The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-12-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FlFrY.eioHTH CONGRESS-.


hI'HNthN NfNN''NH
Bsnnie-Thr recent investigation Into
fraUdr ~ the post office department was
the basis Of a sharp tilt IN the senate, On
the. sth, between Mr. German aud MI
by Mr.. Lodge to refer 10 tho committee
on post offices the resolution introduced
by Mr. rcntoau looking. to n senate IN
vestigatlon into the conditions ~ the Do
phrtment Mr.. Borman intimatcd that the
investigation. by IN" . partm"nt had been
partisan In character. Mt Lodge defend,
II wns far more thorough than - CON
grcrsi1nal inquiry would be-. The rcsulu-
ton went over without action. Mr.. Teller
made n speech IN opposition 10 tho cuban
bill. lie severely criticised den Wood,
aud declared the hill was In the interest
Of The trust a, Tour o'clock IN. - n,'.
few minutes later pee. ilousc-Thc house,
~ the sth, authorized the committee On
post offices nnd post roads 10 request w"
pustma st'r. general 10 supply the tuintnil-
lee With papers tn connection with the
recent invortigntinn ~ the post office Do
pnrtmeut n WAS explained by Mr. over
.trrot. chairman ~ the committed. Tint
the pufposp ~ the resolution was 20 sup
ply the commute" win Information 80
Hcntini 10 proper consideration ~ npptos
printl"u bliis. The hnuH" also ~iuHlrurt !
The Judiciary committee to make Inquiry
nnd report wh,ih"r thg Isle q line- cnuld
action ~ the house and senate
Henntr-scnatnr Teller concluded his
speech IN Opposition 10 the cuban rec
iprutity hin. ON the Hth. aud senator Nor
ghu aiHn Was heard In opposition 20 MAJ
measure. The Alabama senator devoted
the greater shlf" u his attention To- the
Iuuntnn canal question. lie charged ihil
the United states had broken falth In
falling ~ obey the SPINNER law aud
warmed Guba that the same Unursr might
be followed by ~ towards That country
In case tit pending Till should become "a
law. Mr. Murgas stopped speaking at
. tfs. mud the senate went INTO executive
session. nud ten minutes. later ~hdJnuthtd.
1900. U~uusr-Houn after the house mot. on
tho sth, Representative De Almond, OF
Missouri asked II u would be- In order for
III" speaker to ash unanimous consent ia
npuulnt IN additional democratic nv mhor
10 each uf the large completes Of thu
house. Mr. Payne objected The house
then. nj isii, adjourned.
senate Immediately upon the uprning
lfCHontpd 4 bundle ~ petitions from WIS,
,ouHin people usklnH for thu expulsion ~
Reed SinuUt, Of itnh. The cuban rec
M,9',g sml T w. di GsI'a IT, M NJ MI cHaiiI
gave motto" that, on tho i,th BE- would
address the H"uuto nu hiF hill providing
Tor the hildinE ~ ~ International expo
| elton In Oregon iu CONNIE murutluu ~ The
| Itwi. nud clark expedition, ana iuthullE'
Ing nu nppr"pfinliot ~ we m ~
house met. un the iDtL the IN uf ap'
uruptiHtinn Tor the nfval uf lNs was sub
mitt'd Tho iii crItiyH Na'. tn,
| appropriation Tor ir1 was tiilNN,up
| Ar TuNupN. chairman NJ the indultrtiI
arts mud expeditions committee, reported
10 the huur" u Joint resolution naming. q
uf the house to net with 4 lk'
cnmtuitts" ~ IN" Hountr t. represent ~
cungrrsH 80 the ceremonies IN New Or
ppnN, m the 18Th, commemorative ~ th'
huudfUdth anniversary uf the cedlug III
Louisiana territory 10 the United state
hy France. The htil appropfl1tDs '2H'
To- dsfrnN the expenses ~ The delegation
Ito asked unanimous consent for ~ con
Hiderntinn. The house then adjourned.
senate There were two speeches In IN
senate. on the 18th. IN the cuban fccip
ro,ity bill, one " them "a statement u
support Of the hill Hnd the other In ~
p~osltlon to n. The opposing speech wa
made by Mi. Hurd, OF California. VIII
commended that tho United States wa
under no obligation to give further Hi'
10 Cuha. especially when TO de pa W
must pursue a course Injurious To- our owl
industries. MI. Mccrenry, Of kentucky
made his maiden speech In III" senate, nt'
supported the hill Us In line WITH. Oh
past magnanimous course towards tubi
aud especially because he believed II q
be u step towards larlm reform. go.
Housc-Tho birth Of the Republic ~ Pan
ana and IT, recognition by this GOVERN
hate IN the house. IN the nth, Nchtll
the whole ~ the fou hours session va
taken up In u discussion " The isthmlti
question, No conclusion waH reached nj
the pension bill Mr.. Van NuorhiH tOhlol
Of tho appropriations committee, made
statement concerning tho provisions q
the hill. when the debate dlgresaod 4
Panama. The house adjourned untl III
18th,