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BY the decisive vote of 81 to IS. the
| Senate on Wednesday passed the bill
| carrying into effect the reciprocity treaty
made with Cuba. The principal speech
es were made by Mr.. Spooner for the
biz. and by Mr.. Bailey against it. The
Senate agreed to the House resolution
providing for holiday recess from Dec.
10 TO Jan. 4. Senator Carmack intro
duced resolution instructing the Senate
Committee on Postofices and Post
Roads to direct the Postmaster General
to send to the committee all papers CON
nected with the recent investigation in
his department, and directing the COM
mittee to make further inquiry into the
administration and expenditures Of the
Postofice Department. Senator Nelson
! introduced a bill to grant to the State of
Minnesota for forestry purposes any
tracts of vacant public lands not re-
served or withdrawn which shall be GER
! titled as fourth-rate in soil and too billy
or rocky for cultivation. Central Amer
lean affairs were discussed in the House
and also pensions, industrial and agricul-
tural conditions and labor. The session
lasted more than four hours. the House
| being in committee of the whole almost
the entire time on the pension appropria-
ton BILL on which no conclusion was
reached.
| The Senate Thursday was the scene
! Of a spirited debate on the isthmian canal
question. Senators Hoar and German
criticised the Presidents action in rec
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| lie of Panama, while Senator Foraker
defended the executives action. Mr..
McComas Md reported bill from the
committee on privileges providing for the
protection of foreign exhibitors of arts
/ tic. musical and literary works at the
| st. Louis worlds fair The bill was
| passed. A bill authorizing the purchase
! of 1000 acres of land near Columbus,
| Ohio. upon which to erect a military post,
was passed. The bill appropriates $780,
| 900. The House passed without division
| the pension appropriation bill carrying
$13S, 150, 100. There was general dis
cussion on Panama, rural free delivery,
tariff and pensions, speeches being made
| by Messrs. Scott (Rep.. Kan) Miers
| Oem., Ind.) Sims Dem, TENN and
Burgess Dem, Texas. Representative
Lacey of Iowa introduced bill for the
| protection of wild animals, birds and fish
| in the forest reserves OF the United
States. When the House convened the
Speaker signed the bill carrying into
effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty, using
a gold pen provided by the Cuban min
lister.
The relationship of the United States
to the new republic of Panama continued
TO be the leading theme in the Senate
Friday, but the discussion was confined
to one Senator and was not so exciting
as Thursday. Mr. Daniel. of Virginia,
was the speaker, and he advocated the
acceptance of Mr. Hoar's resolution call
ing on the President for more Informal
ton relative to the November revolution
in Panama. Mr. Fulton made q speech
in support of the bill to give aid to the
proposed Lewis and Clark exposition at
Portland, Ore. in 1908. The Chinese
treaty was ratified. Senator Hoar of
fered a resolution nstructing the Com
mittce on Printing to ascertain whether
it is not possible to have the Congress
sional Record printed in better type than
at present which was agreed to. Sena-
tor Penrose introduced concurrent res
olution requesting the President TO use
the good offices of the United States to
induce the signatory powers of the Ber-
lin congress of 1878 to convene to see
that the provisions of the treaty which
guaranteed protection and reforms to the
Christian population of the Ottoman en-
pre may be faithfully carried out. Sen
ator Morgan introduced bill to fix the
compensation of the members of the
isthmian canal commission. 1t is almost
identical with that under which the
present commission is now serving. The
House by vAe of 100 to 100 author
lied the Committee on Expenditures in
the Postoflice Department to request the
Postmaster General TO furnish that COM
mittee the papers in connection with the
recent postofIlce investigation. Mr..
Cooper (Wis) introduced a concurrent
resolution providing for the free trans
portation of GOO teachers of the public
schools of Porto Rico to the United
States and return, to allow attendance
on the summer schools in this country.
He also introduced memorial of the
house of delegates of that island, praying
that the Constitution of the United
States be extended to Porto Rico. Also
a memorial from the same body praying
for territorial form of government. Mr.
Morrell (Pa) introduced n bill granting
a rebate of Is per cent of tariff duties
on goods brought to and from the Phil
lppine Islands in American ships. Mr..
Shafroth (Colo) introduced a constitu-
sional amendment providing that the
sight to vote shall not be denied on ac-
count of sex. Mr.. Hay (Vt) introduced
resolution providing that the Speaker
appoint committee of five to make an
investigation of alleged postal frauds.
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Mr.. German in the Senate Saturday
presented resolution directing the Post
master General to send to the Senate the
Bristow, Conrad and Bonaparte re-
ports. Action was postponed. Mr..
Pettus Of Alabama then spoke on
the Panama resolution introduced
Icy Mr. Morgan Friday. The SEN
ate adjourned until Jan. i, 1904. Ow-
ing to an error, the House vacated its
action in the postoffice matter taken the
previous day and passed instead reso-
luton requesting the Postmaster General
to transmit to the House all papers and
evidence touching alleged frauds in that
department The House adjourned until
Jan. 4, 1904.
Notes of National Capital
The House committee on interstate