Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-04
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Both Senate and House Settle Down
..a to Business.
PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL BILL
senator Lodge Introduces . Measure
Regulating Currency Of the
Islands and Establishing
1t ON 4 Gold Basis.

Washington, Dec. 4.-During the day
Senator Lodge introduced In the senate
a bill to regulate the currency in the
Philippines. The bill provides that the
currency Of the United States shall be
legal tender in the islands and makes
the gold dollar the unit of value, but ii
authorizes the coinage of q silver peso
of 418 grains, which ID to be paid in
sums Of less than 100 pesos when de-
manded.
Work on the appropriation bills has
begun. Two Of the subcommittee of
the appropriations committee were in
session early in the day, one in charge
of the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, the other in
charge of the pensions bill. Mr.. Put
nam, librarian Of congress, appeared
before the former and Commissioner of
Pensions Ware before the other.
When the senate met, Mr. Nelson of
Minnesota, from the committee on ter
ritories, reported substitute for the
house bill providing for the admission
of certain territories into the Union as
stated and recommending the admis-
sion OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one state under the name of Okla
homa.
Mr.. Penrose moved to take up the i'm
migration bill. and Mr.. Quay wanted it
distinctly understood that nothing was
TO interfere with the bill admitting the
new states.
President Pro Ten. Frye held that
he bill would become the unfinished
business unless displaced by vote OF
the senate.
The senate then began consideration
OF the house immigration bill. After a
short discussion Of the bill the senate
adopted resolutions of regret OH the
death of Representatives Il. Il. De
Graffenred and John l.. Sheppard of
Texas and ut 30 p. III. adjourned for
the day
The Day In the House.
When the house met, the speaker an.
nounced the appointment of Mr.. Shep-
pard (Dem., Tex. member of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Mr.. Cannon Oll). chairman of the
appropriations committee, who was to
have charge Of the bill to defray the
expenses of the anthracite coal strike
commission, which had been an order
for the day, having been detained in
his committee room, q recess was taken
for ten minutes to await his coming.
Upon his arrival the bill was taken up.
Mr.. Benton (Mo.), member Of the
committee, to whom Mr..
Cannon yielded, declared that he could
not support the BILL The president, he
said, had no legal authority for the Gre
alton Of the commission. His second
objection was that 1t placed $50. 900 In
the presidents hands without any linn
whatever.
Mr.. Livingston (Ga.) and Mr.. Under |
wood (Ala.) supported the bill, although |
they agreed that the presidents action |
was irregular. Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.) said |
The president had acted periodically.
Mr.. Cochran (Mo.), Mr.. Fselsy Qll),
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) and Mr.. Maddox
IGa.) Endorsed the action Of the presi- |
lent.
Mr.. Hemenway Qnd.) and Mr.. Lacey
,Ia.) warmly defended the course of the
president, the latter characterixing it 40
me Of the "boldest'' acts in the history
" the executive
The bill was then passed without d.
7ision, and at 3:06 p. m. the house ad-
burned until Friday.