Times-promoter., 1902-12-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
(Second SESSION.

In the senate, on the Sth, all the COM
mittee amendments to the immigration
| bill were adopted with the exception or
one providing an educational test, and the
committees action in striking out sec
tion prohibiting the sale of liquors in the
Capitol building was conquered IN. An
amendment fixing a three-dollar head-taX
on each immigrant coming into the United
States was also adopted. Other amend
ments were acted on, and the bill went
over......In the house little unimportant
business was transacted, and Mr.. Sher-
man IN. " offered resolutions expressive
of the sense of the house on the death of
its former speaker, Thomas B. Reed, af-
ter which adjournment was had.
In the senate. on the 9th most of the
day was devoted to the immigration bill
and a number of amendments were adopt
ed. An amendment offered by Mr.. Bur-
ton (Kas.) to admit Chinese laborers to
Hawaii was laid on the table. The pro-
vision in the bill for prohibiting the sale
of liquor in the capitol building caused
some criticism of the house for putting 1t
in the bill, but it was retained. The mill
|, tia bill was discussed and will be taken
up again Thursday. In the house the
London dock charges bill was debated for
four hours, and finally killed by striking
out the enacting clause by a vote of 13S
ayes to 129 noes The house then ad-
journed.
In the senate, on the 10th, almost the
entire session was devoted to discussion
of the omnibus statehood bill, which had
come over as unfinished business from
last session, but no results were reached.
A bill was passed, which had been passed
by the, house earlier in the day, to re-
Aeve the conditions growing out of the
repeal of the duty on tea......In> the
house the feature of the day was a
thoughtful speech by Hon. Galusha A.
Grow Pa.) on the relations Of labor and
capital. At the end of the present ses-
sion he. retires, at the age Of 70, after
career in public life extending over half
a century. A bill was passed designed to
relieve the tea importers from the effect
Of the recent decision of the United
States court in New York. The pure food
bill was made continuing order until it
is disposed of.
ing the compensation of the anthracite
coal strike commission was passed, and
Will go to conference. The statehood bill
was taken up, and after some brisk de-
bate between those who favored the om-
nibus bill and those who opposed it, the
bill went over till Monday. y......The house
practically devoted the day to the dis
cussion of a resolution to limit the period
Of time of taking the testimony in the
Wagoner-Butler contested election case
to 40 days, and finally adopted resolu-
ton to that effect by a party vote-155 to
us. The purpose of the resolution is to
allow the house to pass on the case at
this session. The house agreed to hold a
session on Sunday, January 25 for the
purpose Of paying tribute to the memo
rles OF the late Representatives Russell, of
connecticut, and Sheppard and De Graf
fenreid, Of Texas
The senate was not in session on the
18th. LIN the house the day was de-
voted TO- consideration Of private pension
bills, 173 being passed The bill to ap
propriate S1,0O0,000 for the eradication Of
the foot and mouth disease was made the
special order for the 10th.