The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-06
In the Senate.

Tuesday, Feb. "a, the Indianola
(Miss.) postoffice case occupied the ma
ior portion of the time of the senate.
Mr.. Tillman spoke for three hours in
continuation of his remarks begun
Monday on the race question, and was
followed by Mr.. Carmack, of Tennes-
see. During the morning hour several
bills and resolutions were passed, and
consideration was given the bill fur
Their to provide for the s~afe-keeping of
public money on deposit in national
banks. The agricultural %appropria-
ton bill also was considered, and the
committee amendments agreed to, eX-
cept the statehood rider, which was
passed over. Mr.. Quay, speaking to
his resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the senate that a vote should
be taken IN the statehood bill prior to
March 2, said that the occasion fer it
had passed, but he desired a test vote
on the question of closure in the senate
for future reference" Mr.. Aldrich
thought the resolution should go to the
committee on rules, whereupon MI.
Quay remarked that if the senators
who were so vociferous the other day
in opposing closure declined to go on
record he was willing the resolution
should be referred. The resolution
then was sent to committee. Mr.. Aid
rich called up the bill amending the
revised statutes further to provide for
the safe-keeping of public money. An
amendment was agreed to excluding
the bonds of street railway companies
as security for deposits in national
banks. Another amendment was
agreed to accepting as security the first
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pany which has paid dividends of not
less than 4 per cent per annum ''regu-
larry and continuously" on its entire
capital stock for a period of not less
than ten years previous to the deposit
of the bonds. The bill was further
amended so that the United States shall
have a lien on current" assets of
banks in which public moneys are de-
posted, and also that any legally au-
thorized bonds issued for municipal
purposes by any city or county may be
accepted as security for deposits. Mr..
Aldrich then briefly explained the bill,
saying that it made but few changes
in existing law. An amendment was
agreed to requiring the secretary of the
treasury to report at each session of
congress the amounts deposited in in
dividual national banks. The bill then
went over. The senate adjourned to
meet Wednesday at IL o'clock, which,
until otherwise ordered, will be the
hour for converting hereafter.
Wednesday, Feb. %, the senate made
rapid progress. The statehood riders to
the agricultural and postoffice appro-
priations bills were withdrawn and
both bill s passed. The house amend
mentS To the PhiliDDine CURRENCY bill
were agreed to with but slight discus
sion, thus sending the bill to the presi-
dent. The sundry civil bill was nearly
completed. A large number of pension
bills were also passed. There was a
lengthy discussion of the appropriation
of 5000, 600 for Queen Liliuokalani for
the loss of the row lands in Hawaii.
In the course Of the day Civil Service
Commissioner Foulke was severely
criticised on a letter written by him to
Mr.. Spooner regarding the dismissal of
an employee of the surveyor-generars
office, Idaho, who had been charged