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Friday was private pension day in the
House, and IA bills We're passed, none
of especial Importance. MIR. Russell
TTexasl the successor OF the late Mr..
Graffenreid, criticised the House for IN
due haste III the consideration of private
pension legislation. and precipitatcd quite
a debate. He called attention to the fact
that since the Civil War 10000 special
bills had been passed by Congress; over
1000 of these in the FIRST session of the
present Congress. In reply Mr.. Lacey
Qowal called attention to the fact that
the cases before Congress were eases in
which the general pension laws could
not give relief. The fact tlsat only 10000
bills had passed in Forty years, he
thought, sufficient PROOF Of the care and
discrimination which had been EXERCISED
by Congress. Mr. Hull Gowal, chairman
of the Committee on Military Affairs.
reported the .Silitary appropriation bin.
The Speaker laid before the House the
resignation of Mr. Lanham (1'exasl from
the Judiciary Committee, and announced
the appointment of Mr.. Henry Crexasl
to fill the vacancy.
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A lively debate occurred in the Senate
Monday between MessSs. Aldrch. Vest
and Carmack, when the first named en-
deavored to secure poStponement Of the
Vest resolution requiring the Committee
on Finance to report a hili removing the
duty on coal. Mr.. Adrsh announced
IL ere were strong hopes action being
taken elsewhere with the yieyy to rem0y-
ing the duty on coal. The proposition
was not acceptable TO Mn. Nest, who ex-
pressed the opinion that to allow the
Resolutions TO go into the uncertain and
nebulous future" would ln6an its defeat.
Mr.. Nelson continued HIS temarNs IN
opposition to the omnibus statehood bill,
and a large number of private pension
bills were passed by unanimous consent
Resolutions were adopted by the House
for a session Sunday, Feb, s. for paying
tribute to the memory of the late Repre-
sentative Salmon, of New jersey. The
diplomatic corps and consular appropriS-
ton bill was then reported Mr.. Gros-
venor Ohio, from the Committee on
Rules, called up the resolution of the
Committee on Merchant Marine aid
Fisheries providing for All Investigation
by that committee into the coal situation.
1t was adopted without debate. Mr..
Moody (Ore.) then anpoubced the death
of his colleague, Representative Tongue,
and offered the customary resolutions Of
regret, which We're adopted.
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Soon after the Senate met on Tuesday
Mr.. Jones (Nev.) favorably reported the
resolution Of Mr.. Stewart authorizing the
committee on the District Of Columbia
to send for witnesses in connection with
the coal investigation. to administer
oaths and to compel the attendance Of
witnesses il necessary. The resolution
was agreed to. Consideration Of the
Vest resolution directing the Finance
Committee to prepare and report n bill
removing the duty on coal then was re-
sumed. Mr. Nelson concluded his re-
marks in opposition to the statehood bill
For the first time since the opening of
this session of Congress the House was
RECALLED with lively political debate.
General Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Mr..
Clark. of Missouri, crossed swords dur
ing the general debate On tae army ap-
preparation bill and for tive hours both
sides of the House chcered on their re-
spective spokesman. The remainder of
the day was occupied by Mr. Hull rep,
Iowa., who argued against the abandon
ment of the army transport service; Mr.
Shattuc (Itep., Ohio. who assaied Ed
ward Atkinson anG the anti-imperialists
Mr.. Moon Dem. Tenn, who denounced
the refusal of the House leaders to al
low the consideration of the Indian Ter
ritory statehood bill and WHO announced
policy of obstruction which he intend
ed to pursue unless consideration We're
given it; Mr.. Swanson Dem, Na.). who
argued the necessity Of tariff revision,
and Mr.. Gaines Dem. Tenn, who
urged the immediate adyisability Of
placing coal on the free list
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The Senate on Wednesday unanimous.
~ passed the House bill providing for a
rebate on coal 1t was passed without
debate few minutes after It was
brought over from the House. The mil.
tia bill was also passed, with an amend
ment striking out the section providing
for reserve force Of trained men, thus
removing the objection made against it.
Mr.. Tillman occupied the attention Of the
Senate for an hour and half in a char.
acteristie speech in which he denounced
trusts and monopolies and severely crit
icised the Attorney General. The state
hood bill was up for short time. during
which Mr. McCumber spoke in favor Of
admitting Oklahoma. Arizona and New
Mexico. The bill reported from the Ways
and Means Committee providing for n
rebate on the duties on foreign coal for
a period of one year was passed in short
order in the House by the practically
unanimous vote of 25S TO ;. Rapid prog
ress was made with the army appropria-
ton bill after the coal bill had been
passed. The most important amend
ments adopted were TO increase the num-
Der of officers in the signal corps by
twenty-three, namely. one colonel, two
lieutenant colonels, four majors, eight
captains. and eight first lieutenants. and
another to prevent the discNntinuance Of
the army transport service without action
by Congress.
In the National Capital
Congressman Tongue Of Oregon died
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