The National tribune., 1902-03-20

the sensation by showing that the sup
plies in question could be distributed
| through the Red Cross Society.
On Wednesday Senator Depew, of New
York, and McCumber, of North Dakota,
entertained the Senate with speeches in
faTor of the Ship Subsidy Bill, and bill
! WAS passed for the redemption OF Ha-
waiian silver coin and the substitution of
| United States coin in its place.
The House taking advantage of general
debate on the Postof1ice Appropriation
/ Bill listened 10 some speeches upon the
subject not very closely connected with
the proposition in hand. Among other
| things discussed was the proposed Pacific
cable from California to the Philippines
| by way of Hawaii, and the Presidents
order in connection with an approval of
the Permanent Census Bureau Bill. 1t
Is an open secret that q considerable num-
| Der of the House think that they were
badly used in this matter. They had in
! tended TO frame the bill so as to keep all
Of their friends now in the Census Bu-
tTeau in office under the new law. but the
President had Outgeneraled the spoilsmen
| by directing that the Secretary Of the In
! terror could not reappOint any of those
clerks, but that the service should be
| filled by clerks chosen under the Civil
Service Commission law The majority
| Of the House, however, did not dare lock
| horns with the President on this PROPOSE
! ton, and an attempt at further legisla-
| ton to keep the clerks in the service
! failed.
| The old proposition to inaugurate
Government telegraph service was advo-
| cafed by Mr.. Jackson, of Kansas, but
nothing came of il.
| The House adjourned early out of re-
spect for Doorkeeper Glenn, who died
| Tuesday.
On Thursday the Senate continued the
| discussion of the Ship Subsidy Bill. Mr.
Berry, of Arkansas, speaking against it,
and Senator Hanna and Senator Perkins
of California, in favor of 1t.
| The House continued the discussion Of
| the PostOfiice Appropriation Bill and the
| debate was uneventfnl
On Friday the principal speech of the
| SENATE was made by Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, in advocacy of the Shin Subsidy
! Bill. while Mr.. McLaurin and Mr. Harris
| made speeches against it. Being in haste
to get rid Of the bill it being evident that
1t would be passed. the Senate decided to
meet on Saturday in order to wind up
the debate and vote on Monday at 3
O'Clock:
The House passed the Postoffice Ap-
preparation Bill and there We're no amend
| ments of Importance. except to include the
! bill passed the week before 10 classify
| the Rural Free Delivery Service. The
| House also passed bills for the establish
inent of marine hospitals at Buffalo. Sa-
vannah and Pittsburg, and Mr. Burle-
sons resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary of State for the facts relative to the
/ case of DIR. Thomas and wife. of Chicago.
who desire 10 go TO South Africa to dis
tribute relief funds, was adopted, after
a short discussion, in course of which
Mr. Hit, Chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, read letter from Secre-
i,IV -L,+ L..
nent of State had doEe in the premises.
The House on Saturday met TO consider
private pension bills. which had been dis
placed by the PoStOfIice Appropriation
Bill. list of bills passed will appear in
next issue.
On Monday of this week the Ship Sub
sldy Bill passed the Senate, but il prac-
tcaliy ceased to be party measure, be-
cause Allison and Doliver, of Iowa,
Spooner and Quarles, of Wisconsin. and
Proctor and Dillingham;. of Vermont
voted against the bill. All the other Re-
publicans voted for it. All the Demo
Gratis except Mr.. MeLaurin. of South Car
olina, voted solidly against the measure
The break of the Republican side was
bitter disappointment to Senator Hanna
and Senator Frye, who had hoped to put
II through rs n party measure. This break
in the party lines is thought TO imperil
The bill when ii reaches the House of
representatives, Tor should the solid del
eGations from the three Republican States
-lowa. Wisconsin and Vermont-cast
their % votes against it. and the Demo
Gratis Of the House maintain the same
percentage of hostility ms their brothers
in the Senate, the bill would be beaten.
Still, the friends OF the measure claim
that enough Democrats will be found from
the coast districts to offset the Republi-
can detection from the interior
The House began the consideration of
the big River and Harbor Appropriation