Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-25
flFTY-StVtA1H CONGRESS.
Second Session.

indian appropriation bin and the Phil.
lppinc currency bill both were passed.
Mr. Vest. while the Indian bill was up.
called attention To q point OF order,
which had been made against one OF
It's provisions on the ground that II
was new legislation. The senate, he
said. had passed tho Philippine gov
ornmcnt bill rs rider to tho army
appropriation bill and yet ruled other
provisions out. Mr.. Morgan spoke on
n question OF privilege regarding the
dispatch which recently appeared i'm
the public prints purporting To be
signed by the Colombian minister to
Mexico. Senior Rafael Reyes. In which
Senior Reyes took exception to an al.
legged statement by MIR Morgan I'm tho
senate that the Colombian president
had sold out and abdicated for 81 .O00.-
ooo. Mr.. Morgan declared that there
was betrayal OF the senate in tho
matter of what transpires at execu-
tive sessions and that Senior Reyes
nae violated principle OF diplomacy
when he obtained information Surrep-
titiously from persons false TO their
trust
Housc-Tho house disposed OF
number OF bills under suspension OF
the rules, defeating two. The most
important measure passed was tho
'''"N' 'ii w ltt TNllTOAu SAFE
" appliance law. A special order was
adopted which practically will make
the Fowler currency bill n continuing
order Tor the remainder OF the session.
not. however, to interfere with confer.
cncc reports, appropriation bills and
other privileged matters.
Washington. Feb. 1S.-Senate-The
senate Tuesday agreed to the confer.
ence report on the army appropriation
Dill. Discussion OF the statehood bill
was resumed and Mr.. Depew contin.
ued his remarks I'm opposition TO Il.
reward the end OF the session Mr.. Tel.
Ter declared that himself and the coun-
try had been insulted by some OF Mr..
Depew's references to the UNEQUAL rep.
resentation in the senate
ltouse-Thc house began consldera-
tion or the naval appropriation bill un-
der the operation of n rule which made
the new legislation relative to the in
crease of the personnel OF the navy
and for the increase OF naval academy
In order. The paragraph OF the bill
providing $25O.OOO for a. naval station
on the great lakes went out on a point
or order Mr.. Littleheld and Mr.. Sui
Ger had an interesting clash before
the naval bill was taken up. tn, for.
mer charging the latter with having
perverted the record
Washington. Feb. 10. - Senate
There was lively debate In the sen
ate Wednesday over Senator Quay's
resolution declaring II to be the sense
OF the senate that there should be n
vote on the statehood bill before tho
adjournment of congress. To this
proposition Senator McComas re-offer.
cd Senator Platt's cloture resolution.
introduced two years ago, and n mo-
ton was made to refer the whole
proposition to the committee on rules.
This was pending when the senate
went into executive session. The dis.
cussion of the subject brought out the
fact that the senate was strongly on.
posed to cloture I'm any form
Housc-Thc house by a majority OF
to ! rejected the conference report
on the army appropriation because OF
It's provisions for the retirement OF
civil war officers at an advanced grade
and permitting officers to deposit mon.
ey with the government at 3 per cent.
interest.
Washington, Feb 0.-Senate-The
senate met at II o'clock Thursday but
spent only an hour and twenty min
utes I'm open session. This time was
devoted to routine business and pass.
ing bills OF no great general impor.
lance. Senator Bailey, by vote OF
the senate. secured consideration OF
the Sabine passport bill. which has
been the subject OF considerable con.
trovcrsy. but vote on the measure
was not reached. An extra session
was held Thursday night to consider
the Panama canal treaty
House-At the end OF a protracted
session the house passed the naval
appropriation bill. A great many
amendments were offered TO the pro
visions relating to the increase OF the
personnel and the authorization of new
ships to be built. The most important
amendment adopted was one to author
iZe the secretary of the navy I'm his
discretion to purchase or contract for
submarine torpedo boats after inyesti-
cation OF their merits, and appropriate
100000 for that purpose. AS passed.
the bill provides for three new battle
ships and an armed cruiser, two steel
training ships and one wooden brig
Tor training purposes in addition 10
the submarine boats discretionary nv.
thorized.
Washington. Feb. 1-Senate-Tbo
senate spent the entire day I'm execu.
tive session, considering the Panama
canal treaty. and at 5:25 d. m. took
recess until Saturday at I O'Clock
NO vote was taken ON any Of the
amendments which have been prepar.
cd by Senator Morgan.
House-The house passed the fortlG.
cations appropriations bill. adopted the
conference report on the bill for tho
protection Of the president and on the
legislative. executive and judicial an.
preparation bill and then spent three
hours with wrangling over the Fowler
currency bill. The latter bill had
been given privilege by the terms of n
special rule adopted Monday. but when
the decks had been cleared for II the
democrats began filibuster. Mr. Bart
lett tGa) declaring that IL was useless
10 waste time on measure which ~