The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-29
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The Senate held no session Saturday.
The House occupied the day with discus
sion Of the naval appropriation bill.
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The conference repor. on the omnibus
,laims bill was adopted by the Senate
Monday. As passed by the House the
Dill aggregated S2l3 100. The net in
.rcase made 10y the Senate was S2.929.-
-. The conference report shows the
House agreed to S1.i0j.393 of the
AMOUNT added by the Senate: so the
amount carried by the measure as agreed
20 is Sl.6lS.49S. Mr. Dolliver spoke at
length in support OF the Philippine bill.
The House passed the naval appropria-
ion bill with several amendments. The
dill limiting the hours OF daily service on
government work to eight hours was
passed under suspension of the rules, as
was House joint resolution fixing Dec.
81. 1902. as the date when entries under
the mining laws of the United States
II certain lands in the Spokane Wash,
Indian reservation shall take effect.
Senate bill providing for the erection OF
the northern branch of the National
Home for Disabled Soldiers at Hot
Springs. S. D.. was also passed.
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The Senate devoted Tuesday to discus.
sion OF the Philippine question. The
usual executive session preceded adjourn
ment. In the House the conference re-
port on the omnibus claims bill was
agreed to. thus passing the measure.
bill amending the passport law was pass
ed. The remainder of the day was de-
rotei to priyate claims hills
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Before consideration OF the Philippine
bill was resumed on Wednesday reso-
luton was adopted by the Senate con-
graduating the republic of Cuba on IT'S
entry into the family of independent na
tons. and the Secretary Of State was
directed to transmit the resolution to the
president of the new republic. Mr.. Wei
lington opposed the pending Philippine
measure and said the action OF the Unit
ed States in the islands was indefensi-
bic. The conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was agreed to.
In the House consideration of the immi-
grafton bill was begun. The principal
speech was by Mr.. Shattuc (Ohio). chair
man Of the committee on immigration.
The resolutions seating Charles X.
Thomas from the Third North Carolina
District: Emmett Tompkins from the
Twelfth Ohio District, whose seat was
contested by John J. Lentz, and confirm
ing the right OF Mr.. Rhea Of the Ninth
Virginia District were adopted. Bills
were passed authorizing the erection Of
buildings by the international committee
of the Y. NJ. C. A. on military reserva-
tions of the United States: authorizing
the sale of a part of the Fort Niobrara
military reservation in Nebraska. and
regulating Communication for good conduct
for United States prisoners.
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The Senate devoted Thursday to dis
cassion of the Philippine question. In
the House discussion of the immigration
tsI was resumed Almost the entire
day was taken up with the amendment
offered by Mr.. Underwood tAla) reIuir-
ing an educational test for immigrants to
this country. 1t was finally adopted, as
we're amendments exempting citizens of
Cuba. as in the case OF Canada and Mex
leo. from the payment Of the S1.3O tax.
The bill was then laid aside until the next
week. The Senate amendments to the
omnibus public building bill were dis
agreed to and the bill went TO confer
ence.
A temperate and carefully prepared
speech on the Philippine bill was deliy-
cred by Mr.. Dubois in the Senate on Fri
day. He confined himself almost entire
ly TO a discussion of the commercial and
industrial aspects of the question, ms
purpose being to show that it would be
a disadvantage TO the people of this coun-
try TO retain the islands. An extra fp-
preparation bill, carrying $1SO.OOO and
chiedy for the Navy and Interior De
paruments. was passed. as was one pro-
vidiug for the appointment Of James w.
Long on the retired list of the army as
captain of infantry. In the House the
day was devoted to private pension bills
and TO a few other minor measures. Mr..
Loud (Cal.) criticised the special pension
legislation as n disgrace and drew EN-
pha.ic responses from Messrs. Sulleway
IN. HI. Sulzer (N. " and Miers Qnd.).
In all 1O5 private pension bills were
naSSed