Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19
congress IS IN
!. extra SESS ION
Meets to Discuss Cuban Reciprocity
and Other Matters--Summa-
ry of roceedings.
Senate Receives a Number of Petitions
and Also Many Bills. Which Are
D1scussed-1n the House the Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty Measure Is Fa-
vOrably RepOrted-Other Notes.

! D1scusSed-In the House the Cuban
. Reciprocity Treaty Measure Is Fa-
vOrably RepOrted-Other Notes.
Washington, Nov 11.-Tuesday's ses-
sion OF the senate was devoted exclu-
slVely to the reading OF the presidents
message in support of reciprocity with
| Cuba and to the routine incident to the
receipt OF the message. The message re-
celved the careful attention of the SEN
ators, and when it's reading had been
concluded it was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs
Washington, Nov. 12.-The senate be-
gan business in earnest yesterday by
receiving for the first time in the session
number of petitions and also many
Dllls. Some of the petitions protested
against Senator Smoot, of Utah, remain
Ing IN the senate. Bills we're introduced
to repeal the bankruptcy act; to estab-
4lsh a service pension and to give to each
man who served for 80 days in the army
or navy of the United States during the
civil war monthly pension of not less
than $l2; increasing the salaries of rural
Tree delivery carriers and making them
5000 per annum.
Washington, Nov 13.-The senate
entered upon a discussion yesterday of
the eligibility of Reed Smoot. of Utah,
TO seat In the upper house, to which
he has been elected. A bill was intro
duced creating a commission to inquire
into the condition Of the colored people
OF the United States
Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Lodge
introduced bill yesterday providing
for the removal of all duties from all
articles imported from the Philippines
Into the United States except sugar and
tobacco.
In the House.
Several hundred bills were intro
duced In the house, among them being
the following: Admission of New Mex
leo as state; restoring the army can
teen; giving congress the right to regu-
late the trusts; to increase the pay of
rural free delivery carriers; providing
a territorial form of government for
Alaska; to abolish government by in
Junction; to elect senators by popular
vote; prescribing the death penalty for
the crime of killing the president of the
United States, the vice president, am
bassadors or ministers of foreign coun-
tries accredited to the United States.
Adjourned
Washington, Nov. 11-Speaker Can
non called the house to order promptly
| at IL o'clock yesterday and the presi-
dents message was received and read.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
OF Mr.. Forderer. of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Roreing, of Kentucky, were adopted
and as further mark of respect the
house at 1927 adjourned.
Washington, Nov. 12.-In the house
yesterday a resolution was introduced
providing new article to the constitu-
ton prohibiting national or state legis-
lation establishing or supporting re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise
of religion.
Washington, Nov. 13-The Cuban
reciprocity bill, which gives force and
| effect to the treaty between the repub-
lies Of the United States and Cuba, that
was ratified by the senate last March.
was introduced in the house yesterday
and referred to the ways and means
committee.
Washington, Nov. 14.-The house
committee on ways and means yester-
| day authorized favorable report on
the bill making effective the Cuban re-
c1prodclty treaty, by vote of IA to 2.
DEBATE Will begin on Monday.