Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08

Washington, Jan. Gas soon as
the senate met Monday Senator Hoar
(Mass) gave notice that he would
address the senate Tuesday on his
antitrust bill. ..a
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed providing for the preparation un-
der the direction of the attorney gen.
eral of compilation Of all laws en-
acted by the various states relating
to trusts or to combinations in re-
straint of trade and for the regula-
ton and reorganization of corpora.
tons.
duced a joint resolution providing
for the admission of anthracite coal
free of duty. He said there was Z
great scarcity of coal and this would
tend to relieve the people who now
were suffering for fuel. He asked
for immediate consideration of the
resolution, but Senator Platt Comm
objected saying there was no duty
on anthracite coal. Senator Vest
(Mo) denied this statement, saying
the construction of the law was such
as to impose a duty.
Senator Lodge (Mass.) introduced a
bill suspending for a period of Sc
days the duties on coal imported into
the United States. ~.,
Senator Mason Qll.) introduced a
bill to provide for the temporary
operation of coal mines; 1t provides
that hereafter whenever any coal
mine is unoperated and continues to
be unoperated to the prejudice of the
rights of the people, it shall be the
duty of the attorney general to ap-
ply to any judge of a United States
court for a receiver for the mine.
who if appointed shall serve until
such a time as the court shall find
welfare nor public necessity require
the further operation of said mine
by such receiver. h.
A resolution offered by Senator
Stewart (Nev.) was agreed to direct
ing the secretary of war to inform
tenn of railroads in the Philippine is
lands in maintaining law and order
He also offered an amendment to the
army appropriation bill providing for
the construction, equipment and
operation by the secretary of war of
railroads in the Philippine islands
for the purpose of protecting life and
property and maintaining a stable
government. and further providing
for the construction of not less than
800 miles each year for ten years. =
The resolution had not been dis
omnibus statehood bill was taken up.
In the absence of Senator Quay, SEN
ator Foraker had charge of the bill.
Senator Nelson (Minn.) addressed the
senate against the bill and in favor
of a single state composed of Okla,
homa and Indian territory.
House Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. Cat noon Mon
day the house reconvened after a
holiday recess of Is days. Many
members had not yet returned from
their homes and there were not over
100 members on the floor when
Speaker Henderson called the house
to order. Dewitt C. Flanagan, of
New Jersey, who was elected to sue
coed the late Representative Salmon,
appeared at the bar and took the
oath.
Mr. Hull Qa.), chairman of the
committee on military affairs, then
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of the bill reported from
his committee to create general
staff for the army.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.), the minor
ity leader, said he did not believe
such an important measure should be
considered by unanimous consent
and he objected.
Mr.. Hull then moved the passage of
the bill under suspension Of the
rules. ... g..
After the bill had been debated for
40 minutes and two roll calls deve!-
oped that there was no quorum pres
ent the house, at two o'clock, ad-
journed.
',z Cuban Reciprocity.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Gull
lom, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, had an extend
ed conference with the president
Monday concerning the Cuban reci-
procity treaty which is pending be-
fore his committee. It is his purpose
to have a meeting of the committee
on Wednesday to consider the treaty.
He hopes that it may be reported
from the committee to the senate
either the latter part of this week or
first of next and he believes that
while some opposition to the treaty
has developed it will be ratified.
Later Senator's Aldrich, of Rhode
Island, and Foraker, of Ohio, had in.
terviews with the president during
which the status of the Cuban treaty
was discussed briefly. Both senator's
are confident that the treaty will be
ratified