The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11
CONGRESS-.

Congress convened for the short ses
sion at noon on Monday. The Senate
was iu session only twelve minutes, ad
journment being voted out of respect TO
memory of Senator Mcmillan of Mirhi-
gan. No business was transacted beyond
passing customary resolution that Sen-
ate was ready To begin business and iiN-
Ing daily hour for convening at noon. In
the House a prayer. the calling Of the
roll. the swearing in of members elect
ell To ill vacancies created by death or
resignation during the recess. the adop-
tion of the customary resolutions thar the
House was ready TO transact business
and fixing noon as the daily hour of
meeting summarizes what was done. Adj
journment was then voted ont of respect
to the memory of Representative Charles
&. Russell of Connecticut. The session
lasted less than an hour.
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On Tuesday there were two events Of
interest in the Senate. the swearing in
If Gen. Russell \. Alger as Senator from
Michigan and the presentation of The
Presidents annual message. Upon 'he
conclusion of the reading of the message.
which occupied one hour and fifteen min
utes. it WAS ordered to lie on the table
and be printed. \ concurreI: resolution
offered by Mr.. Morgan (Ala.l providing
for the printing of compilation of bills
and debates in Congress relating to trusts
was referred to the committee on print
ing. y number of bills and resolutions
tive session. The resignation of Rev. w.
II r.,.I ii, sl,,,. .f ha
Senate, was received. but no action was
taken on it. At so p. M. the Senate
adjourned out of respect to the memory
of the late Charles ii. Russell. Repre-
sentative from Connecticut. In the
House the session lasted one hour and
forty minutes. One hour was consumed
in reading the Presidents message, which
was referred without objection TO the
committee of the whole House on the
state of the Union. The deaths of Rep
resentatives De Graffenreii and Shep-
pard of Texas, which occurred during
the recess. were announced, and after
adopting the customary resolutions of
regret the House adjourned as a. further
mark of respect to their memories.
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lie Seuitt OH w euieSuiN btSiu tue
real work of disposing of the business be-
fore it. When an adjournment was TAX
en- ut 80 o'clock out of respect 10 the
memory of Representatives DE Graffcn-
reid and Sheppard of Texas the bill tc
amend the immigration laws was under
discussion. Early in the day Mr.. Mel
son, from the committee OH territories.
reported substitute for the omnibus
statehood bill with the recommendation
that Oklahoma and Indian Territory be
admitted into the Union as one State un-
der the name of Oklahoma. When the
immigration bill was brought ue Mr..
Quay precipitated discussion over the
status of the statehood bill. which was
terminated by n ruling from the chair
that beginning Dec. 10 it would be thu
unfinished business and that at the clos
ing hour each day it would be laid be-
fore the Senate unless displaced hy n
vote of that body. The House passed
the bill to appropriate $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the anthracite coal strike
commission and then adjourned until Fri
day. There were two hours of discus
sion on the commission bill. during which
the Presidents course in creating the
tOiiHiiSsipu was hShis IA
cept by Mr.. Burton. a Missouri Demo-
crat, who contended that the commission
was created without authority of law or
There was some criticism
of the feature of the bill allowing double
salaries to members of the commission
now in government employ and also be-
cause the bill left the amount of the com
pensation of the members to the Presi-
dent. but all amendments were voted
down. The bill was passed without III
vision.
The Senate was in session Thursday
one hour and FIVE minutes. most of which
time was spent behind closed doors. AT
ter the reception of number of bills
and petitions and the adoption of n con
current resolution calling on the Presi
dent for the papers in the Pious fund
case. recently arbitrated before The
Hague tribunal. Mr.. Beveridge had read
the resolutions adopted by the delegates
to the Oklahoma non-partisan convention
favoring the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one State and oppos
ing the House omnibus statehood Iill |
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion, and at / 80 adjourned until Mon |
Iav Tho HouSa WAS uot In session