The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-12
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Memorial session for the late Sena
ter James Mcmillan, of Michigan, wa.
held by the House on Sunday.
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The Senate on Monday had the army
appropriation hill under consideration. i
was about to be passed when Mr.. Pettus
of Alabama, requested that it go ovel
10 permit some amendments to be of
fered. The statehood bill was up fol
short time. and Messrs Bard anj
! Quarles spoke in opposition to it. The
House passed about forty bills nmdel
suspension of the rules. The most i'm
portant Of them was Il bill TO authorize
resumption Of the negotiations with
Great Britain for the preservation of the
Alaskan. fur seals and to give the Secre-
tary of the Treasury authority, if 4 mo-
dus vivendi is not concluded prior to the
opening of the pelagic sealing season this
year. TO exterm;nate the seal herd on the
Pribylov Islands, except 10000 females
and 1000 males. The Senate bill ap-
proprating $1,500 900 for Il new Depart
ment of Agriculture building was passed.
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On Tuesday the Senate passed without
objection or discussion the Eikins bill TO
further regulate railroad transportation.
The army appropriation bill, which went
over at the request of Mr.. Pettus, was
passed. The provision establishing n
general staff was eliminated. Later, the
independent measure. identical in its pro-
visions with the general staff section of
tue army bill. was passed. after having
been reconsidercd to permit the incor-
poration of an amendment by Mr.. Berry,
placing the chief of staff exclusively un-
der the direction Of the President. Mr..
Quarles continued his remarks in oppo-
sition to the statehood bill. He spoke
for two hours and a half without CEN
Guiding. The House spent practically
the whole day OH claims bills coming
over from the previous week. Mr.. Payne.
the floor leader of the majority, fought
them all. but succeeded in defeating only
three bills. After the claims measures
were disposed of, general debate on the
postoffice appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and Mr.. Robb (Io.) addressed
the House Oh the trust question.
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In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Hale
presented the report of the conferees on
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill, which was agreed to. Toward
the end of the session there was 4 lively
passage of words between Mr.. Gallinger
and Mr.. Beveridge. The former declared
Mr.. Beveridge and his followers on the
statehood bill were prolonging the debate
in pursuance of deliberate and pre-
meditated system of obstruction" The
general staff bill was reconsidered and
passed with an amendment rutting the
chief Of staff under the direction of the
President, "and the Secretary of War
under the direction Of the President
The Senate concurred in the amendment
of the House providing for new De
partment of Agriculture building and fix
ing the cost at $1,5OO,OOO. This passed
the bill. The general debate on the
postoffice appropriation hill was cnliv-
ened by an interesting discussion of the
tariff question. 1t was participated in
by Mr.. Sibley Rep.. Pa.), Mr.. Williams
(Dem., AIiss.), ard Mr.. Griggs (Dem.,
Ga.). The consideration of the post
Office bill in committee of the whole was
completed, but it was not passed.
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Most of the time in the Senate Thurs
day was occupied by debate on the state
hood bill, with polygamy as the chief
Topic The pure-food bill passed by the
House was read, and an amendment was
agreed to providing that nothing in the
act shall be held to apply to substances
Or materials manufactured and sold ex-
nlusiyely for use in the arts and indus |
Irics, but only when manufactured and !
sold as drugs or foods. The time of the |
House was chiefly occupied with n de-
bate on the antitrust bill. The bill TO |
expedite antitrust prosecutions was
passed without debate. rs was the post |
office appropriation bill. Mr.. Hit Qll) |
the conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation |
,ill. and it was adopted. The array gen.
,ral staff bill was sent 10 conference.
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The time in the Senate Friday was
argely occupied by discussion of the
sthmian canal question. the resolution
by Mr.. Morgan calling OH
he Secretary of the Navy for corrc-
pondence regarding the military uccupa-
ion of the bays of Panama and Colon
,eing under debate in both open and Sc
ret session. \ conference was agreed
o on the general staff bill. and Messrs.
;Ockrell. Quarles and Foraker were ap-
pointed conferees. \ Senate bill was
,assed incorporating in tie District of
the American academy in
Come, the object being 10 establish and
maintain an institution ~ promote the
tudy and practice Of the fine arts and
o aid and stimulate the education and
raining of architects. painters, sculp-
urs and other artists. In the House
he day devoted TO general debate on the
nti-trust bill. Mr. Foss Ull.i reported
he naval appropriation bill.