The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-15
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The Senate devoted the entire day Sat
urday to debate on the Philippines. The
House adjourned in respect to the menu
ory Of Congressman Amos j. Cummings
of New York.
In the Senate most Of the day Monday
was taken up by Senator Lodge with
speech on the Philippine civil government
bill. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was passed with amendments. providing
for the dedication of the st. Louis expo
sition on April 80, 1903 and that the ex-
position shall be opened to visitors not
later than May 1, 1904; appropriatinG
So, 900 for the commissioner of labor to
collect statistics of marriage and divorce;
constituting the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the Postmaster General and the
Secretary of the Interior a commission
to select site in Washington City for
hall of records, the limit of cost OF the
site being SJOO.OO0 and that for the
building being S5OO.OOO: appropriatins
S165, 900 for repairs to the White House
in lieu of the S4S.9OO heretofore provid-
ed and appropriating $4,000 more for
temporary office building to be used while
the repairs to the White House are in
progress. The bill for the purchase OF
the Rosebud Indian reservation was
passed with an amendment eliminating
the Communication clause and providing
that settlers, in order to make good their
titles to the land. shall live on it for five
years. In the House an urgency reso-
luton making additional appropriation OF
$4,000 for the expenses incident to the
dedication of the statue Of Marshal de
Rochambeau was adopted. Mr.. Jones
Va) announced the death of Represent
alive Otey and offered the customary
resolutions of regret. The Speaker ap-
pointed q committee to attend the fu-
neral
In the Senate on Tuesday the Philip
pine question again occupied nearly the
entire day. A House joint resolution
making an additional appropriation of
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of Marshal de Rochambeau in Washing
ton was passed, as was bill to appor-
tion the term of office of Senators elect
ed at the first general election in the
territory of Hawaii. Ninety private pen
sion bills were also approved. The House
adjourned shortly after convening out Of
respect to the memory of Congressman
Salmon of New Jersey.
The Philippine government bill again
had a practical monopoly Of the time in
the Senate on Wednesday. The bill
making appropriations for the diplomatic
and consular service of the United States
in the republic of Cuba. fixing the salary
of the minister at $4,000 was passed.
In the House consideration was begun Of
the bill to enable the people of Okla
homa. Arizona and New Mexico to form
constitutions and State governments and
be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original States. Repre-
sentative Knox (Mass.), chairman of the
committee on territories, and Mr.. Rodey,
the delegate from New Mexico. made
extended speeches in support of the bill.
Mr.. McRae (Ark.), while favoring the
admission of the three territories, gave
notice of an amendment to consolidate
Oklahoma and Indian territory and admit
them as a single State. The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
was adopted, after a vigorous but I'M
successful fight. led by Mr.. Little (Ark.l,
was made on the Senate amendment to
open up the Uintah Indian reservation in
Utah.
The Senate devoted the entire day
Thursday to continuation of the debate
on the Philippines. A resolution was
adopted declaring that the Senate had
heard with profound grief of the death Of
Admiral Sampson, and Messrs. Perkins.
Gallinger, Quarles, Martin and Mallory
were named as committee to attend
the funeral In the House the bill to
place three new stars in the American
flag again had the right Of way. Cen
eral debate, the feature Of which was
an extended speech by Mr.. Grosvenor Of
Ohio in opposition to the measure, was
closed at o'clock. and the bill was then
read for amendment under the five-min-
ute rule. An amendment offered by Mr..
HcRae to consolidate the territories Of
Oklahoma and Indian territory was de- !
feated 81 to 1O3. One offered by Mr.. |
Overstreet Qnd) to consolidate Arizona |
and New Mexico and admit them as the |
State of Montezuma was pending when |
the House adjourned. The only amend |
ment adopted was one providing that |
nothing in the act should be construed to |
legalize polygamy.
Again the debate on the Philippines |
had the right of way in the Senate on |
Friday. A joint resolution was passed |
10 permit steam railroads in the Dis
trict of Columbia to occupy temporarily
parts of streets for the benefit OF the
public during the national en-
rampment of the G. A. X. in October.
Fhe resolution offered by Mr. Culberson
calling upon the Secretary OF War for
certain information as TO Gen. Smiths
order in the Philippines was at the sus-
,estion of Mr.. Culberson himself inde6-
litely postponed. In the House the state
hood bill for Arizona. New Mexico and
Oklahoma was passed. The rest Of the
session was devoted to private pension
bills, eighty-seven of which were passed,
wenty-eight original. fifty-four for in
,rease and FIVE to complete military rec
)rds