The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-09
CHINESE EXCLUSION. in SESSION AGAIN.
Congress Reassembles After Holt
day Recess.


house met Monday after the holiday
recess, there was large attendance in
the galleries, but more than half the
seats on the floor were unoccupied.
The chaplain in his invocation referred
feelingly to the death of the late Sem
ator Sewell, of New Jersey.
Theoath was administered to Messrs.
Smith, of Iowa, and Weeks, of Michi-
gan, who had not heretofore appeared
at this session.
No business was transacted. Mr..
Loudenslager, of New Jersey, an
nounced the death Of Senator Sewell.
In doing so he paid warm and feeling
tribute to the citizen, soldier and
statesman" whose death, he said, was
"the greatest loss the state of New
Jersey ever suffered" He offered the
Gu rpmary resolutions which were
adopted and as further mark of re-
sp, It the house, at 1910 p. M, ad-
journed.
In the Senate.
Washington, Jan. THE senate met
Monday after a recess of more than
two weeks. but no business was trans
acted on account of the recent death
of Senator William ]. SeweIl, of New
Jersey. In his invocation, at the open
ing of the session, the chaplain, Rev.
DR.. William Mi,burn, made touching
reference to the death of Senator
Sewen. He referred also to the dis
ability of Senator Berry, of Arkansas,
and prayed that he might be able to
soon return to his duty in the senate.
Senator Kean IN. J.), formally an
nounced to the senate the death of Sem
ator Sewell and offered the customary
resolutions expressive of the sorrow
of the senate and providing for an inn
mediate adjournment in respect to his
memory. As a mark of respect to his
memory the senate adjourned at 1907
p. m, Immediately upon the adoption
Of the resolutions.
The seat formerly occupied by Sena-
tor Sewell has been assigned to Sena-
tor Depew, of New York.
Nicaragua Bill VIII Pass.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Representa-
tive Hepburn, chairman of the inter-
state foreign commerce committee,
has been advised by the secretary of
state of cable notification concerning
the willingness of the Panama COM
pany to sell its properties, ETC., to the
United States for $4O,OOO,Ooo, but he
says this will in no way affect the
progress of the pending bill, which
he claims will pass by an oyerwhelm-
ing majority. He will try and get
vote on the bill Wednesday.
Anti-AnarchIst Bill.
Washington, Jan. Z. - Representa-
tive Jenkins (Wis.), OF the Judiciary
special committee which is framing
an anti-anarchist bill, Monday intro
duced a measure which in addition to
providing the death penalty for as
saults on the president requires
alien immigrants to take an oath not
to assault those in government au-
thority, and not to publicly uphold
the subversion of the government by
violent means.
. Needs Another Assistant.
Washington, Jan. THE creation
of another assistant postmaster gen.
eralship, to have charge of the free
city and rural delivery service, is con-
templated in bill shortly to be intro
duced in the house by Representative
Watson, of Indiana. The proposed. leg
islation is the result of the vast growth
of the rural free delivery service
throughout the country, which with
the free delivery service in the cities
will involve an aggregate cost of over
$50 ,OOO.O 600 during the next fiscal year.
The free delivery service, which COM
prises both the city and rural delivery,
now has about 375 employees, distrib-
uted among a number of subdivisions. |
The new officer, if the bill shall pass,
will be the fifth assistant postmaster
general.
New Post ONCE for New York City. |
Washington, Jan. 6.-Representa-
tive Cummings, of New York, Mon
lay introduced in the house a bill to |
$2,50O,OOO for a new post |
office building in New York city. The |
bill provides that a commission con-
'isting of the secretary of the treas
Try, the postmaster general, the post |
Master of New York, Morris X. Jes-
up, president of the New York cham
Der of commerce, and Oscar L. Straus,
president of the New York board of
rade and transportation, shall select
he site of the building.