The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-01-23
.DOINCS OF CONGRESS.
In the House.

On motion of MIR. Cushman (Wash.)
on Tuesday, Jan. 10, the bill providing
for a delegate to congress from Alaska
was made a continuing order, begin
ming on Wednesday, Jan. 81. The
house then went into committee of the
whole and took up the consideration of
the army appropriation bill. The bill
carried $73,S75, 276, being 81, 613 ,065 less
than the current law. The debate on the
measure was carried on by Mr.. Hull
(Rep., Iowa., who argued against the
abandonment of the army transport
service; Mr.. Shattuc (Rep., Ohio; Mr..
Moon (Dem., TENN, who announced a
policy of obstruction which he intended
to pursue unless consideration vas CIV
en- to the Indian territory bill.
The bill reported from the ways and
e committee providing for a re-
bate or the duties o foreign coal for a
period of n year was passed in short
order in the house on Wednesday, Jan.
IA. by the practically unanimous vote
of 25S to 5. Cushman and Jones of
Washington, Gaines of West Virginia.
Mondell of Wyoming, and Patterson of
Pennsylvania, all Republicans, voted
against it. Rapid progress was made
with the army appropriation bill after
the coal bill had been passed. The
most important amendments adopted
were to increase the number of officers
in the signal corps by 30, namely, one
colonel, two lieutenant colonies. four
majors, eight captains, and eight first
li~eutenantS, and another to prevent the
discontinuance of the army transport
services without action by congress.
Without further amendment the
army appropriation bill was passed by
the house on Thursday, Jan. 10. The
consideration of the department of
commerce bill was then begun under
a special rule making it a continuing
order until disposed of. The Demo-
Gratis opposed the measure on the
ground that the transfer of the bureau
of labor to the new department would
subordinate that department to a de-
partment which would represent zap
italistic interests. The Republicans de-
MED this assumption. Messrs. Mann
Qll.), Corliss (Mich.), Adamson (Ga.),
Scott tKas.) and Hepburn Gowa)
Richardson (Ala.). Gaines (Tenn.D,
Davis (Fla.), Clayton (Ala.), Shackel-
ford CMo.), Cochran CMo.) and Wooten
(TeXas), against it. At $40 the house
adjourned.
Ht uOuSt lldlSdCltu tOIlSlutIu DlG
business in Monday January 10.
Several miscellaneous measures were
passed, among them the senate Hawaii
an wire claims bill, the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bills, the
third of the regular budget. was passed
and fair progress was made with the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
During the consideration of the dip
lomatic bill, Mcclellan of New York
precipitated a discussion concerning the
diplomatic and consular service which
toe a wide range and led to some
rather ~scandalous charges against our
consular representatives in Mexico by
Salyden of Texas. Mcclellan submitted
figures to show that our consulates.
compared with those of other first class
countries, were underpaid but over
manned. Grosvenor of Ohio declared
that the charges against the consular
officials were unjustified, maintaining
that it was the opinion of every Re-
publican in that We had the most eff
ticient consular service in the world.