Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04
flfTY-SEveMTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

sharp debate was precipitated in ths
! senate Wednesday when Mr.. Rawlirs
called up his resolution direct tho
secretary OF war 10 furnish the senate
| TIE proceedings of n number OF courts
| martial in the Philippines In tho
| course OF his remarks MIR Rawlins re-.
| terred 10 the death OF Father Angus.
! TN. and said he was murdered in cold
| blood. Tlis aroused the ire of MI.
| Beveridge. who demanded specifically
TO know who had committed the cold.
| blooded murder. Mr.. Proctor defend
ed Capt. Cornelius NJ. Bromwell. who
had been mentioned in the Rawlins
resolution as being responsible for Ia.
ther Aueustiu's death. The statehood
bill was taken up at . o'clock and Mr..
| Lodge spoke in opposition to II. An
attempt by Mr. Aldrich TO divide the
business of the senate with the state
mood bill failed. and the senate at 3 l5
o'clock adjuorncd.
| House-The house Wednesday mad,
slow progress with the Indian appro.
priation bill. covering only about eight
| pages in over four hours Mr. Burton
| CO.. hung on the flank of Mr. sherman
| IN. W, who had charge of the bill.
| ana insisted uDon an explanation OF
| every item. He succeeded i'm having
several appropriations cut down. In
| the course of the debate he furnished
| some interesting statistics on the sub.
| iect of Indian education designed 10
show that the more money the govern
ment spent the more helpless the In.
| dams became. The senate amend
| ruptCy act was agreed to-
| Washington. Jan. 0-Sonate-The
senate proceedings Thursday were un.
marked by any lively DEBATES Mr..
| .irLaurin tMiss) urged adoption Of
tic Rawlins resolution. calling on the
secretary OF VAR for the evidence IN
| ccrta courts-martial cases in he
| Philippines. on the ground that tie
| CfCors OF the army. I'm number OF
| instances. had brutally treated ITli-
| pinc men and women and hn wanted
the7 weeded on, OF the army Ny.
| Ledge concluded RS remarks i'm oI 30.
sitioh TO the omnibus statehood biz
and MIR. Bard tCal) also spoke i'm on.
position to IT,
| House-The house passed the Indian
appropriation bill and began consider.
alton OF the post Office appropriation
| bill. Mr.. Burton (rep. o. continued
| his criticism OF the extravaganza OF
| tho items of the Indian bill to the end
| Int mis- three days attack on the BIN
was not productive of many reduc-
tIons. Mr.. Patterson (dcm.. TeLL)
| took advantage Of the latitude allowed
in general debate on the post Office
bill to make "A set speech for an hour
and q half on the trust question Mr..
| Reid tdCm., Arl) spoke on good
| roads. The confcroes Of the depart.
mcnt OF commerce bill were named
| just as the house adjourned
! Washington. Jan. 81 -Senatc-NO
I ~.
| ed in the senate
| House-Friday was tho last private
claims day OF this congress in the
house and members with bills on the
| calendar carried everything before
them in committee OF the whole. For.
| ~ five bills in all were acted on ia
vorably. despite the efforts OF Mr.
Payne. the republican floor leader. as.
| sisted by Mr.. Cannon and other mem.
bers. To defeat some OF them Many
81 the claims were old. dating back to
the civil war, and n few originated
prior to that time. The latter were
| tor balances due for carrying mails In
the south. when the war broke out.
MIR. Payne was particularly insistent
| in his opposition TO these bills Mr.
| Payne blocked their final passage by
making the point of no quorum But
the friends Of the claims refused 10
be baked a motion was made to re.
cess until Saturday morning at 1890
| o'clock in order TO continue the legis-
| lativc day Of Friday. and the ser
| goant at arms and his deputies were
sent ont TO arrest and bring in abser-
| tees. II was 8 O'Clock az night before
| the requisite quorum was secured to
carry the motion and let the session
| 20 over until 1890 Saturday fore
| noon.
| Washington, Feb. -Senate-The
| greater part OF the time OF the senate
| Saturday was devoted to exercises I'm
| connection with the acceptance from
| the state Of Maryland of statues Of
| Charles Carroll and John Hanson.
| which will henCeforth stand in stat.
uaiy hall AT the national capitol
| number OF bills were passed including
the house bill providing for tine crea
| ton of general stan In the army
An amendment was added to the bin
providing that any officer now on the
active list below the grade oR major
| general. who served with credit as an
| officer In the regular or volunteer sarv.
ice during the civil war before ApriI
| D. 1865. shall. when retired. be retired
with the rank and pay 81 tho next
| iiRher grade Tho section is made 20
| apply TO officers who have been retired
IN or since AUGUST ~. 1893. bu. shall
cot apply - any officer whose service
IN tho active list docs not exceed aG
years. and shall not apply 30 any Off
'er who has been placed ca The retired
| list by virtue 81 any acl Of congress
nor 10 any officer who already has 70
| 'ciYed IN advance Of Grade at the time
| r retirement or with n view 10 re-
| iremcnt
Illinois ccH'.e Celebration.
| Jacksonville. H.. Jan. 31.-IIlInoIs