Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-17
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bus statehood bill. The bill cam
as the unfinished business from
last session and by agreement We'd
nesday was fixed for calling it up.
Early in the morning hour Mr.. Quay
submitted a report of his own and its
reading occupied the time Of the sen
aye It'll o'clock when the statehood
biI vas laid before the senate. Mr..
Beverage. chairman of the committee
on territories. then presented the com
mittee report giving the reasons for
recommending joint statehood of OK
lahoma and Indian territory, and for
not favOring the omnibus bill In the
course Of the reading Of the several
reports and the statehood bill the sen
ate passed bill refunding certain
revenue taxes to owners of private
dies and also q bill relieving certain
importers from the duty on tea placed
in bonded warehouses. Just before ad-
journment Mr.. Nelson secured permits
sion TO withdraw the substitute in or
der to perfect it,
House-The feature Of the house pro-
ceedings was a thoughtful speech by
the venerable Galusha A Grow. of
Pennsylvania, on the relations between
labor and capital. Another bill
vas passed in general terms designed
to relieve the tea importers from the
effect of the recent decision Of the CIR.
cult court in New York imposing tle
ten cent war duty on tea imported in
bond prior to the time when tea is
restored to the free list. January
1903. Another bill to refund the du.
ties collected on merchandise from
rorto Rico and the Philippines during
the period between the ratification OF
the treaty OF Paris and the congress.
sional revenue acts for those islands
also was provided. The pure food bin
was made q continuing order.
Washington, Dec. -Senate-Tho
senate passed. with several amend
mcnts. the bill fixing the compensa-
ton of the anthracite coal strike com
mission and it now goes to conference
The sentiment Of the senate was
strongly in favor of allowing the mem
)crs Of the commission who are not in
the civil or military service of the
government 4 lump sum for their serv
ice and after considerable debate $4.
| 600 was settled upon IS the proper
amount, thus taking the matter out Of
| the hands Of the president, as the bill
originally provided. Several other
amendments to the bin were adopted
fixing the expenses of the commission
crs and the assistant recorders at SlU
per day instead Of SIS and leaving the
question Of the amount of salary OF
l,n
to the commission. The name Of the
commission was changed to "Anthra
cite Coal Strike Arbitration" At {
clock the statehood bill came W
and there was brisk exchange be
tween Mr.. Quay who favors the omni
| bus bill. and senators who oppose il
regarding its consideration Mr.. Quay
| and MIR. Bate said they were ready
| 20 vote. Mr.. Beveridce Mt Lodge
Mr.. Hale and others protested against
| Pressing tho bill so soon after il wa
reported and it went over till Monday.
House-The house Thursday dovot
| ed practically the whole day TO discus
| sion Of resolution to limit the period
| oI taking testimony in the Wagner.
Butler contested election case to 40
| days. and finally adopted n resolution
| to that effect by party vote-155 tc
| us. The nurpose OF the resolution
| is to permit the house to pass on the
case during this session. The house
! agreed to nod a session on Sunday
| January %, for the purpose of paying
| tribute to the memories Of the late
| Representative Russell. of Connect.
cut. cld Sheppard and De Graffenreid
| OF Texas
Washington. Dec. House-Fri
| day was devoted to consideration OF
private pension bills. The calendar
was cleared, 173 bills being passed
None of them was of essential inter
est. The bill to appropriate $1,000. OOC
for the eradication of foot and mouth
disease in New England was made 2
special order for next Tuesday with
the understanding that only the Lee
| islative features of tle bill would be
considered and that the appropriation
would be reported from the appropria
IONS committee.
Wants Military Camps in Kentucky.
Washington Dee ia bin was in
troduCed Friday by Mr.. KeIsoe. Of
Kentucky apDrCpriatiney sC1o OOo P,,