Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-05
Fifty-Seventh Congress.
Washington, d. c., Feb. s.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar presented more petitions
asking for an investigation of conditions
in the Philippines.
Senator Morgan introduced resolu-
tons providing that no treaty or agree
ment with Colombia shall be held to
modify or change the Interpretation OF
the act authorizing the construction of
the Isthmian canal, and calling upon
the Navy Department for information
from naval officers as to events and con-
ditions on the isthmus and in the bays
of Panama and Colon. The resolution
went over.
Mr. Beyeridge, offered a resolution
passen by the Sorosis of Indian Territory
r,monstrating against the effort to accord
single statehood to Oklahoma, declaring
that it would be an unjust and outrageous
reflection upon the people of their terri
tory.
A bill to prevent the adulteration,
misbranding, and imitation OF foo's
beverages, candies, and drugs. was takea
up.
HOUSE.
When the House met Mr.. Livingston
obtained consent to have stricken from
the record part of The heated controversy
that ensued between him and Mr.. Tai
bert yesterday over the provision of the
postofice appropriation bill providing
subsidy of $l42, 900 for the Southern
Railway for fast mail service from
Washington to New Orleans. He stated
that he and Mr.. Talbert had agreed to
leave the personal references to one an
other out of the record, and that by
mistake come of them had crept in.
When the House adjourned yesterday
roll-call had been ordered on Mr. Tai
bert's motion TO recommit the postottice
appropriation bill with instructions to
omit the subsidy provisions which Mr.
Talbert had yesterday denounced as
steal.
The motion to recommit was lost 100
to 12l, and the subsidy remains in the
bill, which was then passed without
division.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was agreed to.
Mr.. Hull chairman of the committee
on military affairs, asked that the Senate
amendments to the military appropria-
ton bill and the general staff bill be
disagreed to, and that the bills be sent
TO conference.
Mr.. Slayden Directing, the bills we're
sent to the military committee for con-
sideration.
A Senate bill providing for the extra
dition of criminals to and from the
Philippines was passed.
A rule was reported by Mr.. Grosvenor
for the immediate consideration of the
bill to expedite cases in the courts brought
by the attorney general against trusts
and corporations for violations OF the
Sherman antitrust law. Debate on the
bill was limited to one hour. The rule
further provides that on the completion
of the above measure, the Littlefield
antitrust bill providing for publicity
and prohibiting rebates is to be consid-
cred, with general debate limited to ten
hours and three hours additional for the
reading of the bill for amendments.
Mr.. Richardson, the democratic floor
leader, explained that the rule will al
low of no record vote on any amendment
offered to the UIttlefeld bill. He charged
the republicans with being afraid to 60
on record. He said that the bill was
only pretext for trust legislation it was
not what the people expected, and did
not meet the needs of the hour. He
said he would not oppose the rule, for it
was the best he could get and that he
would vote for the bill because he could
not get anything better.
Mr.. Grosvenor said that the republic
can party is charged with conservatism
in protecting the industries ofthe United
States. The democrats, he declared,
would never offer any of the wild far
reaching amendments that they intend
to offer if they were in power and knew
that there was probability of their pas
sage.
Mr.. Richardson asked that the de-
mand for the previous question on the
rule be voted down so that an amend
ment could be offered allowing amend
ments to be offered to the bill after the
general debate and reading of the bill
had been concluded. On rising vote
Mr.. Richardson's motion was lost en-
party lines-99 to 100.
| A yea and nay vote was then demand
ed and ordered.
BY a party vote of 140 to l07 the
House at 2 p. m. adopted the rule pro-
viding for the consideration of the anti
trust bills reported from the House COM
mittee on the judiciary.
The Senate bill to expedite the hear
ing of civil suits under the Sherman
antitrust act was at once taken up and
was passed without debate.
The House then at 2:05 went into
committee of the whole for 10 hours de-
bate on the Littlefeld publicity and
Understandable bills.
Under the rule as adopted, the vote
on the Littlefeld bill will be had some