Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-12-11
CONGRESS.

washington, Dec. l.-Senate.-Mr'
Frye assembled the rostrum at moor
and hush fell upon the assembly
while Rev. F. j. Prettyman pronounc
ed the invocation. The clerk called
the roll and sixty-eight senators re
sponded to their names. The custo
mary methods of notifying different
officials of the house that the senate
was ready for business, appointing a
committee to join with one from the
house to wait on the president and in
form him that congress was assem-.
bled were used. Burrows, of Michigan,
then announced the death of his col.
league, James Mcmillan. He spoke
with great emotion and briefly re-
ferred to the life and services Of the
dead senator. Resolutions of regret
were offered and unanimously adopted
and as a further mark of respect the
senate at 1912 p. m. adjourned until
IL o'clock tomorrow.
House-Three minutes before the
hour of noon a door in the rear lobby
swung open and Speaker Henderson
entered. He was Immediately sur.
rounded by members and held a re.
ception up the marble steps of the
rostrum. Exactly at IL o'clock noon
he assembled to his place. A great out
burst of applause greeted him as he
faced the house and galleries. With
severed vigorous whacks of the gavel
the speaker stilled the demonstra-
ton in his honor. Then followed the
blind chaplain, Rev. Couten, who Of
fered prayer, fervently invoking the
Divine blessing upon the president,
the government, the members of con.
gress ana the work of the session.
Roll call showed quorum present.
The oath was administered to newly.
elected members. Immediately after
the swearing in of these members
Taylor Of Ohio created a furry by Of.
fering a resolution to investigate the
election of Carter Glass in the Sixth
Virginia district. Referred.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Senate-To.
days session of the senate was espe.
cially interesting because of the read.
ing Of the presidents message and the
swearing in of General Russell A. AL.
ger of Michigan. former secretary of
war under President Mckinley, as sue
cessor to the late Senator Mcmillan.
A number of bills and resolutions were
introduced. following brief executive
session. The resignation of the Rev.
w. H. Milbrrn, the blind chaplain Of
the senate. was received with genuine
regret. At 1:50 p. m. the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow out of respect
TO the memory of the late Charles Rus.
sell, late representative from Connec-
ticut.
House.-The Louise was in session
an hour and forty minutes today. One
hour of the time was consumed in
reading the presidents message. The
reading was listened to with attention
by members without regard to party
but without demonstration except at
the conclusion of the reading when the
republicans applauded generously.
Washington. Dec. 3.-Senate.-The
senate today began the real work of
disposing of the business before it, al.
though the session lasted only an
hour and half. When an adjourn
ment was taken at 80 O'Clock, out of
respect to the memory of Represents
tives De Graffenreid and Sheppard of
Texas, the bill to amend the immigra-
ton laws was under discussion. Early
in the day Nelson, from the committee
on territories. reported substitute
for .-e omnibus statehood bill, with
the recommendation that Oklahoma
and Indian territory be admitted into
the union as one state under the name
| of Oklahoma
House.--The house today passed the
bill to appropriate $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the anthracite coal
strike commission and then adjourned
until Friday. when the London dock
charge bill will be considered. There
were two hours of discussion on the
commission bill, during which the pres
ident's course in creating the commits
sion was highly commended. except by
Burton, a Missouri democrat, who con-
tended that the commission was
created without authority of law or
constitution. There was some criti-
cism of the feature of the bill allow
ing double salaries to members of the
commission now in government en-
ploy and also because the bill left the
amount of the compensation of the
members to the presto ent But all
amendments were voted down. The
bill was passed without division.
Washington, Dec. 4.-Senate-Soon
after the senate met Beverage had
read resolutions of the convention
composed of delegates from Oklaho-
ma and Indian territory favorihg the
admission of both territories as zone
state and opposing the house omnibus
bill. On motion Of Stewart of Neva-
da, concurrent resolution was adopt.
ed calling on the president for the
papers In the Plus fund case. recently
decided at The Hague.
At 1880 d. m. on motion of Mr.
Hoar OF Massachusetts, the senate
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ly afterwards adjourned until Monday
next. The senate confirmed the nom.
ination of Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes
preme court of the United States.
Washington, Dec. 5.-House.-The
house devoted to bills on the private
calendar. The most important bill
passed was one to adjudicate in the
court of claims the claims of certain
importers of steel blooms who, be.
tween 1879 and 1888 paid custom du-
ties equivalent to As per cent ad va.
lorem' when it is claimed the correct
rate should have been 30 per cent.
About $4,000 is involved.
Washington. Dec. 6.--House.-The
house today passed the pension appro-
priation bill carrying $3.50 100000 with
out word of debate and devoted the
remainder of the day to the passage OF
bills on the calendar. quite number
of which were passed. To prevent the
passage Of bill to prohibit the mil
itary bands from engaging in competi-
ton with private bands. Smith of Mich
igan. made the point of no quorum, and
the house thereupon adjourned.
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