The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-03
At Washington.

During the comparatively brief time
the Senate was in session, Thursday, the
conference report on the Isthmian Canal
bill was agreed to and the general deflc.
iency bill, the last OF the big supply
measures was passed. A slight protest
was made against the appropriations of
$500, 600 for the Buffalo Exposition and
| $l60,0 for the Charlestown, S. G., Ex.
position, but finally they were included
in the bill. The measure also carries
$45, 600 for expenses for the last illness
and death of President Mckinley, that
amount including the pay of the physi-
clans.
Admiral Dewey made a stateme be-
fore the Senate committee on the Philip
pines, last week, concerning the early
operations at Manila when he was In
command of the American naval forces
| in Philippine waters. The admiral's
statement contributed an important ad-
dition to the history of the surrender of
the city of Manila. This consisted of a
positive statement by the admiral, that
the city had been surrendered to him at
the time that the Spanish feet was sunk,
and that when the city did surrender it
was in pursuance of a definite under
standing between him and the Spanish
government
Friday in the Senate resolution was
adopted authorizing the committee on
territories to sit during the recess to
consider the bills providing for the adj
mission OF territories to statehood. Nit
| chell, oregon, presented joint resolu
tion OF the Legislature of Oregon asking
Congress for a suitable appropriation
Tor Centennial Exposition in honor of
the Lewis and Clark expedition to the
Pacific coast, to be held in the city of
Portland in 1905. Mitchell made brief
speech in support of the requested APP
preparation. The Cherokee Indian bill
was passed. Allison presented the con-
ference report on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill and it was agreed
to, thus passing the measure. The con-
ference report of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian treaty bill was also
agreed to.
Senator Penrose, Friday, introduced a
bill authorizing the postmaster general
to enter into contracts with any tele.
graph company for the transmission of
money orders by cyphogram or other
wise, between Philadelphia, New York
and Boston and if the experiment in
these cities proves satisfactory to ex-
| tend it to such other cities as may de.
mand the privileges. The brokers of
Philadelphia have pettoned for the
legislation.
In the House on Friday a resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary of
war for information as to the plumber
of promotions in the army since April
| /, 1898, together with the number of
l nfE he
one year of their promotion, and the
additional cost of such retirement at the
highest grade.
At the meeting of the cabinet, Friday,
the terms of an amnesty proclamation to
the FilipinOs which it is contemplated
to issue on the Fourth of July, were
agreed upon. The proclamation is
based on the general object of the gov
eminent bill, namely to restore peace
in the archipelago aud substitute civil
for military government.
| A resolution offered Friday in the
Senate by Mr.'Morgan providing for an
investigation by the committee on in
teroceanic canals to ascertain whether
any claims exist in favor of the citizens
of the United Statesiagainst the new or
| the old Panama Canal company, and
authorizing the committee to ascertain
whether unlawful or corrupt efforts have
been made to obtain any part of the sum
that may be applied to the purchase of
the property of the new Panama Canal
company or to Costa RIGA or Nicaragua
by the United States was taken up. The
resolution went to the calendar without
action. 1t will take vO of the Senate
to get it up.
The report that the President is about
to move against the anthracite coal
trust, or the railroad combination con-
trolling the anthracite field, is pro-
nounced in Administration circles to be
at least premature. The President has
not even read Carroll d. Wright's report
yet, although it has been in his hands
for several days, and does not expect to
be able to do 50 until after the adjourn
ment of Congress, so fully employed are
his hours during the closing days in the
examination and consideration of bills
that are awaiting his signature.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa has
introduced bill, amending the inter
state commerce act so as to make all
fermented, distilled or other Intoxicating
liquors brought into State subject to
the State laws the same as though the
article was produced within the State
and giving no exemption because the
liquors are in original packages.
Senator Bailey of Texas assaulted
Senator Beveridge of Indiana recently,
just after the Senate had adjourned
from executive session. The Texas sen.
ator was dragged away and separated
from his opponent by some of those
about the Senate. He was very angry
and threatened severe harm to the Indi-
ana Senator. The episode was the re
suit of a heated controversy which the
two senators had during the afternoon
when Senator Beverdge had said that
Senator Bailey had made an "unwar.
ranted attack" on Solicitor Penfield of
the State Department. Senator Beyer-
idge remained in the chamber for some
little time and continued to smoke his
cigar. He remarked to those who spoke
to him on the subject that it did not
amount to anything He made no effort
to resist or resent the attack made on
him. In fact the whole thing was over
in very brief interval before much re-
sistance could have been offered
Congress adjourned on Tuesday at ) so
o'clock p m. with the usual compliment
tary resolutions to officers of House and
Senate.
Just before the Senate adjourned, SEN
ator A lison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, presented a slate
ment showing the total appropriations
by the Senate by bills, as follows:
Agriculture, S5,20S, 900; army, $751;