Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-18
FIfTY-SEVENIH CONGRESS,
Second Session.

anu IL was agreed TO without debate.
The bill now goes TO the president
Mr.. Morgan almost Immediately after
the opening of the session resumed
his remarks on the statehood bill. but
branched off on the subject on the pro-
posed treaty with Colombia He re-
ferred to the concorda of Pope Plus
TX. which constituted n part OF the
organic law OF Colombia He predict.
ed return OF the hostilities between
the old church party in Colombia and
the liberia. party. Mr.. Depew spoke
III oppo9 ton to the statehood bill He
did not conclude his speech.
Honse-The house made fair pro-
gress with the sundry civil appropria
ton bill. covering Sc OF the $50 pages
or the bill. The amendments of which
Mr.. Cannon gave notice Tuesday for
the completion OF the east front of
the capitol and the erection OF an of
flee building for members were adopt-
ed. points OF order raised against them
being overcome by the adoption Of
special rule making them in order.
by the terms of the amendments $500.
600 is appropriated for work on the
main building Of the capitol and a limit
or S2.5OOOr is fixed. For a site for
new Office building S75O.OO0 is appro.
priated. the cost of the building is To
be 100000.
Washington. Feb. 3.-Senate-With
the exception OF a few minutes during
which some routine business was
transacted, the session of the senate
Thursday was behind closed doors.
After being in executive session for
ive hours the senate adjourned
House-The house made slow pro-
gress with the sundry civil bill. cover
ing only q pages and leaving 40 paces
still to be disposed of The delays
were OcCasioned by a rather protract.
ed discussion of the item in the bin for
the maintenance OF the white house
and considerable debate upon the item
appropriating 10000 for the relief
of distressed Filipinos. Mr.. Gaines
dem, Tenn and Mr.. FITZGERALD
tdem., ~ W criticised the greatly in
creased cost of maintaining the white
mouse. An amendment to cut in half
the appropriation for the relief OF dis
treSsed Filipinos was defeated but the
language of the paragraph was modi-
ned TO require annual reports of the
expenditure OF the money
Washington. Feb. Senato-An
immense crowd was attracted to the
! senate to hear the invocation of Gen
William Booth, founder and command
er-in-chief of the Salvation army
When the statehood bill came ND Mr.
DepeW resumed his remarks He at
tackled the Mormon church. because
he said, he believed it's members still
chung to the practice of polygamv. Mr..
Rawlins replied by saying that If the
Mormons were not interfered with
they would work out their own des
tiny. At $50 the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon afterwards
| adjourned.
Householder the operation of y
special order which cut off opportunity
to offer amendments the house Friday
by vote of 241 to 6 passed the Ell,ins
bill to prohibit rebates to shippers
The six members who voted against
| the bill were democrats Mr.. Little.
neld CMe.) was present but did not
vote on either the rule or the bill The
democrats protested against the rigor
| Gus terms of the rule II has been
their purpose. they said. to offer the
provisions of the Littlefeld bill as an
amendment to the bill. Mr.. Dalzell
(PaD. Mr.. Overstreet Qnd) and Mr..
Hepburn Cla) practically announced
that with the passage of the Elkins
biz :he antitrust legislation for this
session or congress would be COM
| plete.
feature of Saturdays session of the
senate was Senator Quay's open decIa.
ration OF war. He has not given IN
the statehood cause and will fight to
the finish. During the two weeks vel
remaining of the session he will block
all legislation in which he thinks his
| opponents are interested He made
thls known by a resolution to take IN
the statehood bill every day at the
conclusion OF the morning business
and by his refusal to allow the Aldrich
bill or the Philippine legislation to be
brought up. The senate agreed TO the
amendment made to the Elkins anti.
rebate bill by the house. This com.
pletes congressional action upon the
Dill, and IT now goes to the president
House-The house passed the sun.
dry civil bill. and then broke all previ.
Gus records in the matter of private
pension Legislation. II was the last
opportunity Of passing pension bills
at this session, and the calendar was
cleared, not only of house. but OF sen.
ate bills. 1926 in all being passed. Threo
hundred and twelve is the highest Dre.
Vlous record made. Among them was
Dill 10 grant pension of $50 a month
10 the widow Of the late Represento.
1--WE Humple. or Iowa who died about
two weeks ago. The administration
OF the war department was accused
openly on the floor Of the house of
over payments for Indiana lands In
connection with the purchase of a post
site for Fort Benjamin Harrison to be
established near indianapolis The an
preparation Of $4,000 for the differ.
ences between the price at which the
ola arsenal had been appraised and
the cost OF the new site as appraised
was an item in the sundry civil bill
and was passed over the objections Of
Miers and Ienor, democratic members
from Indiana.