE.
When the House met today Speake
Henderson appointed Representative
Sheppard (dem. Texas member o
the committee on public buildings an'
grounds.
At 1905 the House went into com
mittee of the whole to consider the bill
appropriating $50, 900 to defray the ex
penses of the anthracite coal strik
commission.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Bentol
(dem. Mo- to attack the bill so far as j
permits the payment of two salaries t
those of the members of the commission
already in the government employ.
Before considering the strike bill
Speaker Henderson appointed severa
members as board of visitors TO tn
Military Academy and others as boar
of visitors to the Naval Academy.
Mr.. Gaines dem. Tenn offered al
amendment to be considered as pending
putting anthracite coal on the free list
Mr.. Benton opposed the bill. III
said he would favor bill appointing
commission to investigate the coal strike
as he was anxious to see capital an
labor in friendly relations. The pres
ent bill, he declared, gave the Presiden
control of $50, 900 to pay for a commits
sion be had no authority to appoint.
Mr.. Livingston (dem. Ga. said tina
Mr.. Benton's opposition seemed I'm
reasonable.
Mr.. Bartlett (dem. Ga.) said tn
President acted periodically and that h
deserved the thanks of the America
people for his part in bringing the grea
issue to arbitration, but he was oppose
to such legislation as this.
Mr.. Cochrane (dem. Mo- oppose
the provision of the bill that allowed tn
payment of two salaries to one govern
ment servant,
The amendment TO place anthracit
coal on the free list was lost.
The House at 2:30 o'clock, on viz
yoce vote, passed the bill appropriatin
$50, 900 to defray the expenses of tn
anthracite commission.
The House then adjourned until FIR
day.