The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-26
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The Senate listened to the reading OF
the Indian appropriation bill OH Saturday
and spent some time in the consideration
of that measure. 1t was not, however
finally disposed of. The greater part of
the remainder of the day was given over
to eulOgies of late mem bers of the House
of Representatives, including Charles Q.
Russell of Connecticut. Joshua s. Salmon
of New Jersey. Amos ]. Cummings of
New York, and r. o. Crump Of Michi-
gan. The House passed the sundry civil
bill. and then broke all records in the
matter of private pension legislation. 1t
was the last opportunity of passing pen
sion bills at this session, and the calen-
dar was cleared. not only of House but
of Senate bills, 325 in all being passed.
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There was no debate on the statehood
bill in the Senate Monday. The Indian
appropriation bill and the Philippine cur
rency bill both were passed. Mr.. Vest.
while the Indian bill was up. called ntten-
ton to a point of order which had been
made against one of its provisions on
the ground that it was new legislation.
The Senate, he said. had passed the Phil
| ippine government bill as rider to the
army appropriation bill. and yet ruled
other provisions out. All rules, he said,
were violated when majority was in
| favor of any measure. The House dis
posed of a number of bills under suspen-
sion of the rules. defeating two. The
most important measure passed was the
Senate bill to amend the railroad safety
| appliance law. A special order was adopt
| cd which practically will make the FOw-
| ler currency bill continuing order f0c
| the remainder of the session, not, how
ever, to interfere with conference reports,
appropriation bills, and other privileged
| matters.
The Senate agreed to the conference
report ON the army appropriation bill
Tuesday. Discussion of the statehood
bill was resumed, and Mr.. Depew con-
tinued his remarks in opposition to It.
Toward the end of the session Mr.. Teller
declared that himself and the country
had been insulted by some of Mr.. De-
pew's references to the unequal repre-
sentation in the Senate. Mr.. Hoar, from
the Committee on judiciary, reported the
Littlefield anti trust bill as amended. Mr..
Platt (Conn.). of the committee, stated
that it was not n unanimous report, and
that he WAS opposed 10 the measure. The
House began consideration of the naval
appropriation bill under the operation of
q rule which made the new legislation
relative to the increase of the personnel
of the navy and for the increase of the
naval academy in order. The general
debate on the hill was without special
Co ,,>s, s,, Ill
viding $250,000 for naval station on
the great lakes went cut on point of
order. On completing thirty of the sixty
FIVE pages of the naval appropriation bill
the committee rose. The Senate amend-
ments to the Indian appropriation bill
were disagreed to, and the bill sent to
conference.
There was a lively debate in the Sem
ate ON Wednesday over Senator Quay's
resolution declaring IT 20 he the sense
of the Senate that there should be Il vote
on the statehood bill before the adjourn
ment Of Congress. To this proposition
Senator McComas reoffered Senator
Platt's closure resolution introduced two
years ago, and a motion was made to
refer the whole proposition to the Com
mittee on Rules This was pending when
the Senate went into executive session.
The discussion of the subject brought out
the fact that the Senate was strongly
opposed to cloture in any form. The
debate was very general, dozen Seaa-
tors expressing their opinions on the
subject. The House by n majority of =
10 rejected the conference report OH the
army appropriation because of its pro- |
visions for the retirement of civil war
officers at an advanced grade. and per-
mitting officers to deposit money with |
the government at 3 per cent interest. |
The House emphatically voted against |
both propositions and sent the bill hack |
to conference. The proceedings Oh the |
conference report were enlivened by a |
sharp personal clash between Mr.. Hull,
Of Iowa, and Mr.. Slaydcn, of Texas.
The remainder of tile day was devoted |
to the naval bill.
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The Senate met at IL o'clock Thurs.
day, but spent only an hour and twenty |
minutes in open session. This time was
devoted to routine business and passing |
bills of no great general Importance.
Senator Bailey, by vote of the Senate,
secured consideration of the Sabine Pass
port bill. which has been the subject of
controversy. but a vote OH
the measure was not reached. The House
passed the naval appropriation bill with
a number of amendments. Nothing else
OF Importance was done.
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The Senate spent the entire day FRI
aay in executive session considering the
Panama canal treaty. and at 5:25 p. m.
took recess until Saturday at IL o'clock.
No vote was taken on airy of :he amend
ments which have been prepared hy SEN
ator Morgan. The House passed. the
appropriations bill. adopted
the conference report Oil the bill for ths
protection of the President. and on the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priatiOn bill. and ;hsn spent three hours
over the Fowler currency bill.
The latter bill had been given privilege
by the terms of n special rule adopted
but when the decks had hecn
cleared for it the Democrats began
flibuster, Mr. Bartlett lGa.l declaring
that it was useless 10 waste time nn Il
measure which it was not intended should
become law. After = half-dozea roll
calls the House fnnlly got into commit
tee of the whole to consider the bill. hut,
It then being 5 o'clock. Oh motion Of Mr..
Fowler the House adicn-ned.
In the National Capital.
bill has been introduced in the