The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-19
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR EEsnIaN.

REGULAR EESsI9N.
Senate-The recent investigations into
frauds in thu post office department was
the basis of sharp tilt in the senate. on
the Stt between Mr.. German and Mr..
Lodge. Discussion arose over a motion
by Mr.. Lodge to. refer to the committee
on post offices the resolution introduced
by Mr.. Penrose looking to a senate IN
vestigation into the conditions in the de-
partment Mr.. German intimated that the
investigation by the department had been
partisan in character. Mr. Lodge defend
ed the departments work, and declared
It was far more thorough than thai, a con
ton went over without action. Mr.. Teller
made a speech in opposition to the Cuban
bill. He severely criticised Gen. Wood,
and declared the bill was in the interest
of the trust. At four o'clock the senate
went into executive session, ad1ournlng
few minutes later. =. House-The house,
on the Sth, authorized the committee on
post offices and post roads to request the
postmaster-general to supply the commit
tee with papers in connection with the
| recent investigation of the post office de-
partment. 1t was explained by Mr.. Over
street, chairman of the committee, that
the purpose of the resolution was to sup
ply the committee with information es-
sential to proper consideration of appro-
priation bills. The house also instructed
the judiciary committee to make inquiry
and report whether the Isle of Pines could
be coded to Cuba without the concurrent
action of the house and senate.
Senate-Senator Teller concluded his
speech in opposition to the Cuban rec
iprocity BILL on the 9Th, and Senator Nor
gan also was heard in opposition to that
measure. The Alabama senator devoted
| the greater share of his attention to the
| the United States had broken faith In
| falling to obey the Spooner law, and
warned Cuba that the same course might
be followed by us towards that country
in case the pending bill should become a
| law. Mr.. Morgan stopped speaking at
| 4:05, and the senate went into executive
| session, and ten minutes later adjourned
$50. .House-Soon after the house met, on
the 9Th, Representative De Almond, of
| Missouri, asked If it would be in order for
| the speaker to ask unanimous consent to
appoint an additional democratic member
| to each of the large committees of the
| house. Mr.. Payne objected. The house
then, at 1915, adjourned.
Senate-Immediately upon the opening
of the senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Spooner
presented a bundle of petitions from Wis
consin people asking for the expulsion OF
iprocity bill was called up, but no one
| was prepared to discuss it. Mr.. Mitchell
| gave notice that, on the 18th. he would
address the senate on his bill providing
| for the holding of an international expo
| sition in Oregon in commemoratlon of the
| Lewis and Clark expedition, and authoriz-
ing an appropriation. At l2:40 P. m. the the
| house met, on the 10th, the bill OF APP
| preparation for the fiscal of 1905 was sub
mitted. The bill carries $13S, $50 49, The eH0
| Mr.. Tawney, chairman of the INDUSTRIAL
arts and expositions committee, reported
| to the house joint resolution naming a
| committee of the house to act with a like
| committee of the senate to represent the
congress at the ceremonies in New Or
leans, on the 18th, commemorative of the
huEdredth anniversary of the ceding OF
Louisiana territory to the United states
by France The bill appropriates $2,5OS
to defray the expenses of the delegation
He asked unanimous consent for its con-
sideration. The house then adjourned.
Senate-There were two speeches III the
senate. on the 18th, on the Cuban recip-
rocity bill, one of them a statement in
support of the bill and the other in OPP
position to it. The opposing speech was
commended that the United States was
under no obligation to give further aid
to Cuba, especially when to do SO We
must pursue course injurious to our own
Industries. Mr.. MeCreary, of Kentucky,
made his maiden speech in the senate, and
supported the bill as in line with our
past magnanimous course towards CUBA,
and especially because he believed 1t 90
be step towards tariff reform.
House-The birth of the Republic of Pan
anna and it's recognition by this govern
ment was the subject of a spirited de-
bate in the house, on the 18th. Nearly
taken up in a discussion of the isthmian
question No conclusion was reached on
the pension BILL Mr.. Van Voorhis (Ohio),
of the appropriations committee, made a
statement concerning the provisions of
the bill, when the debate depressed to
Panama. The house adjourned until the
18th.