Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-26
57TH CONGRESS.
Statehood Bill Will Be Reported
at Next Session.
Army Appropriation Bill Strengthened
Out and Passed.
Amendments to Philippine Bill Now
Being Received.

Washington, June 25.-In few
minutes, today, the Senate disposed for
this session of the omnibus statehood
question, which has been pending for
several days. Mr.. Beveridge, Ind
chairman Of the committee on terri
tories. announced that a report on the
bill before the committee would be
made on the third day of the next
session. Quay withdrew his motion to
discharge the committee from further
consideration of the measure. After
McCumber, N. d., had discussed the
pending pure food bill and Gallinger,
n. H., had delivered an extended ar
gument to show that the present pros
perity OF the country was due to the
operations of the Dingley tariff law,
the Senate took up the calendar and
passed a large number of bills of minor
Importance.
The conference report on the army
appropriation bill was agreed to- thus
passing that measure ana eliminating
the friction which has existed between
the two Houses over it,
The chaplain in his prayer at the
opening of the Senate's session, invoked
blessings upon our sister nation, Eng
land, which holds, with US, the sacred
trust of Christian progress. We re-
member her tears and prayers for us
when our great ruler fell. And now
we have Christian sympathy and
brotherly concern in this, her hour of
sorrow. Bless her King and give him
happy issue out of his present sick
ness"
Quay, Pa. made a statement con-
corning his motion to discharge the ter
ritorieS committee from consideration
of the territorial statehood bill. He did
not want that statement to be miscon-
strucd. lie and other senators who be-
lieved with him desired nothing but a
day In court. He hoped that the bill
would be reported either aflirmatively
or negatively.
Beveridge replied that the committee
would report the statehood bill on the
third day of the next session.
Quay secured unanimous consent that
on the 10th of December next the state
hood bill should be made. the unfin-
Isfied basnfess ara tse @coat44feef ~ufitr
disposed of.
Bate. Tenn, a member of the COM
mittee on territories, said Quay's prop
osition was entirely satisfactory to the
minority.
With the agreement made, Quay
withdrew his motion to discharge the
territories committee from further con-
sideration of the statehood bill.
The conference report on the sundry
civil bill as agreed to. The bill will now
go to the President
Proctor, VT, called up a message
from the House in respect to the army
appropriation bill. The message showed
that the House had agreed to make the
appropriation for that purpose 1850
600 The Senate concurred in the action
Of the House.
Gallinger, n. H., addressed the Sem
ate on his resolution offered, yesterday,
declaring that THE present phenomenal
prosperity in all lines of business and
industry in the United States is largely
due to the existing tariff laws and the
| best interests of the country demand
their continuance"
Several bills were passed and a con-
ference report on the bill to provide q
committee to plan for memorial t.
the late President Abraham Lincoln
was adopted.
The Senate then, at ; o'clock, went
into executive session and soon after
adjourned.