Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-18
Fifty-Eighth Congress:
Washington, d. C., Dec. Is.
SENATE.


Senator Perkins presided over the
Senate today in the absence OF the pres
ident protein.
Mr.. Deliver presented a petition re-
lating to the Isle of Pines. Upon OBJ
lection of Mr.. Lodge that it should be
presented in secret session, it was
Withdrawn.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution in effect
declaring that the Congressional Record
should be printed from better type. lie
said that the reports Of debates in Con-
gress were difficult for old eyes or any
eyes in dim light to read. The resolu-
ton was agreed to.
Mr.. Penrose offered a resolution de-
caring that the interest and safety OF
citizens of the United States are endang-
cred by the internal transactions Of Tur-
key and calling upon the President to
use his good offices toward securing the
converting of the Berlin Congress of 1878
to the end that provisions of the treaty
may be faithfully carried out. The res
olutiOn went to the committee on
foreign relations.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution bear
ing upon the Panama revolution and the
Presidents attitude thereto. 1t went
over on request OF Mr. Blackburn.
II declares that neither the President
nor the Senate has power to declare war
on a country with which diplomatic re-
lations are unbroken that state of war
exists between Panama and Colombia ;
that the act of the President of the
United States in entering into treaty re-
lation with Panama and guaranteeing
the maintenance Of the independence OF
Panama is in effect "a declaration Of war
against Colombia.
At the conclusion of the routine bust
ness, the Panama question was again
brought up by speech against the at
titude of the administration by Mr..
Daniel.
Mr.. Cullom expressed the hope that
inasmuch as the treaty was still In COM
mittee and had not been reported to the
Senate, the Senator would avoid any re-
ference as to its provisions.
Mr.. Daniel took exception to the in
terruption, saying, 81 do not need the
admonition of the Senator from Illinois.
This premature excitability and sensi-
tiyeness, whenever an inquiry is directed
toward this recent revolution, is signlh-
can't"
Mr.. Daniel, in pointing out that CO.
Iombia was an empire in area, said that
this government should hear fully from
her before passing judgment.
At 2:55 the galleries were cleared,
and the doors closed for the cOnsidera-
ton of the Chinese treaty, which Mr..
Cullom announced might be ratified be-
fore tie doors were reopened.
HOUSE.
There were not more than fifty men,
bers present when the House met today.
Mr.. Wanger chairman of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the Postoffice
Department, offered privileged resolu-
ton calling upon the Postmaster General
TO transmit to the committee the COM
plete papers aud reports in the postofiice
investigation.
Mr.. Williams asked for time for debate
and the right to offer amendments. Mr..
| Wanger refused to commit himself and
explained the resolution by saying that
his committee was authorized by the
rules of the House to- pass upon all ac-
counts and to report upon allsabuse OF
appropriations. 80
The House by a vote of 100 to 100
adopted the resolution of Mr.. Wagner.
Most of the papers are already in the
possession of the committee on post
Offices and postroads.
The friends of Speaker David B. Hen
derson of Iowa are understood to be work
| inc on q sobanoa IN nave the Way for him