The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-26
QUAY CARRIES POINT
STATEHOOD BILL GETS ALRIGHT , s < 0F-WAY. J
It Will Be the Unfinished Business After December 1o-Senate "Re- tains Its Honor" on West
 r Point Bill.


 Washington, June 25.-In few min utes today the Senate disposed of, for this session, the omnibus Statehood ques- tion, which has been pending for several days.
 Mir. Beveridge of Indiana. Chairman of the Committee on Territories. announced that a report on the bill before the com mittee would be made on the third day of the next session. This was satisfactory to MT Quay of Pennsylvania. who, after securing an agreement that committed report should be the unfinished business on and after the 10th of December until 1t was disposed of, withdrew his motion to discharge the committee from further consideration of the measure. A number lebf bills of minor importance were passed The chaplain in his prayer ct the open | ing of the Senates session today invoked blessings upon our sister nation, Eng l land, which holds, with us the sacred | trust of Christian progress. We remem- | Der her tears and prayers for us when | our great ruler fell. And now we have | Christian charity and brotherly concern in this, her hour of sorrow. Bless her King and give him a happy issue out of I his present sickness"
 | Pending the transaction of further busi- ness Mir. Quay of Pennsylvania made a statement concerning his motion to dis | charge the Territories Committee from | consideration of the Territorial Statehood | mill He and other Senators who believed | with him desired that the bill be report | ed either aff1rmatively or negatively and | he appealed to Mir. Beveridge, chairman of the Committee on Territories, to ascer- tain what might be expected from the | committee MT. Beveridge replied that | ha Efafo oh bill on the third day of the next session. | After some further consideration of the | matter MT. Quay secured unanimous con- | sent that on the 10th of December next I the Statehood bill should be made the l unfinished business and should be contin- | ued as such until disposed of l Mir. Bate of Tennessee, a member of the l Committee on Territories, said MT. Quay s proposition was entirely satisfactory to | the minority of the Senate. With the agreement made, MT. Quay withdrew his motion to discharge the Ter ritories Committee from further consid- | eration of the Statehood bill. | The conference report on the sundry | civil bill was ageed to. The bill will now | go to the President
 The bill to prevent the adulteration. misbranding and limitations of foods bev- l eragts, candies. drugs and condiments in the District of Columbia and the ter ritories and for regulating interstate | traffic therein was laid before the Senate and MT. McCumber (N. D.) spoke in fa- l vor of the measure.
 MT. Proctor (Vt) called up a message | from the House in respect to the army | appropriation bill showing that the House had receded from it's announced purpose not to consider the Senate amendment increasing the appropriation for barracks and quarters from $3,000,000 to S4,000,00O and had agreed to make the appropria- tion for that purpose $S, S,350,000.
 "So." said Mir. Proctor. in answI to an inquiry. the Senate retains its honor, so to speak, and it's right to amend ap- propriations made by the House."
 Mir. Proctor's motion that the Senate concur in the action of the House as to this amendment and recede the other amendment in controversy was agreed to without further comment.
 The army appropriation bill now goes to the President
 A bill was passed providing for United States and District Courts at Valdosta, Ga.
 Mir. Gallinger tN. H) then addressed the Senate on his resolution offered yes terday declaring that the present phe- nomenal prosperity in all lines of busi- ness and industry in the United States Is largely due to the existing tariff laws and the best interests of the country demand their continuance"
 The following bills were among those passed:
 To amend the internal revenue laws in regard to store-keepers and gaugers sc that when both offices are filled by one many he shall be known as storekeeper- gauger and receive only the salary of storekeeper.
 To authorize certain officers of the Treasury Department to audit. certify and pay claims of certain counties in | Arizona.
 Appropriating s2,5OO, 900 for the erection of building for the accommodation of the Department of Agriculture.
 To regulate the use of the house res- ervoir sites located on the public lands of the United States.
 To promote the circulation of reading matter among the blind.
 conference report to provide com mittee to secure a plan for a memorial to the late President Abraham Lincoln l was adopted.
 The Senate then. at 3 o'clock. went iLto executive session and soon afterward ed- 1 journed.
 l Baseball today. Gerst Vs. Brewton,