The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-02-07
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
Bliis. Resolutions and Messages Before the
Senate and House and Hew They
Are Disposed OF

hood bill, insisted on its consideration to
the exclusion Of other business. When
Senator Platt 6S. II attempted to call
up a committee report providing for the
printing Of a document Senator Quay OBJ
jeeted. Senator Hale tMe.) thereupon de-
clared that Senator Quay was eonflscat-
ing the time of the senate. The latter
replied calmly that this could be ohvi-
ated by allowing 4 vote on the statehood
bill. \ resolution offered by Senator Nor
gan tAla-) questioning the credentials of
Mr. Herran. the Colombian charge
d'affaires. who signed with Secretary Hay
the canal treaty. caused the senate to go
into long executive session. AZ Its
conclusion the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed The
house made a nex record in the matter
of appropriation bills. The military acad-
emy bill was passed without q single
word of debate The Indian bill. which
followed, was not completed, az Mr.. Bur-
ton (O.) made a long speech on Il In gem
eral criticism OF the policy of the govern
ment toward the Indians. Mr.. Loud
(call presented as privileged report a
resolution from the post Office COMMITTEES
which calls upon the postmaster general
TO transmit to the house. If not incom-
patible with the public interests. all corr
respondence and all documents In his pos
session concerning the recent resignation
of the postmaster at Indanola, Miss.
The resolution was adopted
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 go p. m. He secured
another ballot, however TO test the senti-
ment of the senate. the vote standing IT
to % In his favor. The senate passed
the bill providing for the allotment of
lands In severalty to the Indians OF Lao
Courte Oreille and Lac de Flambeau res
eryations in wisconsin Senator Rawlins
Utah) presented 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, Maj. Glenn and others.
Senator Penrose (Pa) introduced bill
AUTHORIZING the purchase of the farm
at Appomattox on which the surrender
of Gen. Leo 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 ana ATtdI bflibll DiONihibB ltf
a 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 di-
recting the secretary of war TO furnish
the senate the proceedings of number
a s.I In fIo n
the course Of his remarks Senator Raw.
Inns referred TO the death of Father An
gustin and said he was murdered In cold
blood This aroused the Ire of Senator
Beveridge Und), who demanded spe'
cificaIiy to know who had committed the
cold-blooded murder Senator Carmach
(Tenn.) entered the debate and charac'
terized the charge, which. he said, re-
peatedly had been made that the demo-
sfats were assai..rg the army ~ tbs
'.meanest and dirtiest" OF any that had
been made against the party. The state
hood bill was taken mp at two O'Clock
and Senator Lodge tMass) spoke In OPP
position to it....The house made slow
progress with the Indian appropriation
bill, covering only about eight pages In
over four hours. Mr.. Burton tOD hung
on the flank of Mr. Sherman IN. ".
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 29th were
unmarked by any lively debates. Sena-
tor MeLaurin tMiss) urged adoption OF
the Rawlins resolution. calling on the
secretary of war for the evidence I'm cer-
tain courts-martial cases in the Philip
pines. on the ground that the officers OF
the army in q number of instances had
brutally treated Filipino men and women
and he wanted them weeoed out OF the
army. Senator Lodge (Mass.) concluded
his remarks in opposition to the omnibus
statehood bill and Senator Bard (Cal.l
also spoke In opposition to H. A message
from the president was read In which he
asked for the necessary power 20 CO
operate with Mexico and China regarding
the restoration of the parity of silver and
gold. II was referred to the conmittee
on finance The house passed the In.
dian appropriation bill and began CON
alteration of the post office appropria-
tion bill Mr.. Patterson (Fenn) took adj
vantage of the latitude allowed In general
debate on the post office bin TO make 2
set speech for an hour and a half on tbs
trust question. Mr.. Heid tArk) spoke
on good roads.
The chaplain Of the senate In his
praver on the Both referred 20 the late
senator Mcmillan CMich.). the day hav-
ing been set apart to pay tribute to the
memory OF Mr.. Mcmillan. At the con-
clusion Of the routine business Sena-
tor Burrows (Mich.) called up the reso.
buttons relative to his late colleague and
paid an earnest tribute TO his memory
sixteen other senators also spoke In the
same strain. As further mark OF re-
spect the senate adjourned....It being
the last private claims day Of this con
gress In the house members with bills
on the calendar carried everything be-
fore them in committee OF the whole
Forty-fve bills In all were acted on IA
yorably, despite the efforts OF Mr.. Payne
IN. W. The republican floor leader and
others to defeat some Of fhepa- Many Oh
the claims were old. dating back TO tbs
civil war, and few originated prior q
that time. When the committee OF the
whole reported the bills to the house MI
pawn. blocked their final passage By
making the point Of no quorum. But me
Friends Of the claims refused to be
balked motion was made 70 recess
until the next morning az lo;s0 o'clock N
order 10 continue the. legislative day and
Il was carried
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