The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FiFyY.ElGHrH CONGRESS.
[ln Special session.

senate~-President FRO lem. Frye called
The senate together. on the SIN. IN eN
traoruinary session. the proc1aination ~
the president was read. Roll can sno".
~ members present, "A committee 81 wv
appointed 10 Join house committee 10 NJ
t.fy the president. ON motion 81 M,; ana
son. the senate adjourned AZ i .is-.....
House~-The Flfty-cighth congress .on
v,ned in extraordinary session. on the stn;
In accordance with the proclamation }"
President Roosevelt. for the pNIp"se -
enacting Hesitation Necessary ,rn )" Mr..
effective the cuban reciprocity treaty ~
Cannon, OF Illinois. was e.ected spSans s,
and he appointed comni,tee ~ sygnt
senate committee 20 notify IN, lns bpa,,ss ad-
On motion OF Mr.. layhe, sie h'sS
journed 81 $50 ~
senate-The session OF the senate on ..e
10Th was devoted exclusively 70 the iSa1
ing OF the presidents message "a sup ,r,,,s
Of reciprocity with cuba and the routine
incident 10 the receipt ~ the iheSsa .., e
The attendance was eNctptlohais 80
and many appeared Win A.rs1, n, mi
was recognized 10 move the references -
the committee on foreign relations - 80
treaty. The text OF which nad peea = , -
mitted with the message The monvh ~,
yailed T-poc motion ~ Mr.. Allison Va,
the senate adjourned AT -.ln--....fA n, !,
Atl..l5 Assistant Secretary Barnes. ~ .ho
White House. on the l~th. presetteu Wy
rr,s,dcr,t's message 10 congress It's reaa-
Ing Nus begun al once. after Mhien ~
speakcr announced a few minor eoilnis
tees. Intn tIc mouse NN-'AAHNN
respect 10 the memory 81 Ivifssts ~
who had died since the last session.
Senate-Tht. senate began business IN IN
earnest on the lith. number el o, ,ns
and petlticE- were presented. ssEAit Y
euiiorn ,ul.1 prt sentea the following con-
current report, "fnat the president os
requested a. communicate 10 the sela' :
II not in his Judgment incompatipic VIZ.
The p,,bIic Interests am correspondence ana
other official documents relating ~ ~
recent revolution on the isthmus o. i IN
anna on f-"tion q MT 1851 ~ lst
senate adjourned at 2.la. House -
house was ia session only nNe minutes va
the 10th. No business was TRANSACTED
senate-The nomination Of Gen. kooeri
shaw oliver 10 be assistant secretary =
war was reported favorable in the senals
on the 12th. other favorable reports W.,
on nominations Of MAJ. Gen. , M. q
Young 70 be lieutenant-s enerai, am ~. .,ai
Mr. Tillman. Of South Carolina, Mat.
his flrst appearance during the prss So
session. Upon motion Of Mr. Hals " va;
agreed that when the senate adJYu me-
on the 18th il he until the 18TH. .... HOUSE
The house was IN session ten minutes ol
the 18th. Mr.. Cannon announcsa the rs"
WAYS and means committee. MI. la!h'
introduced n bill making effective w
Cuban reciprocity treaty. The measure
was referred 70 the ways ana means com
mittee. The house then ADJOURNED
senate-The senate was not In session OF
the l3th. House-The Panama questloi
was taken up in the house on the lSti
by Nj I.iyernash. ~ California lie a
raigned the attitude OF the president II
the Panama matter. saying that con
stitutional prerogative of the house nas
been excssded by the. president dec larln.
war with Colombia" Speaker Cannon
ruled that Mr.. Livcrnash would have U
rsduce. his question 10 the form OF
resolution before ii could properly com
before the house Mr. Payne OF New
York. chairman Of the committee on way
and means presented the majority repor
OF the committee on the Cuban reciproci'.
measure The house then adjourned