Woodville Republican., 1903-02-07
sOIEes IN CONGRESS-.
esiis, Resolutions aud Messages Before the
senate aud House aud How They
Are Disposed OF.

Nra-l, IN charge Of the omnibus state
mood bill. insisted on Its consideration 10
the exclusion OF other business. when
senator Platt IN. " attempted to cali
up committee report providing for the
printing OF document Senator Quay OBJ
jected. Senator Hale CNie.) thereupon de-
ciared that Senator Quay was oonfiscat-
ing the time of the senate. The latter
replied calmly that this could be obvi-
tted by allowing vote on the statehood
DILL resolution offered by Senator Nor
gan (Ala.) Questioning the credentials OF
Mr.. Herran, the Colombian charge
danaires. who signed with Secretary Hay
the canal treaty, caused the senate to 90
INTO long executive session. At its
conclusion the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed. The
house made new record in the matter
of appropriation bills The military acad-
emy bill was passed without single
word OF debate. The Indian bill which
followed. was not completed, as Mr. Bur-
ton (O) made long speech on II In gen.
eral criticism of the policy of the govern
ment toward the Indians. Mr., Loud
(Cal) presented as a privileged report a
resolution from the post office committee
which calls upon the postmaster general
to transmit 10 the house, II not incom-
patible with the public interests, all COR
session concerning the recent resignation
of the postmaster at Indianola, Miss.
The resolution was adoptcd
Senator Quay (Pa.) made an effort on
the 9th to hold the senate In continuous
session to consider the statehood bill, but
failed to hold a quorum and was COM
PEELED on that account to allow the sem
ate to adjourn at $50 p. m. He secured
another ballot. however, to test the senti-
ment of the senate the vote standing II
to 20 In his favor. The senate passed
the bill providing for the allotment of
lands In severalty to the Indians Of Lac
Courte Oreille and Lac de F'lambeau res-
ervations in Wisconsin, Senator Rawlins
(Utah) presented a resolution calling on
the secretary of war for all Information
concerning courts-martial in the Philip
pine islands and asking specifically for
the full records of the courts in the cases
of Gen, Smith, Mai Glenn and others.
Senator Penrose (Pa) introduced bill
authorizing the purchase of the farm
at Appomattox on which the surrender
of Gen. Lee took place. The house de-
voted the day TO bills reported from the
judiciary committee, passing about 20.
One was TO meet the original package de-
cision of the supreme court by making
intoxicating liquors imported into states
subject to the jurisdiction OF such states.
Mr.. Jones CWash.) introduced resolution
against the treaty signed by the United
States and Great Britain providing for
commission to interpret the treaty of
1852 fixing the Alaskan boundary line.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs Mr. Patterson
(Tenn) introduced an antitrust bill.
A sharp debate was precipitated In the
senate on the 2Sth when Senator Raw
| Inns (Utah) called up his resolution d.
| recting the secretary of war to furnish
| the senate the proceedings of number
of courts-martial In the Philippines. In
the course of his remarks Senator Raw
| Inns referred to the death OF Father Au-
| gustin and said he was murdered In cold
| blood. This aroused She ire of Senator
| Beveridge Qnd.), who demanded spe-
officially to know who had committed the
| cold-blooded murder. Senator Carmack
| (Tenn) entered the debate and charac-
| terized the charge, which, he said, re-
! Il satedly had been made that the demo-
| CT ats were assaillng the army as the
s'meanest and dirtiest" of any that had
been made against the party. The state
| hood bill was taken up at two o'clock
and Senator Lodge (Mass) spoke in OPP
| position to The house made SLOW
| progress with the Indian appropriation
| bill, covering only about eight pages In
| over four hours. Mr.. Burton (O.) hung
on the flank of Mr.. Sherman IN. Y)
| who had charge of the bill, and insisted
upon an explanation of every item. The
| senate amendments to the bill to amend
| the bankruptcy act were agreed to.
The senate proceedings on the 10Th were
unmarked by any lively debates. Sena
| tor McLaurin CHdlss) urged adoption o.
| the Rawlins resolution, calling on thu
secretary of war for the evidence IN GER
| tain courts-martial- cases In the Philip
/ pines, on the ground that the officers o.
| the army in number of instances hae
brutally treated Filipino men and womer
| and he wanted them weeded out Of thu
| army. Senator Lodge (Mass) concluded
/ his remarks in opposition to the omnlpui
statehood bill and Senator Bard CCal.
also spoke in opposition to It. message
from the president was read in which h'
asked for the necessary power to co
| operate with Mexico and China regarding
the restoration of the parity of silver an'
gold. 1t was referred to the committed
ON finance. The house passed the In
alan appropriation bill and began con
alteration of the post office appropria
tion bill MIR. Patterson CTenn.) took ad
| vantage of the latitude allowed In genera
debate on the post office bill to make {
sci speech for an hour and half on th'
trust question. Mr.. Reid CArk1 spok'
| on good roads.
The chaplain OF the senate IN MI
nraver on the Goth referred TO the lat
| Senator Mcmillan (Mich.), the day hay
ing been set apart to pay tribute 10 IN
memory of Mr.. Mcmillan. At the con
| clusion OF the routine business sena
tor Burrows CMich.) called UP the reso
| lutions relative to his late colleague an
Maid an earnest tribute to his memory
sixteen other senators also spoke In IN
aame strain. AS a further mark or re
snect the senate adjourned. 1t beini
| he last private claims day OF this con
s-ress in the house members with Dill
IN the calendar carried everything pc
fore them In committee of the wnole
Forty-fve bills in all were acted on IA IA
vorably. despite the efforts OF MT. Pagn
m Y.1. the republican floor leader an
others to defeat some Of them. Many o
~ claims were old. dating back 70 IN
c,sssi war and a few originated prior .
thss time When the committee OF IN
,,,,,oia reported the bills to the house MI
t,a,,na blocked their final passage p
roalflng the point Of no quorum. But IN
frtends of the claims refused 70 o
iairod motion was made to reces
untIi the next morning at 1920 CLOCK y
order 10 continue the legislative day an
It was carried.
need Better Isdisn Agents.
Washington, Jan. so.-There =
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