The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-10
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After trie: session the Senate ad-
journed Friday until the next Tuesday.
The business was confined almost exclu-
sivcly to the Introduction OF relief bills.
Senator Daniel introduced bill appro-
priating $1,000, 600 for the erection Of .
patent Office east OF the capitol, the site
10 cost 5000 600. Tue Cuban reciprocity
bill was laid before the Senate. bat as
no ore expressed O desire 10 speak upon
it Mr.. Cullom at 1922 n. In. moved an
executive session, and three minutes af-
terward the Senate adjourned. When
the House convened a message from the
President transmitting correspondence
relative 10 Panama additional 10 that
forwarded TO the Honse in response to a
resolution was received. Mr.. Payne
IN. ", the Republican floor leader, then
moved that when the House adjourn it
be until the next Tuesday. Thereupon
Mr.. Williams (Iiss.l, the minority lead
er, and Mr.. De Almond Dem. Mo-
twitted the majority upon dilatcry tao
tics and asked for definite statement
Of party policy. In the course of his re-
ply Mr.. Payne said the Republicans
would hardly care 10 take up the ques-
ton of tariff revision and disturb condi-
tions on the eve of 4 presidential cam
paign. He also said the time was not
opportune to conside. reciprocity with
Canada. There was n party alignment
on the vote adopting the motion to ad-
journ over, the Democrats voting against
it, the vote being 81 to IS. Mr.. Bar
tholdt Rep., Mo- by unanimous consent
spoke briefly Of the progress upon the
st. Louis exposition. Mr.. Patterson
(Dem., Tenn.) introduced bill to abolish
slavery in the Philippine archipelago and
to abrogate the treaty with the Sultan
of Sulu. Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.. Iowa) in
troduccd the pure food bill which was
reported to the last Congress by the COM
mittec on interstate and foreign COM
merce. Mr.. Parker Rep., n. J) intro
duced bill providing for a national mill
tary park commission to consist Of five
Civil War veterans and two from the
Confederate army and bill restoring the
army canteen. Mr. Tawney (Rep.. Minn.)
introduced a bill providing u special copy
right procedure for the protection of for
eign art and literary exhibits and musi-
cal works at the st. Louis exposition.
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The Senate was in open session thirty
number of bills, resolutions and petitions
and after spending some time in execu-
tive session, the Senate adjourned over
until Friday. \ majority of the bills
offered were for private pensions and
most of the petitions for the expulsion
Of Mr.. Smoot (Rep., Utah). As usual.
Mr.. Cullom Rep., Ill.) called up the Gu
ban reciprocity bill, but us no one man
ifested a desire to address the Senate
OH it, the bill went over. The time in
the House was chiefly consumed in a
tariff debate. When Mr.. Payne had Of
fered a motion to adjourn over until Fri
day. Mr.. Williams, the minority leader.
suggested that they would like about
thirty minutes OIL side for debate.
whereupon Mr.. Payne asked the consent
Of the House. The Speaker. announcing
the request said: '"Thc gentleman from
New York.. at the suggestion Of the gem
tleman from Mississippi asks unanimous
consent that there be thirty minutes talk
on side" Mr.. DeArmond Denl., MOI
in a humorous vein criticised the ma
jority, while Mr. Williams (Miss.J and
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) dwelt oil the tariff
policy of the Republicans. On the Re-
publican side Mr.. Hepburn uowD. Mr..
Grosvenor (Ohio) and Mr.. Hemenway
Qnd) replied. defending the policy OF
their party, the latter two responding to
charges of derelicticn made by the mi
nority against the majority. Represent
.atiye Robinson, OF Indiana. introduced q
bill making the Chinese expulsion law
applicable to the japanese.