The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-02-06
DOINCS OF CONGRESS.
In the House.

made SLOW progress Wild the Indian
appropriation bill, covering only about
eight pages in owe four hours. Mr..
Burton (Ohio) hung on the flank OF
Mr.. Sherman IN. ", who had charge
of the bill, and insisted upon an ex-
PLANTATION Of every item. He succeeded
in having several appropriations cut
down. In the course of the debate he
furnished some interesting statistics on
the subject of Indian education, de-
signed to show that the more money
the government spent the more helpless
the Indians became. The senate
amendments to the bill to amend the
bankruptcy act were agreed to. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Hildebrandt
tRep., Ohio, Hughes (Rep., W. Va.)
and Bartlett (Dem., Ga.) members of
the temporary committee on accounts
of the neXt congress-.
The house on Thursday. Jan. %,
passed the Indian appropriation bill
and began consideration of the post
office appropriation bill. Mr.. Burton
(Rep., Ohio) continued his criticism Of
the extravaganza of the items of the
Indian bill to the end. but his three
days attack on the bill was not pro-
ductive of many reductions. Mr.. Pat
terson dem, TENN took advantage
of the latitude allowed in general de-
bate on the postoffice bill to make a set
speech for an hour and a half on the
trust question. Mr.. Reid (Dem., Ark
spoke on good roads,. The conferees of
the department of commerce bill were
named just as the house adjourned.
F~orty-fve private-claim bills were
favorably acted upon in the house Fri
day, Jan. 80, it being the last day for
such bills. Many of the claims dated
back to the civil war. One was to pay
the balance on a contract for ice fur
nished the army hospitals in the Mis-
sissippi valley during the war. The
amount claimed is $500 and is for
ice at the rate of 80 cents a hundred
pounds. When the committee of the
whole reported the bills to the house,
Mr.. Payne blocked their final passage
Friday by making the point of no quor-
UNI. But the friends of the claims re-
fused to be baked. A motion was
made to recess until Saturday morning
at 1920 o'clock in order to continue
the legislative day of Friday, and the
sergeant at arms and his deputies were
sent out to arrest and bring in alb
~sentees. 1t was s o'clock at night be-
fore the requisite quorum was secured
TO carry the motion and let the session
go over.
Saturday, Jan. 81, after three hours
of general debate upon the p~ostoffice
appropriation bill, which was made
notable by a speech in favor of tariff
reform by Mr.. Williams of Mississippi,
who is a candidate for the democratic
leadership of the next house. The
house suspended public business and
listened to three addresses by Mr.. Pear
re of Maryland, Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr.. Schirm of Maryland on
the life and public services of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton and John Hanson,
two signers of the Declaration of In
dependence, whose states have been
erected by the state of Maryland in
Statuary hall. Resolutions also were
adopted formally accepting the statues
on behalf Of the government. Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio presided during
these exercises, and there was a large
number of M~arylanders in the CALLER
les, two sections of which had been es-
pecially reserved for their accommoda-
ton. The death of the late Represent
ative Rumple of Iowa, which occurred
Saturday morning in Chicago, was an
nounced, the usual resolutions were
adopted, and a committee was appoint
ed to attend the funeral. Then, as a
further mark of respect, the house ad-
journed until Sunday, when a memorial
session was held to pay tribute to the
late Senator Mcmillan of Michigan.
The house Monday, Feb. 2, passed
about 40 bills under suspension of the
rules. The most important of them
was a bill to authorize a resumption of
the negotiations with Great Britain
for the preservation of the Alaskan fur
seals and to give the secretary of the
treasury authority, if the modus viven-
di is not concluded prior to the open
ing of the pelagic sealing season this
year, to eXterminate the seal herd on
the Pribylov islands, except 10000 fe-
males and 200 males. The senate bill
appropriating 81, 500, 900 for a new de-
partment of agriculture building was
passed. Among the other bills were a
number to restore to their former ranks
in the army or navy, and then retire,
officers who resigned years ago. One
bill advanced rig.-Gen. H. C. Merriam.
retired, to the grade of major general
on the retired list.