The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-02-14
DoIEGs IN CONGRESS.
Bfi)s. Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and How They
Are Disposed of.

ne senate on the "a mad the army ap-
preparation bill under consideration. II
was about to be passed when Senator
Pettus fAla.) requested that It 60 over
until the next day 10 permit some amend
ments to be offered. During the read
Ing of the bill Senator Hale lMe) and
Senator Cockrell (Mo.D got into a discus
sion over the general stan provision. the
former contending that II was general
legislation and had no place in the bill.
Senator Cockrell insisted otherwise The
statehood bill was up for a short time
and Senators Bard (Cal) and ouarles
(Wis.) spoke in opposition 10 It. After a
brief executive session the senate ad-
Journed out of respect TO the memory OF
the late Representative Rumple. of
Iowa. The house passed about 40 bills
under suspension OF the rules. The most
important OF them was a bill to authorize
the resumption of the negotiations with
Great Britain for the preservation of
the Alaska fur seals The senate bill ap-
propriating si.50o0o0 for new department
of agriculture building was passed. Mr..
Hemenway iInd) introduced bill to PEN
sion old soldiers and sailors who served
at the last 80 days of the civil war at
the rate of s12 per month and widows of
such soldiers and sailors who were mar
ried prior to June q, 1890. &
The senate on the 3D. passed without
discussion the Elxins bill 10 further reg
Slate railroad transportation. The army
appropriation bill was also passed Sem
ator Quarles (Wis.) continued his re-
marks in opposition to the statehood bill.
He spoke for 2ik hours without conclud-
ing. The house spent practically the
whole day on claim bills. Mr. Payne IN.
". the floor leader of the majority.
fought them ALL but succeeded In defeat-
ing only three bills. After the claims
measures were disposed of general debate
on the post office appropriation bill was
resumed and Mr.. Robb (Mo) addressed
the house on the trust question.
Toward the end of the session of the
senate on the 4th there was a lively pas
sage of words between Senator Gallinger
IN. H) and Senator Beverdge Und).
The former declared in unmistakable
terms that Senator Beveridge and his
followers on the statehood bill were pro-
longing the debate in pursuance of a
deliberate and premedtated system of
obstruction" The general staff bill was
reconsidered and passed with an amend
ment putting the chief of staff under the
direction of the president 'and the secre-
tary of war under the direction OF the
president" Twenty-seven private pension
bills were passed. A senate bill also was
passed to expedite the hearing and de-
termination of suits In equity pending
or hereafter brought under the Sherman
antitrust law. Senator Hanna (O) in
troduced a bill granting pensions and
bounties to all ex-slaves who were freed
by the proclamation of President Lin
coin during the war of the rebellion The
senate concurred in the amendment Of
the house providing for new depart
ment of agriculture building, fixing the
cost at 81 500. 600. This passed the bill.
The general debate ON the post Office ap-
propriatfon bill was enliyened In the
4 fnt. fr.rr Geia af a
tariff question. The consideration of the
post office bill in committee of the whole
was completed. hut 1t was not passed.
The house committee on pensions au-
thorized favorable report on the senate
bill to increase the pensions of all Mexi-
can war veterans from IS to Sl2 per
month.
Discussion of the statehood bill In the
senate on the 5th turned on the question
OF poiygamy, the influence OF the Nor
mon church over politics occupying a
large share of the debate. BY vote Of
20 to Is the pure food bill was passed.
II has already passed the house. The
antitrust bill debate which opened IN
the house did not develop much anima-
I-tion The rule under which the house
was to operate, however, precipitated a
lively discussion. The bill to expedite
antitrust prosecutions occasioned no de-
senate without a word of debate. MIR.
Powers, republican (Mass.), made the
opening argument for his side of the
house on The judiciary committee bill and
| Mr.. Clayton democrat tAla.), opened for
his side. The former contended that the
pending measure was q step in the direc-
tion of regulation of the trusts, while Mr..
Clavton insisted that It was all sham and
pretense and that the bill, feeble as IL
was. never was intended to go on the
statute books. The post office appropria-
ton bill was passed before the trust bills
were taken up. The death of Mr.. Moody
On. c. was announced at the close or
the session and out of respect to his MEM
ory the house adjourned.
For a time In the senate on the 6th 1t
looked as If the question of construction
of an isthmian canal would be discussed
in open session. Senator Morgan fAla.)
spoke on his resolution calling on the sec
retary of the navy for correspondence re-
garding the military occupation OF PAN
ema and Colon. He had not proceeded
far, however, when Senator cul1om uil),
who had been following him closely, In
terrupted him with motion for an exec
utiye session, which Senator Morgan re-
sisted The chair overru1ed Senator Nor
gan's objections and the doors were
closed The resolution finally went to the
calendar. Senator Kean IN J.) then re-
sumed his remarks In opposition to the
omnibus statehood bill and soon after the
senate adjourned out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Moody (N. C).....General debate on the
antl-trust bill closed In the house, the
closing speeches being made by Mr.. De-
Armond (Mo.) and Mr. Littlefield (Me).
smpeacb,nent OF Judge Harvey Defeated.
Helena, Mont. Feb. 7.-The house
judiciary committee, TO which was re-